We arrived at Carmella's house in the next fifteen minutes. It did look like a party because we could see lights flashing around, and they had put on a low music and also a lot of people were walking around, while some stayed outside.
Ash and I had never been popular or anything. We are just your typical normal students who scaled through high school without ever doing anything that would make us famous, like catching the quarterback's attention, or being a cheerleader, or stepping on the toes of Carmella. We walked in and then it was like everything had suddenly changed.
Everyone stared at us.
"Hi Anna"
"You're looking so hot Ash"
"I love you heels"
"That top is amazing"
"Wanna have some punch?"
" We are playing truth or dare, we would love you to join"
Okay okay okay, this is too overwhelming. I grabbed Ashley's hand, pulling her back to me before she gets lost in the crowd.
"Did you do something? What is going on??!" I demanded.
She shrugged "Just enjoy the night Lucy"
"Okay this is not normal..."
"Hey guys..." The most annoying girl had just shown up.
Carmella Zachary.
She bursted through the crowd before throwing her hands around the both of us with a huge smile on her face "I'm so glad you could make it, I was beginning to think you won't come" she pulled us to the couch.
"Helen!" She screamed to a short girl who was actually her lackey "bring us some punch!"
The girl quickly went about her duties.
"Your party is awesome Carmella. Thanks for inviting us" Ash said, looking so excited as she was enjoying every single moment of it.
"Geez. Of course I'll invite you guys" she finally lifted her hands off my shoulders after squeezing a bit.
When the punch arrived, Helen served us all before moving away again. After a short while, mella finally stood up and left us alone.
She did, because Cruz had just arrived at the party, and I was starting to freak out again. No no! I'm over him. I'm over him and that's why I kissed another man this afternoon, so why do I still get butterflies in my belly?
"Are you alright?" Ash asked as she saw me looking restless.
I nodded "Sure I am. It's a great party woohoo"
She shook her head in disapproval "Liar"
"You still feel something for Cruz don't you?" She added.
"I don't know ash" I didn't know why but I started looking around as if I was looking for something... someone.
She didn't say anything any longer, instead ash just kept staring at me. And when Cruz came into view with mella dangling herself on his right arm while pressing her body to his, it's like something hit me hard and my ass was off the couch in a flash. My heart...
I needed it to calm down or I was gonna go crazy. Okay fine, I might still have a little tiny crush on Cruz but it shouldn't be this explosive! When I looked up, he was staring at me once again.
Time seemed to have stopped, like it was just the two of us. Cruz has always had alluring coffee brown eyes, and so was the color of his hair. He looked hot like a model...and why is he staring at me again?
I didn't know for how long we were staring, till someone pulled my arms down, and my ass landed on the couch again.
"What?" I snapped out of my trance, looking around again fir nothing in particular.
"Stop staring, or people are gonna notice you rock head!" Ashley replied, smacking me on the head.
"Ash. We need to leave" I turned to face her.
"Ugh! Get over him already. And we just arrived, I ain't going anywhere" she stood up, leaving me as she twirled around heading for where people gathered and dancing to the music. I didn't bother to sit down here alone...
Who knows what crazy thing would happen to me next?
I had already seen about five ghosts playing around the punch. Two of them kept dipping their faces in and out of it, but it passed through like nothing.
Two other ghosts just kept floating around the house, passing through people with their pale and lifeless bodies.
I stood up and headed straight for the stairs. I'll just find a room and crash there till ash gets tired of dancing and starts to look for me.
"Luciana"
I stopped in my tracks. I knew that voice, I can recognize that voice even if there are other people talking, after all I had been crushing all over him since the first day I had set my eyes on him.
I tried to turn around, but my legs refused to move. I heard his footsteps as he approached me, before he faced me. I wanted to pinch myself a million times, I wanted to scream like someone who had just won the lottery, but I held it all in.
"Did you like the gift?" I asked as calmly as I could.
"Come with me" he extended his arm.
God I'm about to faint.
I nodded as he lead me up the stairs, my hand tightly holding on to his. I'm gonna explode!!
We got to the first room there and he pushed the door open before we stepped inside. There inside the room where about five other classmates of ours, sitting around forming a cycle. What is going on?
"I brought the last person" Cruz pulled me towards them. Carmella was there too, together with Blake, Gideon, Amber and Finn.
"And...who is that??" Carmella was up on her feet, glaring at me. Did I just hear her right?
"Shut up Carmella. I brought someone and that's it" He snapped at her. She gave me a once over, and her face said 'you'll regret this bit*h' before she went mute.
"Common sit down" Cruz cooed, pulling my hand again, and I sat down between he and Blake. God, I'm so not supposed to be here. I'm not part of their group.
This is like the hottest and most famous group in the school.
"Truth or Dare!" Amber suddenly began, pointing at Finn
"Truth" he replied.
"When last did you have sex and with who?"
Nope, the guy isn't shy " I last had sex yesterday, and it was with my hot neighbor"
Wow. That is disgusting to my ears.
"Truth or Dare!" Finn pointed at Carmella.
She smiled "Dare"
"I dare you...To slap someone here"
I had been expecting something worse. But at least it was only a slap on the face, but damn she had slapped me with everything she had that my head was whipped sideways.
I just knew the imprint of her hand would appear on my face.
Everyone bursted into laughter, and Carmella had a victorious smile on her face. Cruz glared at Finn because he had initiated everything, and his glare alone made everyone go quiet again.
"Truth or Dare" Carmella asked Blake after the tension had died down, but Cruz still looking very angry. Also, he was still holding my hand and his grip had tightened just a little.
" It's fine. It's not so painful" I whispered to him, and he only nodded a little.
"Dare of course"
"I dare you to french kiss..." Carmella first looked at me, but she quickly looked away as if something had burned her " Amber"
"Why did you change your mind at the last second?" Blake looked amused.
"Just shut up and do it!"
He shrugged. I looked away when Amber and Blake started to kiss and I also covered my ear when Amber started to moan a little too loudly. The others cheered happily as they watched the show, but Cruz had his gaze fixed to the floor only.
When I thought they had finished what they were doing and decided to look again, they both werent sitting there anylonger. I caught a glance of two naked people making out heavily on the bed, and I quickly looked away before I saw more of it.
"Get another room f**kers!" Finn yelled.
"I said to french kiss, not to f**k!" Carmella yelled too.
Soon, both parties were back to their spots fully clothed, but they kept gazing lustfully at each other.
"Cruz, truth or dare" Blake asked.
Cruz finally looked up from the floor " Truth"
"Why did you bring this thing here?" Blake pointed at me.
"Because I want her to be here. Because I need her to be there. Because she's enough for me even without you guys. Is that answer enough or you want more??" That last part came out threateningly. Blake already knew his place so he backed down.
But, did he just say I'm enough? That he wanted and needed me?
Ah! My heart was going crazy.
And then...Cruz turned and faced me. Me!!! I wanna dance.
"Truth or Dare, Luciana?"
Ah! He said my name again. I'm gonna melt this Instant.
"Truth..."
"Who was your first kiss?" He asked softly.
I didn't even know I was blushing heavily from that question. Then I remembered how I had called him a brat. Ah! Why did I say that??
"It happened today at a club. It was this green eyed..."
And then her voice got stuck in her throat. She wasn't staring at Cruz anymore, she was looking at the person standing behind him, leaning on the wall at the end of the room.
He had changed his clothes, and Lucy would swear that he looked a lot more younger than this afternoon. His eyes gazed into hers, holding her captive right there.
It was the green eyed stranger!