Skins: The Worst Guys
Episode 2 :Jett
Why am I here?
That thought couldn't leave my head as I glanced beside me. It was 11:45 am, which meant art history. The teacher stepped out, which usually means that the people in my class lose all sense of respect and gain a sort of ignorance for anything around them.
"je ne peux pas attendre pour vous de venir ici bébé ... Je sais, je suis aussi très excité!"
I clutched my face as I slumped further into my palm. Terry was on the phone with her boyfriend from Montreal. Not only did I have to hear about him in english, but in french too. On my other side, one of my best friends, Kim, was flirting with Colin, the pretty boy of the class. Usually, my only salvation from this love sandwich was Salvador, a good friend of mine who sat in front of me, but even he was busy with a girl in his lap.
I had just thought about going home, when I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. I felt a rush of euphoria as I took it as an opportunity to escape what was going on around me. It was a text from my brother, Justice.
Party tonight at Lia's. Mike has MDMA.. Wanna reach?
I read the text over and over, feeling a smile stretch across my face. Kim noticed my smile and reached over to grab my phone.
"Hey, what the hell Kim?" I shouted as I reached for my phone back. Kim evaded my grabs and read the text.
"Jett since when do you do drugs? Wait. Since when does Justice do drugs?" Kim laughed as she handed me my phone back. I thought for a minute. Since when DID he do drugs? Justice was always the type to complain about the rest of us hopping up on drugs.
"Your guess is as good as mine." I shrugged as i put my phone back in my pocket. Just as I did that, my phone vibrated again. I sighed as I pulled up the text. It was from Mike.
Party tonight. Drugs and bitches. You know we're going right? By the way we're picking this hot bitch up tonight. She was eyeing me all over.
I laughed a bit as I read Mike's text. As I took a last look around me, I realized I had two options: I could wait for our teacher, Cole, to come back in the class, or I could go to the LX lab to see what all the hype was about.
As I was thinking, I saw Salvador lock lips with his girlfriend, and quickly got up. That was all the convincing I needed.
"Jett, where are you going?" Terry and Kim asked me in unison.
"Tell me what I missed, I'm heading to the lab." I said, waving at them. I made sure to sneak past Cole on my way out, and the grin returned to my face. After a crap day like today, a night out with the guys was just what I needed.
Before I even got in the lab, I heard Mike, Justice and Derek laughing. I had just reached the entrance to the lab, as Derek swung sideways in his chair and raised his arms.
"Jett- star! You're just in time!" Derek shouted, his face bright and excited. I chuckled a bit. Jett-star was a name I didn't mind. After all, a lot of the guys in our group had nicknames. I might as well have one too right?
I took a seat at the table as I felt a hand grab the top of my head and turn it to the left.
"So Jett, you got my text right?" Mike said, speaking fast. I opened my mouth to answer, but Mike continued talking. "Before you say anything, don't ask why I was talking to Lia."
"But I wasn't gonna-" I started. Mike interrupted me again.
"I just ran into her on my way here." Mike said, giving me an assuring look. "Plus she told me she just broke up with Denzel so…" Mike gave a mischievous chuckle and finally let go of my head.
"Hold on Mike, what's your plan?" Derek asked Mike, leaning over the table. "You can't have your cake and eat it too. Are you hopping on Lia, or the chick that just came?"
I looked over at Justice, who shot me a look, raising an eyebrow. We tend to be able to read each other's minds with just looks, but this time, I didn't know what it meant.
Mike raised both of his arms, shrugging. "Why not both?" He snickered, as Justice and Derek burst out laughing.
Derek put his arm around me. "I can see it now, Jett. Tonight is the night that you lose that mimzy!" I laughed as I shook my head. "Mimzy" was a term we came up with that signified that lack of vagina that we were all getting.
"I already talked to floppy Jay, he surprisingly didn't flop this time. Its a sign!" Mike said, as he glanced towards the roof. "But i mean, we all know his motivation for going."
I instantly knew what he was talking about. It must be that new girl that he was talking to.
"Is that Goth chick showing up?" I asked the group, as they all nodded their heads. I shook my head. Jason is so predictable, I thought.
"What about the kids, should we bring them too?" Derek asked, swinging his car keys around his finger. "I heard Kim has a whole bottle of Gin."
My mind flashed back to the classroom, where I pictured Terry and Kim doing their respective things, and sighed. "If we must," I said reluctantly. "I mean, Terry isn't about the party scene, but I'm sure Kim would be willing to come. It would be good for her to get away from Colin."
"He still playing with her?" Justice asked as i nodded my head. This would be good for her. Maybe she would meet someone new tonight.
"I'll text her. Not like she has anything else to do." I smiled as i pulled out my phone and sent a text to Kim. As i finished texting her, I noticed that I had a missed call. I shuddered as I felt a chill go down my spine. It was from "Major Mack". I eyed the big red letters that showed the missed call and slowly handed the phone to Mike.
Mike had a grim look on his face. "Oh no…" Mike said as his face clouded.
"What, what happened?" Derek and Justice asked at the same time, as Mike handed them the phone. Their faces soon had the same expression as they pulled the collars of their shirts.
My mind raced. "Major Mack", or, Mackenzie Dawn, was a girl who I hooked up with at another party. Her company was nice, and I decided to talk to her, even after the party, but I heard rumours that she got a boyfriend when I went vacation to Florida last month.
"Do I...Call her back?" I gave the group a worried look. They all shrugged. Nothing quite shook me like the text I got shortly after that. I slowly read the text. It was from Mackenzie. The guys all crowded around me as I started to read the text out loud.
Hey Jett, I tried calling U. I'm going to this party tonight and I was wondering if you wanted to come. Let me know K?
Things just got grim.
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