Liberate You, Liberate Me✔️

Chapter 6

6. Give Me a Chance

Dillon

Dillon had promised himself that going to parties wouldn't become a recurring thing for him, but this one he couldn't miss. He'd made two new friends in Economy class today and they had instantly filled him in about a dorm party that was happening later tonight. The old Dillon Holden would've known about it before anyone else and made sure everyone knew he'd be there, but now he had answered reluctantly. He had recalled the person he'd been at those parties and didn't want to be that guy anymore – so he had vowed to cool it on the parties.

His father wasn't too crazy about the idea either as he had pointed out before Dillon had left for college. He had lectured him about how not to take this opportunity for granted and embarrass the family more than he already had. Sometimes he wished that he had a big brother or a younger one to take some attention off of himself, just once. Granted he had never complained about the attention as a young child, because who didn't enjoy being spoiled rotten? But then there were times when not even his best friend Charlie could distract his parents from taking their eyes off of him – and now with Charlie in England there was even less of a chance.

"Who is this chick we're headed to? Someone said she was studying art or music – whatever it was it sounded super hipster." Todd said while inspecting his shirt in the mirror.

Todd had nagged himself an invite but Dillon really didn't mind. If Todd got along with his new friends, Keith and Austin, they might not notice if he slipped away and headed home.

"Her name is Rebecca and she is a music major, but you do know music is a form of art, right?"

"Oh come on dude, don't pretend like you knew that shit until a girl told you." Todd dismissed and headed for his room.

He spread out on the sofa and flipped on the TV while waiting for his new friends to arrive for a little pre-drinking. I'm only having four beers tonight, that's it. His mind shot to Libra Jones and he quickly let his mind get occupied by her. So she also lived at The Arc but he hadn't gotten around to asking her what floor she lived on. He still couldn't get over how different she looked compare to when they'd been in high school. When he'd seen her today she had looked beautiful in that denim dress, but of course Dillon would never say that to her – she already hated him enough. Then his mind couldn't help but to shoot back to that night and he wondered if she hated him because she knew his involvement?

A bad feeling crept up his stomach and placed itself like a lump in his chest. The police hadn't contacted him for quite some time now and if Libra had known the truth he wouldn't be here now, but even if she didn't know she might have her suspicions. That's not the only reason she hates you Dillon, he reminded himself and played an internal montage of all the times he'd been mean to her.

"—earth to Dillon, Austin and Keith are here. How about you make yourself useful and help us to get some beers?" Todd, Austin and Keith were looking at him with puzzled eyes as they had just ripped him from daydreaming.

He quickly ignored the bad feeling, that had left a bad taste in his mouth, and headed to greet his new friends and then to the kitchen for some beers. One thing he owed his previous popularity for was how easily he made friends with seniors, who had happily provided him with alcohol.

"I just want to make one thing clear," Austin, the bulky blonde, said, "I have first dibs on Rebecca, seeing as she only personally invited me and none of you." A cocky grin spread across his face.