Falling for Finn

Chapter 22

Chapter 22:

After Finns first week of working, he would always come home super happy. Today even seemed more excited than usual.

"Well you seem happy" I inform Finn, turning the volume down on the TV as he was setting his things down.

Finn comes over and plops himself on the couch. He puts his arm around me.

"Well, I got invited to a party tomorrow. They said you can come." Finn tells me.

"Wait, who's 'they'" I ask, confused.

"Coworkers"

"Okay, I'll come"

"K great" Finn kisses my cheek, and goes into the kitchen.

I turn the volume back up on the TV, I had been watching New Girl, but I was thinking, a party? With coworkers Finn barely knew? How bad could it be?

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When Friday night arose, I wasn't exactly sure what the party was gonna be like, so I trusted my gut and went with my little black dress. It was a black, strapless bandage dress that I loved. I paired it with a pair of black wedges.

I decided to go with a smokey eye for makeup, using only silvers, whites and blacks. I went for a nude lip color because of the dramatic eye look. My hair was simply put into loose, beachy curls.

"You look great" Finn told me, after I walked into the living room, he was standing by the window, looking at the city, in his normal attire. Band t-shirt, black jeans, and converse.

"Thank you" I smile, grabbing my black clutch that I had set on the table earlier.

"So, you ready?" Finn asks me, shoving his wallet into the back pocket of his jeans.

"Yea" I walk as straight as possible, I suck at walking in heels.

After riding down in the elevator, and getting to the street, we caught a taxi within seconds. The ride was fairly long, about 20 minutes.

When we got out, we got to a tall apartment building. It looked even nicer than ours. We went up to the elevator, and got to the 10th floor. And then to apartment 340C.

When we walked in, it looked like the party had already started. It smelled like marijuana. Which I couldn't stand. There had to be about 100 people here, all squeezed into a large apartment.

Finn grabbed my hand and we walked over to a clear spot near the wall.

"Want me to get you a drink?" Finn asked me, I am only 18, but I said yes anyway.

"Yea sure" I stayed by the wall and pulled out my phone. Then I felt a tap on my shoulder, expecting it to be Finn with our drinks, I turned around with a fake grin. When I noticed it wasn't Finn, the grin was taken off my face.

"Would you like to dance" they guy said, he looked like that hot surfer guy from all of those 90's movies.

I looked around, and Finn was no where to be seen. So I nodded. The guy grabbed my waist and we went onto the

dance floor.

After dancing for a bit, he came behind me and grabbed my waist again. Like he we expecting me to grind on him. I looked behind him and pulled away. He grabbed me tighter.

"Let me go" I yell, but I couldn't be heard over the loud music. My first instinct was to elbow him in the stomach, so that's what I did. He bent over, and I ran away back to the spot where Finn was supposed to meet me.

And that's where I found Finn, standing there, two solo cups in his hand. He looked up.

"How long have you been standing here?" I ask, worried he would be mad.

"Only for a second" Finn replied, handing me my drink. I took a sip, it was surprisingly really good. So I took another sip.

"Not too fast" Finn told me, laughing.

I automatically felt loopy. But I couldn't stop drinking. Soon, the drink was gone. I walked around, screaming.

I ended up loosing Finn in the large swarm of people, but I ignored that.

"Here" someone came up to me and dropped a little white pill into my hand. I knew what it was. Ecstasy. The party drug. I put it on my tongue, and washed it down with a big sip of alcohol.

I don't know what happened the next few hours, but I was absolutely crazy. And I felt like I was about to barf. I found the nearest door, thinking it was a bathroom. It wasn't. But what I saw, changed my life forever.

Finn, and a girl, were on the bed, making out. I started screaming and tears immediately started running down my face.

"FINN HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME" I screamed. I fell to the floor, my hands covering my face.

"Ashley no! It's not what it looks like" Finn got up, and the girl started putting her shirt back on.

Using the doorknob as help to get up. I ran out, and I found the front door. Opening it, and getting out of there as soon as possible. I slid to the floor. I should've known. A guy I've only known for a few months, I shouldn't have moved out here. What the hell was I thinking? I still need to go to school, not at a party, swallowing ecstasy, drinking. This isn't what I should be doing.

Finn came out of the door, and looked down at me. He sat down. I looked the other way, masking the fact that even though I was totally drunk, I was bawling.

"Babe I'm sor-" is all he could make out. I slapped him in the face, I for up and ran. I ended up taking me heels off, and I took the stairs. I ran out to the road, and caught a taxi.

Just like your typical dramatic movie, it was raining, which made everything a thousand times worse. I just stared out the window.

When I got back to the apartment, i dropped my clutch on the floor and ran into the bedroom. I got under the covers of our unmade bed. I lauds there, I could feel myself sobering up.

How could Finn do this to me? I hated him right now. He moved me out of my home only to meet another girl and cheat. He was a dick and I could never forgive him.

I cried myself to sleep that night, unable to do anything else. I couldn't move. I felt numb.