Chapter 2 The Bar

Even with my struggles trying to get out of the plans that Alice had in store for me, she managed to get me to the local bar. She was expecting it to be like a frat party. Music pumping through the speakers, people stumbling out into the street drunk and the place so packed that it would be a miracle if we even got in. So, when we first stepped through the doors, I busted out laughing.

"Shut up!" Alice hissed at me, "Come on." She drug me over to the bar and grabbed a drink from the bar tender. "Here," she shoved the drink in my face, "Drink it." I swirled the contents around and sipped at it.

"Yuck," I crinkled my nose as I held the drink away from me.

"You are going to drink it Bella," Alice snapped at me as she downed a shot, Alice may have been small but she sure was feisty. I rolled my eyes and drank it quickly. The things I do for friends. I placed the empty cup down and ordered a less potent drink and sipped at it as I watched Alice down shot after shot.

"You might want to slow down," I told her concerned.

"Bella, don't worry about me," she sang.

Alice placed her empty glass down on the bar and stumbled her way across the partially empty place. My eyes followed her direction and my stomach fell. She was headed to the microphone. I walked briskly over to the stage.

"Howdy," Alice slurred into the mic. The crowd murmured back at her. "Well, my friend and I just moved in into an apartment today." The crowd clapped.

"Mary Alice, quit it," I snapped at her.

"And we no know no body," she babbled. "You's are probably thinking I'm going to sing right." a few guys in the bar whistled and some clapped. "But I can't, but my friend does," she pointed sloppily to me.

"Alice," I said through gritted teeth as I grabbed her hand.

"She sings ah-mazingly, so get her up here because I know I can't."

I had no clue who had pushed me but I ended up on the stage. "I-I can't," I mumbled through the mic. Some people in the crowd booed. "Come on baby, sing for me," a man whistled. I glared at the man and back at Alice.

"We are leaving now," I looked Alice hard in the eye.

"No," she plopped down on the ground and hit her fists against the wood. The crowd snickered and awed as I jumped off the stage.

"No Bella I'm not leaving," she crawled away from me.

"Looks like you need some help," a deep voice said behind me. My cheeks flushed as I looked down at Alice.

"She gets like this when she drinks too much."

"I work here so I see plenty of these kinds of people," he smiled down at Alice as she twirled her hair around her finger. "Then again this is a slow night so I was actually hoping to get a day off."

"It's alright we're headed home anyways." I replied too embarrassed to look him in the eye.

"You're cute," Alice looked up at the man as she tried to get up.

"Thanks," he chuckled as he took a drink.

"How many drinks have you had," I asked as I eyed his empty glass.

"A few," he looked back at me.

"So you're drunk," I stated.

"Eh, maybe. But like I said, I was hoping to get a day off." He smiled at me.

"Well have fun, and enjoy the rest of your night," I supported Alice as I headed to the door.

"See you around then," he called as I hauled Alice out the door and into a cab.

I helped Alice to the couch and dressed into my pj's. I was unbelievably mad at her. College is over, it's time to grow up. I walked back into the living room and saw Alice was passed out. It wasn't easy to get her up to the apartment. She threw a fit the entire way up and hit the walls. The doorbell rang and cringed. This couldn't be good.

I opened the door slowly to find an angry neighbor. "Do you have any clue what time it is," the man hissed at me.

"I know I'm sorry," I apologized as I let the man in.

"My friend can't help it when she gets like this."

"You do know that this is a family apartment complex right?" he asked. I nodded my head quickly. "My nephew is sick and I had just gotten him to sleep."

My cheeks flushed a deep red as tears pricked my eyes. "I'm sorry," I mumbled again feeling rotten. This day had not gone well and now I was getting chewed out because of what Alice did.

"Hey, don't cry," the man's eyes softened.

"I'm sorry, today's just been hard." I said through tears.

"I'm sorry to hear that, and I'm sorry for griping at you, you can't help it. Just try to keep your friend in line next time okay?"

"Okay," I smiled at his sincerity.

"Have a good night, or," he looked at his phone, "morning."

"You too," I smiled as I shut the door quietly.

"He was hot," Alice's voice startled me as I turned around.

"I thought you were asleep," I stated as I walked away from the door.

"He's got some pretty green eyes," she continued. I nodded smiling slightly.

"He doesn't seem to like me though," she pouted.

"Hmm, I wonder why." I said sarcastically while tapping my chin.

"Me too," she frowned.

"Just go to sleep Alice," I sighed as I turned off the lights in the living room.

"Mmm kay," she yawned and lied back down on the couch. Maybe living here wouldn't be so bad.