Chapter 2: The Party

Story of A Girl


We had made our way home from Boston, just in time to arrive to the party without being too late. With our new hair, make-up, and clothes Ashleigh and I felt pretty damn good. I was wearing a jean mini skirt, pink flip flops, and a pink tank top. Ashleigh was wearing a pair of washed out jeans, black converse, and a black halter top. Not only were we really feeling good, but we were actually looking really good too.

"Hey look, there's Kira. Should I go say hi?" Ashleigh pointed over towards her slutty cousin, who was standing next to her prick of a boyfriend, Aaron Abbot. We were walking our way down into the dells, towards the bon fire, which happened to be in the middle of the party. People were staring. Which was weird. Ashleigh and I never turned heads, even if we were streaking buck naked through the school halls during lunch.

I have to say, for a party celebrating the end of summer, there's a lot of people here.

"I'd prefer not to" I said looking around at the people who were already here. I spotted Kate Tunney, looking amazing in a pair of jeans and leather jacket. Go figure. She was with some blonde girl I hardly recognized. Must be new. There was a crowd gathered around the fire, dancing to the music, and drinking booze. I recognized a few people from my grade, but the majority of the people here, were about to be Seniors.

Ashleigh knew how I felt about her cousin. I never tried to hide my disgust for Kira. I made it a game, to point out three things I didn't like about that Kira at least once a day. Ashleigh, bound to her cousin by blood, never joined in. But I could tell she secretly enjoyed it.

"Her hair looks like it hasn't been brushed in three days." One.

"She's wearing a mid-drift bearing shirt which practically screams 'WHORE.'" Two.

"And she probably hasn't showered since school let out for the summer." Three.

Ashleigh didn't try to look annoyed, like she usually did, when I started my charades against her cousin. Instead, her attention was directed towards a group of four boys, making their way over to the party. The Sons of Ipswich. My brother and his three other friends. Standing on the far left, was Pogue fucking Parry. Kissing Kate fucking Tunney.

Jesus Ashleigh, close your mouth, you're starting to drool.

Ashleigh looked over at me, as if she knew what I was thinking. I pushed my platinum blonde locks behind my ears as I watched Pogue run his hands down Kate's back side. I turned my attention over to the dance floor, and after downing a Corona in one gulp, I uneasily started moving with the music, Ashleigh right behind me.

I wish I could tell you what I was doing, on that dance floor, but the truth is, I had no idea. I just started waving my hands around in the air and copied whatever it was that the people around me were doing. I felt like a twit, I probably looked like a twit, but it kept my attention off of Pogue and Kate. And plus I had a whole bottle of Corona, and I'm not a drinker. My mom is though. Whoops, probably shouldn't have said that.

Five minutes later, the Corona was starting to kick in, and I was feeling pretty good. Ashleigh and I made out way over to where Daniel, the kid who was held back a few five or six years and can buy beer legally now, was sitting with an ice cooler.

"Hey Daniellllll" I said, slurring my words slightly. "Can we get another beer please?"

Daniel looked at me as if he was trying to figure out who I was. Sadly, this wasn't the first time that this has happened.

"Adele Danvers, we're probably in the same grade now" I said without thinking. I heard Ashleigh giggle behind me.

"Yeah, I still don't know who you are but you're hot, so here you go." The red-headed kid handed me and Ashleigh each a cold bottle.

I looked over at Ashleigh and I laughed. "He called me hot."

"I know, I've never heard that before!" Ashleigh said making me laugh even harder.

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Twenty Minutes Later…

"Who are they?" Reid's attention was turned towards two girls, dancing poorly to MC Hammer's "Can't Touch This."

"Dunno, but the blonde one is pretty hot." Tyler answered, his gaze fixed on the blonde beauty, who was now attempting to do the running man.

"I think it's about time we introduce ourselves, yeah?" Reid and Tyler made their way over towards the two girls… who were still dancing despite no songs being played.

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"Hey Mr. DJ, turn the music on I want to dance with my bayyyyyyyybayyyy" Ashleigh was trying to stay on her feet as I sang to the song playing in my head.

"Hey there ladies" came a sultry voice from behind us.

"Hey I know that voice" I stated as loudly as I could. I turned around to see none other than Reid Garwin and Tyler Simms standing in front of Ashley and I. Looking completely and utterly shocked. Which is normally the reaction we get…

"REID… TYLER!" I yelled, jumping on top of the brunette, who by the way caught me with both arms.

"Adele?" I heard someone whisper. I think it was Tyler. Yeah, it was Tyler.

"What's up you whiny bitches?" I laughed as I said this.

"Who are you and why haven't we met?" Reid asked with amusement. Ashleigh just giggled and kept on dancing.

"You two look… so different" Tyler said as he put me down and helped me stand up. Tyler was looking at me weirdly. Or maybe it was just me. Maybe I was looking at Tyler weirdly. I couldn't tell.

"You're also extremely drunk" Reid pointed out.

"No shit Sherlock. Don't tell my brother." I was starting to feel a little queasy. "Oh shit, I'm gonna puke" I practically screamed. What can I say? I've never been drunk before.

"Shit, dude, grab her" Reid pointed out as I started falling over.

Tyler grabbed a hold of me and turned his head as I puked all over his shoes and the ground. I'm not sure how long I had been puking, but Tyler held me there, rubbing my back as everything I had eaten that day came forward.

"Ha-ha, Adele's puking" I heard Ashleigh laugh in the background.

"Guys, hey guys" The DJ guy started saying. "Dylan just called, he said he saw three cop cars on their way towards Old Dell Road."

"Oh fuck, this can't be happening." Reid yelled.

I looked over and saw a bunch of bodies running in all directions. And that's all I remember because that was when I blacked out.

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woke up in what seemed like a moving vehicle. I'm not sure how I got there but I was in most definitely in a moving car. I opened my eyes and looked around. This looks like Ashleigh's car. I turned around and saw that Ashleigh was laying down, covering the length of the back seat. If Ashleigh's laying in the back, who's driving? I looked over to the driver's seat and saw Reid concentrating on the road.

"What the f-" I was about to freak out. How did Reid get into Ashleigh's car?

"Adele, shut up. You're drunk." I looked over at Reid who looked like he was angry. "You're lucky I didn't tell Caleb. He'd kill you."

"Yeah but now that you know I'm drunk and you didn't tell him, he'd kill you too" I bluntly pointed out. Reid couldn't win with me. I was still pissed at him for that whole super powers incident a few years back.

He didn't say anything.

"What happened?" I sat up straight, adjusting my sore body the best I could.

"Cops came to bust up the party. You got plastered, threw up in every direction, mainly on Baby Boy, and then passed out."

"How'd I get to the car?" I was confused.

"Baby Boy carried you."

"Why do you call Tyler that?"

"'Cuz he's the youngest. What's with all the questions?"

"Just curious." I was still a little tipsy, but not nearly as bad as I was earlier. "Hey Reid?"

"Whaaaat?" I could tell I was annoying him now.

"Thanks."

"You tell anyone I did this, Del, and I'll kill you."

I laughed. "No you won't."

"True, but it doesn't mean I won't try."

"That's right, you've got a reputation to protect." I teased him.

"Best believe it, Adele. Best believe it."

"Hey Reid?"

"Oh come on! What now?" I could tell Reid was really annoyed now.

I giggled. "How are you going to get me home without my brother finding out."

Reid stayed silent. I knew he hadn't thought about that part.

"I'll use." And that's exactly what he did. I ended up being in Ashleigh's car one second and then laying down in my bedroom the next. It's times like these, that I wished I had magic powers.