Chasing Astrid Malone

20. WHAT HAPPENED?

I froze.

I'd been relieved when I didn't see Molly at prom, thankful she wouldn't ruin my night. I don't know why I was surprised she was here, this is exactly Molly's scene. What shocked me, was her tongue down Josh's throat.

Tristan's hands cupped my face, he was yelling over the crowd so I could hear him. "Hey, what's wrong? You ok?" I couldn't take my eyes away from the disturbing view of Josh eating the face of that... BITCH! Why her?

Tristan caught sight of what I was gawking at. "It's fine, Astrid. Just some drunk girl, what's the problem?" The alcohol in full effect, combined with my anger, I didn't know what I was doing when my feet carried me closer and closer to the train wreck before me.

They hadn't come up for air, and I was standing right in front of them. Tristan was next to me, but I didn't even care. "What are you doing?" I heard Tristan yell, as I pushed Molly off my brother and onto the floor.

Molly was just as shocked to see me, she hadn't even picked herself up yet. "What the fuck, Astrid?" Josh grabbed my arm, "What are you doing?" He pushed me away and reached a hand out to Molly, she took it and he helped her to her feet. I only noticed Tristan holding me in place when I tried to lunge at Molly.

"It's not enough for you to Steal Cam from me, now you're going to stalk me and get in between another guy I like?" Molly was clinging to Josh like he was hers.

Steal Cameron from her? I struggled to get out of Tristan's arms, ready to attack Molly. Josh was looking wide-eyed between us since she mentioned Cameron. A look of recognition on his face.

"Astrid! Stop! Tristan, get her out of here," Josh barked.

"Do you know this loser?" Molly's question had me seeing red. Tristan was holding me tight to his chest, pinning my arms. As soon as Tristan heard Molly's insult towards me, he let me go. I wasn't in control now, it was like seeing my actions without having any say in them.

"He's my Brother!" I heard the words come from my mouth.

Molly tried to hide behind Josh, who was trying to push me away. I grabbed a fist full of Molly's hair and pulled her head out into view, and my other fist collided with her face.

Tristan picked me up and threw me over his shoulder, carrying me through the crowd and up the stairs. The further we got from Molly the more control I had over myself. He walked into a room and closed the door, smacking my behind before plopping me onto the bed.

"You want to explain to me what just happened down there, Rocky?" Tristan stood over me, lifting my hand to inspect my knuckles. I didn't feel any pain, but they were red and swollen.

"I don't know, I just got so mad" it's not that I care who Josh hooks up with or even dates for that matter, but not her.

"So this is about that boy then? She said you stole him from her, was he cheating on her?" Of course, he doesn't get it, I never told him what happened last night. It's crazy to me that was only yesterday.

"No, it wasn't like that. She humiliated me in front of everyone at that party." All I could think of was the smile on her face, and how she laughed as I ran away crying.

"Then it sounds like she got what she deserved. A few drinks and you go from the sweetest girl I've ever seen to the toughest in a matter of minutes." He glanced down at my dress, and I followed his gaze to see the ripped open hole by my thighs. Great.

"Well, you can't walk around here in that now." I vaguely remember it catching on something, but I was too angry in the moment to care.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK