AN: So... awesome, awesome, awesome news. Which means, 3 great pieces of news! 1.) I finally know how I want to complete this story. If the plot works out in my head the way I want it to, it'll be one of the first fanfics I ever actually complete, so that's a big milestone for me. 2.) This fic isn't ending anytime soon. I'm actually getting a little ahead of myself with writing and updating, so there are a lot of chapters you guys haven't read yet. c: annnnd 3.) Winter break is coming up soon! (I'm in college, so I don't have a lot of time to update...) So, that means, a lot more writing and a lot more chapters! I don't know if anyone else is as excited as me about this but... enjoy anyway! It's a short one!
Kimi Finster.
August 28th 2009
I come up from the basement after my (unsuccessful) chat with Tommy and I'm relieved that the house has cleared up a bit. Or it might just be that a decent percentage of the standing bodies have found their way to the floor. A lot of people are slumped over sofas, each other, and some people are simply laid out on the carpet in a puddle of unexplainable mess that I almost hurdle over. There are still a lot of people here, but they're moving slower now. The hype of the party is lifted and replaced with a sudden, unsettling feeling.
It doesn't take me long to find Suzie. A half hour, at least but it would have been much harder if the living room was as filled up as earlier. We make eye contact from across the room and judging by the annoyed look on her face, we have the same idea. It's time to go.
"Seen too much already?" I ask her with a smile, and I elbow her side.
She shakes her head. "I don't even want to talk about it." Usually when Suzie says this, it's bad. It's not that Suze is usually a chatterbox when it comes to her own problems, but the main thing is... she hardly ever has problems. "Have you seen Chuck at all tonight?"
Wow. Must be serious if she's ready to go without saying any goodbyes. I shake my head and pull out my cellphone to call him. Almost as soon as I find his number in the phonebook, I see him walking up from the basement with some girl. They're talking as if they're best friends.
She laughs and takes a picture of the scene; all the kids passed out, unknowingly getting Suzie and I in the shot. This girl my brother is with is a Latina chick. She has her nose pierced and long black wavy hair. She's short, too and not just compared to my brother. This girl is tiny. All and all, she's pretty... but I sure don't know her. So, needless to say, when they approach, I have questions.
"Who are you?" I say immediately, regardless to if I've come off rude or not. I'm ready to leave, and to know that Charles is already caught up with some girl sort of puts me in a bad mood.
The girl looks up at me and smiles, straightening up and thrusting a hand out to shake. "Names Maya. You must be Kimi. Pleased to meet you." She says. I shake her hand, a little bit wary of the way that she's acting, but before I can get a word out; she and my brother burst out laughing. "Okay, I'm sorry about that. It's just that Chuck..."
As she gets ready to tell me some story, I look at Charles. "Suzie and I are ready to go," I say plainly.
"Okay then, lets go." He says, ignoring my slight attitude. He looks at the girl and he asks her, "You want a ride?"
And she shrugs. "Nah... I've gotta wait for Lil anyways." And then she crosses her arms and mumbles something. This peaks my interest.
"You know Lil?" I ask. I've never seen this girl around, but it's already strange enough that she knows my brother. The slight suspicion I've had that Tommy's been fucking around on me is beginning to grow. Just as I was leaving the basement, I heard his cellphone go off. He answered it & I heard him say Lil's name.
I mean, I didn't want to run back down there and grab the phone off of him, which I was beginning to think was a mistake... but this girl will definitely give me a chance to prove it without being the bad guy.
She looks somewhat alarmed, but she nods. "Yeah. I mean, we're cool. But she brought me to this lame party and left me, pretty much. I guess it was stupid of me to come along..." It sounds as if she's going to say something else, but she stops. I could go into bitch mode and get this girl to tell me what I need to know in an instant but I change my mind. Being hostile will only get me so far. Being this girl's friend might give me a little more insider info. I laugh to myself. I sound like a private eye.
"Ah, yeah... sounds like Lil," I say, and Maya nods along. She's about to wave goodbye to all of us, but I decide to do something nice. "Are you sure you don't want a ride?"
She looks at me again. Her suspicious glance begins to transform into a smile and she shrugs. "S-sure, I guess. Do you guys want gas money?"
I look back at Chuck for an answer and he shakes his head. "No way, are you kidding? How far away do you live?"
"Not even five minutes from here. I'll give you guys directions. Thanks so much." The thank you she directs at me, which confuses me but I nod and Suzie pulls out Chuck's keys.
"I guess we oughta get on our way here," She says, but recognizing her solemn tone, Chuck wraps an arm around her and pulls her aside.
"What's the matter, Suze?" He says quietly, as if he doesn't want anyone else to hear. "You seem upset." Instead of saying anything, Suzie hugs my brother for a long time. I think she's crying but when I approach the two of them, there's a tiny smile on her face. He's made her laugh, at least. I hear him say, "So, how about we do that? That way, you don't have to be alone."
"Okay,' she says, wiping away some tears. "Thanks, Chuck."
"No problem," He grins as they turn toward us. Charles still has his arm wrapped around Suzie when he says. "Suze and I wanna go to IHOP to get some pancakes and stuff. Anyone not game? We can always just drop you off." I think he's talking to Maya, but my brother is actually looking at me when he says this.
I sigh. I'm tired. It's been a long day. And I'm terrified that my boyfriend has been unfaithful to me.
"I'll go."
