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chapter seven. danger lures
THE partywas in full swing.
Groups of newly graduated teenagers fled to the Cullen's house━━anticipation in their veins at never seeing the building before, and adrenaline in their bones at having finally left school for good. It was euphoric. More than three quarters of their grade were congregated in the house, and Georgine felt just slightly cramped.
(Don't get her wrong, the Cullen house was huge, the biggest one she had ever seen, but there was just too many people in one space, for her liking.)
Music Georgine wouldn't necessarily listen to filled her ears from every direction, every room. No matter where she would turn to, a gaggle of teens would be dancing awkwardly to a completely different song compared to the room next to it. It gave Georgine a headache━━she wasn't the biggest fan of parties...
She walked down the stairs after fleeing to the upstairs bathroom, knowing no one else would use that one (considering the Cullens had one downstairs, too, that they could use), and taking her precious time. Georgine wasn't claustrophobic, but there was a line when it came to how many people she was comfortable being surrounded by in one area, and this had just about crossed it.
As she came to the bottom of the stairs, her breathing regular, hands tucked deeply into the suede jacket she had wrapped around her for comfort, her eyes landed on Bella, her own searching for solace and comfort. Bella found Georgine on the stairs, both breathing a breath of relief at finding the other. They just connected.
"Hey," Bella breathed, a comforting smile placed upon her face. She looked just as uncomfortable as Georgine felt.
Georgine nodded, and offered a tight-lipped smile, in return. She went to open her mouth, to complain about the loud, unnecessary music and the fact that she so desperately just wanted to call it a night, to fall onto her bed and close her eyes, but Georgine spotted Bella's eyes move from her own and to the direction behind her. Turning, Georgine spotted Jessica and Angela walking towards the two girls, a light bounce in their step along with the music, elated smiles of indulgence and satisfaction.
The newcomers pulled the girls into hugs, a slight awkwardness present when Jessica embraced Georgine, but neither spoke their feelings aloud. They pulled apart, and Jessica asked the question Georgine had guessed she had been asking everyone she had spoken to that night.
"What did you think of my speech?" Jessica had always been one for gratification. "Too easy-breezy? Too self-helpful? You hated it?" She blurted out.
