First Love (David & Liza)

Chapter 38, part 2

 I don't know if you're familiar with the Murphy's law, or what I like to call it "the ultimate law of complete obscenity", but according to this law anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Yeah, remember that!

Did I just had a hallucination from the alcohol fumes? I don't think that the house is big enough for so many people, so that should be the only reason I saw what I saw a moment ago. It happened so fast, that it just can't be real. I stand on my tippy toes, my eyes frantically searching for that one specific shade of shiny red. A loud sigh of relief escapes my lips when I don't find it. Thank God!

Gabbie senses my anxiety and takes my hand, trying to make me dance a little more, but my mood is already going down. I shake my head in reply, mouthing "I'm thirsty". She nods, but I'm sure that her psychic abilities are working their magic, which means she already knows that something is bothering me.

I slowly make my way through the crowd, finally reaching the kitchen. I grab a water bottle from the fridge and sit on the counter top, drinking almost the whole thing. I feel a little guilty for ditching my best friend, but I can't let her feel responsible for me not having fun. I know how much effort she's put in the last two days in order to organize and prepare every little detail for this night, I know that she is very proud of the job she's done and that she deserves to have the best New Year's partymore than anybody. And I absolutely refuse to be the person who is going to ruin it for her. I glance at my wrist watch and I can feel the hole in my chest getting bigger with every tic the little arrows make. It's already 11:40 PM and David isn't here yet.It's weird how time really does fly fast when you're fully consumed in your own world.

"Don't worry, Liza. Zane told me David texted him an hour ago that he is leaving his parent's house, so he'll be here any minute now." Gabbie says, interrupting my thoughts as she puts her hand on my shoulder, slightly squeezing it and causing my lips to curl up into a very forced smile. 

"Don't worry, I'm fine. But I kind of hoped not to be all alone when the clock strikes midnight. I thought that's what boyfriends are for - to keep you company and occasionally kiss you." I reply, already knowing that my sad attempt to make a joke of the situation has totally failed. She nods with a smile, but it doesn't really reach her eyes. I'm such a bad liar. She pulls me for a hug, wrapping her arms around me as she pats my back.

Suddenly everything changes, making us instantly pull back from each other. And when I say everything, I literally mean everything. The music stops, causing the people to shout in disagreement and the lights turn on, practically blinding everyone. Then the weirdest thing happen - every phone in the room beeps in the same time. Gabbie has hers in her hand and she quickly glances down at the screen, her eyes immediately turning into two big donuts before she looks up at my confused face.

"Gabbie, what..." My words are left hanging in the stuffy air as she turns her phone, almost shoving it into my face. I loudly gasp as I see the pictures on the screen. Two very, very awful and  horrifyingly wrong pictures. The first one seem ok and kind of decent - Heath is hugging me, we're both smiling, but the second one is much, much more disturbing. Zane, my best friend's school crush and now boyfriend, has his arm over my shoulders and he's kissing me. He is kissing me? But that didn't happen! My body stiffens when I slide my gaze down at the horrible description under the pictures.

"Two guys in one day? Ladies, better hide your boyfriends, because maybe she's not as innocent as you think."

"I... I... I..." I stutter, not really knowing what I want to say to my best friend, who now has tears in her eyes. I can feel the hundreds pairs of eyes staring at me as I make a few steps back, shaking my head in disbelief. This can't be real!

"Babe, I swear that never happend!" Zane appears next to Gabbie and she glances at him then back at me.

The only thing I want right now is to click my heels and disappear or wave a wand and magically erase the message and everybody's memories about the last 3 minutes. It sure sounds tempting, but sadly I know it's impossible. I realize that it's better to simply turn around and get the hell out of this place instead of just standing here completely speechless and utterly mortified. To my surprise my feet start walking on their own, my eyes remain glued to the floor as I try my best to avoid other people's judgmental and accusing glares when I make my way towards my only salvation - the front door.

As I swing the door open I almost bump into somebody. Somebody who is wearing only black clothes and has his dark brown hair pointing in all possible directions underneath the black hat. David is looking down at something, so I can't really see his face, but I know that he's the only person I've been waiting for the whole night and unfortunately, the only person who I don't want to see right now. My loud gasp catches his attention and as he looks up somehow deep down inside I realize that something is terribly wrong. His dark brown eyes filled with disappointment and sadness just confirm what I feel. I notice the phone in his hand and open my mouth to say something, to try to defend myself, but my brain has already shutted down so I just close it. I quickly reject to give up and embrace the urge to wrap my arms around him and kiss him until we're both out of breath. I give him one last glance before I run like my life depends on it. I have to admit that maybe running away from your problems is not the best or wisest decision, but it actually seems logical at this moment.

"Liza!" I hear him shout behind me, but as much as I want to stop and go in the opposite direction, I force my feet to move even faster. My mind goes blank as the tears already start forming two streams down my cheeks and all I can hear is my loud and quick heartbeat. The Universe has some twisted sense of humor, because in the same time as I run away the night sky lights up with hundreds of colourful fireworks, signalizing that it's midnight. It's like she is actually happy and satisfied with the situation she put me into. She's such a bitch! Even though I'm soon out of breath, I don't stop until I reach my house. I stand in front of the front door panting, my hands shaking uncontrollably when I try to put the key in the keyhole. When I manage to unlock, I storm in the house, going straight upstairs in my room and crawling under the bed covers. I pull them over my head, mentally creating some sort of shield, a soft and comforting cocoon.

The sound of my loud sobs echoes around the room when the still fresh memories from a few minutes ago rush into my head. Everything happened so fast that when I think about it now all seems surreal, almost like I had a bad dream, but in real life. How come one minute I was completely fine and the next one my whole world came crashing down before my eyes in the most horrible way. I know she did this, it's her  fault and I realize that at the end she got what she wanted. She just reached out and forcefully took from me my most precious, the lights of my life, the only two people that make my heart beat with love and passion. All she's left for me is darkness, emptyness and silence. She's left me with nothing. Actually, no! She's left me with the guilt that is now demolishing the last remains of my previous life. Although, I know I don't have to feel guilty about what happened, I still can't help it. It's way stronger than me and the fact that I lost them both in a blink of an eye just increases that awful feeling. I lost them.

The picture of their shocked faces is the last thing that pops up in my mind before I fall asleep. I dream of that particular shade of red. I know that people usually associate this vibrant color with love and passion, but for me it represents the complete opposite - violence, danger and hate. It's consuming me, devouring every bit of my body and soul. I feel like I'm drowning, I feel helpless and lost as I slowly sink in its depths without even tying to escape. I feel alone. I am alone.

If you didn't understand before how the Murphy's law works, I think that now you know... 

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A / N

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