Lilith

Chapter 2 - The Party

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The next day at school was hectic. Everyone was talking about Molly. I walked down the hallway to my locker and all I could hear we're the curious murmurs of other classmates. I stopped at my locker and put in my locker combination. Quickly I grabbed some school books and went to close the locker door when someone else closed it for me.

"Uh... Marcy?" I hesitated.
"Hey, Dalt."
"What's up?" I asked.
"I guess I was just curious to know why you called me out of the blue just to talk about some random girl."
"Oh yea sorry about that."
"It's okay, um.." Marcy stuttered.
"Are you okay?"
"Yea sorry I'm fine I just, I was wondering if you wanted to catch up sometime. I've really missed having hour long random talks with you. I don't know, it probably sounds really stupid but maybe we could go get coffee or something?"
"Oh.. uh sure I'd love to. Also, you coming to Zac's party tonight?"
"Sure, I'll be there."
"Okay. Um, well I better get to class, see you around." I said before walking off.

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Art class. I have the most stuck up bitch of a teacher. Plus, I didn't really take art class to do any work, I kinda like to just mess around and doodle random things.
But I never actually noticed that Lilith Reed was in my class.

I watched her for a while, she was such an amazing artist. But I was sick of wondering who she was, so I decided to try and talk to her.
I casually walked over and pulled a chair out next to her. "Wow," I say smoothly. I was determined to win this bet.
"Excuse me?" She replied, confused.
"You are a phenomenal artist, did you know that?"
"Thanks... I guess."

We were told by our teacher to paint something that we love, she painted a dark forest at night.

"So uh, you like the forest?" I ask.
"No. I like the night." She replied.
"Oh, cool."
"It is so beautiful, don't you think? it makes me calm." She said as she swirled her paintbrush across the canvas.
"Yeah it's pretty cool, I guess, " I chuckle. "Did you hear about that missing girl?"
"Yes, unfortunate." She said blankly as she painted.
"Yeah," I replied, awkwardly. "Uh, do you want to maybe come to a party with me tonight?"
"Oh, I don't really do parties."
"Oh come on it's gonna be a great night."
"I really don't think I shoul-"
"You have to come. It's settled," I cut her off. "Here, I'll write the address down on your hand."
"No it's okay, really." She said as I scribbled a few words and numbers on her pale hand.
"Promise me you'll be there?"
"Maybe."

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"I did it." I said as I sat down next to Drew and Zac at lunch.
"You did what, exactly?" Zac asked.
I laugh. "She's coming to the party."
"Lilith? Lilith the loner girl? Haha. She's a weirdo." Drew blurted.
"Ah, but she is smoking hot." Replied Zac.
Drew chuckled. "True, true."

I looked over at the table behind ours and saw Lilith sitting alone. She was sketching something. She looked up at me and as soon as we made eye contact she panicked and looked back down at her paper. I chuckled to myself.

The bell suddenly rang for last period and I grabbed my bag. "See you guys tonight."

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When I got home that night I had a quick shower, brushed my teeth and combed my hair. I picked out a nice shirt and a pair of pants and checked the time on my phone. 10 minutes till the party starts.
"I think I'll come fashionably late." I mumble to myself.
I grab my jacket and phone and head out the door to my car.

You could tell Zac was having a party from a mile away, the music was blaring out from each end of the house and everyone was laughing and screaming.
I pulled up about a block away and locked my car. When I got inside, all hell broke loose.
There were people everywhere, and people were already pissed drunk.
Zac was crowded around a ping pong table in the loung, playing beer pong with a bunch of other jocks.

"Hey Dalton glad you could mak-" Before he could finish he suddenly vomited on the carpet.
"Oh shit are you okay bud?" I asked worriedly.
"Ah I'm all good dude, done it like 5 times tonight already. You should probably watch your step haha."
"Haha, I'll be right back I'm just gonna go to the bathroom." I say as I walk up the stairs to the bathroom.
After I finish washing my hands I go to leave the bathroom when Marcy walks in.

She looked up from her phone and smiled, putting it in the pocket of her skinny jeans. "Oh hey, Dalton."
"Hey" I reply with a warm smile.

*Marcy's POV*

I take a sigh before continuing. "Can we talk?"
"Oh, sure. What's up?"
"I've wanted to say this for ages now but you're always with your friends and I never worked up the courage," I awkwardly laugh. " I miss being friends with you. I miss those late night conversations we had and when we would race down the street on bikes and when we snuck into Mr. Steins garden and stole apples and-"
"When he saw us and we jumped over his fence and I broke my arm." He laughed.
"And we told your mom that you fell out of a tree when we-" Before I could finish he suddenly kissed me. I jumped back in shock and froze.
"Oh god, I'm sorry... I.." He stuttered.
And then I kissed him back. I didn't think.
For a second the whole world seemed to disappear.

*Daltons POV*

The realisation hit me quick. I pulled away.
"Shit. Um, I'm sorry. I-I should go now. See you at school."
"Dalton, please wait!" She said as I quickly walked out of the bathroom and ran to my car.

"Did I just kiss my best friend?" I thought to myself. I put my hands against my face and sighed before starting my car up.