Yellow Roses

Chapter 22: Angel

As I stepped into the house, I directed my flashlight to the window that was completely shattered and began pushing away glass with my shoe.

Though there was glass clearly still sitting on the window sill, I decided to basically do the splits over the broken window to avoid my crotch from slicing open.

"Holy shit, my hamstrings can't take this shit!" I groaned out loud as I stepped onto a pile of crunchy glass from the inside of the house. "Guys be really careful when stepping over this and make sure to stretch out your thighs!" I said once I was fully inside the house.

"I think you should look around for a broom in there." Carrie suggested. I looked over to Ava who was standing near a closet.

"There's a closet over here, hold on. We'll go open it and check for a broom to sweep away the rest of the glass." I said as I headed towards the closet door that was across the room.

"Please hurry Angel, it's pretty cold out here." Carrie complained. I didn't respond but instead turned the handle of the door. Surprisingly, immediately I spotted a broom, along with some rags, cleaning products, and a dust pan.

"Jackpot!" I said out loud as me and Ava swept off the rest of the glass from the window sill and quickly away from the ground as well. The girls all stepped in one by one until we were all standing together inside the house.

"I'm pretty sure these batteries will last for more than enough time that we need in order to hang out for a few hours." Sapphire started to say to us. "We should probably place one of the four flashlights on a corner of the rooms and all wear some glow sticks so we can still see each other and around us."

"I think that's a good idea." I said as Liz was loudly rummaging through her book bag. "Yeah, that's a good idea." Liz repeated. "Here, everyone have some spray paint." She said as she handed us each a can. "Let's go explore and have an awesome night!"

We all scattered around to explore the inside of the house. Everything was completely empty, and the home itself was rather small. There was only one floor, no basement, and had 3 bedrooms plus a living room, bathroom, kitchen, and dining room.

Ava seemed to calm down a bit, and scrolled through Spotify that was connected to the Bluetooth speaker to play some music while Liz broke out her booze and marijuana.

"So is this going to be your first time smoking in a while?" Liz asked Sapphire after she poured bong water into the paraphernalia. "Yeah, even though I used to do it every once in a while back in Texas, but it's been a while." She responded.

"And she got drunk with me on New Years Eve so I know she's been drunk recently." I added as I nudged her and giggled.

"Well, just know if you do something weird tonight from being under the influence, we won't judge you. Seriously, don't be afraid to let loose." Liz said as she passed the bong to Sapphire. "And you can take the first hit."

"Thanks." She said as she lit the weed and took a hit. Gosh, something about watching her take a hit from the bong was really sexy to me, and I really don't know why. She coughed for a few seconds though, then she handed it to me.

"Yeah girls, make sure to smoke before you drink. You know the saying "weed before beer and you're in the clear?" Ava pointed out. "And beer before grass and you'll be on your ass." Carrie said to finish the phrase.

Sapphire was still coughing and beating her chest. "Oh, here have this water bottle, Saph." Liz said as she pulled out one from her book bag. "I actually brought one for everyone."

"And you brought snacks too? Plus vodka, a bong, and weed?" I laughed. "You have the whole damn super store in that bag." The other girls laughed at my joke, except the mood was quickly ruined when Ava kept shushing.