Silence And Sound

Chapter 8.

Alex' POV:

When I woke up Saturday the sun was shining. Damn sun. I hated the hot weather. Rain was better. Rain and darkness. Today was the day. I was going to that fucking party at Debby's. My entire class were gonna be there. Including Niall. On Wednesday we had talked like normal people for the first time ever. We had been laughing. And for some reason it didn't feel weird. Fuck. I was about to become some silly teenage girl. I needed to stop acting like that. It was so unlike me. I hadn't been late for school all week, and since Thursday I had been sitting with Debby and Gabriella at lunch. I hadn't seen Amanda since Wednesday when she almost threatened Niall. She was a bitch. Even I, who apparently is a bitch myself, thinks that.

"Alex, your dad and I are going out tonight" my mom informed me when I sat down for breakfast.

"Like I care" I mumbled.

"Do you want me to call someone? Your aunt can drop by if you want" 

"No. I'm going out myself" I said while sipping at my coffee.

"With who?" my mom asked. She wasn't used to me hanging out with people, so this was new to her. She looked kinda confused.

"Why do you care? You don't know them. It's just some people from school"

"But you said they were all jerks. Since when have you been hanging out with them?"

"It's none of your business" I said and left the table. God she was nosy. I took a quick shower and brushed my hair. There was still 5 hours till the party started. No need to start getting ready already. I turned on the tv and watched some FRIENDS instead. One of my favorite shows. Phoebe was just great. 

"Alexandra!" my dad suddenly shouted from downstairs. I sighed and walked down in the kitchen.

"What?" I asked.

"We're leaving now. We'll be back at 12" he said while putting on his jacket. Why were they leaving already? I looked at the clock and.. Fuck. It's 6pm! I had been watching tv for 4 hours! How could I get so caught up on that? Debby's party started in an hour! I had to get ready. Shit.

"Have a fun time with your friends" my mom said before leaving.

"Yeah whatever" I mumbled and ran upstairs. I looked through my clothes. What was I going to wear? Not a dress, that's for sure! I chose my regular black jeans and a white shirt. Not too fancy or anything. I put my hair in a ponytail and decided to wear a little make-up. Just tonight. The other girls probably dressed up as slutty bunnies or something like that. Just to get the damn attention from the boys. I gathered my keys, phone and wallet before leaving the house. I wish I had a car so I could drive, but no, of course I had to wait till I was 18. So I had to walk. 

When I arrived at Debby's house it was 7.30. I already heard the music pounding from the streets and people were obviously drunk already. I found Debby in the kitchen. She was talking to some girls from class. 

"Hey Alex!" she said and hugged me as soon as she saw me. Her breath smelled like alcohol. Just as everyone else's. 

"Have you seen Niall?" she asked me. I shook my head. I wondered if he would even show up. He didn't seem like the party type. 

"Here, have a shot" the girl in front of Debby said and handed me a tiny glass. Her name was Maria. She poured some pink liquid into it. I emptied the shot, and she gave me one more. And one more. 

"Thanks" I said and giggled. 

"Gabriella is in the backyard, let's go find her" Debby said and dragged me with her. We found Gabriella sitting with some guys. They were laughing and playing some drinking game.