Emily Sanders and the List (on hold)

Chapter 10

My first immediate reaction when I first walk in was that it's way to loud. Music bursts my ear drums to the point that I cover them. Not that that helped cause its still vibrating against the walls, shaking my body. The next thing I realized was the smell. The smell of alcohol and sweat mixed with fog machines swirled in the air, making me gag. Seriously how can people enjoy this stuff. I look around and all I see is fog and bodies. Bodies either making out, grinding, or about to rip each others clothes off. Ewww.

I look next to me. Most of the guys made their way into the crowd while Jessica and Ben went to go dance I guess. I barely make out Kate dragging a bored looking John before they're swallowed by the crowd. I huff, pouting that they left me in my hour of need. A soft laugh is heard next to me. I turn to my other side and see Caleb. My body relaxes knowing someone stayed. "Don't worry kitten, I'm still here" he yells over the music. I could barely hear what he said. I didn't bother to yell back so I just nodded my head. Caleb looked around real quick before coming close to my ear again. "Follow me" he said.

He put his right hand on the small of my back, sending shivers up my spine. He softly pushes me forwards as he guides me to a destination. We scuffle our way through the crowd. Caleb stands behind me, his hands moved to my hips as he leads me.

We finally reach an opening and I take in my surroundings. We are in some sort of dining room that's next to the kitchen. Ice boxes line against the wall as food and empty bottles and cans lay on the table and floor. Man this party just started and it already looks like this. I'm scared to see what it looks like in the end.

Caleb walks up to one of the coolers and opens it, picking out a single can. He walks back to me and puts it out in front of me causally. "What's this?" I asked him. He didn't answer but nudged the can closer to me. I slowly take the cold metal and lift it up to read.

Bud light.

I look back up to Caleb. "Why?" I ask him. He stands closer so we can hear each other. "I figured, why not kill two birds with one stone. You can do not only number two, but maybe even number four." I scrunch my eyebrows together. "What's number four?" I asked, forgetting what I even put on my stupid list. Caleb rolled his eyes and pointing to the drink. "Try alcohol duh" he said.

My eyes widen. O my god did I really put that on there!? "I don't think that's a good idea" I said shaking my head vigorously, putting the drink on his chest in attempt to get rid of it. Caleb pushes the drink back to me.

"Hey, you're to stressed all the time. You need to let lose and have fun. Do something stupid and different for once. I'll be right here if things get out of hand."

I look back at the drink and play with the tab. "Are you going to have any?" I asked him. His body stiffens. And to my surprise he even starts to shake. His face morphs into a look. One that tries to hold no emotions. However the more I look at him the more emotion is involed.

While his body is rigid and tense with anger, his eyes tell a different story. Sadness swarmed through them as well as, dare I say it, fear. My concern grows when he doesn't respond right away. Instead he looks like he started to daydream about something. I put my hand on his forearm to get his attention. He flinches from my touch, the fear in his eyes growing. I remove my hand and return it to the tab on my drink. Caleb looks at me confused. He looks around as if trying to remember where he is.