"No, Nikole, i already ditched for you and that could get me grounded till like college-"
"This is senior year though.", she whined. "The year we will remember forEVER!"
Her hair bounced as as she shook your body and begged, "But the comet flies tonight and-"
"That comet will come back next year, you know that.", she said.
"Nikole, what are we gonna say?"
"I say i'm going to your house, you say you're going to my house.", she said, smiling, "Please, everyone is gonna be there... just look inside my closet and see if there's anything you'd want to wear for Ethan-"
"Dolan? Please.", you scoffed, "I don't like-"
"Yes you do," she said, poking you, "in fact, you might just love him-"
"Okay, see now you're pushing it-"
"How can you not like him? He literally is one of the most popular guys in school, but only shows you any kind of interest-"
"Not true!", you said, right after gasping. "He adores Anastasia!"
"Anastasia is fucking into girls.", Nikole says as she hops up to her feet. "I mean, he's everything you've ever wanted... tall, independent, black hair, even though you like blondes-"
"Exactly, i like blondes, he's not blonde-"
"You seriously don't like him because-"
"Are we done?", you asked, hopping up on your feet, "Because i have a party to attend."
"WE'RE GOING?!", she asks. You smile and she hugs you tightly, "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" She finally lets you breathe and looks at you, "Okay, but promise me, you will dance with Ethan, if he asks to-"
"if he asks, fine.", you say.
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You lost yourself in thought as you stared in your own reflection. You really spent your whole high school career studying. To do what? Go to another school and do it all again? You never understood why you let yourself believe that living life wasn't worth losing your grade when, really, you were losing yourself. And it doesn't-
"Ready?", she asks, looking up at you. You nodded and before stepping in to the high boots Nikole let you borrow. "Ugh, i can't wait."
You smiled and allowed yourself to be dragged out of her room, out of her house, and into her car, "You're really excited about this huh?"
"Of course, first party of my high school career .", she started the car and you just sat in her passenger seat, and waited till you were right in front of the cluttered home, so you begin to unbuckle yourself and hop out, but she pulled you right back, "Okay, let me walk in, first, you stay here."
"Okay," you mumbled. She smiled as she walked out of the parked car and into the drug and alcohol invested home, you just stood there.
You looked around decided you'd wait on the porch, but then you saw girl after girl entering the house as they giggle. You wished you could be one of them. Just for one second.
