No Twins Next Door

Chapter 2

The next day, Ethan and Grayson walked down into the bar for breakfast. They had gone to bed late last night. They each drank 3 pints of alcohol. They were finally of age to drink. Although they are 21, they don't drink too much. Last night was a one off.

When they entered the bar, they saw a few people already sitting down at tables eating breakfast/lunch. They walked in and sat at an empty table. As they looked at the menu, a waitress walked over to them.

"Hi, are you ready to order?" She asked. They looked up at her. They noticed it was the girl Mia was talking to behind the bar last night as they had walked in. They smiled at her as they told her their order.

Before she walked away, Grayson stopped her. "Do you know where Mia is?" He asked. The waitress smiled at him.

"She doesn't work in the day," she replies. "She does night shifts. She said it's more fun when it's night time. She has this weird thing about the day. She says everything is seen in the daytime. Everything is a mystery when it's dark. And she loves mysteries".

Grayson smiled at her. "Okay, thanks". He turned back to Ethan.

"You haven't stopped loving her, have you?" Ethan asked. Grayson sighed and shook his head. "I guess that's why you were drinking more than me last night. It's been four years, Gray! It took you a month to get over her when she left! You've spent four years without her! I'm sure you can go longer. Try find someone else".

"I don't want anyone else! I want Mia!"

They stayed silent after Grayson spoke. They ate in silence until Ethan spoke up. "Maybe you still have a chance!" Grayson looked up at him. "You're in New York! Mia's in New York! You've got time! You can try and make her fall in love with you! If you do small things for her, maybe she'll love you. If not, it might cause her to forgive you".

"It's worth a shot," Grayson admitted. They spent the morning talking about how Grayson could win her over. After that, they spent the afternoon practising their lines for the movie they are starring in.

It was night time. They put their scripts away and walked down to the bar. They sat down at the bar and waited to served. Mia walked towards them. She forced a smile. "Hi, what can I get you?" She asked.

"Just two cokes," Ethan replied. Mia turned around and made their drinks. Grayson paid for the drinks. They watched Mia do her job. She walked behind the bar and made herself a glass of whiskey. She drank it as though it was a shot. And she continued as though she wasn't affected by the drink.

"Mia!" Someone yelled. Ethan and Grayson looked to see a group of men standing in front of a dart board. Mia smiled at them. "Can you come show these fools how it's done?!" Mia smiled wider as she walked towards them. She took 3 darts and stood in front of the dart board.

She looked at the boys. "Getting showed up by a girl!" She laughed. She threw the first dart; it hit the balls eye. She threw the second; hit the balls eye. The final dart. It spun through the air as it flew towards the board. Once again, it hit the balls eye. The dart pierced the board.

Everyone applauded her as she bowed. She laughed as she walked back to the bar. She made herself another drink. Only this time, she took her time to drink it. She was making everyone drinks and watching everyone laughing and partying.

A drunk man walked up to the bar. "Hiya Mia!" He slurred. "You singing?" Mia laughed at him.

"Yes, I'll sing John. Sit down!" She smiled. She led him to a chair and sat him down. She walked on stage and grabbed the microphone. She chose her song, and began to sing. Once again, her voice caused Ethan and Grayson to shiver. She was amazing at singing. They knew her for a long time, how did they not know she could sing?!

After singing, she walked back to the bar and made herself another drink. She took the drink with her as she walked towards the pool table. She placed the glass on the side as she played a game of pool against some drunk guy. Again, she won the game.

She laughed as she walked back to the bar. On her way back, she spoke to the waitress that served Ethan and Grayson. "Lexi!" She exclaimed. "After your shift, I'm gonna get you drunk. And then we will go out and party for the rest of the night!"

"Oh, uh," Lexi began. "I was thinking of having an early night tonight".

"Lex, you're not gonna be young forever! You will only be 21 once! Live life to its fullest! Make all the mistakes now, so in the future you won't regret ever not doing anything. Experience everything now before you get too old and tired. When you're older, you will be able to tell your grandchildren all the stupid shit you did!"

Lexi sighed. "Alright, we'll go out and party. When does your shift end?"

"4am," Mia replied. She smiled as she walked away.

Eventually, Lexi had finished her shift. She was sitting at the bar while Mia kept giving her drinks. Both of them were constantly taking shots of alcohol and drinking random drinks. It was nearly 4am when Mia was telling everyone the bar was closing. Most of the customers were moaning as they left the bar. Mia closed the bar and went out drinking with Lexi.

Ethan and Grayson watched as the two girls left the bar. Mia pulled something out of her bag. She brought it to her lips. The twins saw smoke leave her mouth. She then gave it to her friend. Both of them were laughing and smoking as they stumbled around New York, looking for an open bar.

New York had changed Mia.