I awkwardly check my phone trying to blend into the crowd, 10:43 it read over the four missed calls from "mom". No use in trying to make it back before curfew, overflowing the captivity of hundreds of intoxicated high school students.
"Come on Andrea." Cassie shouts motioning me to follow; stumbling over people in a tipsy but graceful way as Hunter, Lia, and Landen trail behind her.
Disappearing in the consuming crowd, all heading in the same direction like a drunken Mario Kart race to make it to the balcony. I unconsciously head in their footsteps, setting my red cup on a counter. My amber hair trailing behind me as I go faster to catch up with them, although unable to hear my own thoughts over the base filled music spinning, embodying the whole apartment. I collect my thoughts as much as I can and grasp the cold but reassuring railing that leads up to the door. Silence.
As I open the door and escape the environment the noise, anxiety, and heat all disappears in an instant, with the city landscape and the brisk air. I look over, Hunter setting on the ledge nervously holding onto his solo cup looking up into the never ending stars. Cassie spinning in circles and dancing on the bare balcony in her knee highs Forever 21 socks with her dress flowing in her movement. And Landen holding his cigarette and walking over to to informally "welcome" me. I give him an annoyed look as he puts the cigar in his mouth, almost telepathically he answers.
"What? Don't look at me like that, they were out of pizza." I intently ignore him and head over to Hunter, when I notice it gets loud again. I look over to see Lia quickly open the door to and rush over and dose a spin with Cassie and heads over to Landen, handing him a slice of greasy pepperoni pizza.
Lia takes my hand and in almost whisper.
"You guys ready for an adventure?"
She says in a mysterious and flirty voice. Not knowing she was serious we all look up at each other then back up at her. She looks down from the balcony then climbs down the narrow unsteady latter on the side disappearing into the night.
YOU ARE READING
Beautiful Secrets
Mystery / ThrillerSmall town. Perfect friends. Perfect lives. All until one goes missing and everything they know is questioned. /// Co written with Landen Loschiavo (@DarkenTheLight)
