The Lifeguard - Tyrus

Chapter Seventeen

Cyrus woke up to the sound of his phone buzzing, 'TJ' the contact read. He decided to answer the call.

"Hey!" TJ's voice echoed through the speaker. Cyrus' mind was feeling very blurry, due to him just waking up. "Uh... morning?" Cyrus asked, wondering why TJ had called so early. "Cyrus, it's almost noon..." TJ said, blankly, but you could hear a chuckle in his voice. Cyrus rubbed his eyes, feeling confused, "Really? Anyways, why are you calling me? Don't you have work?" He asked. TJ's voice spoke, "It's pouring rain outside, so I have the day off. I was wondering if you wanted to hangout?"  Cyrus, still having that morning blur, told TJ he has to ask permission first.

Cyrus brought himself to the kitchen to make some breakfast, he poured himself a bowl of cereal and sat at the kitchen table. Noticing that his parents weren't to be found, Cyrus took the legitimate guess that they were working. So Cyrus decided to text his mom about seeing TJ.

Cyrus: hey, Mom, would it be okay to hang out with TJ later?
Mrs. Goodman: sure, honey. Just make sure you do your chores before you leave, and if you're going to ride your bike, wear a hoodie or something
Cyrus: sure thing

Cyrus finished up his breakfast and decided to do his chores now, because he knew if he didn't, he would just procrastinate. He managed to finish them all in the span of two hours, might've gotten distracted listening to music. Cyrus took a look outside, to see it really was pouring rain. 'There is no way I'm biking' Cyrus thought to himself.

Cyrus: hey Teej, do you think I could get picked up?
TJ: my parents are at work RN and Amber isn't listening to me for some reason.
Cyrus: ugh guess I'll have to bike
TJ: sorry :(

Cyrus turned off his phone and went to his bedroom closet to get a hooded sweatshirt. He pulled a blue hoodie over his head, put his phone in the pocket and went outside. It might've been pouring rain but it was very humid and musty. 

Cyrus biked his way to TJ's home, completely soaked from the rain. He eventually made it to TJ's front door, aggressively knocking on the door. TJ opened up the door, and immediately started laughing. "Shut up", Cyrus sarcastically retorted. TJ continued his laughter, "Sorry. Want me to get you a towel or something?" He asks. Cyrus nods and walks in through the door. TJ goes upstairs to grab a towel for Cyrus, leaving Cyrus downstairs. TJ comes sprinting back with a fluffy green towel and hands it over to Cyrus.

A few hours pass, then TJ gets an idea. "We should throw a party!" He exclaims. Cyrus raised his eyebrows in weariness, "like... right now? Who are you going to invite?" He asks. TJ shrugs his shoulders, "I have a friend from work. You could invite some of your friends, too". Cyrus thinks about it for a second, "I don't know..." which causes TJ to roll his eyes. "Come on! It'll be fun, I bet it'll cause Amber to come out of her room". Cyrus pouts, "okay, Let's throw a party, but no alcohol!" He warns.

  When the party gets set up, Cyrus sends an invite text to Andi, Buffy (who's bringing Marty along), Jonah and Reed. TJ invites his work friend, Walker, to the party.
  Andi is the first one to get there, "Hey!" She calls out in a sing-song voice. She's wearing a yellow tea shirt with overalls. Apparently Amber was able to hear Andi's voice because she came racing down the stairs. "Oh my gosh, I love your outfit! You look so cute!" Amber squeals. Andi blushes, "aw thank you!"  TJ and Cyrus both look back and forth between them, "you guys are acting like a couple, not gonna lie" TJ says. Amber's cheeks redden, "um... that's because w-we are". Both Cyrus and TJ widened their eyes, then Cyrus broke into a smile. "Aw, Andi! I'm happy for you two!" And gave her a hug. TJ just kinda stood there in shock, "Wow. Why didn't you tell me earlier? You should know that I love you, no matter what." Amber was about to say something, but just hugged her brother.

When everyone else arrives, the party truly starts. Everyone is dancing around to music, and even though this is against Cyrus' wishes, alcohol has been brought out. Cyrus and Buffy are the only ones aren't drinking, waiting until they're legal. The music is blasting many different types of genres. There's currently a Backstreet Boys song playing,

'Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Tell me why
I never want to hear you say
I want it that way'

Everyone is basically screaming the lyrics. Then a very drunk Amber yells out, "LET'S PLAY SPIN THE BOTTLE!" Cyrus and Buffy roll their eyes, but everyone else wants to play. Leaving them no choice, but joining in. "Jonah", Amber points to Jonah, "you go first" she slurs. Jonah spins the bottle around, with it landing on Walker. They both lean in towards each other, giving a little peck on the lips. "That... wasn't too bad", Jonah says, Walker slightly blushing.
   Amber points her finger at TJ, "your turn!"  TJ buffs out a breath, "why'd I agree to this?!"  He spins the bottle around. It spins, it spins and it starts to slow down. Then it lands. On Cyrus.