the reason | 13rw

f i f t y - n i n e

i ended up skipping the rest of the week, but bryce decided to throw a party saturday night. he said it was for old times sake. and of course i decided to go. my mom was still out of town, my dad at work and i'd yet to talk to elliot. the thought of sitting at home all night did not excite me, so this was my best chance.

when i arrived, most people were already drunk. i grabbed a drink and headed towards the back of the house. i found some of the baseball guys playing beer pong. others were in the pool and hot tub. 

i saw people inside the man cave and hurried over, pushing past people. when i walked in, i saw my main group of friends sat inside. jeff, alex, clay, hannah, jess, scott, bryce, zach, monty, justin and piper. monty and alex were playing on the xbox. i shut the door which caused monty to look over. his smile faded and he froze. 

"dude, what the hell, we're getting killed!" alex yelled as he glanced to monty. 

he stopped, following monty's eyes to me. clay's , piper's, jess's and hannah's followed. 

"hey guys," i smiled slightly. 

"what are you doing here?" piper asked. 

"what do you mean?" 

that's when the rest of them focused on me. 

"hey little one," bryce nodded. 

"hey," i waved. 

"i'm going to get another drink." monty pushed himself up. he pushed past me, hitting our shoulders together. 

he left the man cave, walking into the crowd of people. 

"you need to leave." piper said. 

"excuse me?" 

"you're a bitch nicolette." jess told me. 

"what the fuck is up your ass?" i asked. 

"ignore them, monty is all salty about the break up." justin said and threw his arm around me. "personally, i'm happy to see you." 

"she skipped school all week, so are we." jeff laughed. 

"you know what, i should probably go and call my mom." i said. "i haven't spoken to her since yesterday." 

i tried to pull away from justin but he just slid his hand into mine. 

"just ignore them." he said and pulled me over to where he was playing cards with bryce, zach, scott and jeff. 

"what are you guys playing?" i asked as he took a seat. 

"some bullshit poker, want to learn?" justin smiled. 

"sure," i shrugged. 

he pulled me down on his lap, placing his arms around my waist as he picked his cards up. i looked up and over at bryce who was peaking up at me. i smile softly and saw him do the same. 

"i'm back," monty announced. 

i looked over along with everyone else. he hand a whole bottle of henney and a red solo cup. he saw me sat on justin lap and took a swig straight from the bottle. he sat down with alex and grabbed the controller. 

that's when i heard my facetime ringing. i pulled my phone out and saw elliot calling. 

"i'll be right back." i tried to stand. 

"where are you going?" justin asked, keeping me still.

"elliot is calling me and i think i know why." i threw a glance to piper.