Just Peachy

- Chapter One -

"We're going out tonight. I've been invited to a party," Audrey's voice trailed off.

I roll my eyes as I shoved the last half of my pastry in my mouth, the other half sitting on my coffee table next to where my legs were propped.

Every night she comes to me with another party. Every. Night. I'm tired of it. Can't a girl just want to stay in?

"It has to be impossible to find all these parties." My eyes skim over the article I had been reading while the words left my mouth. My eyes never leaving the screen as I tilted my head towards my best friend. Who is currently making herself at home, stretching wide, head to toe lying on the sofa. Her legs hit my laptop's keyboard as she drapes them over me. I grumble at her and she shifts.

She has to run out of parties soon. She has to.

"It's simple really, I'm not a shut in," she sits upright and sidles up to me. Audrey lets out a sigh when she looks at my laptop. "Heard anything back yet?"

I pinch the bridge of my nose, letting out some stress from the day while I talk. "I've got an interview tomorrow," She glanced at me with an impressed expression before she grabs the last half of my pastry, "you're buying me a new one."

"Of course I will... do you think the boss is going to be hot?" Audrey chuckled as she changes the subject before starting to scroll away on her phone, "What? It's not like you're gonna fuck him. Like isn't that what happened with that guy from the fall guys?"

"It was the Try Guys," I correct her and she scoffs. "That has a lot of layers to it."

"Same thing, nerd," I do not miss the teasing in her voice before she bumps my shoulder with hers. "Anyways, the party is in, like, two hours so," she pauses before looking up to me like it was the most obvious prompt to get me ready. "Get moving."

I scoffed at her, but shut my laptop without a fight. Standing up swiftly after placing it on the coffee table next to the plate my pastry was on and made my way to my room.

I'll be doing the dishes tomorrow after my interview anyways.

Looking at myself in the mirror, I groan. "One drink. One drink and then we go home." I nod at my reflection before making my way over to my closet, pulling out some varying beige adjacent clothing.

Simple white shirt, light almost cream pants and an orange cropped jean jacket. It was a bit boring, but it's simple, comfortable and if I spill anything on it, it's not a big deal.

I'm not wanting to attract attention to myself. I want to get in there, show face for Audrey, and then get the fuck out.

I step into the ensemble and apply my makeup, leaving my hair to do its own thing. As well as adding jewelry.

I walked out of my room to see Audrey in a black dress that stopped above her knees, at about her mid-thigh. It fit her frame perfectly and she looked stunning in it. Like an evil fairy.

"Our Uber is outside, let's go!" She grabbed me by my arm and drags me out my apartment.

The Uber waits for us and we got to the party. It was like a typical one we used to go to in high school but that's good because it's simple.