Chapter 34
Alice swallowed the shot. The alcohol – made of distilled agave – had been gag inducing the first couple of shots, but as the alcohol started to warm her body, and make her ever-so lightheaded, it became easier to swallow.
Honestly, she preferred the liquor she'd tried at Rosalie's, which tended to be sweet and flavorful, to the high alcohol content liquors that Lauren's big brother bought for these parties.
Alice was slower at drinking then some of the others, including Rosalie, but she couldn't help and notice those who hadn't drank a drop yet. Bella wasn't a surprise to her, for though Bella experimented when she was alone with Rosalie and her, Bella tended to try and not act like that when in a crowd.
Kaure too, didn't really surprise Alice – it was more surprising that the devout Islamic girl was at the slumber party than her lack of drinking.
The shocker was Lauren, who was usually the first to get wasted. Instead, she sat in front of her dad's computer, tapping her fingers against the desk in an annoying staccato, as she waited on the dial-up to slowly change pages on the internet.
Alice filled her shot glass again just as Lauren spoke, "Got it back up. Come look at this."
Alice stepped over, managing to get around the desk before anyone else except Jessica.
She frowned at the screen.