Matteo
She was gone.
I searched frantically for her, in the bathrooms, outside, but she was missing.
Fuck! What the heck's wrong with me? I never should have brought her here,
I thought as I started to imagine the worst. They must have spiked the drinks because they had intentions of... Without people's consent and permission. What's worse is, they were going to do it with Daphne, my Daphne. She might've just been a fake girlfriend, but the idea of someone else kissing her and doing God knows what else to her made my blood boil. I felt my eyes darken as I tried to find her. Who spiked the drinks?, Who spiked the drinks? This is Colin's party, he should know. I moved to the front where the open mic stand was, getting there I saw a small blonde with a microphone for karaoke, singing Tipsy by Shaboozey, and Tipsy she was, her hair was down, the rubber bands on the floor like she'd been dancing and it slipped off.
“ One, here comes the two to the three to the four
Tell 'em bring another out, we need plenty more
Two stepping on the table, she don't need a dance floor
Oh my, good Lord
Someone pour me up a double shot of whiskey
They know me and Jack Daniels got a history
There's a party downtown near fifth street
Everybody at the bar getting tipsy
Everybody at the bar getting tipsy
Everybody at the bar getting tipsy ” She was even doing the TikTok dance, since when did Daphne dance? And I thought she didn't have any social media accounts, but more importantly, why the hell did she look so good?!
She was in her usual joggers and T-shirt, so why couldn't I look away as she spun underneath the moonlight shining through the glass ceiling? Why did I want this moment to last a lifetime? She was drunk, but beautifully so. Her silvery blue eyes were more silver under the light of the moon.
The song switched to ' I Love You, I'm Sorry ' by Gracie Abrams. She stared at me intently as she said;
“ I love you, I'm sorry ” The song switched again, ironically it was the song ' Cheerleader ' by Omi.
“ Do you need me? ”
“ yes ” I found myself answering the questions in the song
“ Do you think I'm pretty? ”
“ Hell yeah ”
“ Do I make you feel like cheating? ”
I whacked my head as I realized I was staring, get it together, Matteo! She's Daphne, just Daphne. I thought
Halfway through the song, she said
“ Ooh I think that I found myself a Cheerleader, she's always right there when I need her. Ooh- ” she made as if to retch, yup, ain't no way someone drank that much and won't throw up, especially when it was their first time drinking.
I rushed to the stand, threw her over my shoulders as she kicked and screamed, and took her to the toilet, the minute I did, she retched in the sink.
“ Yuck! Oh well, it's just the two of us here, let it all out ” I said as I held her soft, long, lush, curly, blonde hair back. Stop it, Matteo! But even with vomit dripping down her pink lips, she still looked so cute. You promised Mom you wouldn't. Right, and this is Daphne, she'd whack my head. And she was different, I don't deserve her, and I refuse to break her heart, it's all I do, it'll probably pass like it did with the other girls.
Once she was done she looked up at me with worried eyes
“ Matt? ”
“ Yes, Daph? ”
“ What's wrong with me? ” she asked in a cute little voice
“ Your drink was spiked ”
“ What... ” she said as she fell forward, unconscious. I ran to catch her. I stared at her for a while, it'll pass. I took my phone out and took a picture of her, then I carried her in my arms to the car, bridal style. I sat her down in the car and drove her home. Once we got to her house, I used her finger to open the gates. I dropped her on her bed and got some water to clean her face, and once I was done I stood up to leave, but Daphne muttered something.
“ Don't go ”
My eyes widened before remembering she was drunk.
“ I have to go, I personally don't think your parents will like seeing a stranger in their daughter's- ”
She grabbed my hand and pulled me next to her, soon I was on her bed.
“ I was going to say room, but bed's so much worse ” My heart raced as she cuddled me.
“ Say you won't let go, ” she said. Is she seriously still singing? I thought before she said “ Say it ”
“ I-I won't. Ever ” she fell asleep, and I did too.
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