Chapter 10: Power Trip
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I saw talking with Blake, a friend of mine from a class, while Tyler was off, trying in vain, to keep Reid from getting into a fight with Aaron. Pogue and Kate went ff by themselves earlier. Sarah and Caleb were dancing last time I saw them.
"Did you see that movie trailer?" Blake asked me excitedly. He was a totally movie junkie but he wasn't an over the top freak where he stalks the actors. He was also on the school's lacrosse team. He was really funny with this silly best friend trait about him and he didn't drink which was probably the only reason Tyler let me stand here with him without a guardian.
"Which one? Surely you aren't talking about the Sex and the City one?" I asked. He made a face and said exaggeratedly, "Of course! Girl that is fierce." I gave him one look before cracking up. I scanned the crowd quickly thinking I heard Tyler's name being called. I realized it was Skylar instead of Tyler. Kira had the freshman girl trapped in the room with a menacing glare and she started throwing insults at her.
"You little whore! You can't come from a fucking public and expect to get the attentions of a guy with a trust fund! Leave my boyfriend alone." Kira shouted into the girl's face. I saw the girl's eyes begin to tear over. My anger rose and I marched over to Kira and put myself between her and her victim. Her out of control rages were well known. Abbott and she would get tipsy and he would flirt with some random girl and she would inflict her jealous wrath on the poor soul.
"Hello, Kira." I said effortlessly. "Move, Bitch. I'm cleaning out the whores from this place." She snapped at me. "Oh," I said raising an eyebrow at her, "Well in that case. You should know the door is that way." I said pointing towards a door as I heard snickers around us.
"She was trying to steal my boyfriend from me! Now get your fat ass out of the way!" she shrieked. I kept my bemused expression on my face as I said "Skylar. I think it's time you and your friends head back to the dorms." I didn't know why she was even at the senior party.
She nodded meekly and dodged through the crowds. "Ugh! You stupid fat-" Kira began but I swiftly cut her off. " Whore? Yeah Yeah I know. Your insults are getting old. Try to expand your vocabulary." She began to respond but I just continued, "I didn't know you and Aaron were officially a couple. I though you two just used each other. Maybe you two should reassess your relationship." I said coolly.
Her stare narrowed and she hissed, "Don't think you are better than me! Just because you are screwing Tyler Simms doesn't mean shit. Tyler isn't nearly as smart or rich as Aaron. He will never come close to Aaron. He will probably grow tired of you and come running to me so go peddle your bullshit somewhere else."
I chuckled darkly and then told her, "The only thing I peddle is the truth, Kira. Reality check. Tyler IS better than Aaron. Does he cheat on me like Aaron does to you? No. Does he treat me like a back-up plan like you constantly are to Aaron? No. Does he actually care unlike Aaron? Yes. Aaron will be lucky to become half of what Tyler is. Kira you don't even see how crappy your relationship is. But if you like it, fine. Just leave the girls that your prick of a boyfriend goes after alone. Got it?" She growled at me, "Don't talk about things you know nothing about!"
I now realized we had a crowd watching. "Kira. Just go back to the dorms and sleep it off and remember to apologize to Skylar tomorrow. She can't help it if you are an angry drunk or Aaron is a dick." I said suddenly tired. As much as I disliked public confrontation, I disliked bullies more.
Her face contorted in rage and her face became splotchy. "Oh, that's attractive." I snorted. She raised a hand to slap me and I caught it and yanked it down. "Kira." I said low and threatening. She looked around the room and once she realized that everyone was watching this she tore her wrist away from my hand. "This isn't over bitch. Watch your back." She said just low enough for me to hear. She stalked off with a vengeance in her step.
"Damn. Anger Management much?" I said to the room to loosen the tension and people broke out in twitters and laughs and comments.
"Fuck! That was one hell of a catfight!" said a loud obnoxious voice that belongs to the one and only Reid Garwin. "Is that meant to be a compliment?" I asked skeptically. "Reid." Tyler cautioned slowly to his best friend.
"What, Ty? You got yourself a nice girlfriend here. She was defending you and everything." Reid said. "Uh huh." Tyler said, agreeing with the smiling Reid.
"Is he drunk?" I asked Tyler. "No, not yet. He's working on it though. I better get him back to the dorms." Reid just shrugged Tyler's steadying hand off and mumbled something similar to, "Nah. Mom. I'm g-goo-ood."
I started laughing at Reid's behavior. He wasn't falling over drunk but his usual cocky, arrogant demeanor was gone and it amused me to see another side of him.
