How I Played Along .

Chapter 4: The party

"Hey?"
I turn around. "Hey!"
"Who are you?"
"Emm... Ehh.." I'm totally blank. What is happening?
"Were you invited?" The guy ask.
"Emm.. I don't..I mean, I came with someone." I look around for penny.
"So i guess you are the party popper? Eh?" The guy gives a smirk.
"What, party popper.? Nah! Why? Do i look one?" I have to ask.
"Yes it's totally written on your face, sucker."
This was what I dreamt last night and it was no less than a nightmare(for me).

"No one is going to notice me." I repeat this in my mind.

I'm not a party popper. I'm not a dull, boring person; I like fun as much as the next gal... ,sometimes I sing Girls Just Want To Have Fun in my head to myself for no reason (FUN!). It's just, my idea of fun is a little more informal and low-key; a nice dinner, a cosy night in, you get my drift?

Penny, Daniel and I make way to the door. The whole place is crowded. Also to mention, crowd makes me nervous.

I don't want to sound like a miserable old sod, a joyless moaning sociopath, but I really hate parties. I know, what a freak. What a bah humbug. Who hates parties? Well, me. I do. And I'm just fed-up of having to pretend otherwise.

It's not even that I'm bad at parties. I'm really quite good actually(In my dreams), I can get mixed in, stick a smile on and get into the spirit with the best of them, but offer me a get out and I'm gone. Like the wind. *Pewwhhh*.

The pre-party outfit anxiety, and the faff of getting ready (party hair, party make-up, party fucking knickers) is what makes me nervous.

I hate the false cheeriness and the forced conversation with new people. Also I hate the getting there, and even worse, the getting back. I hate the anticipation and the aftermath.

But anyway everything has been done and I am ready standing just in front of the door.

"Maddie? What happened? Come in. It's just a party. Big deal!" Penny shouts already due to the loud music.

"Yah big deal." I muttered.
I step in and what i see is something i've never imagined. The house is full of partygoers, no place to stand or even sit, music is loud as hell, drinks everywhere, drinkers everywhere, some kissing and i can barely see any girl, And that is all it takes for me to get nervous again.

"Let me introduce to my friends." Daniel say and we nodded.

"C'mere." Daniel take us to the kitchen.

"Hey guys. See who is here to meet you guys." Daniel looks so excited.
There stands two boys holding some big glasses of beer. Both of them look so loner.

"Hey Man." Both say simultaneously.

"See this is my girlfriend Penny," Daniel say pointing towards pen, "and this is Maddie, her best friend."
Pen and I shoot them a smile. Both of them, i mean the guys look so out of their mind. They didn't even smile back. Jerks!

"Pen and Maddie, they are Chip and john." Chip is the blonde one with a weird hairstyle. And john look more cool and you know, biker-dude-like.

"Man, where's Chase?" The blonde guy ask Daniel.

"Does he forgot that it's his party?He's invited." John use a bit sarcasm.

"Haha..Must be busy with his girl." Daniel say and the boys laugh together.

"Hey, Pen c'mere. I need to show you something." Daniel pull Penny, moving out of the kitchen.

Urrgghh....What the hell! Daniel you Douche. Daniel know how much i hate parties and how much i hate the idea of being left alone in a party, where I'm not even invited.