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30. Friday Night Parties. II

I figured that I wear the same outfit for the date and for the party. I picked out this pretty blue dress that reached a little above my kneecaps. It had a peach sheer coloring at the top, but the front of it was floral lace and a shade darker than the bottom half, which was a shade lighter. But both colors matched equally too. All I added was a black sweater, small black lace up ankle boots, the necklace I received on Valentine's Day, my bottle cap earrings and my bag.

"I'll be back around nine-thirty, Minnie!" I called down into the basement; where Minnie was folding her laundry.

"Alrighty!"

I left for outside and waited for Ryder to drive over to the house. I saw his Mom's car pulling up and he rolled the window down and gave a little wave. I climbed into the car and kissed him. "Where are we going?"

"Since we don't have a lot of time I figure get take out and see a movie at the drive-in." He told me. "Is that okay?"

"Oh sure," I said to him.

He drove us to McDonald's and got us some burgers and fries with an extra large soda to share and then drove off to the local drive-in not too far from the McDonalds place. He got us in and parked us in the very back row of cars and turned the engine off.

"What movie are we seeing?"

"Beaches." Ryder told me. "One of your favorites."

I smiled brightly. I do love that movie. I faced forward and as Ryder turned the radio on I saw the movie starting. But, it didn't look familiar. Another ten seconds passed and I knew this wasn't the movie. "Ryder, this isn't Beaches."

"Yes it is, look." Ryder pulled out a newspaper from behind his chair and pointed to the movies. "Beaches."

I examined the paper and saw what he circled. I couldn't help but laugh loudly. "Ry, that says 'The Beach.' you forgot to circle 'The' in there. Bette Midler is in that movie, this movie has Leonardo DiCaprio in it. He's not in Beaches."

"Aww that the fuck!?" Ryder whined. He seemed pretty sad he messed up. "Sorry," He muttered. "I don't even know how the hell that happened..."

I smiled. At least he tried. I thought for a minute before placing a kiss to his cheek. He turned back and smiled too. I said to him, "This movie goes on until we have to leave for the night, right?" He nodded. "Wanna go in the back?"

"Sure." He grinned the second I asked him that.

I jumped into the back first and started to lay down, finding that there was just enough space for me to lay down with a little extra room to shuffle around. Ryder, before joining me, pulled my boots off and then climbed in the back. He had kicked his shoes off in the front. He sat on my pelvis area lightly as he shuffled himself to lay down on top of me and once he did he pushed a strain of my hair back and softly pecked kisses on my cheek.

"Are you okay? Comfortable?" He asked me.

I nodded against his head. "Yep."

"You're hot." He said in a low, deep voice. I started laughing.

"You're hot." I said. After that I pulled his face down and we began the make-out session. "Just no sexy time now. You know I'm not that type of girl."

"Wasn't planning on sexy time anyways," Ryder laughed. "Just kissy time."

I hated to stop making out with Ryder. I never wanted to stop making out with him; I had even planned in my head that when his parents took their annual two weeks cruise vacation in July he would stay and live with me for those two weeks. His grandparents went to the community center to do activities all day during the Summer and he hated going to the center all day and playing bingo with them (especially when his grandfather cheats by playing more than three cards and changing numbers on the board and someone finds that out and World War III begins in the room). It would be amazing to have Ryder to myself all day and all night.

Ryder dropped me off at home but he slowly parked his way into the driveway. We got out and he walked me to the door, but the glance he gave me when he looked at me was a worried one and timid. I could read it in his eyes and his face that he didn't want me to go to the party that, most possibly, had cigarettes and alcohol at it. And Lark being there too. I smiled in assurance and placed a long, sweet but passionate kiss on his lips with my hand behind his silky brown hair and pushing him into the kiss. When I pulled out I kept our faces close; forehead-forehead and nose-to-nose.

"I'll be fine." I whispered loudly. "I promise. I'll be with Minnie and Lark."

"That's what worries me," He said with a sad tone in his voice. "But I trust you. I love you."

"Love you too," I said. I gave one more kiss before parting ways with him and opening the door. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight beautiful." Ryder smiled.

I waited at the living room window and watched as Ryder climbed back into the car and drove off for the night. I sighed, missing him already and wishing I could find a way to make him come. Even if he didn't enjoy himself I knew that he would be happy knowing that I was there with him and in safe hands. I stood up and walked into the kitchen to find Minnie in there.

