Zach Herron

Chapter 37

--------Zach's pov--------
We made it to the party and not that long after Grace and Eben finally got there. Jack, Jenna, Isabelle, and Tyler had gone inside while I waited for Grace. After a few minutes, they finally got out of the car.
---------Grace's pov--------
Back in the car
We pulled up a little later than I wanted to but that was fine. Eben turned off the car and looked at me.
G: "Yes?"
E: "Does Zach know he is in for?"
Drinking wasn't something that Zach liked doing or wanted me to do even though I had done it before but haven't told him. I looked at Eben then turned to look out the window to see Zach waiting on the porch.
G: "I don't think so..." *shaking my head*
E: "Listen if you don't want him to know then I can take you guys home."
G: "No it'll be fine. I'll figure something out."
We finally got out of the car and walked up to Zach.
Z: "Hey guys."
G: "Hey."
E: "Hey bro."
Z: "THe others already went inside."
G: "Sounds about right."
E: "Well let's go inside."
Eben goes to the door and walks in. Before Zach went in I stopped him.
G: "Zach are you sure you want to go in there?"
Z: "Yes. Why wouldn't I be?"
G: "Well I'm just making sure because you haven't been to a party in a while."
Z: "Is it that or is there something you aren't telling me?"
G: "Zach this party has things that you hate with a passion pretty much."
Z: "Like?"
I look down at the ground knowing that he won't like the answer I'm about to say and the one after that."
Z: "Grace?"
G: "Like alcohol and all that other stuff." *whispering*
Z: "What?"
G: "Alcohol and all that other stuff."
Zach gets a shocked look on his face. He looked at me like he had seen a ghost. He was finally able to the next question out.
Z: "Do you... do you do it with them?"
By now I couldn't look at him in the eyes because I knew that he was going to hate my answer.
G: "Yes."
Z: "Are you going to drink?"
G: "If this friend still does it like he used to do."
From the look on his face, I knew he didn't want me to but he didn't want to ruin my fun.
Z: "Let's just go inside."
I agree and we go inside. We find the others making Zach and my drinks. Zach denied his but I took mine and took a big drink out of it. He didn't like that and I could tell. He decided to take me to an empty room and talk to me.
Z: "Grace! Are you serious? I was expecting you to take a sip then give it back not a big drink. How could you be drinking right in front of me even though you know I hate when people drink?"
G: "Yes I am serious. I know that you hate when people drink and that's why I don't take you to parties because of that reason. Plus I need something to get my mind off of life for just a few hours."
Z: "Well you have fun with your drinks in red solo cups and I'm going to Uber home cause my driver has already started drinking."
I watch him leave the room on his phone and slammed the door shut. I walked downstairs after a little bit and went back to Eben who was holding my drink.