obsession; mariano castano

the party's here , pt. 1

before you start reading, don't hesitate to click on the picture of up there. ^ it's a list of songs to listen to for the party portion of this chapter.

18 minutes & 13 seconds of music if i'm calculating right.

friday night

3 hours till the party and im freaking out. i haven't done this party thing in about a year.

"should i wear my orange fit or a black dress?" shylah asks me. i'm confused because it's her party and i definitely don't want any say of what goes on but.

"orange fit because i don't want it to look like we're twinning. you'll stand out too, it is your party.

"you're so right."

i hear constant vibrating, so i look on the dresser and see 'incoming facetime from jayden.' i pick up and "HEY! I'M ON THE WAY BACK TO YOUR HOUSE AND MY PHONE IS ABOUT TO DIE BUT YOUR BROTHER AND I PICKED UP HIS FRIENDS AND WE'RE GONNA HANG AT YOUR PLACE. OKAY? BYE, LOVE YOU!"

i had no time to say anything, luckily there wasn't much to say.

"did you hear that?" i ask.

"yes, i did and it sounds like your house is gonna be a wreck when you get back home."

"joseph knows our mama would kill us so he wouldn't let anything happen."

"oh yeah. are you gonna put on anything?"

"yes, i'm gonna set everything up first."

"okay. please please please take everything off of the tables and put them in the pantry."

"will do."

i go down stairs and i see there's already a car in the driveway.

"shylah, someone's already here!" i yell. everybody knows it starts at 9, it's barely 7.

"just open it!" she yells back, and i do as she says. i open it, it's malcom and mar.

"hey, not to be rude but what in the hell are you two doing here?"

"your brother told us it was only you and shylah prepping for this, we knew you'd need the help."

i smile at the courageous thought.

"you boys are so sweet, come in."

"this place is huge, are you sure we're supposed to be here?" malcom asks.

"yes," i laugh, "shes upstairs but don't you dare go up there."

"i'm just tryna stay down here with you."

i assume he's joking so i'm gonna joke back.

"hmm, mar, you think you can handle this by yourself?"

"you're joking?" he asks looking pissed.

"of course, this party has to look perfect or it's my ass."

"ours too because we're helping so let's get going," malcom says and goes straight to work.

8:20

"everything looks perfect, just color coordinate the cups. i have to get dressed before people start showing up."

"i got you," mar says. i smile and run up stairs.

"hey shylah, can i-" i was shook.

"girl, look at you!" i scream at shylah admiring how stunning she looks.

"thank you so much, i try."

"and you showed out. i cant wait for everybody to see you."

"i can't either, but what did you need?"

"mascara and lash glue."

she walks to her bathroom and rambles through the cabinets. she pulls out what i need and sits it on the counter.

"and if you need anything else, it's in there. i'm gonna go downstairs and greet people when they start to come in," shylah tells me.

mariano's pov

i never decorate or nothing like that, i did hell of a good job for decorating a strangers house. i hear heels clinking against the staircase. i look up and see shylah walking down.

"happy birthday, you look great!" i say trying not to come off too strong. i don't want her to think i'm hitting on her.

"thank you hun, and thank you for helping destiny get all this stuff together. it's amazing."

"it's no big deal."

"yeah, what he said," malcom said late as hell.

"thanks. so, let's get into the more serious stuff," she says and walks over to her refrigerator. she takes 5 bottles of alc out of it. "so we have smirnoff, bacardi, malibu, patrone and reposado. i didn't know what to get so i asked my brother to grab whatever he'd drink."

"you good. it'll all get gone, no worries," malcom says from the far end of the room with a cup already in his hand.

"i didn't know you'd be the one supplying drinks," i said in shock.

"why? because of my goodie two shows act? everybody gets a little crazy sometimes."

"true, true."

i hear a car honk outside, it's joseph's truck. it's about to be hell for anyone who walks in the house after this. i watch everybody step out, balloons come out behind them and two boxes.

"aww, you guys are so thoughtful," shylah says looking at the entrance of her home, watching people come in, "i'll tie these to a chair and looks like i have some opening to do."

"just something slight, couldn't show up without gifts," jojo says laughing.

"you're right, you're destiny's brother?"

"yes ma'am."

"awesome, i've seen all of you around before. anyway, make yourself comfortable. everybody's gonna start arriving soon."

"bet, bet," mattia says walking to the tv, picking up the remote and plays music off of youtube.

i see him go up to shylah and start conversation. that's my boy, he gon get him some. soon after, destiny comes down stairs looking fine as hell in a tight ass, black dress.

"are you gonna say something?" she says at me snapping her fingers.

"my bad, i didn't even realize i was staring," i say and laugh.

"mhm, let's eat so we can get some shots going," she says and grabs my hand walking over to the food table. i may be wrong but she's acting as if she already done took a shot or two.

975 words. part 2 coming tmrw. give me feedback & thank y'all for 100 reads <3. i put my heart & soul into this, i love writing sm.