Strawberry Blonde

二十五

More people were in the house than there was at the school dance.

Actually none of these faces even looked familiar here ? Maybe they were from different schools or grades.

The smell of chocolate and sweets guided me to a dinning room where a huge table had bowls of candy around a chocolate cake that already had a few slices taken out.

" Oh my god look there's Upchuck !" I heard someone say from behind me.

" ..M-me ?" I said stuffing lollipops into my pockets.

" Yeah your the guy who got wasted at school and threw up right ? Gnarly dude !" Some blonde kid with blue face paint said raising a red solo cup to me.

I did a little bow, shrugged my shoulders and went back to stealing candy.

About an hour went on of music, people dry humping each other, and cheers from beer pong before I started to slowly sober up.

" What have I gotten myself into ? Got drunk and I've been on the sidelines for half the party, real classy Hassan." I said to myself holding ice on my temple.

" Hassan !" A familiar voice called making me hide my face with a pillow.

Charolette continued to call my name as she passed and went into another room allowing me to drop my guard.

" All this and Laurence isn't even—Here !?" As I said that I seen him in the room over talking to two vampire cheerleaders.

My mind was still distorted from the booze when I angrily stomped to him.

As I got closer the girls giggles and Laurence's smile grew along with my rage.

" Hey so what's going on here ?" I asked trying to hide my irritation.

The girls looked at me up and down as Laurence put his arm around them and they cooed.

" You know just party things, flirting here, drinking over there. What's going on with you ?"

He knew he had the upper hand against me. If I caused a scene I would out myself. If I walked away he would win in making me jealous.

I felt my blood boil beneath my skin as one of the girls kissed his neck.

" Whoa there ! Looks like you had a little too much to drink like this guy right here." He said giving her a Eskimo kiss then looking at me.

" Is she your type Hassan ? I mean, I know you have a thing for red heads but will blonde do ? Or is that just too much of an 'experiment' for you ?"

Our pupils were at war with each other as he continued to guilt trip me and make me furious.

" I...you know what ?" I said with water filling my eyes and my voice getting shaky.

" Have your fucking fun then !" I yelled storming upstairs.

Making my way through the hall trying to hide my face I got to a bathroom where a zombie couple were making out.

" Dude !?"

" GET OUT !" I screamed as they frustratedly ran out.

I slammed the door and held my head over the sink as tears filled with eyeliner dripped into the sink.

I looked in the mirror gawking at the black streaks running down my face and some of it stain my jacket.

The door slowly started to open and Laurence peaked his head in.

I wiped my face into my sleeves smudging the streaks even more as he walked into the bathroom and locked the door behind him.