Hey, so sorry about not posting yesterday. I was kind of...glow-bowling until midnight and sort of having a dance party in the rain with my besties this morning. But that PROVES I have a life so I'm happy.
Into the fourth HP book now, just thought I might keep you updated :)
And I know the last mentioned song in this one is kind of cheesy but...wait, why am I apologizing? I'm the author here!
Chad
I'll admit I was a bit bewildered to see Sonny show up at my door with Vivi right next to her, neither of them glaring at the other but instead looking up at me awkwardly and guiltily until I overcame the shock of it and let them in.
"Chad, we just wanted to say—"
"We're really sorry, Chain, we've kinda been jerks—"
"And we don't blame you," Sonny said as she put a hand on my arm, "if you never want to speak to us again."
Vivi cleared her throat. "Well, I—uh, actually I wouldn't blame you either."
An unstoppable smile broke out on my face. "You have no idea how much easier life is going to be."
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"Hey, turn it up! This is my jam!" Vivi panted, still jumping up in the air alongside Sonny to the beat of The Party Song by Emery.
"Your 'jam'?" I asked in amusement as I reached for the volume dial. "Since when do you say 'jam'?"
I know you
I know you
I know you
"Since the first time I buttered my morning toast!" she joked, causing Sonny to break out into a fit of laughter and almost collapse onto the sofa. "Just—kidding—"
"Hey," I said as I joined the dancing (though much less exuberantly). "I think we could use a few more dancers. What d'you think?"
Both girls stopped jumping and nodded vigorously.
Their miraculous make-up had occurred the night prior to this, and it was now 8:00. The night was young. There was no reason we couldn't take this merrymaking to a somewhat-more-lively place, right?
I reached over and turned off the music. "How about this: I text everyone from Mackenzie Falls and tell them to invite all their friends and we take this thing to my house. This apartment is way too small."
Sonny looked a bit hesitant, but Vivi was instantly excited about the idea, evident by her excited bouncing which caused the puffs dangling from her legwarmers to follow her movement. "That sounds so fun! You don't even know! I wish I could invite my friends…but they're in the middle of Nevada at current."
"Hey, you'll be fine," I said absently, selecting the cast mates in my contacts. "Alright, we'll head out in about forty-five minutes. Let's party on!"
Sonny still had not said a word.
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I couldn't tell if the pulsing feeling was from the music playing from the mix CD Vivi had brought or if everyone's hearts were just racing in unison. I couldn't take one step without another body being right up against mine, and I couldn't recognize most of the strobe-light-bathed crowd. It was fun.
A few times, I had glimpsed an apprehensive Sonny in a corner or by the wall, panting for breath and scanning the crowd nervously. This was the fifth time.
"You alright?" I shouted over Abracadavers to her. She beamed up at me, cheeks flushed. "You enjoying yourself?"
She nodded and put a hand to her chest. "I'm fine; I'm just taking a break from dancing. It's so crazy in here!"
Her excited voice hinted at anxiousness. Clearly she didn't do this often. "Well, as long as you're having fun," I said, smiling. I swung around to my left as a girl in a tight red party dress tapped me on the shoulder, joining with her in dancing.
Then the music changed. I rolled my eyes and glanced over to where Vivi was dancing. "Really? Fall Out Boy?"
"Don't hate!" she shouted back, pointing at me with a euphoric smile.
You're just the girl all the boys wanna dance with
And I'm just the boy who's had too many chances
Okay, so it was a decent song. Just as I was getting back into the groove (pardon my disco vernacular), I heard a unisonous gasp from behind me, followed by confused murmurs as dancers' heads turned in the direction of the wall I had just stood with Sonny by.
Sonny was still there. But instead of standing, she was lying down.
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"Are you positive you don't want me to call anyone?" I asked again, holding Sonny steady on the balcony.
"Chad, I'm fine. I feel fantastic as ever. I just got a bit too excited and tired at the same time," she assured me. Then she smiled heartwarmingly. "I'm so glad we did this. It's too fun! And I'm happy we don't have to worry about any more drama between Vivi and I."
We stood there, beaming maudlinly at each other. I cupped her face in my hand and held hers with my other…
So say, what'cha waiting for?
Kiss her, kiss her
And I put my lips to hers…
And the balcony's French doors burst open by the hand of a fuming blonde.