Skipping Stones (Book I: Smoke + Mirrors)

25 | Thief | Zoey

      "What. The. Hell." Platz shuts the door and turns around to face me. "What? What'd you see?" I ask him, going to open the door but he cuts me off. "You don't want to see, trust me." Platz says and goes to sit on the couch.

      "Why can't I go in?" Platz shakes his head, his eyes wide. "Don't." I roll my eyes and start to turn the doorknob. There's a thud and "are you ok?" From behind the door. I turn back to Platz, realizing what happened.

      "Was that...Dans voice?" I ask, sitting down on a stool at our counter. Platz presses his lips together and nods. "Yep." He says, holding his face with his hands. "Oh god." I breath and wait for the door to open again. "You didn't actually see did you?" I ask Platz, sacred for the answer. "Unfortunately......I did."

      I roll my eyes. "Oh Niki." Another thud comes from Nikis room. "Why the hell would you leave pants on the floor?" Niki's voice says and then it goes quite for another minute or two. Finally the doorknob turns and the door opens a crack, Dans face looks out and he turns bright red when he sees me and Platz sitting there.

      Niki walks out of the room and glances over at me and Platz "why are you guys here?" She asks, getting a drink. I give her a questioning glance, but she ignores it. Dan comes out of the room too, and gets a drink. They both act like nothing happened, but I can see  them giving each other a glance. "So...." Platz says and comes to sit next to me.

      "So what?" Dan asks, leaning against the other side of the counter. Niki stands beside him and sets her glass down. "So what was going on?" I ask, annoyed slightly. "Nothing." Niki shoots back, but both her and Dan turn a visible shade of pink.

      "Might I ask why exactly you came in my room?" Niki asks, looking at Platz. "Well I thought someone was breaking in with all the noise." Platz responds, moving an inch or so closer to me in a nervous way. "You didn't take into account that someone might be in there, like me?" She responds with an edge in her voice.

      "It wasn't just you in there, was it?" I ask starring at Niki. "You have no right. This is my house." Niki responds, visibly upset and embarrassed by now. "It's mine too!" I shoot back and Dan and Platz exchange a worried glance. "Hey, lets go." Dan says to Niki, taking her hand. Niki looks like she's about to say something else but gives in and lets Dan lead her outside.

      Platz and I watch them go, exchanging glances. "Well then." He says finally and stands up, I sigh and stand up too. "Something did happen in there, didn't it?" I ask him while putting the glasses in the sink. "Yep." Platz responds.