Always, Huh?

Nine - You're Obviously A Drug-Addicted Alcoholic Smoker

It was a few days later and Lily's father had already left and her mother was waiting for her cab to arrive. Both Nate and Lily were standing on the sidewalk with her, Nate listening to music and Lily engaging in slightly awkward conversation with her mother.

"Remember, no drinking, no smoking, no drugs-"

"Mom! What do you think I am?"

"You're obviously a drug-addicted, alcoholic smoker." Nathan interjected before their mother could reply.

"Obviously not, but some of your friends aren't of the most trustworthy sort."

"It doesn't matter Mom, anyway, here's your taxi."

"Yeah, Mom, get in! And never return!" Nate shouted while walking back inside, already texting his friends to organise the 'secret' 'teen' party he was having. Lily sighed and stood on the sidewalk by herself, waving to her mother as the car pulled away.

"You know, you're far too old to have wild parties. Especially ones where you invite your four friends, but a whole high school shows up, then everyone gets drunk or high and ends up having sex. Plus we don't have a pool. This is not going to turn into some cliché teen movie." Lily said to her brother, following him inside the empty house.

"It's not my fault you're not cool enough to have been invited to any of these parties already, and if you don't want to be here, go round to your boyfriend's house- Oh wait." He turned around, "You don't have one. Sorry Lily-Willy."

"I don't think you can do that yet. Have you even seen Jasmine again?"

"Her name is Jaz and-"

"I don't care if her name is Jaz. I'm not calling her that, because it'll get horrendously weird later on, when you... You know."

"And she's got a busy social life."

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Music was blaring from the kitchen speakers, a makeshift bar was made from the kitchen island and the door was opening and closing almost non-stop.

"Nathan! Nathan!" Lily wandered around the house, yelling for her brother in every room she passed, "Nathan Darkston!" She weaved her way through clumps of people sipping out of cans and bottles.

There were crumbs and crumpled cups all over the floor, Lily's shoes were sticky with spilt drinks and toppled snacks, she was hot and sweaty from the body heat being released into each room. She made her way noisily upstairs, barging straight for her brother's room,

"Nathan, there are people queuing for the bathroom, couples using Mom and Dad's room as a love-shack and the floor seems to be the garbage bin. You - and only you - need to send your friends home and clean up the house."

"Calm down. I'll clean it up when my friends leave."

"And they're leaving now."

"Come on, Lil'. Loosen up, you're a teenager, enjoy the party, Richard's here. Do a bit of mingling."

"I don't care! You shouldn't be having this party in the first place!"

"It doesn't matter. Dad won't notice."

"Dad is not the only parent in this family."

"Yeah... Apparently you're one too. Loosen up, she won't get mad. Promise." Nate said. Lily sighed,

"Real mature Nate. So you'd prefer if I got drunk?"

"No. I'd prefer if you just calm down. Look, go down and talk to Richard or Jacob."

"Jacob's here?"

"Uh huh." Lily turned to leave and the door had almost shut behind her before she changed her mind,