Chapter 16
Beautiful Dirty Rich
We got a red light, pornographic, dance fight, systematic
Honey but we go no money
Our hair is perfect, while were all getting shit wrecked, it's automatic
Honey but we got no money
Daddy I'm so sorry, I'm so s-s-sorry yeah,
We just like to party, like to p-p-party yeah,
Bang bang, we're beautiful and dirty rich
(dirty dirty rich dirty dirty rich beautiful)
Bang bang, we're beautiful and dirty rich
(beautiful and dirty dirty rich rich bang bang)
AN: Okay, this is how each chapter will (hopefully) start. I'm terribly sorry that this took so long, after my designated hiatus, my computer crashed and this chapter was deleted. Hopefully this was worth the wait.
Reed POV:
Josh wasn't at dinner; neither were Noelle or Thomas, for that matter. I was beginning to wonder if this whole thing was an elaborate set up.
Still, I waited outside the cafeteria after dinner. If Noelle didn't show up, I'd just leave and act like nothing had ever happened. I stood alone, constantly checking my watch, looking nice as Noelle had instructed. Noelle casually strolled over, just as I was about leave.
Noelle looked at me and turned, continuing to walk, never stopping. She didn't say one word to me. I assumed I was supposed to follow her, if not, her fault, not mine. I followed a half-step behind Noelle silently.
"So Hollis Hugger, You ready to party, Billings style?" Noelle finally asked me.
"Y…Yeah," I answered hesitantly. I was unsure of what to say to Noelle after what Josh had told me about her and her friends.
I continued to follow willingly though I was becoming even more skeptical. I decided I'd go, but as soon as it got out of hand, I'd leave. If it got out of hand soon enough, maybe I'd still have time to see Josh.
Finally we reached a clearing full of people, both that I knew and that I didn't. Amongst the crowd, I saw the last person I'd expected to see here, Josh. Josh was sitting on a log on the edge of the crowd looking pissed at Thomas.
"Come on Hollis Hugger, mingle. I don't mean just with Boy Scout over there." Noelle said handing me a drink, no doubt illegally alcoholic. I decided what the hell. I might as well have fun. And gradually made my way over to Josh at the far side of the clearing. I said a quick hello to all the people I knew, and some that I didn't.
About ten feet in front of Josh, a girl I didn't know stopped me to talk to me. "Hi. I'm Holly. I'm co-president of Billings with Noelle. Just so you know, most girls don't get a first chance at Billings, much less a second, or third, especially sophomores and freshmen. You're lucky. Don't make the wrong decision," She said.
I nodded and began walking away from her, and toward Josh again. I couldn't help but smirk. Why was I joining Billings again? Oh yeah, I'm not. If this was the kind of person I would be living with, I want nothing to do with them.
Ariana stopped me two feet in front of Josh. So close! I thought.
"So, what do you think of the party so far?" Ariana asked me.
"Uhhh… It's okay I guess." I replied
"Come on Reed, what could be better than this?" Ariana prodded
"Well, I don't know, I guess I'm just not that into this kind of thing." I replied trying to get away from Ariana, so I could talk to Josh.
AN: I know it's kind of short, but the next chapter is in the works, so hopefully it will be up soon. Also I'm going to be writing an original murder mystery on Fiction Press. The first chapter will be posted soon. Keep an eye on my fiction press username LittleMissBo0kworm.