Chapter 4
"Well in that case, we need new outfits!" I said.
We left the diner and made our way to the boutique we got most of our clothes from and looked around, Frances and Faith found outfits but I couldn't find anything I liked so we tried like seven other shops and finally put together a pink skirt with a black strappy bralet and black wedges.
cgi/set?id=50656708 - her outfit.
Once we got back to my house, it was action time. I started by cleaning up any mess, which wasn't much as the cleaning service had been today, then I locked up anything valuable, breakable or steal-able in my mom and dad's bedroom, then I locked the doors of all the rooms not on the first floor and posted the info on Facebook. I know it sounds like the most irresponsible thing to do in the world but I've done it plenty of times and nothing bad has ever happened.
Then I text Alex:
Hey, party at my place. You interested?
I started getting ready whilst waiting for his reply
"Fuck, we don't have alcohol" I realized about two hours before the party "Never fear!" Faith said like a superhero and pulled out her fake I.D that I forgot she had. "I'll drive you to the store and we'll all chip in" I said. I pulled out a notebook and started making a list of drinks to get, it was a long list.
I drove to the store with Faith and Frances, parked around the corner and Faith jumped out; list, I.D and money in hand.
While we waited, Alex texted back:
Hey, sounds great. Can I bring 3 friends?
I wasn't sure who he was thinking of but if there friends of Alex they can't be bad people.
Sounds great. 473 Achewood Drive:-)
I locked my phone and put it back in my bag as I seen Faith come out of the store with like seven bags, she threw them in the back next to Francess and complained about the pervey cashier who stared at her tits the whole time she was in the shop.
We sang along to You Me At Six and the whole way home then continued getting ready.
It was 9.30 when the first group of people turned up, there was about twenty of them. I'm glad it was a big group otherwise it would have been really awkward "Music?" Faith shouted and everyone in the room cheered so she plugged her iPod into the docking station in the living room "Theres drinks in the kitchen" Francess shouted and everyone made their way there while I let more people in.
It started getting really busy at about 10.15 but there was still no sign of Alex, was he coming?
I was dancing with the girls when someone tapped me on the shoulder, I turned around expecting Alex to pull me into another hug but all I saw was Jordan Crook smiling like an idiot "Uh, hi" I said "Can we go somewhere private?" He asked, I didn't really want to incase Alex came in while I was gone but I couldn't just refuse so I pulled him to the garden where nobody was.
"So?" I asked "Well, you know what I told you in school today?" he asked nervously "Yeah" I said, hoping this conversation wasn't going where I thought it was going "Have you thought about it?" he asked, damn.
"In what way?" I asked "Well, do you like me back?" he asked, I felt bad for what I was going to do because he was a really nice person but I just didn't like him like that "Jordan, you're a really nice person..." I began but I was interrupted but I was interrupted by his lips crashing into mine, it took me a few seconds because of the alcohol but I pushed him off me "What the fuck?" I asked angrily "Well I knew you were going to say you didn't like me and I hoped that changed your mind" he said, I swear he isn't sane "Well no, it didn't. So if you don't mind I have a party to get back to" I said, pushing past him and walking quickly back to the house
"What was that about?" Faith asked as I rejoined them "Well, I was telling him I didn't like him so he thought forcing a kiss onto me would change my mind!" I laughed, hoping they would see the funny side too. "Oh Alex is here" Frances said, my heart skipped a beat "I think he's in the kitchen" Faith said, so to the kitchen it was, he wasn't there. I searched every room he could be in then I went out to the garden, I saw him.
I saw him kissing Georgia.
ALEXS POV
I was excited, and nervous, as we wandered the streets looking for her house, needless to say we were lost and on the other side of town. It was the music and large groups of people that eventually led us to the house.
The front door was open so we just walked straight in, there was a few kids I recognised from school there but nobody I had talked to.
We found ourselves in the kitchen drinking beers before I decided I needed some air, and an excuse to wander around to look for Ivy.
I followed the hallway, looking at the pictures on the walls, not many of them were actually of Ivy, just a woman I assumed to be her mother in a lot of expensive looking dresses.
I was lead to a small back door which was weird compared to the huge house. I went through it anyways and there was Ivy with someone. I was about to go over and say hi but then she kissed him. Its fair to say my heart actually dropped a little.
I thought she liked me, I thought thats why she invited me and give me her number.
Am I really that bad at reading people?
With a newly formed anger at myself in my mind I was determined to get drunk and make a good night of this situation.
I rejoined the boys without telling them what happened, but Jack could tell something was wrong. I know he could.
I just picked up the strongest drink I could find and downed it, a lot of it.
All of a sudden I found myself being pulled outside by a blonde in barely any clothes, even I could figure out it was Georgia.
"Where are we going?" I stuttered "To make out, duh" I stopped in my tracks, I would rather make out with Jack than her. "Why'd you stop?" she asked, she turned around and this was the first time I had paid attention to her face, her makeup was orange and thick and her eyes were covered in something black that looked like she had lumps of coal for eyes. Her hair was clearly fake and bleach blonde, two things I can't stand. "Well say something?" she demanded which snapped me back to reality, the reality where the girl I liked was probably banging some other guy and I had the chance to be making out with the school whore "Let's go" I said and with that we were off.
IVY
After seeing Alex with Georgia, something clicked; I wanted to be drunker than I had ever been before. I made my way over to the drinks and saw Alex's friend with two other guys, I was hoping he wouldn't recognize me so I tried to behind them, but just as I reached for a bottle, Jack turned around "Hey, you're Ivy right?" he smiled, I nodded whilst opening the bottle and taking a big drink. My head started to spin and I couldn't concentrate on anything "Oh, I think Alex was looking for you" he said, my anger suddenly hit the roof "Does he think I'm inside the school slut's mouth?" I snapped, he looked confused and then clicked on "That's weird, he's been talking about you ever since we saw you at the mall" he said, not making me feel any better "Oh well. Enjoy the party; I'm off to get drunk! I said, taking another swig from the bottle of something or other.