Victoria Chase's heart was beating rapidly. There was a cold, clammy natural sway. She gulped down air and straightened up. The swaying stopped, but her palms were sweaty, and she couldn't even think about mom's spaghetti. Who was she kidding?! No one in her family even had the basic idea of how to cook a noodle. They had gourmet chiefs for that.
"Hey Vic, you okay. That was like so intense, you don't even know. Well, you do know since you were there, experiencing it!" Taylor seemed to reminisce for a moment and handed Victoria a careless sleeve of paper towel to dab at the edges of vomit still on her mouth.
"It wasn't because of you if that's what you're thinking. It's been a long day~" Victoria sniffed the air. It didn't smell like she just puked in there.
"Girl, it's only 2:18, almost time to shake your groove thing at the party- but that's like in two hours~" Taylor seemed to be in a highly good mood. What had happened in Mark Jefferson's class…? Did she make out with Kate?!
No, that would be ridiculous!
If Taylor were head gun go bully material, the worst she would've done to that sweet baby Marsh cub was an old strip tease… Hey, wait a minute.
Victoria thought she was going to be sick again, and pass out or both, why not both, how come not both?! I wasn't trying to encourage anything to happen right away.
…. You stay out of this!
… Fair enough, get well soon Vic.
Taylor patted Vic's back as she hunched over at the sink. She also tried to nibble on her ear a little fyi.
"Don't Taylor, what happened in Mark Jefferson's class today?!" Victoria swore her voice had gone hoarse. Hay, now it's back. Taylor's butt pressed against the edge of the other sink.
"So what, you're back into Mister Mark Jefferson or…?" Taylor was like twirling a strand of hair around her fingers, okay? I'm just kidding, we all knew I was gonna jump into my own fanfic at some point. Just to have fun.
Vic stared into the base of the bottom of the sink, processing information, letting it all sink in, and rot away like acidic grotesque vomit. She shook her head feebly to and fro. Clutching the cold edges, palm's sweaty, that 'hope I don't puke out spaghetti' look in her eyes. The occasional super freak bullshit ya see~ Well that's enough of that.
"Kate… Taylor, I think I'm going to need a doctor!" Vic whimpers but she's already feeling sobered up.
"Right, should I go get Kate Marsh~ Perhaps you could just drive your tongue down her throat!" Vic sensed some annoyance and cantankerous ferocity. Before she knew it, Taylor shoved her way out of the bathroom and the lights were turned off. Vic sigh
End of act 1… Drop the microphone. No seriously, do it.
….
The Vortex party was in full swing like a Jazz band-playing swing music or something or other. Actually they were playing songs like Drop Dead Gorgeous by VOILÀ, Dead Man Walking by City Wolf, and Seven Deadly Sins by Flogging Molly. I wish I could've been there…
Everyone was dancing and head-banging and mouthing the words or actually singing along.
"Cannon ball!" One teen yells and dives into the pool with his feet in the air. Victoria gets sprayed with water and dusts off her cashmere.
"Watch it hippie!" She growls and almost keeps walking- ignoring his apologies and pleas for forgiveness.
"Sorry Victoria, please don't tell Nathan!" Warren sounded genuine enough- not about the apology, but the whole Nathaniel thing they got going on. Mwah~
"I will! Warren, what are you doing not attached at the hip with Nathan?!" She was truly shocked but stern in her warning. Warren looked around like Nathan might appear in his swim trunks nearby.
He looked at her skeptically. "I wanted to swim." That was all he wrote.
"Oh okay, well see ya!" She gave a small wave and ignored him like usually.
"Take care Vic!" Warren called as she went to the VIP after party… Party.
"Hey, haha, Victoria- what's up bro~" Nathan winked suavely and handed her a drink. The beer wore off, and she was down to clown. More like down with the sickness, but it was a good time. She smiled at Nate, but her eyes wondered to the couch where Hayden sat with his harem and-
?!
…Kate Marsh?! Victoria snatched the drink out of Nathan's fingers and down it like a shot. She was breathing heavy. Mom's spaghetti.
"Wow Vic, own it~" Nathan seemed like he had been here for a while. Very interesting… Not really, since it was kinda his party. He could swim with Warren if he wanted to. So he did~
Vic's eyes widened as he took his shirt off and she could feel the vomit threatening to spew up within her. Okay, that's it!
"I'm gonna go swim with Warren!" He said- already sprinting off without a 'farewell' or 'bye'.
Victoria rolled her eyes and made her way to the open bar. She eyed Kate Marsh intensely. Hayden was talking and she threw her head back with laughter.
'There's no use talking I'm a Dead Man Walking!'
Vic gulped and her heart dropped in her chest as one of the sleazy harem girls danced over to Kate and grabbed at her. Kate stumbled as she tried to rise from the couch, but the harem girl pushed her back down and kissed her neck. Hayden and the rest of his groupie's watched.
The song ended and 'Rich Kids- [Middle Cla$$ Mix]' by New Medicine started to play. It would've been a killer party if Kate wasn't slitting it up in Victoria's eyes. Okay, that's not it, Victoria but her lower lip as the bartender handed her her vodka. She ignored it and glanced to the left of Kate Marsh.
Juliet and Dana were being very quiet while chatting and giggling. Dana put an arm on Juliet's back as Juliet trained a Video Camera on Kate.
Kate and the girl, locking lips and never breaking the kiss.
"Hey!" Vic's yell was muffled by music but Juliet and Dana looked around. She was close enough to snatch the video camera out of Juliet's hands and Dana gasped. Juliet glared for a bit, and then smiled slyly.
"Lighten up Victoria, it's a party!" Dana chuckled nervously as Juliet said that and winked.
'Stranger Things' by Survival Kit started playing because that is just what I was listening to that day.
Victoria gritted her teeth and clenched her fists to her side. She threw the camera on the bar table next to the plastic cup of vodka.
"You Lighten Up, and stop trying to ruin somebody's life over here!" Victoria used both hands to push Juliet backwards. Dana gasped louder and people stopped to stare.
Someone started chanting: Fight, Fight, Fight!
Now 'You Look Better When I'm Drunk' by The White Tie Affair was playing. Perfect music for a dance battle… Or a regular battle.
Kate gasped as Juliet's elbow nudged her elbow and the girl also bites her neck.
This ticked Vic off so much that she pulled Juliet's hair and she wasn't afraid to claw a bitch's face off. Well in her imagination. Maybe also a video game. Crap, my immersion… Is fine~
"Take your tops off!" The voice that bellowed it sounded like Zac's and everyone started laughing and cheering. Juliet slapped Victoria Chase hard across the face and shoved her to the ground. Vic got a little distracted by eerily sweet Kate Marsh shoving the harem girl off of herself and moving quickly behind the VIP area. She assumed she was going to the bathroom and heard someone ask if she was alright.