friends

Rich/Tyler's Party

"I'm sorry Mathew. You just aren't the person I thought you were. We should probably see other people." Violet says sadly. Well there goes another girlfriend.
"I understand. I hope you find someone you are looking for." I say the same line to every girl that breaks up with me. She smiles sadly and turns around walking out of the grocery store.

I sigh and rest my head in the counter.
"No resting on the job, Parks." My manager yells walking by. I quickly lift my head and start to clean my station. Suddenly, a dumb blonde hair, blue eyed girl runs in with a cigarette between her pale skinny fingers.

"Matty! Quick! Ditch this hell and come party with us!" Alice yells jumping up on the counter. I quickly push her off.
"I can't just ditch work, Alice."
"Dude, we're all in the ugly-mommy-missile-death-trap-super-ugly-van-thing waiting for you. You get off in 5 minutes, right?" She asks- referring to Grayson's minivan.

"I told you, I can't-" I start only to get cut off by the manager.
"Parks, you're off."
"Shit." I mutter. Alice quickly grabs my arm and drags me outside and practically throws me into the ugly van.

I end up sitting by Kat, who is seated next to Robin. Grayson is driving, while Alice rides shotgun.
"Where are we going?" I ask, turning to Kat.
"A party." She states taking a drag of her cigarette.
"Who's?" I ask popping open a beer that Robin forces into my hands.
"I dunno, I think it's either Rich or Tyler's." Robin shrugs applying bright red lipstick.

"Rich is a dick." Alice states flipping through radio channels.
"He acts like one, 'cuz he doesn't have one." Robin laughs.
"You would know!" Grayson yells laughing.

Alice finally settles on a station playing some Nirvana. After many cigarettes, and singing along badly to many songs, we finally arrive to Rich/Tyler's house (we never actually found out who's place it was).

Robin immediately goes off to find her next one night stand, Alice runs off to her boyfriend Oliver and his buddies and Gray goes to get high. Kat and I stick together. We don't enjoy parties like the others, and are probably the only sane ones.
"What happened to Alice saying she doesn't need Oliver?" I ask sipping some beer out of a plastic cup. Kat sighs and shrugs her shoulders. I could tell we were both thinking the same thing: typical Alice.

Speak of the devil. . .
Alice walks out crying a half hour later. Her makeup is smeared and her hair is a mess. Kat and I quickly walk up to her.
"O-Oliver. . . He, he said he. . . I don't. . ." She then, starts to sob. It was pretty obvious, the asshole broke it off.

Kat takes her to the car and I run inside to grab Gray and Robin.
I found Gray quickly. He was with the stoners high as a kite. Robin on the other hand, was more difficult. I had to walk into bedrooms, occupied (if you know what I mean) until I found her almost naked with some guy. I quickly tell her what's going on and she leaves with me.

Back in the car, Kat decided it's best that she should drive with a high Grayson in the passenger seat. Alice was sitting between Robin and myself, bawling her eyes out. We all decide to stay over at Robin's house and help out the crying blonde.

When we get there, we immediately put on some Coldplay and make a huge chocolate cake which may or may not have been a huge fail. All night, we talked shit about Oliver, sang sad songs, ate cake and just spent time together.

That's what friends are for.