Austin Mahone's California Love Story

Chapter 4: Getting To Know The People

Austin

The house is quiet again, even Brenda isn't home. I head straight up the stairs into my bedroom. I think about today. This whole rivalry thing is for real and I thought it was a minor thing, but the way people stared at Camila and I was like us together was never recognized as normal.

I was comfortably power napping until my phone rang, "Hello?" I answer.

"Austin?" The voice sounded familiar but without a face I couldn't think of who it was.

"Yeah, who's this?" I murmur through the phone.

I hear a laugh, "Its Jake,"

I manage to sit myself up from the bed, "What up?" I scratch away the dry drool from my cheek.

"Dude, are you busy tonight?" I look at my clock, it read 6:35.

"No why? What's going on?" I say through a harsh yawn.

"My buddy that's in college is having a party at his house tonight, you got to come with." His voice is full of enthusiasm.

I can get out of the house before Sarah get home, "Sure, I could use the load off."

"Alright, I'll come by your house in an hour and we'll head over there."

I hang up the phone and toss it on the counter beside the clock. I've never been invited to a college party, but there's a first time for everything. Plus, I guess it could help me get my mind off Camila and this whole drastic rivalry for the night.

An hour passes and Jake drives us to a rich looking neighborhood where all the houses have at least three stories and large pools visible from the front view. I follow Jake up the steps and into the house. The house was so huge that it reminded me of the house you would see on MTV Cribs. The music was bursting through surround sound speakers from the living room. Jake introduced me to nearly every person in the house except for the host of the party.

"Austin, this guy is the best party thrower you'll ever meet. This is Derek." He points to a guy with light skin, blond hair and hazel eyes wearing a dark blue polo shirt.

I shake his hand, "Nice to meet you. This is a sweet place you're living in."

He nods with a smile, "Thanks, how you liking California so far?"

"It's definitely different than Texas, but it's not that bad."

"Yeah I'm sure Jake here has filled you in on the whole rivalry thing so if those beaners ever give you a hard time you let me know." He says.

"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind." I hope that it won't have to come to that if I plan on getting to know Camila.

Derek looks at a couple of girls that look to be juniors at our school, "Look, I got to talk to these girls, but you two keep partying." He walks off in the direction of the girls.

I head back over to Jake who is checking out the girls passing by, "Derek seems like an interesting dude."

"That guy is a legend to us. When he was a senior he could get any girl from any grade he wanted," he pauses to take a sip of his soda, "In fact, he still can now that he's in college. Girls from freshmen to seniors would line up to give their virginities to him. He's been given so many virginities than anyone can get in a lifetime."

"Interesting stuff," I say sarcastically. Derek seems like a cool guy but I'm pretty sure he's the kind of guy who uses girls for his own popular standards.

Jake begins to nudge my shoulder, "It looks like Megan's checking you out, bro." I look over at a beautiful blonde girl with hair put half way up walking towards me, "Make a move, bro." he says shoving me in her direction and casually walks away.