A Different Summer (A 5SOS, Luke Hemmings Fan fiction)

Chapter 45:)

"All the crossed wires

Just making us tired,

Is it too late to bring us back to life?" -The Only Reason 5SOS

That was a big mistake agreeing to go to this party three weeks ago. Obviously I was that brain dead I didn't even care to what invite I was responding. To be honest Flynn's party was the last place I wanted to be tonight. All I wanted to do was curl up with either a book or a sitcom series by myself in my room, lock the door and hibernate forever. But no, the cruel reality was that I was standing here, in the middle of Claudia's room confronted with a major fashion dilemma: Dress or Shorts.Heels or Flats? To be honest I didn't really care....but my over excited friends did, so I tried my best to go along.

"Bai, this is really pretty wear this!!" Mik groaned in frustration as she held up a pair of high waisted light denim shorts and an aztec flowy mid-driff thing. I cocked my head on the side, considering the option. I was about to reply when Claudia flew in over the top with another option.

"Dress!!! It really is cute!!" She exclaimed, throwing a light denim skater dress onto her bed, standing to cross her arms in an effort to look intimidating. It didn't work.

"I.......give me a sec." I said shaking my head, nibbling on my lip with anxiety.

"I vote shorts." Lizzie added into the silence.

"I vote dress." Stef laughed, taking a seat on the edge of the bed.

"Ok, Ok, shorts. I like shorts." I decided, making several people in the room groan. Well, guess what, to bad.

I went to get changed, pulling my hair up into a high pony tail, slipping on a pair of Lilly's. Which I loved to bits, even though they made me a heap taller I still enjoyed wearing them.

"Ok lets go." I sighed, checking the time on my phone to see a text from Luke.

Luke:

Whatcha dooooin?! :-)

Me:

Party :-/ miss you ❤️

I left it at that, slipping my phone into the back pocket of my shorts.

"Enthusiastic much?!" Mikaela joked as we left Claudia's room. I shot her a withering look and pushed her lightly in the side before taking the stairs two at a time. I shooting her the bird as I ran down the stairs, the faster I got to this party the faster I could leave.

"Dad we're ready to go!!" Claudia yelled down the hall as a man with short, dark, slightly grey hair poked his head out from around the corner of the hallway door.

"Coming!! He chuckled awkwardly, as his head disappeared back into the room. He returned moments later with a set of car keys in his hand.

We all trouped out the door towards the car and piled inside. Claudia called shot gun, leaving Stef, Mik, Lizzie and myself to pile into Claudia's dads seven seater car. Squishy didn't even begin to describe how close we all where in the back seat of the car. The trip was rather awkward, the sound of the radio playing softly in the background as no one spoke. I just kept continuously sending annoyed looks at Mik who retunred them with an innocent grin. Bitch.

"OH MY GOD!!" Claudia yelled, her hand pouncing on the volume dial on the radio. He dad jumped in surprise at her sudden out burst, sending a puzzled look her way.

Back in high school we used to take it slower..........

"No way......." I trailed off, the astonishment on my face much the same as the girls around me.