Part One | Chapter Two | Disappointment
"Mason," Zaria says for the seventh time. "Are you serious? I can't go to this party!"
After Zaria was pushed into the house and Stiles coming up with a bunch of excuses, she was left alone with some fast food as dinner while Stiles went off to the same 'Party' Mason was talking about.
"Oh come on. One party after coming back is not gonna hurt you, Zaria." Mason says, and she purses her lips.
"I barely even lived or know these people. I find it disrespectful that I'm actually sneaking out to go to a party."
She hears him sigh over the line, and she rolls her eyes. "Z, I know that it's somewhat disrespectful to be doing this behind their back. But, if you don't remember, the guy left you when he was supposed to watch over you. If you come to the party, he's technically with you."
"Technically?"
"Technically."
Zaria walks over to the kitchen counter and slams her hands on the counter. The smell of greasy food fills her nose-albeit, rather sharply. Backing up, she gags silently. Definitely something she did not want to eat.
"What do I get out of this, Mason?" She wasn't going to the party without a reward. "I come to the party with you and your friends and in return I get..."
"Liam."
Abruptly, Zaria chokes on her spit. She forgot all about him.
"Excuse me?" Her voice gets high.
"You get to see Liam. You said you haven't seen him yet, but now you can. He's at the party already."
Zaria closes her eyes, trying to think logically and not illogical. What she wanted more than ever was to see Liam. There was something burning in her chest whenever she thought of him, and she couldn't tell if it was annoyance or desire. Maybe both.
But at the same time she can't and shouldn't be going against Stiles' wishes. She cannot live here and not obey someone who owns the house.
It takes her four minutes to sort it out, and she's snapped back into reality when Mason calls her name.
"I'll go." The words were fast and fluid.
There was a pause. And then Mason' s response comes. "Awesome!"
She shouldn't have come here.
No matter how much she wanted to see Liam, she should have just said no. But she didn't. And now she is stuck being a wallflower at a party. Mason deserted her, so she was stuck being the awkward new girl.
And the smell of odor, strong cologne and perfume were not helping her come out of her shell. The smell fills her nose again, and she coils back with a grunt. Her senses have been acting weird lately. Or maybe it's just the people who are not that far from her and will not back away from her. Another wave of odor hits her, and she takes in a deep breath before walking off and pushing the front door open. The cold air makes her sigh and let go of the breath she was holding.
She isn't alone outside though. A couple is with her, and they were snogging each other like Malia and Stiles did. It slightly ticks her off and she looks around to see if there was another place to hide. She spots a small shaft with a boat floating on the water tied to a pole. It's dark and there is no light, so she assumes no one is there.
Let's just pray there's not a couple in the middle of their 'rondevu', She thinks dryly.
She trudges over there, trying her best to warm herself up. It was stupid to dress like this, now that she pays attention to something that wasn't about Liam. She feels her face heat up, and she tries shaking it off. I don't even know the guy...
She's only two feet away, and she hears the soft sound of music playing. She stops halfway. Maybe there is a couple in there after all. But there's the sound of chains, and Zaria furrows her eyebrows, not sure if she heard what she think she heard correctly.
Clank!
It is the sound of chains! The music abruptly stops, and Zaria takes a step back behind. She shouldn't be here. There's a clatter, and then a roar. She jumps back and runs back to the front of the house. Glass shatters and it make her run faster. She makes a turn and makes it back to the front of the house where the party was at.
Her heart is racing furiously, and she puts a hand over it. Not only was it stupid for her to go there, but she ran! She hates running! She stays in that same position for a while, and then her shoulders slump. I wanna go back home
Her wish comes true a couple of hours later. Her head is buried under her arms and her knees close to her chest. She rocks back and forth, zoned out. Suddenly, a hand reaches out to touch her, and she flinches, looking up to see who it was.
It was Stiles. And he did not look the slightest bit amused or happy. But he didn't look upset either. The girl-Malia-is with him. They both look down at her with surprise.
"I-" She begins, ready to come up with an excuse, but Stiles stops her.
"I-it's ok. Come on, lets go home."
She stares at him and Malia for a while. She realizes she didn't get to see Liam.
But she nods anyways, getting up from her positon and walking with the two to Stiles' jeep.
"Ok."
Zaria didn't get to see Liam in this chapter sadly. But in the next one, she definitely will! This update was rather slow and crappy but the next one I'm definitely gonna have a blast writing for! Zaria will regain a few memories in the next chapter partially because of Liam, but also because of other things. Until next time, see you soon~!
