I was suddenly woken up from my deep slumber as I heard my phone continuously ring. It was genuinely a hard struggle to find it on my nightstand and plug it off. My eyes squinted despite the night shift mode as I worked hard on deciphering the name that flashed on my screen.
Giving up when I realised that I was about to miss the call, I decided to just pick it up and hear out the details.
"Sophiaaaaaaaa!" I heard screaming on the other end as I resisted the urge to jump out of the bed. The soft duvet still seemed more inviting.
"Hey Tara. Whats up?" I asked between yawns. Only that girl could call me up at 1:42 am and think it was no big deal.
"Where are you girl? I've been hunting all over for you!" She shrieked. "Hey Sienna! Wait up!"
Yep. She was totally drunk.
"Tara... which party are you talking about? I remember being invited to 4. One literally being South Town High which is in the next town."
"Omg S! I'm talking about Ashton's party! The major hush hush one, so as to avoid all the geek drama." She answered haughtily.
"Sophia!" Another voice yelled from the back. "Get here asap darling coz this party rocks! Woohooooo!"
"Sienna, Tara, hear me out! I'm really not in the mood to party. I just got over the hangover i got last night at Rick's." I answered as the memories of me hurling and heaving crossed my mind.
"Soph, Ashton has personally asked for you twice! I know that you are going to tell mw you are broken up, but you still like him. I just know it! So get up and drive over!" Tara spoke in an extremely high-pitched voice.
"Okay fine. I will be there by 2." Saying this, I got out of my bed.
Before you start wondering, this was very normal. I would go to all the parties, decide to skip out on a couple by getting bored of the monotony, only to be dragged out of bed to attend them.
Sigh, Life.
Grabbing a white tank and black shorts, I quickly stripped down my pajamas and got into them. Adding a gold sequined shrug, I deemed the outfit appropriate for a party and moved on to do my hair.
Deciding to go natural, I just straightened out the bed hair with a brush. Gloss and mascara finished the look as I opted for flats instead of the feet-numbing heels. Everybody was already wasted anyway. It wasn't like they would remember what I looked like in the large sea of teens.
Sneaking out through the backdoor, I quickly jumped into my Audi and tried to exit the house as quietly as I could.
Phew! Nobody caught me. Blasting music, i reached Ashton's place in a matter of five minutes.
I went through the front door and to the living room to try and find Ashton. Did that guy finally come to his senses? Should I even go back to him after he cheated on me with Tiana. I decided to decide that once I saw him.
The living room looked typical. Passed out teenagers with solo cups in their hands and others making out in the corners. What was the fun of it anyway? What was the point? If there even was any.
Not seeing him there, I entered the backyard through the sliding doors. Ashton didnt have the largest of houses like my family owned. But it wasn't little either. The backyard was fairly large and had a porch attached to it. Lights hung on the sides as music blasted through the speakers. People were crammed in the little space with their bodies swaying to the beats.
"Soph!" I heard Tara scream when she spotted me as she left the guy she was dancing with to engulf me in a massive hug.
"Hi T. How you doing?" I asked her as I helped her with her balance. The liquid running through her veins making her stumble and fall all over.
"Oh God! I am so happy to see you babe. And tell me. What do you think of that guy over there? Cute right? I think he said his name was devon... devin... or something like that. But who cares! He is so hot!" She spoke like a flash of thunder.
"Okay. But where's Ashton?" I asked her.
"Umm... I think he went to the kitchen to play beer pong with the football team." She answered.
"Okay thanks Tara. Take care. See you soon." I helped her stand straight and immediately took off for the kitchen.
When i went there, indeed standing in from of the table was Ashton with his football buddies.
"Hey Ashton, you were looking for me?" I asked as innocently as i could after walking up to him.
"Hey Sophia! You made it!" He said as he gave me one of his cuddly hugs that made my heart melt. "Yeah I was looking for you."
"So what did you want to say?" I had to stay strong and not melt. He did cheat on me.
"Soph, i miss you. I want you back. I know i messed up, but I realize now what i big mistake that was. Please don't hold me down to it and forgive me. Come on Peaches."
And the nickname did it for me. He moved forward to give me a passionate kiss which i didn't deny.
After our little display of love, he continued with his game of beer pong as i cheered him on.
However, I still couldn't enjoy myself. What was I doing? Was it right? Would he cheat on me again? He clearly didnt love me enough, otherwise why would he do that in the first place? Somehow, I just couldn't get myself to trust him. Rather, i found it impossible to trust myself.