Fallen

16. Sleepover

Harper was pretty ecstatic to have a sleepover with her friends tonight.
The guest list included: Jessie, Rory, Harper, Bea, and her brother Noah, and Noah's best friend Jack.

Around 17:00 (5pm), Harper was out of the door, a small dufflebag on her shoulder, filled with her 'sleepover essentials.' Luckily, Jessie's house wasn't far at all, a 15 minute walk at most. Harper loved walks like this, where she just got some alone time to really.. Really think about life, or whatever she wanted to think about. Her thoughts were now filled with Ivy and Rosie.

What if she had blew her chances at ever being friends with Ivy now that Harper punched her best friend? But Harper wanted to be Ivy's friend.. But why? What was so great about some girl who never talked to Harper?

Here we go again.. Overthinking.
Harper thought to herself. Harper was quite prone to anxiety and overthinking, which she hated, but she couldn't do much to stop it.

Once Harper finally arrived, she knocked on the door and was met with one happy looking Jessie.

"You're here!" Jessie shouted, yanking Harper in with a hug as she shut the door.

Harper giggled and hugged back. "Hi" she said, pulling away to get some air.

"Am I the first one?" Harper asked.

"Uh no, Bea and Noah are upstairs. Rory and jack should be here momentarily." Jessie said as she led the girl upstairs to her room.

Harper nodded and followed.

Harper entered the room and noticed quite a few changes since she was last there. The bedding was black, instead of a cream white, there were a lot more decorations, and there was now a lesbian flag that hung next to the bed. Harper smiled at this. She was glad Jessie was comfortably out.

"Harper! Hi!" Bea smiled, standing up and giving Harper a quick hug, before sitting on the bed again.

Noah waved. "hi." He smiled.

Just then, the doorbell rung. Noah looked out of the window and saw that it was jack. "I'll get it!" Noah said, not wasting a second before he ran down to answer the door.

"Hello." Jack said when he saw Noah.

"Hi." Noah smiled as he watched jack fix his hair before stepping in. Before Noah shut the door, Rory ran up.

"Hi." Rory chuckled, running up to Jessie's room, leaving the boys behind.

Noah chuckled awkwardly and closed the door, walking upstairs with Jack.

Once everyone was settled in, Jessie immediately had some ideas.

"Okay so I was thinking we could play.. Drumroll please." She said, and everyone complied.

"Spin the bottle." She finished, giving herself a proud smile.

"Yeah, okay, sure." Everyone's voices mumbled together.

Jessie smirked and pulled out what looked to be a bottle of vodka.

"Where'd you get that?" Rory said.

"Uhh.. It's my mum's." Jessie shrugged.

"Are you mums even home?" Jack asked.

".. No. But don't tell your parents that!" Jessie insisted, and everyone nodded.

Bea spun the bottle first, and it landed on Noah.

"What? ewwww no, that's my brother!" Bea whined, and everyone laughed while Noah blushed. The siblings were close, obviously, being able to have a sleepover without ripping their guts
out, but no way were they kissing.

"Okay that's the only one I'll let pass.." Jessie said, holding back her smile as Noah did a gagging motion to Jack.

"Noah, you next." Jessie said, so Harper spun the bottle, and it landed on Jack.

"Oooo" everyone smirked, and Noah blushed, looking at Jack.

"This game is such bullshit.." Noah mumbled, and Jack's face fell slightly.

"This isn't how I wanna have my first kiss!" Noah crossed his arms.

"Bor-ing!" Jessie groaned, but then sighed. "Fine then, we'll play truth or dare."

"Alright." Harper said, turning to Jessie. "Jess, truth or dare?"

"Mmm.. Dare." Jessie gave a cocky smirk.

"Okay.. I dare you.. To take a shot of the vodka." Harper smiled proudly, crossing her arms as she leaned back.

Jessie grimaced slightly at the thought, but popped open the bottle after yanking the cork out. She quickly poured a small amount into a random glass she had in her room.

"Everyone watching?" Jessie asked, and everyone nodded. The girl nodded and swirled the drink, then lifted the cup to his lips and downed the beverage, her face scrunching in disgust as she coughed.

"That is gross!" Jessie said through coughs. "It's so bitter!" She added, wiping the tears in her eyes.

Everyone giggled and watched, then Bea spoke.

"Well while Jessie is dying.. Harper. Truth or dare?" Bea smiled.

"Truth.. Hopefully I won't end up like Jessie." Harper joked, eyeing Jessie, who was still coughing and now drinking water while laying on the floor.

"Okay.. You fancy anyone?" Bea asked, biting off a Twizzler.

".. Yeah." Harper mumbled, knowing better than to lie. "But I'm not telling you who because that was not the question!" She added.

"Soooo boring.." Bea said, rolling her eyes.

The rest of the game was mostly a blur to Harper, as she drank some spiked lemonade and soda Jessie made. Around 12am, there were now six drunk kids in the room, two of which who were kissing. Those people kissing were Rory and Bea.

"I knew they liked each other.." Jessie mumbled, laying her head on Harper's chest as they watched the girls kiss.

Harper nodded in response.

"I never.. Expected to get drunk like this.. Am I drunk?" Harper giggled, and Jessie shrugged.

"Ohh.. I should fill the- vodka.. With water. Jack! Go fill bottle with water." Jessie insisted, holding the bottle towards the boy.

"Hah.. Now my mums won't suspect a thing.." Jessie slurred.

"Um.. Okay." Jack said innocently, standing up and walking downstairs, tripping on his way. Noah followed him, tripping as well.

"I'll- help.." Noah said, turning the sink on.

Jack smiled and looked at Jack as the bottle filled with the liquid.

"You.. You uh jealous of your sister?" Jack asked.

"Jealous? Of what?" Noah yawned, his words slurred.

"Cause she.. She was kissin'. Don't you wanna kiss?"

"Oh.. I-" Noah responded, but he was cut off his words with a kiss from Jack.

After a few seconds, Jack felt water on his hands from the bottle overfilling. The boys broke apart and chuckled awkwardly.

"Yeah.. That- okay.." Noah said, running upstairs. Jack sighed and smirked to himself, feeling quite proud.

The rest of the night was spent sleeping in various different positions, and only one throw up incident from Jessie. When morning came, all the kids had headaches, which was expected. As they parted ways, Harper walked home, feeling ill both physically and mentally.