Veronica is just a regular girl. A girl with big dreams for a perfect future. A girl who craved finding true love and not just the idea of it. A girl with friends who were family to her. A girl who had nothing special to tell you about her life, unt...
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I took extra time to get ready that night. A red crop top paired with a black skirt and knee-high boots. I kept my makeup light, but enough to make me look bolder and better and I let my long dark hair loose, letting it fall over my shoulders.
I thought I looked really good. Because I felt really good.
Ash came to pick me up that night and smiled when she took a good look at me. It wasn't very often that I paid attention to what I wore. But I did tonight and she knew why. "Not just Paul but you're going to make a lot of guys sweat, tonight." She winked.
I smiled at her but didn't say anything. I had no idea what exactly I was expecting with this thing that I had going on with Paul, but I was enjoying every bit of it. I wasn't in love with him. But I did like him a lot. Maybe I would tell him tonight, and hopefully, he would say he felt the same?
Neil and Avi met us outside the house where the party was, it was already packed with people. So many unfamiliar faces and I instantly felt uncomfortable, I took a calming breath and kept telling myself 'it's okay, just let go. It will be fun.'
Neil had brought Sam with him tonight. They weren't officially together yet, but they had been on a couple of dates and they were great together. We stepped inside a huge house that belonged to someone Neil and Avi were friends with.
Soon we were swarmed by people and we ended up at the bar. One drink down and I was beginning to wonder if I'll even see Paul tonight. By the time we were through our second glass someone tapped me on my shoulder and I found Paul beaming at me.
"You look stunning Veronica, " he said looking me up and down.
"Why thank you, " I replied, taking him in, he wore a black button-down shirt with brown pants and he looked as handsome as ever. "You look really nice too."
"Thanks." He smiled before acknowledging others. Neil was too busy entertaining Sam to pay any attention to us. So it was just Ash, Avi, Paul, and I for a while. But soon, Paul's friends joined him. Including Max.
Within half an hour every one of us was almost shit-faced. I was trying to be the 'responsible one' when I started noticing everyone else was losing control and emptying drink after drink. Avi who was usually well in control looked pretty tipsy too. When everyone decided to take the party to the dance floor, I stayed back. Not really in a mood to join the stuffed-up area with so many people dancing on it. I was mildly claustrophobic and it was beginning to show.
As I sipped my drink, my eyes found an old friend, who wasn't really a friend anymore. Heather. Dancing with Max and a few other people I didn't recognize. I looked away before she could spot me, I'd have to stay out of her way for the rest of the night to avoid any confrontation.
