CHAPTER ONE –
Cassie's P.O.V
It was New Year's eve and I was having, by far, the shittiest day ever. First I found out that my two year boyfriend was cheating on me with some random bimbo for the past six months and then I had to endure my mother's cries over some new dickhead boyfriend had. It seemed every new one she got was just as much of an asshole then the last one.
Seriously just fuck my life I said to myself while I lay in my bed. This is just bullshit, I need to get out of here. Eyeing my cellphone I picked it up and texted Emily.
Em, get me the fuck out of here. Let's go get drunk or something, tell the boys to bring the goodies. I'm not going to spend my New Year's in this shit hole. -Cassie.
I threw the phone beside me and let out a sigh as I heard the front door slam and yelling coming from downstairs. Dude was probably high again… ass. My phone beeped, it was Em.
Be ready in fifteen minutes girl, don't forget the IDs. Wear something sexy, we're going downtown tonight - Em
God I fucking love this girl. I got up and walked to my closet, grabbed my slim black dress with the opened back, my favorite heels and decorated myself with necklaces and bracelets to hide the scars on my wrists. My short black hair clashed perfectly with my dark eye shadow that made my grey-blue eyes stand out like sparkling stars.
As I went to my drawer I fumbled with some socks in which I had hid the IDs and put them into my mini leather bag. Looking out the window I noticed a car parked two houses away from mine that at the sight of my head started making flashes with the head lights. I smiled to my self and climbed out of the window, it was harder than other times do to the fact that I could barely open my legs with the dress but managed to get down the tiles without making a sound.
Emily was looking stunning in her shiny black tights that made her perfect bum stick out nicely and a short shirt that made visible her belly piercing.
"Damn woman stop being so hot" I said hugging her. She laughed and handed me a beer.
"Not looking too bad yourself Ceecee" she replied winking.
We hopped in the car and drove for about an our until we reached downtown, it sucked living in the suburbs. The boys were already inside the bar when we entered it with drinks in our hands.
"Wow, it's like you read my mind" Em said to AJ as she grabbed the drink from his hand. I sat down beside her and looked around the place. There was certainly less amount of people than usual but today seemed to be pure guys, and not bad looking at all. Tonight I didn't care about anything.
"So, how's Oliver Cee?" Mike asked laughing.
"Probably screwing that slut you have for a girlfriend, oh wait ex girlfriend right or did you forgive the little bitch?" I replied nastily.
"Yeah, fuck you too dear" he said lifting a beer at me.
The night went on without any mention of Oliver, cheating bastard. Instead I spent the night dancing and teasing every guy that stepped in my way. It was priceless seeing the looks on their faces when I pressed my ass to their crotch, most of them went hard, I just laughed. The only thing that was bothering my spectacular night was the often blue eyes looking straight at me from the bar. He had short hair, spiked at the back, with a stripped shirt and some red jeans that remained me slightly of a sailor.
Every time I got got close to the bar he would just stare at me. After a while I got really pissed and walked up to him, putting on my most seductive face, the guy was hot there was no denying it.
"Hey there gorgeous" I whispered into his ear. "Wanna dance?"
"Not really…" he replied in an off voice.
"Well then can I buy you a drink?"
"No thanks, I'm fine with my ginger ale"
What the hell is wrong with this dude, he stares at me all night and now he acts all… uninterested I thought.
"Fine, suit yourself" I said coldly and sat down next to him on the bar, ordering some more beer. The bar tender handed me my drink and I began to take huge gulps, the alcohol spreading through out my body. All the time, the guy was looking at me.
"Dude, do I have something on my face or what?" I snapped at him. He raised an eyebrow and looked away.
After a while he spoke a little more gently than before.
"Aren't you too young to be drinking?" he asked. I choked on my beer and looked at him.
"And you give a fuck because….?"
"Nothing, just wondering. You seem pretty young, that's all" he said. I wasn't even that young, come on I was 17.