Minnie had totally dolled herself up. Whether or not she planned on going home with someone tonight, but most possibly will, Minnie looked hot head to toe. Minnie donned a leopard printed mini-dress that was strapless and ended at her thighs. Underneath it was sheer black tights and wore black thigh high boots with a three inch heel. Her face was donned in bright red lipstick and purple eyes hadow and a bronze tone around it; giving her a bronze-tan like tone. Her dark hair was down and curly from the shaft of her hair to the very ends of her tips. Long silver dangles hung from her ears and a gold braclet hung from her left wrist complimenting her nude-peach french manicured nails.

"You're dolled up." I said.

"Passed the Friday check up and going to celebrate it by partying at Rhonda's." She said. She eyed me up and down and said, "I've got an outfit you can borrow. Party club, but not too much as yours truly here."

"I'm fine."

"You sure? Not even a bronze face?" She suggested.

"No thanks, I'm fine like this." I said. "I don't plan on anything much, just seeing a friend."

"Okay." She said grabbing her clutch. "If you see anyone ya like, I've got the condoms in my clutch here." She winked.

I laughed. "Ryder only, but he's not going." I said.

"Okay. Let's get going then my friend." She smiled.

The drive to the party was a blast with Minnie telling me she heard two ex's of hers were going to be there— Alexander Henderson and Gina Sanchez— and planned on getting one of them to bed with her. "Both those bitches broke up with me so I'm hoping to make one of them regret it tonight. Gina is my target for tonight. Stupid William Simpson and his 'I got a degree being a dentist at a dentist school!' That stupid ass!" Minnie yelled.

"You want Gina back more?" I asked Minnie.

"Hell yeah. She's better at sex than anything else. Usually I would tell any other teenager I foster that I'm going for a guy and drunkenly ended with a girl and ended up liking her better, but you've got those three or four gay friends of yours so I figure you're cool with Gina and I if it happened."

"Oh sure, go with whoever you want." I told her.

"Casa de Rhonda." Minnie said as she parked the car. "I think that's correct, Casa de Rhonda."

I glimpsed out the window and saw the huge house. Not like a mansion, more like Blaine and Ryder's homes put together. Large Victorian era home with a balcony on the front of the house. Vivid rainbow neon tones danced outside the window as it danced to the blasting music. Lots of people outside with red solo cups in their hands, some talking to one another, others dancing and lots of laughing and drinking/chugging of the solo cups. Defiantly almost Project X. Now if only someone attempted to jump from the roof to the pool...

"Come on," Minnie said as she opened her door and climbed out.

I climbed out after her. I saw how big it was outside the car and kind of wished now that Ryder was here with me. Minnie came over and wrapped her arm around me, almost motherly, and asked if I were okay. I nodded weakly. "Want me to stay with you for a while?" I looked at her and nodded. Sure smiled. "Dont worry, you've got me and even if that means I'm with you all night and not with Alex or Gina, I'm good."

We entered the house and I now saw it was more crazy than a zoo or the streets of New York; both day and night. This was like Project X times three. More wild people, more wild music and lots of more drunks at the party. Minnie found a bench against the staircase and we sat there looking around. Some guys came up and offered us their cups. We took them, but I handed mine to Minnie after she chugged her down within seconds. She already looked like she wanted to wander off and I lied saying I was okay on my own. "You sure?" She asked loudly over the music. I nodded. "Okay, find me if you need anything!" She got up and danced her way to the living room and already found a date; a red hair college age boy to grind on.

I sat alone on that bench and watched as the party continued. Dancing drunks, grinding on one another in sexual ways, and some people holding hands and ran up the stairs to get the bed rocking, while others played drinking games. I sat there and read a book on my phone after a while and was enjoying my book when I decided I was too bored and got up to find Minnie and tell her I was leaving, when I heard someone yell my name out.

"MARLEY ROSE!"

I knew that voice. I turned on my heels and saw Lark. He looked a little drunk and a little high, but managed to get over here with little stumbling along the way. In his hand a cigarette and red solo cup.

"Hi Lark," I hugged him.

"Hey girl! When you arrive!?" He yelled his question.

"About an hour ago with Minnie. But I was just about to go home." I told him.

"But—but—but the party ain't a party without Marley here!" Lark laughed. "My cousin here?"

"No, doctors appointment tomorrow morning." I said.

"Wanna sip?" He offered his drink. "There's some fruit punch to block the drink."

"No thank you!" I yelled. "I plan on drinking water instead. No drinking tonight, I promised Ryder." I explained.

