Eat My Heart - Johnnie Guilbert

Three

Friday came quickly. Daisy was sitting at her vanity staring in the mirror. Johnnie had texted her earlier giving her the time and address. He said he would meet her outside of the house at 9. It was 7:30 and Daisy was waiting for Auna to arrive.

"Daze! Let me in!" Auna exclaimed, knocking on her bedroom door. Daisy opened the door, letting both Auna and Owen in. Owen brought his speaker and a plate of cheese quesadillas in. Auna had a bag of weed and a bong on her.

Owen turned the speaker on and played 'Happy Go Sucky Fucky' by Die Antwoord. The bass shook the house. Auna stood behind Daisy, combing her hair.

"I have the perfect idea." Auna said, handing Daisy the bong. As Daisy lit up, Auna combed her hair into two half up pigtails. Since Daisy's hair was layered, they looked spiky. Auna then handed her a black dress. It looked tight and short.

"It looks like something a prostitute would wear... I LOVE IT!" Daisy exclaimed, running to the bathroom to put the dress on.

When she came out, Auna and Owen gasped.

"Let's make out." Auna winked.

"That made my tip creamy." Owen smirked. Daisy burst out laughing. Owen was stoned and it was obvious.

The final step was makeup. Daisy layered eyeliner on her eyelids, making her look like a raccoon. She put a little lip gloss on and some highlighter on her cheeks. Then, she was ready.

It was 8:45 when she raced out to her Prius and sped off down the road.

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She parked about a block away from the house. The street was full. All she could hear was loud bass as she walked down the street. She saw Johnnie waiting on the front porch for her.

"Hi, Johnnie! Where's Jake?" Daisy asked.

"He's taking shots with Tara." Johnnie replied. "You might want to hold on to me, you might get lost." He said, offering his hand. Daisy gladly took it as Johnnie opened the door. Music blared and lights strobed. Johnnie wasn't kidding. There were people everywhere, and somehow he managed to spot Jake. He ran through the crowd with Daisy attached to him.

Jake was downing a shot when they approached him.

"Daisy! Johnnie said you'd be coming! Free drinks for all!" Jake slurred.

"Jesus Christ, Jake. The party started 30 minutes ago and you're already tipsy." A short girl with dark hair rolled her eyes. She made eye contact with Daisy. "Is this your plus one, Johnnie?"

"Yeah. This is Daisy. We met at 7/11." Johnnie said, pouring himself a shot.

"I'm Tara. I assume you've already met Jake?" Tara asked.

"Yeah, I was with him when he bought the Shrek shirt." Daisy smiled. Tara nodded. "Can I get you a drink?"

"Yes, please!" She exclaimed. Johnnie looked at her in concern. "Are you sure you should be drinking? Like with your condition or whatever?" He spoke quietly so only Daisy could hear.

"I'm living every day like it's my last. I already told you that. I'm gonna get fucked up. It'll be okay." Daisy responded in a hushed tone. Tara handed her a shot of whiskey. Daisy downed it quickly and exclaimed in happiness.

"LET'S GET FUCKED UP!"

Jake whooped in agreeance and poured them both more shots. Daisy took shots until her feet felt numb. Tara took her arm.

"Let's go dance!" Tara yelled. Daisy ran into the crowd and began busting a move with a red solo cup in hand.

Daisy and Tara danced until they couldn't anymore. When the party began to die down, Tara took Daisy up to her room.

"Where'd Jake and Johnnie go?" Daisy asked in a slurred tone.

"Jake's passed out in my guest room and Johnnie's still drinking with a friend." Tara responded. She looked through her dresser drawers for pajamas.

"Is it okay if I stay here? I can't drive home like this." Daisy giggled.

"Sure! I haven't had a sleepover with anyone besides Jake in a looong time." Tara smiled.

"Cool, I'm gonna go drink with Johnnie until I can't walk anymore. I'll be back soon!" Daisy said, walking back to where the alcohol was.

Johnnie had a cup in his hand with god-knows-what in it. He smiled upon seeing Daisy approach him.

"You're not driving home, right?" Johnnie asked.

"No, Tara said I could stay. Pour me a shot." Daisy requested. Johnnie did so.

"So, what exactly is wrong with your heart?" Johnnie asked. Daisy stayed silent for a moment, then poured herself another shot.

"It's heart failure. They don't know why or how, but I'm close to death. I was diagnosed when I was 17 and I've outlived the doctor's expectations. So, any day now I could just drop dead." Daisy said. She then poured herself another shot.

"Hey, hey. Slow down on the drinking. You'll make yourself sick." Johnnie said. He didn't show it, but seeing Daisy like this saddened him. He barely knew her, but he already cared. Maybe it was the heart failure or maybe it was just her. But something about her made him feel something.

"I'm sorry for asking. I was just curious on what was going on." Johnnie spoke softly. Daisy poured herself another shot and downed it. Then, she turned around and vomited.

"Oh, shit! TARA!!" Johnnie yelled. Tara came running out to find Daisy projectile vomiting all over.

"Fuck," Tara sighed. "Take her to the bathroom and get her cleaned up. I'll clean the vomit up."

Johnnie slung Daisy's arm around his shoulder and rushed to the bathroom where she ended up vomiting in the sink. He wet down a washcloth and cleaned the puke off her face and her dress.

"Are you done?" He asked. Daisy nodded, clearly about to black out.

He left the bathroom with Daisy attached to his side.

"Tara, where do I put her?" Johnnie questioned.

"My bed. I'll blow up an air mattress so you can watch her until I come up to sleep." Tara responded, still cleaning up the vomit.

Johnnie took Daisy to Tara's room and set her down on the bed. Daisy was out in a matter of seconds. Johnnie got the air mattress and soon fell asleep as well.

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well that was... something

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