Native Settlers (Wattys 2016)

Chapter 8

"We should take her home," I heard Harry say next to me rubbing my back but I shook his hand off.

"No, I want to have fun." I moaned still shielding the sun with my hands.

"Keeza, it'll be hard to have fun when you can't even walk straight." I heard him sigh next to me.

"I'm staying," I said with certainty. "And I'm taking someone home with me and having sex tonight."

"Ew Keeza you're sick, I'm right here." I heard Mikayla say. I almost forgot she was here.

"Oh in that case I'm bringing TWO and we're going to have a three some." I said finally looking up at everyone holding 3 fingers up for them to see.

"Keeza, calm down you're not bringing anyone home there's not enough room in the car." Sharon said, I frowned at her.

"In that case we will have to fuck in the bushes over there." I pointed behind them then laughed.

I got up from the sand and rushed over to a couple who were naked, Harry tried to stop me by grabbing my hand but I yanked it away.

"Hey guys," I said smiling slightly out of breath. "You enjoying yourself?" the girl seemed to be a bit self conscious so I focused my attention the guy and tried to not stare at his little buddy down stairs.

"Um yeah," The guy said, he was hot so was his girlfriend but you have to lure the turkey in before you can throw them in the oven. "You must be Keeza, we hope you don't mind us crashing your party but we brought booze, Bryan said you like to drink."

"So Bryan must have invited so many people, seems like something he'd do." I was trying my best to keep my composer but the more I stood there the more the drugs and alcohol were kicking in.

"Yeah, he has a big mouth," the pretty girl said next to her boyfriend.

"Well uh, thanks for the booze it is very much appreciated," I said grabbing the bottle then taking a couple chugs out of it. It burned but I needed a distraction from the dabs so this was my other option.

"Keeza!" I whipped my head around too fast and stumbled a bit, Harry was marching over to me.

"Uh oh, looks like I'm in trouble," I said rolling my eyes to the couple.

"Is he your boyfriend?" The pretty girl whose name I still didn't know asked. The thought alone was pretty laughable.

"British white boys aren't my thing, I'm native, but he is my best friend and a total buzz kill to say the least." I said when Harry had made his way over to me. "But the real question is what's your guy's names?"

"Im-"

"Sorry to interrupt you guys but I think Keeza is pushing her limits and needs some water." Harry said interrupting the hot guy and gently grabbing my arm to pull me away.

"I have no limits Harry you should know this by now," I turned to wink at the couple who were a bit flustered.

"C'mon," he looked at me with those big green eyes pleading for me to walk away like the buzz kill he is.

"Fine," I said shrugging his hand off my shoulder abruptly to show I was annoyed with him.

"Don't be that way," he said walking next to me back to our little set up.

"Be like what?" I asked mocking him.

"Keeza, I get it's spring break and you want to have fun but maybe we should take it easy on the drinking and drugs." I gasped at him like a fish.

"We? Harry you don't ever want to do anything fun so I have to have the fun for both of us."

"Yeah well I don't need to do those things in order to have fun," I knew as soon as those words left his lips he regretted them.

"Keeza I'm-" I held up my hand to him and walked away.

"Don't." I was hurt to be honest, my feelings were hurt but I didn't want him to know that so I covered it up with annoyance and anger.

I don't remember much of what happened afterwards but I do remember Zayn and Harry trying to carry me back up to the car but I was too heavy. I could have used my feet but I just wanted to mess with them and let them believe I was asleep but in all honesty I was just too lazy to walk up myself.

My mom called Mikayla to ask where she was but the lil homie had my back and asked to stay the night because it was getting late and didn't spill too many details about our whereabouts.

Sharon was a bit tipsy but I on the other hand was hammered. Absolutely hammered.

"Damn how much do you weigh," I heard Zayn say as he struggled to carry me from the waist down.

"A lot," I said back with my eyes still closed, their walking stopped.

"Keeza, really?" Harry said still carrying me from behind by the arms.

I pretended to snore loudly and hang there limp and lifeless.

"You're too much," Harry said with a breathy laugh. Then they kept carrying me and I felt myself gently get put down in the passenger seat and Harry's hair tickle my face.

"You're such a good friend Harry," I hummed quietly and rested my head against the window.

He sat in the drivers seat next to me and patted his hand on my thigh.

The ride was quiet, I tried my best to relax but the drugs and alcohol wouldn't let me as much I tried.

"Can we listen to music?" I heard Mikayla ask from the back seat.

"Yeah, do you want the aux cord?" Harry asked I felt the wire run across my bare legs as Harry gently pulled it up.

"Yeah, thanks." she said from the back, "ya know Harry I'm happy Keeza has a friend like you."

"Like how?" he asked, they must think I'm asleep.

"Someone to look after her, I know she can be a bit reckless at times. It's nice to know she has friends to make sure she's alright. I really appreciate it." I kept my eyes closed and tried to remain in the sleeping state they think I'm in.

"Keeza's my best friend I won't let anything happen to her." My lips curled up into a smile but I kept my eyes closed. I was happy but in the back of my mind I knew they were right about my bad habits, but I could break those habits whenever I want to. Problem being I don't want to.

Once we got to the house Harry helped me walk into the house and laid me down on my bed. I felt him pull off my shoes and take off my glasses.

I heard Mikayla say a timid thank you in the room with Harry and I.

"So, I'm taking your sleeping in here," Harry asked. I didn't hear Mikayla say anything so I assumed she must have just nodded her head.

"Thank you Harry," Mikayla said as she took a seat on my bed. "Goodnight."

"Night," he said and I heard the bedroom door shut.

Mikayla sighed and got up to change I assume and then the lights turned and laid next to me under the covers of my bed.

"I love you Micky," I said just loud enough for her to hear.

"I love you too Keez," she whispered back.

I felt my eyes drift to sleep and for the first time in months I felt my eyes water and felt a emotion I thought I had lost.

Guilt.