My foot tapped along to the beat from the stereo as I stood in front of my best friend, Alices wall-length mirror.
I was mesmerized by how much larger my eyes looked from the eyeliner and mascara Alice put on me. I can see Alice reflecting in the mirror as she dramatically turned around to the beat of the song "Ooh" She shook her hips, giving me a teasing stare "you're taking up a fraction of my mind."
I turned around and laughed at my friends' excitement before singing along to the new Selena Gomez song.
"I can see you're ready for tonight!" I tell her after the chorus ends.
"Of course I am. Tonight will be the highlight of our teenage lives!" Alice's already curious, lit eyes have managed to turn bigger and brighter than ever. She's nearly bouncing towards the mirror. "I hope you're ready, too." She reaches to grab a white box that has been sitting patiently on top of her makeup bag for a while now.
I take a moment to simply breathe and collect my thoughts.
"I'm ready to party," I shrug a bit and walk back to the mirror and next to my best friend.
It felt weird to say those words. I'll be honest - I'm pretty nervous to go to the famous LM party. I thought I'd never see an invitation in my hand. Glancing in the mirror, I saw a girl I didn't recognize.
I was borrowing one of Alices tight blue dresses that had cuts along my waist, and my makeup was done just perfectly with Alices artistic hand. She applied a light foundation and contour. She smoked out my eyes to a sexy brown shade and added winged eyeliner to the look, making my eyes look something from a magazine ad. I felt like a new person, like a model if I may be bold... and I was ready to act like it for once in my life.
It was the new look and a couple of shots of liquor that Alice got from her parent's bar, that made me feel more confident. Dangerous even.
"Yess, Bella! You are finally turning up tonight. Zero excuses or complaints, ah!" Alice beamed at me "And now... the final touch," Alice glided to me with a brush in hand.
"What's that?" I asked, looking pointedly at the makeup container she had in her hand. Alice's freshly applied pink lips curved up. "Just trust me." She says. I did trust Alice, more than anyone else in my life so I closed my eyes and felt the soft touch of the brush caress my cheeks and traced my nose.
After she finishes she tells me "You're face is now highlighted. You may open your eyes." I looked in the mirror, taking in my glittering skin. My cheekbones were shining like a starry night sky. I always wondered how highlighter would look on me.
"Wow, I love it!" I might buy a highlighter myself, I thought as I moved my head slightly in the mirror, watching the sparkles move with my face.
"Highlighter is life," Alice smiled. She checked her phone after hearing a notification, "Alright! Ubers here so let's go, go, go!" Alice says "But first, let's kill these!" She grabbed her red cup and I followed. "Cheers, Bella. To the best night ever!"
"To the best night ever," I cheered softly back. Our cups touched for a second before we both downed the remaining liquor. I nearly gagged from how much I had left, but I forced it down. Once the shot hit my stomach, I felt my body start glowing with warmth.
Alice recovered quickly "Woo!" She put our used cups in a drawer while I drank some water from another cup. I wished for a breath mint. Blah. "Lets goo!" she danced and pulled my arm. She dragged me along to the silver Uber that was outside her home. I already felt like I was walking on air. Thankfully Alice's parents were out for a dinner tonight so we had no obstacles in our way.
The party was only 15 minutes away. With the shots already making everything hazy, I knew we'd be at the mansion in no time at all.
Alice handed me my invitation on the way there. I glanced at the pearly white paper, illuminated only by the street lamps above us. I traced the letters LM, which was fuzzy with pink glitter. I still could not believe Alice managed to get tickets for Lauren Mallory's Saturday night bash.
Alice only got us these tickets because her friend Tyler got sick last night and couldn't go out with his date so he gave it to us for just $20 a ticket. The price was expensive but it was worth it to finally have an experience in Laurens iconic mansion party.
Lauren Mallory was the most popular girl our school, Port Angeles High. She was the definition of perfection. She had a perfect full body with the most gorgeous straight, long blond hair that reached to her ass. Barbie doll face with filthy rich parents that allowed her to throw parties every month since sophomore year.
The only catch was that there was a limit on how many people can actually show up for the party, so the only way to get in was with the invitations she makes herself. She almost always gives half of her tickets to the same people as an invitation, the other half she sells for $35 a pop. Even though the tickets are costly, it's not easy to get into the monthly mansion party because they're sold out in almost one day.
Teens love the party that bubbles the tea of our high school drama.
And somehow, an invitation to the most exclusive party around was sitting in my hands. My snap chat story is about to blow up.
"Check it out!" Alice handed me her iPhone. Her screen was full of bright colors and shadows of teenagers dancing like there's no tomorrow. The video changed to three girls downing shots with cheers. Next was a photo of a big array of Jell-O shots "Preview of what's waiting for us," squealed Alice "We're just a minute away!"
"Damn, Alice!" I replayed the story . I was amazed that I was going to be there in a matter of minutes.
I already know that as soon as I walk in, I have to be just as wild.
Since Lauren Mallory has a limit on how many people can be in the house, she only wants the coolest people in her presence. If you're not having fun or can't handle your alcohol, you won't get invited back again ever. Alice has already made it clear that we have to stand out to get invited back next month. Alice snatches her phone back from me, "We're here!" But she didn't need to tell me that to know that because I could hear the music from inside the car.
I opened the door, nearly hitting a couple walking right next to us on the street "Oops, sorry." I say, my cheeks flushing as they flashed me a dirty look.
"This house is huge! Oh my gosh!" Alice voice came from around the car "Come on, get out!" She in front of me in an instant as I stood up. The Uber left as soon as the door closed, but it didn't get far because of all the traffic flowing in the streets. Cars filled all the empty spaces along the road and teens were randomly crossing the street towards the entrance.
The Mallory Mansion towered over us along with the trees. It was too dark to see how the architecture of the building looked like, all you can notice was the first floor because every window gave out bright, magnificant colors. Alice linked our arms together and walked towards the entrance of the gate. "So, do you wanna hook up tonight with anyone?" Alice asks me.
"Uh, what?" I asked, shocked she'd ask a question like that so forward.
"Yes or no, Bella. So I'd know if I need to save you if a guy starts hitting on you or something..."
"I don't know," I murmur thoughtfully, a sudden feeling of unease enters. This is exactly the type of stress I worried about when Alice told me she got us the invitations "What about you?"
"Well, if I met a stunning guy that was into me, I wouldn't say no," She said confidently. I wished I knew what I wanted like how she always does. We unhooked arms once we got behind a bunch of teens in line to get in. By now the bass from the music was pumping in my veins. I was a little surprised that Alice might have sex randomly tonight. I mean, I know she isn't a virgin, but having sex with strangers could be pretty careless, especially when your both trashed.
I thought back to the question she asked me, would I hook up with anyone? I've only hooked up with the one and only boyfriend I'vee ever had. Never anything like drunken one night stand.
But this was Lauren Mallory's party... this seems like the place to do something you've never done before.
The last girls in front of us went inside the house, so Alice and I handed the bouncer are invitations. He glanced at both of them quickly and nodded our heads to let us in, passing our invitations back. "Aah!" Alice cheered as we walked into the giant front door, fog from the rooms was already at our feet "This will be the best night ever!"
I took one glance inside, and already knew we'd remember this night for the rest of our lives.
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