Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi or Let Go by Frou Frou.
drink up, baby down
mmm, are you in or are you out
leave your things behind
'cause it's all going off without you
Alli wasn't quite sure what was going on. Everything in the room just seemed so bright, so much louder than usual. She was wandering around her living room, just trying to make sense of it all, when she saw Clare talking to Adam in the corner, looking pretty annoyed.
She stumbled over to the two, beaming, and exclaimed "Clare Bear!" while flailing her arms. Clare seemed to register that she was aiming for a hug and grabbed the falling Alli while hissing, "I told you not to let the party end up like this!"
"What, what's wrong Clare?" whimpered Alli with a pout.
"Oh I don't know," replied Clare, seething with an unheard of tone of sarcasm. "First of all, where are Sav and Holly J, huh? It seems your supervision got a little distracted and ran off. Second, you're a teensy bit drunk, Alli. And lastly, your new friend is getting some action over by that wall that you might not be too happy about."
Still supported by Clare's arms, Alli turned her head only to see Keera hooking up with Drew. While she'd been dreading his presence, it seemed her "best friend" had been feeling quite the opposite. The sudden anger frothing throughout her cleared her head for a slight moment, and she stated, "You know what Clare? It was great talking to you. I think I'm gonna get back to the party."
Alli could feel Adam and Clare's gazes as she walked away, but she couldn't find it in herself to care. As much as she hated to admit it, her heart had been broken yet again. And only another drink could keep the pain away.
She poured some punch into a red, plastic cup, and she could taste the alcohol one of the partygoers had obviously slipped in. She only took a few sips before she felt an arm around her and, "I hate to see a pretty girl cry," whispered in her ear.
Alli slurred, "What are you talking about?" as she wiped away the tears she hadn't even noticed begin to form in the corners of her eyes.
"Come on, Alli. You can't stand the thought of Drew with anyone else. You need something to take your mind off of everything, let's just have some fun, babe."
Alli finally turned around, only to discover the voice was Owen.
"Ugh, let go of me! I don't want anything to do with you," Alli answered, sounding much less assertive than she had hoped for.
"You know that's not true. Sure, we panicked in the boiler room but that doesn't mean it wasn't right. We'd be good together." Owen grabbed her hand and walked her into an uninhabited hallway.
"This is nice," he said. "It's dark, just you and me…"
As he began to kiss her, Alli felt her willpower crumble. She was going on whatever ride Owen was going to take her, and she didn't know if she'd like the result.
so let go, jump in
oh well, whatcha waiting for
it's alright
'cause there's beauty in the breakdown
