Scars Don't Heal When You Keep Cutting ♡ brusnop

Chapter Nineteen

I got lost a couple of times but managed to get to Trenton's house without too much of a problem. The first thing I did was go look for Sam and Ben, which wasn't too hard, since Sam and Ben and about five other people were just getting here too. I smile and jog up to them.

"Hey!" I chirp as I approach, gaining their attention. I recognized all of Sam's friends, especially the one clinging on him. When Ben sees me, his face lightens up and he smiles.

"Danny!" he cheers and throws himself at me, squeezing me with a hug. I laugh and hug him back with just as much enthusiasm.

"Brusnop!" I hear one of the girls giggle quietly. I totally forgot about the whole Brusnop thing, to be honest. Ben let's go and looks down at his feet, but I can see a small blush color his cheeks cutely.

"I think I'm gonna introduce you to my friends now, Danny! I already introduced them to Ben," Sam says. I nod approvingly and smile.

"That's James, Cam, Logan, Ariel, and Raeven," he points at each teen and they wave. I recognize Logan to be the girl I always see with Sam and Ben.

"James, it's kinda chilly out. Shouldn't you be wearing a shirt?" I ask, seeing that he's topless.

Raeven giggles as she grabs James's hand, who kisses the top of her head.

So Ariel is dating Cam, unless they're both riding solo.

Count on me to make a Jason Derulo reference. I don't even like Jason Derulo...

"Great, everyone knows each other!" Sam chirps happily. "Ben, aren't they great?"

"Um..." I glance down at Ben, who was avoiding eye contact with Sam's friends.

"Awe, don't be so shy, Ben!" Ariel giggles at Ben's awkwardness.

"Oh, Danny, Sam told us about Ben's home life..." Logan tells me. Ben's head snaps towards Sam's direction when he hears the news, offering him a look of betrayal. I pull Ben in for a side hug to try to make him feel better. Sam gives Ben an apologetic look, and I give Ben one too, even though he can't see. I really didn't expect Sam to tell them since he fucking promised, but I'm quite sure he was trying to help.

"If you want to stay with us some nights, you can," Raeven kindly offers.

I smile a thanks to her as we wait for Ben's reply.

"Um...I'll think about it," Ben stutters. "Uh, Danny, I came to the party. Am I allowed to go home now?"

"But don't you wanna be with me?" I ask with fake hurt, motioning towards myself with a pout.

"Yeah, but...." he doesn't say anything much after that, only starts mumbling about how much he didn't want to be at his party. I chuckle at him and his grumpiness.

"Well, let's go in now. It's kinda chilly out, like Danny said," James says as he starts to pull Raeven into the house. Everyone pretty much follows them inside the house, and let me tell you, Trenton obviously has a bad taste in music.

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Ben went off to talk to Logan and Ariel, Sam went to talk to James and Cam, Trenton's hanging out with DJ, leaving me leaning against a wall with Raeven. We were both quiet for a few minutes, until she finally decides to talk to me, breaking the awkward silence.

"So Ben's your best friend?" she asks me before taking another sip of the drink Waldo had for the party. It tasted pretty bad, and I think the only ones who like it are Trenton, DJ, Waldo, and Waldo's girlfriend. We're all just drinking it to be nice, I guess.