Gilmore Girls 2

Chapter 24: Rory?!

Chapter 24: Rory?!

Rory's P.O.V.

"There is no way you're getting me to wear that thing! There's nothing there! If I cut up a towel and wrap that randomly around myself it would cover more than that" I hiss at Stacy.

"Oh don't be so dramatic. This was a two hundred dollar gift missy, and it will have those heads turnin'." she winks.

"Two hundred dollars for something so little?!" I gasp. "Who gave that to you?"

"I man I met in Puerto Rico."

"Named..."

"I'm not sure."

"He bought you a two hundred dollar gift and you don't even know his name."

"I met him in a club one night and we decided to go walk around the town. We walked past this shop full of designer clothes and he saw this hanging on the manikin. He informed me that I had to have it. I explained I didn't have the money for such a thing and he told me he'd take care of it. When I refused he smiled down at me and whispered, "You only live once, and you should take every opportunity that comes your way." Since that day I've vowed to live my life in pure happiness because life is too short not to make the most of it. We are all going to die someday and when the moment comes I want to be able to say that I lived a good one and I've done it all. So now I'm doing it all."

"First of all, nice One Republic reference. Second, he sounds made up. Third...you're right."

"That sentence was a roller coaster." she laughs. "Whether you think he's made up or not. The message is right. You need to live, hun, you need to be able to say that you did it all. Own every second this world gives and have fun with the short time you have on this earth."

"I'll wear it. Despite your cheesy One Republic song references."

"YAAAAY!!!" she squeals and I wince at her abnormally high pitched voice. "I knew you'd come around."

"Yeah well I wouldn't get used to it if I were you."

"Oh we'll see about that."

***Five hours later***

"So what's your number? Maybe I can call you sometime." some guy who's name I've already forgotten slurs to me and I nod while taking another sip of a drink I no longer know the ingredients of.

"Yeah sure." I reply and messily write it down on a napkin half drenched in vodka from earlier when I knocked over my glass while dancing on the small table.

"Great, I'll call you tomorrow."

"Sounds good."

He leaves to go get himself and me another drink and I sit and look around at the scene before me. The room is hot and sticky with the countless number of people filling the space with mass amounts of body heat. Whoever I came here with has disappeared and I don't remember how long ago that was. I'm pretty sure I've given my number to five different guys and possibly one girl. Strobe lights keep me just awake enough to find them energizing but tired enough to hurt my eyes. The loud music has caused my ears to ring for the past three hours but I'm used to it by now. It's impossible to see any sort of decoration or seat or bar farther than five feet because of the unsettling thickness of the crowd.

Suddenly my phone buzzes. I look down with excitement only to find disappointment in it only being a weather notification.

"Well while I'm here I myaswell talk to somebody." I say to myself and scroll through my contacts.

And then my thumb lands on his name.

And before I can think twice I'm dialing his number.

"Hello?"

"Jess?"

"Rory? Are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm great actually!"

"Where are you?! It's so loud!" he shouts into the phone, making the ringing intensify.

"I think it sounds nice."

"You're slurring, and it's three o'clock in the morning. I'm coming to get you."

"No, Jess yo-"

"No arguing. Where are you?" he cuts me off.

"I'm at the Lightup Your Night Club And Bar." I tell him, surprised that I remember that with all my vague memories.

"Do you know what street it's on?" he asks and I search my brain for an answer.

"Nope." I say, probably too bubbly.

He chuckles a bit, "You're helpful."

"Hey I told you the name, you should be happy to have gotten at least that out of me."

"Yes I suppose you're right. I'll be there in about five minutes. Please wait outside."

"Fiinnneee." I whine and we hang up.

"Here you are." the same guy as be earlier says and hands me my drink. "I think that's the one you got, right?"

"Yep, thanks." I sip it and continue to stare at the scene before me. Then the people start to get blurry and wobbly and so do the walls and floors. The lights seem to flash slower and more random and my head begins to feel heavy and foggy. "W-what?" I ask the guy and all he does is smile. Suddenly my whole body starts to feel lifeless and tired and the room starts to spin.

"Rory?!" I hear Jess's voice but can't move my head to look at him. "What the hell did you do to her?!!" I hear him yell, probably at the guy next to me. I hear sounds of punches but my vision refuses to cooperate. Suddenly I feel arms wrap around my lower back and under my knees, like I'm being carried by a fireman out of a burning building. My mind wants to struggle against the grasp but all I can do it flail my legs a bit. "Shh, it's okay. It's me." Jess's voice soothes my ears and my body relaxes involuntarily. I let my head drop to his shoulder, breathing in his potent, comforting scent as his strong arms secure me to his torso.

Soon I feel my self be put into a car. The world around me gets fuzzier and more unclear by the minute. I hear Jess get into the seat beside me before reaching over to fasten my seat belt.

"Jess?" I manage to muster out.

"Yes? What is it?" he asks, worry thick in his tone. We must be in a cab because I can feel the car moving yet Jess's hands are on my arm and hand.

"Where are we going?"

He sighs in a way that sounds heavy with relief, "My house."

"Okay. I'm scared."

"I know. It's going to be okay." he assures me and scoots closer, wrapping an arm around me so that I can comfortably lay on his shoulder. "It's going to be okay."

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Hello lovelies!!! I know it's been forever and I am so so so so so sorry but school has finally given me a short break and I am writing multiple times a day to get chapters saved up to publish once a week for as many weeks as I can!

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