Chapter 4
When Matt arrived at the club, he saw Hillarie with a group of girls that he assumed were her friends. 'Yay a girls night out and I get to participate,' Matt thought to himself. 'I'm going to be bored out of my mind!' He went over to them and Hillarie almost immediately noticed him. She sensed he was a little uncomfortable and said, "Everybody this is Matt. Matt this is Amanda, who we call Defrias; Amanda, who we call Silva; Paola and Liz."
"Hi." They all replied, everyone felt just a little uncomfortable.
After a few minutes of standing around Defrias broke the ice and said, "Come on let's go sing!"
Matt watched as most of the girls went off to where the DJ was, he was looking somewhat excited that all these girls were coming over. "She loves to be in the spotlight, sing, and make a fool of herself." Hillarie explained. "Are you going to sing with us?"
"Uh…maybe later." He replied as he sat down at one of the tables in front of the stage.
"Okay, well then watch and be amazed." Hillarie told him sarcastically as she joined the rest of her friends. Matt looked over at them and saw that she was pretty much the tallest one. Defrias was short, but very pretty he observed. She had short black curly hair with lighter highlights. Paola had very dark skin and looked like she had moved from another country. Liz looked like the intellectual type and had short black curly hair too. Silva was almost as tall as Hillarie and had very pale skin with dark hair. Hillarie and Defrias were by far the prettiest of the group. He continued to study them until finally all climbed up onto the stage and the music started to play.
At first I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
without you by my side
But I spent so many nights
thinking how you did me wrong
I grew strong
I learned how to carry on
and so you're back
from outer space
I just walked in to find you here
with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed my stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second
you'd be back to bother me
Matt watched as they all danced along with the music. It looked like they had done this before.
Go on now go walk out the door
just turn around now
'cause you're not welcome anymore
weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
you think I'd crumble
you think I'd lay down and die
Oh no, not I
I will survive
as long as I know how to love
I know I will stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
and I'll survive
I will survive
It took all the strength I had
not to fall apart
kept trying hard to mend
the pieces of my broken heart
and I spent oh so many nights
just feeling sorry for myself
I used to cry
Now I hold my head up high
and you see me
somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person
still in love with you
and so you felt like dropping in
and just expect me to be free
now I'm saving all my loving
for someone who's loving me
When that song finished, they went into more and more songs. He was very surprised that they knew the words to all these songs. Hillarie seemed to look very comfortable around these friends, not like she had around the other girls she was with. She seemed even more at ease on the stage then she did anywhere else. They just kept singing and Matt went through several drinks as they sang songs like Man I Feel Like a Woman, Girls just Wanna Have Fun, Genie in a Bottle, Irresistible and more! They finally decided to sit down and they looked exhausted.
"So what did you think?" Hillarie asked curiously.
"Yeah did we suck?" Silva asked him sarcastically then added "I wouldn't answer that honestly if I were you!"
"You were good." Matt replied carefully. He really didn't want a large group of girls angry at him.
"Yeah I bet Hillarie was really good, she's one of the best I've heard but we can't convince her to get up and sing on her own." Defrias explained to him as Hillarie shot her an evil glance. "Maybe you could convince her!"
After a few moments of everybody begging her to get up, she finally relented and trudged back onto the stage after whispering the song to the DJ.
Everybody's got something they had to leave behind
One regret from yesterday that just seems to grow with time
There's no use looking back or wondering
How it could be now or might have been
Oh this I know but still I can't find ways to let you know
I've never had a dream come true
Till the day that I found you
Even though I pretend that I've moved on
You'll always be my baby
I never found the words to say
You're the one I think about each day
And I know no matter where life takes me to
A part of me will always be with you
Somewhere in my memory
I've lost all sense of time
And so my road can never be cause yesterday is all that fills my mind
There's no use looking back or wondering
How it could be now or might have been
Oh this I know but still I can't find ways to let you go
I've never had a dream come true
Till the day that I found you
Even though I pretend that I've moved on
You'll always be my baby
I never found the words to say
You're the one I think about each day
And I know no matter where life takes me to
A part of me will always be
You'll always be the dream that fills my head
Yes you will, say you will, you know you will
Oh baby, you'll always be the one I know I'll never forget
There's no use looking back or wondering
Because love is a strange and funny thing
No matter how I try and try I just can't say goodbye
No no no no
I've never had a dream come true
Till the day that I found you
Even though I pretend that I've moved on
You'll always be my baby
I never found the words to say (words to say)
You're the one I think about each day
And I know no matter where life takes me to
A part of me will always be
A part of me will always be with you
Hillarie sat shyly right after she finished and looked around at her friends. "That was really good, you have a really pretty voice." Matt admitted.
She smiled at him and said, "Thanks."
After a few more songs and teaching Matt how to dance, the group decided to head home and Matt hated to say it, but he had actually had a good time. He drove her back to her apartment and she asked him right before she got out, "So what did you think of my friends? I know they're very crazy, but with that aside…"
"They are pretty…loud, but they seem fun."
"I remember last year when I met them I used to say that I needed to find new friends, but they are really the best friends I've ever had. I can just be myself around them and Liz is a great friend to just talk to. She's the only one I tell all my dirty little secrets to and she always makes me feel better."
"Well you can be yourself around me too." Matt told her.
She looked at him for a moment and then leaned in slowly and let her lips brush his. "I'll see you later." She said quietly as she got out of his car and went up the steps. She turned around one last time to look at him and smiled before opening the door and going inside. As soon as she was inside he drove off feeling very happy. When he arrived back at his house, he saw Ben sitting on the couch.
"Where have you been?!" Ben asked pretending to be a worried parent. "I've been worried sick about you." He continued as he got up and inspected Matt. "Mm-hm just as I suspected! You went out with girls! Without me!"
"Sorry man, I doubt these girls would have liked you." Matt replied cockily. After all, he had just been kissed; he had a right to be cocky. "Good night" he called as he headed up the stairs and into his room.