The Boy I Stole

Chapter 2

As I was pulled through the masses of people, a sudden panic hit me. Nothing was wrong, it was just the uncertainty of not knowing who had the steady grip on my arm. Anxiety hits you like that, moments that other people wouldn't give a second thought about make you paranoid and incredibly anxious, it was a feeling I wish I had the power to stop. What felt like hours was over in seconds,  I was taken from the front door and led into the kitchen and as soon as I saw the familiar, intoxicated face that that belonged to the hand, it felt as if the anxiety fell away like dust that rested on my shoulders.

"What were you waiting for? I'll pour you a drink." question Kylie, the person of which the hand belonged to. I shrugged and watch as Kylie poured well over a measure of flavoured vodka into a glass followed by a stream of lemonade. I wasn't much of a drinker, Kylie and Maddie would always taunt me when we had girls nights in as I would always stick to the soft drinks rather that the alcoholic drinks they would chug all night. At least I would be the one in the morning feeling as right as rain and they would be the ones moping about with hangovers. I just never really saw the point in drinking but that was probably because I never really went to parties, they're not my crowd.

With the blaring noise coming from the speakers in the living room the anxious feelings started to crawl back, like a bug I couldn't shake off. I took a swig of the drink Kylie had made for me. The taste of the vodka overpowered me and I had to hold in the feeling of needing to gag. I hated the taste of alcohol. I took another swig, then another. "DOWN IT! DOWN IT!" Maddie and Kylie started chanting. I don't know why but something about this moment made me feel powerful, all of my anxiety was stripped from me, I laughed and then did as the girls were chanting. After downing the whole glassful, I slammed the glass down onto the marble counter in the kitchen.
"Wow Eva, you've got guts drinking like that for the first time drinking!" Maddie said, but I just shook her comment off.

Two shots later, Maddie and Kylie went to go find Emilia and I followed. Emilia was the centre of attention, dancing in the middle of the living room. We all ran over and danced with her, the alcohol gave me a burst of confidence I didn't believe was possible. I had another drink in my hand whilst dancing, and soon that too was empty. Leaving Maddie and Kylie's side, I ventured alone into the kitchen to get myself another drink. My vision was slightly blurred and I realised that I was all over the place, I couldn't walk in a straight line. I tried to think about how much I had had to drink but I distracted by every little thing and lost my train of thought. The next thing I know, I was lying on the floor, in a fit of laughter after walking into the kitchen island and falling onto the floor.

"Are you okay? I saw you fall." said a boy who hovered over me. He held his hand out and I looked at him for a second, then took hold of his hand and let him pull me up.
"I'm fine thank you" I replied, my speech slurred. He asked me if I wanted another drink and we went over to the drinks table, he poured a drink which looked a lot more easy to handle than the few I had had earlier poured by Kylie. We spoke for ages, although I can't recall anything that was said, I was too far gone by this point, the only thing I remember next was waking up laid across the backseat of a car with a blanket wrapped around me.