Waiting.

Seven

The smell of alcohol stung sharp through my nostrils. The itchy, moist sea breeze went with it and they mixed up a somehow soothing and almost-vomit scent around the area. I see the tiki torches are lit up, the DJ is hot and making great music. The DJ is the one I want to steal for the night. I snuck out again tonight, even though I know mom couldn't care less about my whereabouts. I'll be with Gale and Harris, since Arthur has to help with his dad's paperworks. Rich dick. I easily spot Gale by the bar though. He's real easy to catch, he's always standing out. He's talking to a girl- a redhead. It's past ten-thirty, right.

"Ah, yes. Andre!" he grinned as I approached them. The girl's eyes lit up and beamed at me. "Dre, this is Monique" he introduced. I smiled "hey" and gave out my hand. She shook it "nice to meet you".

"Are all of you really this hot?" she blurted out. We just stared at her and tried to laugh politely "yeah, we all are".

"Drink on me, Dre?" he offered. I shook my head "I would want to hit that DJ right there". They laughed, "Y'know, Barbie is a real hard to get.." Monique explained. 'Oh, really?'

I just shook my head "I'll be trying to catch her attention, though". Then, I moved to the dance floor, getting near the her set. I started dancing, and I had the spotlight tonight. Just then, a lucky brunette started matching my moves. I danced with her until she leaned closer to me and said "Marie". I swooped in and got myself inches from her ear, I made sure my breath tickled her neck "James". She grinded her body to me, making sure a lot of skin contact was involved. She went for the kiss. I smiled as she forced her way into my mouth. Well, I have a thing for brunettes so I let her in. We let our tongues explore each other's mouths. Well, she tasted more like patron. I felt the weight of a stare and moved my eyes to the DJ- Barbie. She smirked.

I smiled and gave Marie a passionate, lingering kiss before I left her hanging on for dear life. She stared at me like a mouth-watering dog. 'You want more?' My eyes teased her as I made my way to the waters. Ok, I'll wait for my strike at the DJ. And then I saw Harris. He laughed as he saw me "I saw what you did back there!". Then, he dived in. I threw off my shirt and joined in, laughing with him. He was with a few girls, himself- two blondes and a ginger. They teased him "Oh, come on, Harris!". They were giggling. 'Women', I sighed, smiling. I stood up and held one of the blondes' hand and I eyed all of them "Please, ladies. Join us in the water".

They couldn't help but blush and take off their cover-ups. They went in and Harris and I high-fived. We were such a duo. We chat a little, share gossips and other stuff. Their names were Maia, Sasha and Agnes. We took a swim and had a few sips of the punch. Sasha and I kissed. I felt like such an ass though. I didn't like getting other girls' hopes up.

I heard the music about to die out. It was two forty-five. Time flies too fast. I grabbed my shirt from the sand and made my way back in. I searched for Barbie. Soon enough, everyone was just chilling out. I saw her by the stage, packing up. "Hey" I flashed her a smile. She smiled back "hello there, lover boy". She had a familiar stare, I couldn't point it out though.

I frowned, she didn't forget my little stunt. "Wanna grab a drink or two?" I offered, trying to brush it off.

She went past me and said "maybe just one". Mental fist pumped as I followed her to the bar "my usual, Tony" she said at the waiter. When her drink arrived, I handed out the cash. "How come I haven't seen you before?" she asked, raising a brow at me. "I'm currently residing at New York" I tried to sound smart.

"So why are you here?" so straight-forward.

I thought for a moment "I thought I'd drop by and see my mom".

"I haven't heard that one before" she chuckled, sipping her drink.

"Oh, I'm sure you haven't heard about me before" I laughed.

"Well, yes. I have, actually. The dude in love with the Cassidy girl" she eyed me from under her lashes.

I stopped, shocked "how do you know?".

"Oh, don't you remember me, AJ?!" she pouted, "we used to be best buds, Cammie and I".

"JESSICA?!" I almost screamed.

"Damn right. Don't you dare 'JESSICA?!' me, you asshole!" she punched my shoulder.

What is up with the mixed names? "They told me your name was Barbie" I stared her down, wide-eyed.

"BARBIE is a stage name. Well, I couldn't blame you, though. Freak" she glared at me. "How is she, by the way? I haven't heard from her since.. you know.." she trailed off, not wanting to say anything any further.

"She's.." I try to find the right words. "Cammie is not the same anymore. She's a whole lot different" I sighed at the sad thought.

"What do you mean?"

"You'd find out when you see her. I can't find the right word for it".

"Can I come with you, then? I want to see her so bad" she begged.

I rolled my eyes.

"Oh, please, AJ. You have a car. I have a car. You can just give me an address"

I asked for some tissue and used her pen. I wrote down CC's address and stood up "If she asks you where you got this, tell her you asked her mom".

And with that, I left and went home. I took a shower, had some Doritos and went to bed. 'I'll be back at my pad by two', I thought right before I passed out.