"Alright. Are you okay to drive?" I asked Tyler. He nodded. "How are you going to get back?" Tyler asked steadying Reid again. "I'll ride with Caleb and Sarah. We'll probably be heading back soon." I told him. "Okay. Don't do anything I wouldn't do." He told me.
"Which is?" I teased him. "Haha. You're hilarious." "I try. Drive safe." I told him. "I always do." He kissed me swiftly before pulling Reid through the crowd.
I mulled through the crowd and talked to a few people but after the fifth person told me how awesome it was that I stood up to Kira, I decided to find Sarah or Caleb. Kate and Pogue left earlier, I think. I checked each room and prayed that they didn't decide to leave yet.
They weren't in the kitchen, living room, den, or the back patio. Shit. I asked people but as you can imagine asking drunk people where others are is not the easiest way to find someone. Stupid drunkards.
I pulled out my phone and called Caleb. He always had his phone with him. I stood outside with the phone pressed against my ear tightly with my other hand trying to block the noise from my other eardrum. "Hey." "Hey, Caleb. Umm.. Are you still at Reece's by any chance?" "Nope. Just left. Do you guys wanna go eat somewhere?"
"Fuck." I breathed into the phone. This is so typical me. I'm always the one who gets stranded somewhere. "What? Is everything okay?" he asked. I heard Sarah in the background asking him something. "Sure. I don't think we're going to going out though. Reid's not feeling too well and I still have to get back to Spencer."
"Why are you guys still there?" Caleb asked me. "Oh. It's just me. Tyler left with Reid earlier. He's was a little too tipsy for his own good." I said lightly. "He left you?!" Caleb demanded in that authoritative voice. "No, not exactly. I was supposed to catch a ride with uh, you." I said.
"Oh. We'll turn around. Hang on." He said. "No. Caleb it's fine. You have to be halfway back by now. I can get a ride." I told him. "We're not going to just leave you stranded Sophia." Sarah said. Wait, Sarah? She must have wrestled the phone away from Caleb. "Guys. It's fine. I'll get a ride with Blake or Meagan or somebody. It's totally fine." I said reassuringly.
There was a silence from the other side of the call. "Fine but if you can't find anybody you call us, okay?" she said in a tone that left no room for compromise. "Yeah Yeah. Got it. See you later." I told her. They both said their goodbyes and I went to find someone.
I soon realized that almost everyone I knew that wasn't drunk off their asses had left. Fucking Perfect. It also just so happens that I said this aloud and banged my head against the wall as Alex was walking by.
"Are you okay?" he asked looking at me. "Yes. I say explicatives when I'm in a good mood." I said sarcastically. "Hey now." He said holding his hands up in an I-surrender position, "I come in peace." "Sorry. I'm just thoroughly frustrated with this situation." I grumbled banging my head against the wall again.
"Which is?" he asked me. "I'm stranded." "Oh." He said and then laughed lightly. I gave him my best glare. "Why didn't you just say so? C'mon, you can hitch a ride back with me." I wanted to spit, "I thought I did say so. Now move your ass. I want to leave now." but generally things like that weren't said to people doing you a favor.
"Okay. Thanks. Are you staying longer or…?" I asked. "Nope." He grabbed his keys and we made our way to his car.
We were currently on the road back to Spencer when he asked the question I knew was coming. "So why didn't you have a ride?" he asked casually. I knew though what he was really asking: Why didn't you ride with Tyler? Are you broken up?
"Tyler left earlier to take Reid back to the dorms. I wanted to stay a little bit longer so I thought I would ride with Caleb and Sarah. They didn't know I was planning to though and they left too." I said. "Oh." He said.
We made small talk for a little while and the conversation turned somehow onto the 'Sons of Ipswich.' "I don't understand why everyone thinks of them as perfect and the best of the school." He said. "It's just a town thing. They're the descendants of the founding families. That has to stand for something." I said keeping my voice even.
"Yeah but they're just people. They haven't done anything great and wonderful. It's all based on people who lived centuries before them. I just think that it should be more spread out. Not based on the past." He said. "They haven't done anything great and wonderful yet. You're right; they're just people." I said warningly.
He can't just write off my friends like that. "People that you're very close to." He said quietly. "Yes." I stated. "So you know how they really are, what's behind the enigma of the group." He almost asked. "What are you trying to say Alex?" I demanded icily.
"Nothing, Soph." he said and I snapped "It's Sophia. Thanks." He shrugged and we fell into an uncomfortable silence for the remainder of the trip back to the school.
After thanking Alex stiffly, I made my way back to my dorm.
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