cuffed • g.d

46.

I look back cautiously. I breath hard preparing for what is to come. We pull up to Reilys place as the car does the same. We heard the car door slam, we tried to get a good look at who it was but the headlights were too bright. I squeezed Grayson's hands but in his face I could see he was not gonna go down without a fight. I released my hand and he busted out the car. In that moment I either sit here and wait for whatever comes to me or fight alongside with him, increasing our chances of surviving this never ending nightmare.

I open my car door and run towards Grayson but stop in my tracks to see the man who was following us was a pizza delivery guy. He gets out the car confused to see us about to pounce on his ass. He glances towards us and fakes a smile to decrease the amount of tension between us. Grayson exhales in relief. He locks the car door and jerks his head to the entrance signaling for me to start walking. We inch closer to the door following behind the pizza guy. Paranoid, he starts to walk faster. I couldn't blame him, I was paranoid too. We all walk to the porch, as we approach, we could hear the loud music and see the fogged up windows. The pizza guy clears his throat and knocks. I stare at the purple creaky door in hopes someone would answer soon. Nothing. "Uh, try the- try the doorbell." Grayson suggested, standing impatiently with his hands in his pockets. Annoyed, he does what he's told and rings the doorbell. Still, nothing. I exhale dramatically and just open the door. A gust of foul odors and smoke meet our noses and loud music which was once faint is now deafening. The body heat between everyone in there made it unbearably hot. I looked over at Grayson and the pizza guy to see their eyes widened and jaws dropped. The pizza guy gave the pizza to Grayson and ran for his car. Chaos surrounded us. I swallowed hard and went inside. Strobe lights made everything dizzy and the shit on the floor almost made me slip. I get close enough to Grayson for him to hear me, "I will check upstairs for my sister and an open room for us to sleep."

I march upstairs trying to find any sign Lani was around, as much as I wanted to avoid the bedrooms in fear she might be mid fuck with another person made me uneasy but I had to. Surprised that all 3 bedrooms were empty except the occasional guy blacked out asleep on the floor, I continued my search, I peek downstairs to see Grayson also on the look out and I can hear him holler her name under the faint music. I continue to walk past the horny drunks, that slur the pick up lines as an attempt to get me with them. I finally reach the bathroom which had a line almost to the stairs. I walk towards the front of the line taking a look at each face inside it, but no luck. Just as I am about to give up, Reily comes stubbling out the bathroom giggling as she bumps every person in the hallway.

I quickly approached her, "Hey, Hey! Rei. Where's Lani?" I try to tell over the loud bass. Her eyes were bloodshot and dazed, they were focused on my lips as if she were trying to read them. She looks at me and laughs, "You look sooo pretty!" Her drunk words fade.
"Rei, where is Lani?" I attempt once more even louder.
She shakes her head like she gave up trying to understand me and walks away as she screams along with the new song that just came on. I growl in frustration, my rage is growing but I control it and go to find Grayson. I walk down the steps with desperate attempts to avoid the fresh vomit stained in them. I call for Grayson but it was no use, I knew he wasn't going to here me.

I was surrounded by people tightly packed and grinding against one another, spilling their drinks and dropping their empty cups. I make my way outside as a desperate attempt to catch the fresh air. The air was covered with smoke and it reeked of marijuana, there was no fresh air to be inhaled. I cough and wave my way around it as I see Grayson by the food table. I walk towards him trying my best not to inhale the deathly toxin in the air. A drunken girl approaches him laughing and grabbing a couple pretzels they were by his arm, i couldn't get a clear look at her because the smoke was too thick. Before I could even say anything, or get a clear look, she grabs Grayson by the face and kisses him, her hand rubs around the back of his neck and tugs his hair as she forced her tongue down his throat. Grayson quickly pushed her away wiping her remnants off his lips with his shirt. I run quickly towards him and take a look at the girl. It was Lani.