"Okie-dokie." Lark laughed. "Same with getting high?" I nodded. "Cigarettes too?"

"I quit. My teacher found out and though I was suspended from Glee club for a week, he and everyone are trying to help me stop!" I said.

"Damn, nothing tonight? Okay then." He said, then proceeded to take a drink. "You wanna dance?"

I nodded and we held hands walking into the room. He threw his cigarette into his drinking, making it completely wet, before tossing it on the ground carelessly and chugging his drink down.

It shouldn't be hard to party without getting someone inside of you. Like a school dance. No drinking, no drugs, no nothing. Just you and you only. But I was finding it harder and harder by the hour to enjoy myself without having anything to use and calm me down. Lark eventually got totally high and drunk that he nearly took his pants off when I decided to help him keep them on. We were sitting outside on a stone bench when he offered me a cigarette for the seventh millionth time that night.

Just one. Just take one and I'll be all set.

I took the already lit cigarette and placed it near my mouth, taking in that familiar taste and feeling my body cool down from all this tense stress.

"You miss the cig?" Lark asked.

I nodded. "Yeah, I have missed this a lot actually." I told him. "I'll be right back, going to get a drink."

I went back inside with the cigarette still in my hand. I dodged my way around until I found the mile long bathroom. The line was taking forever that not only did I want another cigarette, some girl pulled her pants down and took a shit in a nearby pot and then left. I had to pee, but I wasn't that stupid to do that. Finally I got my chance and once I finished and left the bathroom I went into the kitchen and looked for a glass to have water inside. I found a cup that was on the counter and looked un-used and dry; as if nobody had used it. I took that and found a bottle of un-opened soda and poured that in the cup.

I drank it on the way out to find Lark again. He was still in the same spot again and watching two chicks making out in front of him. He was excited, both his face was hooked on the girls and his hand was down near his crotch area. I tapped him and sat on his lap so he could come back to talking to me. "I'm bored." I said.

"Fuck Ryder." Lark said.

"He's not here!" I said. Oh crap, I had to text him.

Hey, still here at the party. With Lark now and making fun of these two girls making out. One from Vocal Adrenaline and one from Dalton's Sister School, whatever that name is. Love you.

I put my phone away and took another sip. Too much sugar in this stupid soda. But I didn't mind.

Another hour passed. I think at this pint I had taken a drink meant for someone else because I was pretty drunk. I was able to do things and managed to talk sense, but I knew I was stumbling all over the place. Lark was drunk himself now too, and wanting to get high on something since he was also bored.

"Wanna...movie...Disney...raggy...shit...bra?" He slurred.

"Disney!?" I giggled. "Okay."

I found Minnie and told her I was leaving with Lark. The sober women nodded and offered a condom. "No no, sexy time Ry only!" I said to her.

The stupid cab took forever to get here. Someone I ended up drinking a few more drinks and getting a little more drunk and drinking on the way to the apartment. Lark, starting to ease down from being high for a few hours, was holding my back and telling me to take a few breathes.

We arrived back at the apartment. We got inside and I texted Ryder. I said I was with Minnie at Lark's apartment. Actually, more like this: Lft...Minn-E...Lrk...patmant...Disney...giggly love...CHOCOLATE.

Lark died into the kitchen and came back with some bottles of water and crackers. "You okay...Mly?"

"Bitch..." I muttered. "Got weed?"

"Not now."

"I NEED IT!" I snapped.

"Okay." He said to me.

He got the weed for me and I inhaled that shit. Oh my god it felt amazing!

I started to see myself on a stage. The audience anticipating my vocal chords to brace out in musical waves for their ears to enjoy. I felt happiness all over the stage and I could see Mom in the audience cheering for me the loudest.

Someone mentioned going to the bathroom so I nodded for them to leave the concert.

I finished my concert and everyone cheered. I giggled as Ryder came up with the kittens in his arms and handed them to me. "I love you." He said.

"Love...too..." I muttered.

"Love you too, Marley."

My eyes opened and all was a blur until things fuzzed out and I saw Ryder's face in front of me. I got excited and kissed him hard on the lips, startling him a little bit. But he took in the kiss and gave a passionate one back. After a minute I stood up and started to pull him towards Lark's bedroom. I knew for a fact Lark wouldn't care that Ryder and I were in there having our sexy time on.

We entered inside and I pushed him on the bed, I stood up and attempted to keep my balanced as I pulled my dress over my head; revealing my white bra and underwear. "Sexy time!" I yelled very drunk and jumped on him, starting to make out with Ryder.