YOU 2 [Charli D'Amelio]

Chapter 100.

Previously in After,

It begins to snow as soon as I pull onto the freeway so it takes me over thirty minutes to get to the dorms. They look the same as I remember, of course they do it has only been a week sine I left them. It seems so much longer. I ignore the rude stare from the bleach blonde across the hall who once yelled at Max for spilling vodka outside her door. That first night that Max stayed in my dorm with me seems so distant, time hasn't made sense since I have met Max. There is no answer when I knock on my old door. Of course she isn't here, she is never here. She spends majority of her time at Tristan and Sam apartment and I have no idea where that is. Even if I did would I go there?

Just as I am about to give up on my radical decision to practically stalk my old roommate, I pass Blind Bob's, the biker bar I went to with Steph. As soon as I recognize Sam's car in the lot, I pull in. I take a deep breath before getting out of my car, the cold air burns my nostrils. The woman at the front smiles at me when I enter and I am relieved when I spot Steph's red hair from across the room. If only I had known what was to come.

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Nervousness overcomes me as I walk through the smoky bar. Why did I think this was a good idea? Max is going to be furious with me and Addison may just think I am insane.

"Charli what the heck are you doing here?" Addison asks and pulls me into a hug.

"I.. well I was looking for you." I say.

"Is everything okay? Or did you just miss me?" She laughs.

"I just missed you." I decide to go with that for now.

"I haven't seen you in ages C, where has Max been hiding you?" Sam teases and hugs me.

Tristan appears behind Addison and wraps his arms around her waist. By the way she leans back against him, I know they have worked through the fight over Molly.

"Come sit with us, it's just us for now." She smiles and I follow the three of them to the booth. For now? I wonder if she means that Max will be here soon?

I choose not to ask and order and burger and fries instead. I haven't eaten all day and it's past three in the afternoon.

"I will make sure there is no ketchup." The waitress laughs and walks back to the kitchen. She must remember me from the last time I was here when Max made a scene about ketchup being on my burger.

I pick at my manicured fingers as I wait for the waitress to bring me my coke.

"You missed one hell of a party last night Charli." Sam says. He lifts his glass and gulps down the remainder of his beer.

"Yea?" I smile. The most frustrating part of my relationship with Max is that I never know what I am allowed to tell people. If I were in a normal relationship I would respond with "Oh yea, we had a great time last night at her father's wedding." but since my relationship is far from normal, I stay quiet.

"Yea, it was wild. We went out to the docks instead of the frat house. We get away with more at the docks and we don't have to clean up after." He laughs.

"Oh, does Jace live at the docks?" I try to keep my tone neutral.

"What? No, the docks are boat docks." He laughs and continues, "He works there during the day though, he lives close by them."

"Oh.." I chew on my straw.

"It was freezing and Tristan here was plastered and jumped into the cold ass water." Addison snorts and Tristan flips her off playfully.

"It wasn't too bad, my body was numb the second I hit the water." He laughs.

My food appears along with Tristan's wings and a round of beer's for the three of them.