As I pull up my ripped skinny jeans, my phone vibrates.
• "r u going to Nicole's party?" Ariel's text message asks.
• "uh yea ill meet u there" I text back.
"Luke! Your toasted cheese sandwich is done." My dad calls from the kitchen.
"'Kay, dad." I say walking downstairs to eat my gourmet lunch.
"Luke do you have any money I can borrow?" He asks.
"Why, are you in need of your precious cocaine again?" I ask him with a chuckle and I take a large bite out of my sandwich.
"Yes, Lucas." He says while returning the same chuckle. "No I need to buy a new tie."
"Fine." I say handing him a twenty dollar bill.
"Well I'm heading to a party." I say and shove the rest the sandwich in my mouth.
******
"Watch it!" I yell, as an already drunk teen bumps into me. Nikole's house is crowded and it is only 9 pm.
"Luke? Hey!" I hear the squeaky voice of Nikole say. I turn around to see her wearing a sparkly shirt that only reaches the bottom of her ribs with the top cut low along with a short skirt and heeled shoes. "Thanks for coming!" She says while putting her arms around my neck and grinning. I hug her back and she kisses my cheek.
"You're welcome." I say. I lead her to a couch and sit down, she sits on my lap and I put my arms around her waist. She turns around and kisses my neck. At that moment, my eyes lock with Ariel's as she walks towards us while holding Calum's hand. She sees Nikole on me and frowns.
"I'm going to go get you something to drink." Nikole says to me. "You guys want anything?" She asks the new-comers. Ariel nods and Calum just grins then looks down at Nikole's cleavage. I roll my eyes at his behavior considering his girlfriend is inches from him. A gray eyed blond bumps into Calum.
"S-sorry." She says nervously. Calum turns to look at her and his eyes turn into having the look of puppy love. She walks away, her face red from embarrassment. Ariel glares at the girl as she gets farther away. I just silently laugh because she's blaming the girl for that situation. Nikole returns with four beers. Ariel doesn't drink, so I'm surprised when she grabs one and opens it.
"Thanks." I take a beer from Nikki and open it. My lips touch the cool rim of the bottle and thick, bitter liquid runs down my throat. Calum quickly downs his drink and leaves to get another one. The music got louder and people started to dance more. Nikki walks over to me and leans into me, pressing her butt into my hip bones. Calum comes back, Ariel chugs her drink and takes Calum's new one and drinks that one too.
****
After I had four beers, Ariel had five, Calum had three, and Nikole had eight, we all kind of sloppily danced in the crowd of people in Nikole's large house.
my anaconda don't, my anaconda don't
The obnoxious, yet popular, song starts playing. Very drunk, Nikole grabs Calum's hand and pulls him further into the crowd.
I laugh really loudly. I couldn't stop it from leaving my mouth. Ariel walks over and laughs at my laughing. Ariel awkwardly starts dancing and ends up with her back against my chest. My hands attach to her hips and we end up dancing together.
"Woooo!" Ariel yells as I Don't Mind by Usher comes on. She turns around and kisses me, giving me no time to react. Her arms go around my neck. Eventually, she jumps up and puts her legs around my waist before I get dizzy and forget where I am.