"I'm old enough not be in bed at 3.45 in the morning if that's what your wondering" I finished my drink at left the empty bottle on the counter. As I got up I felt dizzy and light headed, thick red curls were coming my way.
"Cee, will you stop drinking already?" Emily said as I ordered another beer. "It was fun at first come on just stop it" she said grabbing my hand. The bracelet slipped on my tiny wrists and the scars were now visible, the guy stared down at them, then at me with a concerned look on his face.
I dropped fast to the floor trying to find the bracelet but as I fell, everything went black and I was suddenly falling into nothing. The last thing I heard was Emily screaming and someone catching me.
Louis P.O.V
I kissed Jess good bye as I left to enjoy New Year's Eve at a bar downtown where I'd be meeting the boys. It was the first one we were spending together so we thought we could make it a special one, after all it was my bachelor party. Jess and I were going to get married, some say we were too young but I honestly believe she's the one.
The bar was filled with the usual perverts stalking the minor girls who seemed to get through. There was one that really caught my eye, she looked so familiar. The girl she entered the bar also, those red curls were unmistakable. I shoved them out of my mind as I came across the boys.
It was madness, I couldn't keep my eyes off the girl with the short black hair, although she seemed to be super young, I knew her. Then it hit me, her eyes met mine at some point, this girl use to go to school with me. She use to have long blonde hair and was a freshman when I was already in my senior year, the girl with the red curls was just a year younger then me. What were they doing together? I remember Emily being part of the bad crowd, Cassie use to be so innocent. Yet she looked so… grown up.
"Hey there gorgeous" Cassie whispered into my ear. "Wanna dance?"
I couldn't, she was teasing me. She had been teasing all those men all night, besides I was engaged.
"Not really…" I said trying not to look into her beautiful eyes.
"Well then can I buy you a drink?"
"No thanks, I'm fine with my ginger ale" I lied.
"Fine suit yourself" she said coldly and sat down next to me. Her face was so perfect, the way she sipped her drink made me go crazy but still she wasn't suppose to be here. I interrogated her and she snapped. Emily appeared trying to stop Cassie from having the second drink she ordered, her bracelet slipped revealing some scars. Shit.
Before I knew it she had dropped to the floor but I saw her close her eyes and leapt to catch her. Emily was screaming at me.
"Louis, shit" she said, well at least she recognized me.
"We need to get her out of here, she might go in coma with all she drank tonight. Come on" I said lifting Cassie's little body into my arms. Emily hesitated but followed me outside. The boys were so drunk surely they wouldn't even notice I was gone. We drove to the nearest hospital where they set up a room and had her checked.
"Well, she's out of danger. Most of the alcohol seemed to have left her body but I think it would be best to keep her overnight" Doctor Mirfield said looking over her shoulder to Cassie's fragile state. "Being that she's a minor we need to inform her parents. Do you have their numbers?"
Emily shifted a bit and shook her head, I barely knew the girl so I did the same. The doctor looked at us as if we were lying, which I suspected Emily was doing, but left without another word. I turned to look at her but she just avoided my eyes.
"We should call her parents Em"
"No, shut up Louis. Her mother doesn't even know she was out today, you don't know what could happen if she finds out Cassie's like this"
"Yeah, you know let's just wait until she wakes up and see's her daughter's missing" I said coldly.
Her green eyes met mine, I could see defeat in them and she grabbed her cellphone. There was some fighting with the person at the other side, Emily stone-faced and motionless, I heard her hang up but stayed observing the hall. It was full of doctors and nurses running around with patients, some seemed really ill others sat with no expression on their chairs.
At 5 o'clock, Cassie's mother stormed into the hospital, screaming at some nurses to see her daughter. She pushed Emily and me aside as she entered the room, giving us nasty looks and stood beside her daughter's bed. She grabbed her hand and tears started dropping from her eyes. I took this as my moment to leave so I nodded at Emily and left the room, not even wanting to look back at the screaming that was going on behind me.