❝Maybe there's a whole bunch of impossible people waiting for me out there. Waiting to make me feel that same uncertainty again and again.❞
Allison Romero has never had any luck when it comes to finding love, or maintaining friends...or just about...
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29: CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
"YOU look horrible."
Lila beside me gives a blank stare. "Gee, thanks," she deadpans.
I laugh and say, "You should have a drink."
Lila sniffs and looks away then. "I don't drink," she confesses.
"How come? Almost every teenager drinks." Except me, but that's another story for another day.
Lila shrugs and finally looks back at me. "I just don't. Is it that hard to comprehend?" I'm a bit startled at her shift of tone. "So where's your boyfriend?"
Ethan has disappeared long ago to God knows where. I caught him chugging down some shots with a couple of his friends, one of them being Tyler; who made sure to give me a nasty look when I walked past him. "Getting drunk. I don't know." I laugh. "I don't keep tabs on him."
Lila nods slowly, a soft smile tugging at the corner of her lips. "Right," she says in a quiet voice. "I'm going to take a walk to clear my mind. Talk to you later."
Before I can reply, she ducks her head down and disappears out of sight. I exit the kitchen and squeeze through the crowd until I reach Ethan. I tap him on the back and he looks over his shoulder with raised brows. In his hand is a cup of alcohol. I'm not sure what drink it is.
"Is that..." He narrows his eyes and points at something behind me. "Crystal?"
Her eyes are wide and she catches my gaze. Ethan gestures for her to come. There is a cringe on her face as she walks to us.
"Cinemas, huh?" Ethan stares her down.
Crystal stammers out a laugh. "Oh, yeah! Um, about that...we went to the cinemas and then decided halfway to ditch it and come to the party. We were just about to tell you!" She looks worriedly at me.
"Cut the shit, Crystal," Ethan says. A look of amusement crosses over his face.
Crystal grimaces. "He knows?"
"He knows."
She places a hand on my shoulder. "Sorry, love. Wish I could've been more of a help. Anyways, I'm going to go look for Makayla. She's throwing up in the bathroom." And with that, she turns and leaves.
Ethan turns to me. There's a ghost of a smile on his face. "I'm going to go have a drink. See you later."
As soon as he's out of sight, I decide to head upstairs to the bathroom to freshen up. I've been feeling a little lightheaded and I haven't even had anything to drink yet. I clamber up the stairs in four effortless bounds and make my way to the bathroom. I knock the door and hear a muffled, "Just a second!"
