RANDOM QUESTION:

Drunk Friends and an Exciting Plan (I hate parties).

This chapter is dedicated to arushiv2 who has been supporting my book right from day 1..... Thank you so much!
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"Jerko, you jerk, turn the volume down I cant concentrate!" I yelled on the phone to the jerk across the street.

"It's a party, V, how do you expect me to lower the volume?" he shouted over the noise.

"You press on the 'decrease volume' button, that's how!"

"V, I love you. I really do. But you and I both know that the only thing you are trying to concentrate on right now is some Disney movie, probably The Lion King again, so please just stop being stubborn and come over," he sighed into the phone.

I immediately clicked on the mute button as the 'Hakuna Matata' song came up and huffed. He knew me too well for his own good but can you blame me?! Its a classic and I haven't seen it in like TWO DAYS.

"Give me the phone," I heard Jen over the call.
"You have exactly seven minutes," she told me. "Its 6:53pm right now. 7:01 and I bust into your house and haul your ass myself.....and I don't care if you are still in your SpongeBob pyjamas or not."

I scowled as I looked down to the pyjamas I was wearing. Correction. Both of them knew me too well for their own good. Austin was soft like cotton candy, I could have easily made him relent. But Jen on the other hand.....So bossy.

"Okay? Bye. Love ya!" I heard her say as the line went dead.

I groaned as I got up and went to my closet. Me being the lazy person I am decided to wear the first thing I saw. A pair of black shorts and an oversized olive green t shirt that I tucked in from the front. I didn't even use a comb for my hair and just simply tied it in a messy ponytail. I wore my black converse and yelled as I got down, "Mom, Dad, Jen and Jerko are forcing me to go to the party across the street! There are going to be hormonal teenagers and alcohol so I shouldn't go, right?"

"If you decide to get hammered, sleep in at his house and take some Advil! I saw a pizza guy by Austin's doorstep earlier so your dinner is handled. Bye, honey!" Dad yelled back.

I rolled my eyes having expected such a reaction. Well, it was worth a try.

Like I said before, my parents trusted Austin a lot. After everything that went down last year, he had gotten even more protective over me than mom and dad sometimes, so they knew I would be in safe hands. Besides, since all the drama that happened last year was at a party in the first place, I didn't really attend them.

My entire group and my parents wanted me to get that fear out of my mind so they had been forcing me to attend ever since. I always gave them a reason to not go but this particular party was for the football team's win in todays match. The boys had been expecting the outcome which was why Austin had been planning the party for a week now. And pestering me to attend it.

"Congratulate him from our side, Ver!" I heard mom yell as I stepped out.

I rang the doorbell at exactly 6:59pm.

The door opened to reveal Simon standing with a red cup in his hands.
He smirked as he saw me at the door and said, "You came!" and put his hands on my shoulder as he led me in.

"Not like I had a choice in the matter," I grumbled.

He chuckled as we walked towards the beer pong table. A bunch of people were gathered around as they watched Sky and Austin kick asses of two of our classmates.

Simon and I approached the table as Austin was about to shoot what I assumed was his last winning shot. He somehow felt my gaze as he looked up and made eye contact with me. He got his signature grin on his face as he winked at me, happy that I came, and made the shot.