「 FRATERNIZING WITH THE ENEMY 」

15 | "Oops?"

The rest of the week went slowly but somehow smoothly.

Classes went on as usual, cheerleading practices were tiring, and Noah and I went back to normal. We went to the Tracks again to watch races and everyone came over a few times for dinner and we all acted like everything was normal but I couldn't help but feel like I disrupted their whole dynamic. I saw Logan and his friends a few times during class or school but I didn't pay much attention, there was too much on my mind.

When Saturday came around I went to work again, spent the day with Christina. Last Sunday when I answered a phone call I wasn't expecting:

"Hi welcome to The Cherry on Top ice cream shop how may I serve you t-"

"Are you Australian?" a voice asked on the other end of the phone, "because you meet all of my koalafications"

"Huh?"

Christina explained how it was this guy that kept calling her but when she told me she had the widest smile on her face and I could definitely sense a ship coming along.

After work I was waiting for Mia to come around to my place for Monique's party, I put on my dress which had a halter neckline, it was sleeveless, maroon and ended a bit above my knees, it was tight at the waistline and flowed down the rest of the way. I slipped on my silver locket and put on a pair of black pumps, Mia instructed me not to do my makeup or hair by telling me in only a way Mia could; threatening to slit my neck while I slept.

When Mia arrived she looked absolutely stunning, she wore her white dress that we bought that day in the mall.

"Chase isn't going to be able to resist you" I winked at her and she blushed.

"Damn I'm good!" she cried when she showed me the mirror after doing my makeup and hair, and she wasn't wrong, with warm Smokey eye, red lipstick and my hair in soft curls, dare I say – I looked pretty.

"I mean when I started you looked like Donkey from Shrek but God look at you now, you'r like princess Fiona before she became an ogre!"

"Gee, thanks Mia" I retorted sarcastically but I couldn't stop the smile that graced my face.

"It's like you were meant for parties where people look stunning and have amazing bodies and-"

"Aww, thanks Mia"

"You didn't let me finish, as I was saying we need people like you to break those kind of stereotypes"

I shot her a deadpan look, "I hate you" I said throwing a pillow at her which she easily deflected,

"Oh please you love me" she said and we walked to her car to pick up Chase.

After we picked up Chase we headed towards the party.

When we got there everything was already in full swing, pop music was blasting from every direction, the lawn was littered full of red solo cups and the smell of alcohol among other things was immensely over powering.

We walked up to the place which was a large white building that would've like much more breathtaking if it weren't for the drunk people hanging around.

"Chase & Mia plus one" Chase said to a large buff guy that was probably hired to do that thing in clubs where they have a list and you can't come in unless you're on it.

The guy checked his phone and nodded, stepping aside to let us in.

When we walked in neon lights flashed in the front room where everyone was dancing to the beat of the music.