No Ordinary Love

Chapter 84

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Angie was laughing so hard she literally fell off the couch. She saw Zayra attempt to throw the ball into the cup. They were both cross faded. Their bus was heading to Seattle.

Tomorrow was Zayra's 18th birthday. They had planned a little something for Zayra. She hoped she appreciated it.

Angie heard Nico laugh at Zayra when she missed it by a foot.

"Shut up Nico!" Zayra slurred. It didn't help that they were in a moving vehicle.

Damon stood up, it was his turn. He wasn't as drunk as everyone else but was enjoying himself. He saw Zayra squirming on the floor trying to get comfortable. Angie crawled to Zayra, laughing at her. Damon made the two shots and made Ryan drink up.

He shook his head but grabbed the beer and took a 10 second drink.

"Okay who's next?" Josh asked the group.

"Nico, you're up." Damon said. He sat next to Zayra.

"Hey Damon, what song are we singing tomorrow?" she tried opening her eyes.

He laughed at her, shaking his head. She could laugh all she wanted but he knew how much she was hurting. He felt her pain, her anger, her sorrow. He saw her drinking more and smoking more pot, trying to numb herself.

"I told you, we're all doing All the Things I've done." a song from the Killers.

"Awe yesss." but it sounded more like Yahhss.

He smiled at her. He grabbed her hair out of the way. "Come here, lets put all this mane in a pony tail."

"Stop it, you'll make Josh jealous."

"Why he's the one who's bisexual."

She giggled.

He laughed too. He was glad to be touring with Zayra, with all of them. He just wished that Zayra was in a better place emotionally.

"You're up Z." Nico said handing her the ball.

"Okay, move out of the way guys. This one is for the win." she zig zaged her way to the table.

She heard the laughs, even Ryan was smiling at her.

"What's so funny Ryan?"

He shook his head. "Nothing."

She held herself steady on the table. Tried desperately to concentrate. She had two tries before she lost. She threw the first one and missed. She heard the laughter.

She laughed too and then groaned. She closed her eyes, let herself think of music, she thought about a song that her mother wrote. It was inside one her bags of luggage she carried around.

She felt the music vibrating through her as if she was in concert. She opened her eyes, threw the ball and made it.

"Yay me!" she raised her hands up.

They clapped and cheered.

"Ryan, you're up."

He wiped his face. He knew she was going to choose him to drink if she made it. Well it was her birthday weekend and he didn't want to disappoint.

Bottoms up.

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Roman was pacing, waiting for his flight to take off from Los Angeles to Seattle. He didn't know what he was doing. He didn't know why he was there.

He knew Zayra didn't want to see him or talk to him. She had made it real clear. Every time he called she just hung up.

He hated himself for this.