PRETTYMUCH a Lie [n.m]

Twenty

Amelia

Tonight was going so perfectly until something started to rise in my stomach.

"Uh oh," I whispered to myself as I grabbed Alison from the circle of people dancing.

I yanked her along with me to the nearest bathroom. I turned around and made eye contact with Nick. He looked confused, but I mouthed the word bathroom and his face relaxed. He nodded me off while jumping in to dance with his bandmates.

Once I entered the bathroom, I went straight for the toilet. As soon as I hit my knees, it all came up. Alison quickly grabbed my hair from my face and held it back. I hadn't been drinking 'that' much tonight, well, yes, it was a lot, but not as much as I normally drink.

When I was finished, I wiped off my mouth and Alison let go of my hair, letting it fall around my shoulders. I waited for a few minutes to make sure I was finished emptying out my insides and took a deep breath while I closed my eyes. That one was bad.

"What time is it?" I asked Alison who was looking over herself in the mirror.

"It is almost two," she said checking her phone.

"I think it might be time to head on out. I feel like crap," I said. I slowly made my way over to the sink and rinsed out my mouth. "Do you have any gum?" I gestured toward her purse.

"Yeah, here."

I graciously took the gum and slipped it into my mouth as Emily walked into the bathroom and said, "Oh, I was wondering where you guys went. I have a little bit of a situation."

For as many shots as she had taken tonight, she didn't seem that drunk.

"Brandon is looking really good tonight. Black is definitely his color," she smiled.

"Holy shit, you little slut," Alison laughed walking near her. Emily laughed at her comment.

"Edwin really likes you though," I mentioned.

"I know, I know," she replied with a hint of guilt.

"Brandon is pretty cute though. What about Maggie?" I asked concerned. I definitely did not want to be in the middle of a boyband feud.

"He hasn't mentioned anything about her tonight. It is as almost if they aren't even together anymore. If he lets me in his room tonight, were fucking," she simply stated with confidence and arched eyebrows.

I widened my eyes at her language and laughed at her. Yeah, it was wrong, but it wasn't my place to tell either of them what they can or can't do.

As we walked back out onto the dance floor and found our friends, I stood by Nick.

"Are y'all about ready to go?" Alison asked the group.

"Yeah, y'all are more than welcome to come back to our hotel. We got two rooms," Brandon exclaimed. I didn't see Austin, Ansley or Edwin anymore though.

"Where is everyone else?" Emily asked.

"Edwin, Austin and Ansley went back to the hotel already. They are bunking in the same room. I think Edwin got sick," Nick explained.

Well, this was Emily's chance to get Brandon alone, and I was sure she was not going to miss out on the opportunity.

We all piled into an Uber that seated six. It was a slightly older model of a van, but it was super spacious. Zion sat up front talking to the Uber driver while Emily and Brandon climbed into the backseat by themselves and I sat in the middle in between Nick and Alison.