Before Hello [on hold]

06

F R I D A Y | 9: 49 P.M.

liam, bentley, sebastian, matt

"Hey, what's up, man?"

"Yo, you guys made it!"

"Wouldn't wanna miss your party now, would we? Now the party's starting."

"Haha! Well, the drinks are over there in the kitchen. If you're up for some games, my friends are playing beer pong outside and pool downstairs."

"Awesome!"

"Have fun!"

"Thanks, Matt."

"Sure."

-

"Yo, this party's cool!"

"Told you this was gonna be fun! What do you— Liam?"

"...Liam?"

Both boys called him out.

"Liam!"

"Uh, yeah?"

"I was asking what you thought of the party."

"Pretty awesome."

"Hah, see? I told you I would— Liam!"

"Sorry, what?"

"Dude, why are you so distracted?"

"Huh, what? No, I'm not."

"Right. Now, what're you looking at?"

"Nothing."

"Yeah. And unicorns are real."

"Hey! Don't disrespect unicorns like that!"

"It's just— I don't know how to say this. Okay, uhh, how do I say this? Damn. Okay...ugh! I—"

"You're rambling."

"Right. Remember the girl I was telling you about? The one I met at a party—"

"Holy shit! The one you almost did the deed with?"

"Sshh! But...yeah."

"What about her?"

"..."

"No."

"Yes."

"She's here?"

"Kind of. Sorta. Yeah. Sure."

And then...

"Hey! It's you!"

"Shit."