Warm December's

(10)

We are about 1 minute away from the party. From here I can see backed up cars and people walking along the side walk to get to the crowed house. Girls are wearing dresses and the boys are wearing suits.

"First party of the year!!" Ashley yells as she pulls into a parking spot.

My heart beat picks up as I Hear the girls get out of the car and close the doors. I look back at the small gray ford that drove us here. If it was a person I would kick it in the shins and say 'I hate you', but it wasn't a person and I couldn't kick it.

Emma starts dragging me along the thin graveled path toward Tessa and Ashley. I catch a brief sentence from there convocation before they stop and look at Emma and I.

"Come on you two! We have a party to go to!" Tess laughs as she pulls me into a hug. What were they talking about, I wonder. 'Should we tell her' what the hell does that mean.

We continue to walk along the path until we stop in front of a house with loud music, people dancing, drinking, and decorations all over the floor. The house is rather big. It's three stories, with 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and can hold up to 3 people in each room.

The house was packed with students from the school. I recognized most of them but some of them I didn't know. We walk into the house to see even more people dancing, laughing and having deep conversations. As I take in the house I can't seem to find my friends. I guess they have disappeared. I am left alone standing in the middle of the house until I feel a tap on my shoulder.

"What are you doing here all alone?" I hear. I turn around to see gray.

"Friends ditched me." I mutter.

"What was that?" He says.

"Nothing." I yell over the loud music.

"Wanna dance!" He yells back trying to make sure I can hear him.

"Sure!" I smile. He takes my hand and walks over to where everybody is dancing. He smiles and we dance to the song.

"Let's play 20 questions!" He says as we jump up and down.

"But it has to be about ourselves. You tell me something about you and Ill tell you something about me!" I laugh.

"Or it can be about or best Friends!" I laugh. I think him and Emma would be so cute together. If I'm behind honest he was nice and her type but I know she liked Luke.

"Sure!" Who is his best friend again. Oh my god. How could I have forgot his best friend is dean! I didn't want to think about him. I didn't want to let myself feel something that I haven't felt in a long time. I didn't want to let myself open up.

"Or your right we can do—" I get interrupted.

"What does Emma do outside of school?" He asks and I laugh brushing off what just happened. I think and laugh in my head about the times outside of school.

"She does a lot of things actually, she cooks, cleans, cause she's a clean freak." I include

"She hangs out with friends and watches movies and that's about it." I am about to burst out laughing when I look at his face.

"Jeez, She sounds like my mom." Now I feel bad.

"Ouch!" I laugh again.

"What does dean do, you know outside of school." I almost choke on my words.

"I mean besides hanging out with random girls every night, he street fights. You know since he's in a gang." My mouth drops.

"What?" I say quietly. I start overthinking everything. I couldn't believe this. What if he gets hurt and I lose him to. This is why I don't let myself feel anymore because they can just stab you in the back. I couldn't do this. I started to panic.