What people don't know

Chapter 76

I have a lot of fun at the party, I'm just talking with some strangers plus i'm drinking which makes everything more fun. When it's like 1am i see Daniel enter the house, I immediately feel that weird feeling in my stomach again. When he sees me we have eye contact and he immediately walks up to me, I just awkwardly stand there with my red cup in my hands. "Hey!" he says and he pulls me in a hug, I smell the alcohol so i know he also drank. I just hug him back and it's not feeling that weird, it's feeling good actually. "Hey" I reply and we both pull back, "I had no idea that you would really come!" he says and he smiles at me, I smile back, "Well here i am" I say and he laughs. "Yep!" he says and he looks around. "So you're gonna be at the game tomorrow right?" he asks and i nod, "Are you parents able to come?" he asks, "Oh uh no they have to work" I lie and he buys the lie, probably cause he's drunk. I'm not drunk yet, I still have the cup in my hands that Layla gave me at the beginning of the party, I'm not planning on being drunk tonight cause i need to work tomorrow morning at 6am till noon, then i need to go to the game and after that i need to work again. I'm working a lot this weekend but i really need to. I almost can't buy groceries anymore... Food is super expensive and it's even cheaper to go through drive thru's the whole time. "Daniel you coming man" one of Daniel's guy friends asks and he looks at me, I just walk away as an answer. I know it's harsh and rude, but i need to listen to his mom. I need to stay away from. The more rude i'm gonna be the more he's gonna hate me and the less he'll be with me. That's just how it needs to be.

When it's 4am i say goodbye to Layla and i grab my little backpack, I feel a bit drunk but it's not that bad. I can still walk straight and i can see everything clearly. When i exit the house i run into Daniel, I haven't seen him since 1am i think. "Heeyyy Elleee" he says with a drunk voice, oh gosh. Is he really drunk? "Hey" I just say. He walks closer to me and he pulls me into a hug, I can smell the alcohol really good and it's a strong scent. He just keeps leaning on me, "Why are you so mean to me Elleee" he says with a sad face and he pouts at me. Oh my god, does he really think i'm being mean? Well come on Elle, you are being mean. "Oh uh sorry i uh" I say and i really don't know what the hell i should say right now. "I am feeling really sad" he says and he looks at me and i can see he's hurt in his eyes. "Oh well uh why don't you just go home" I say and he nods, "Yeah well how?" he asks and he holds up his keys. "I can't drive" he says and he gives his keys to me. "Well i can't drive either" I say and he just shrugs his shoulders. "Well then i'll just stay here and drink even more" he says and he starts to walk away from me, "Wait!" I say and i grab his hand. I can't let him go back inside and let him drink even more, he has a game tomorrow and if his coach finds out what's he's doing right now he's going to be kicked out of the team. "I'll just take you to my place" I say and immediately a smile appears on his face, "Really?! You're gonna be nice again?" he says and i just smile. I'm not gonna be nice again, I'm just gonna be nice now but when you wake up i'm gonna be my rude self again. I pull his arm over my shoulder and we slowly start to walk to my apartment. I really can't believe i'm doing this right now, he's gonna ask questions and i have no idea how i should answer them. "You are really pretty" he says while he grabs a straw of my hair, "I like your hair" he adds and smiles at me, "Oh uh thanks" I say and i feel super awkward. I hate getting compliments. "Why are you nice now" he asks and he looks down at me, "Just keep walking and shut up" I say and he smiles, "You're back" he says and i shake my head and smile. He's acting really cute right now.

The walk takes about 30 minutes cause Daniel can't even walk straight. I wish i had Corbs with me right now but he's not here... I help him up the stairs and i help him sit down on a chair. "It's nice in here" he says while he looks around, "Now let's get you in the shower" I say and i pull him up from the chair, "You're gonna shower with me" he says with big eyes from excitement. "No i'm not, you're gonna do it by yourself" I say and he smiles, "Good cause i have no idea what the hell i had to do with you otherwise" he says and i raise my eyebrows. Wait did he really mean that? Nah he's probably making it up or something, but drunks always tell the truth right? I bring him to our little bathroom, "Okey so i'll grab some clothes you can wear okey?" I say and he just nods. He sits down at the toilet and he looks around. I walk to Corbs his room and I grab some joggings and a pink sweater. He loved the colour pink, he said the colour made him happy. I walk back to the bathroom and i knock on the door, "You can come in" he says and I open the door, "I don't know how to untie my shoes anymore" he says while he blushes. Oh my god is he so far? How much did he drink? "I'll just help you" I say and i sigh. I get on my knees and i take of his shoes. "Here you go" I say while i stand up again and i hand him some clothes. "Thanks" he says and he smiles at me. I look through the cabinets for some shower gel he can use cause i finished the one i used this morning. When i find it I look back up at Daniel and he's already half naked, he's only standing in his boxers right now and he wants to pull them down too, he probably forgot that i'm in here too. "Woah woah wait" I say and he startles and he looks up, "Oh sorry" he says, "It's fine, well here you go" I say while i hand him a towel and the shower gel. I exit the bathroom and i close the door behind me. Not gonna lie, but he looks good. He has a freakin sixpack?!