(Sophie)
Ever since the party started Libby and I have been drinking and dancing. Even though Libby had to perform I wasn't worried she'd mess up. The girl had an insanely high alcohol tolerance level. I sometimes wonder if she was half Irish and she could dance for hours before getting even a little tired. Our fun had come to an end when it was time for her to go perform
"Alright girl, I'm gonna go on stage now," she said
"Alright see you when you get back," I said about to walk away
"And where do you think you're going?" she asked
"To get a seat. I'm really tired"
"No way, I'm not just gonna let you stand in the corner like some weirdo. It's a party girl, socialize!" She said dragging me over to a group of people sitting in a circle
"Come on Libby, I don't know anyone here" I whispered to her
"That's the point. Socialize!" she whispered back to me before turning back to the group
"She'll be joining you," Libby said forcing me to sit before leaving
"Libby," I called out but she ignored me disappearing into the crowd.
I immediately wanted to stand up and leave when I noticed what they were playing
I took one good look around at the people here. While some of them were definitely good-looking I didn't want to kiss any of them, especially the guy smoking cigarettes as if they were candy. Luckily the bottle seemed to be avoiding me for the five rounds I was in so I just sat silently watching as the bottle landed on some random people before they sucked face. When I decided to leave I noticed Taylor and his girlfriend suddenly sit down across from me
They were talking about something when Taylor suddenly spotted me
Once we made eye contact I smiled and waved awkwardly at him and he smiled back with the same look. Soon Turner noticed me as well and she wasn't pleased however before they could get up the bottle was pushed in front of Taylor. He had wanted to leave but the chain smoker insisted so he sighed putting his hand on the bottle and I could tell he was running calculations in his head but before he could finish the chain smoker interrupted him by yelling, "Hurry it up would ya we don't have all night"
Being rushed he spun the bottle. I watched as it spun silently praying it wouldn't land on me. Thankfully it looked like it was gonna stop at the girl beside me
Just as we let out a sigh of relief the bottle turned ever so slightly and landed on me
Once again we looked at each other smiling awkwardly
"Damn he's so lucky. She's hot" the same guy said
"Well hurry up it up. We wanna continue the game" he said before we smiled again before we turned and looked at Turner
"It's just a game. It's fine" she told me
We both sighed and with a clear conscience we slowly started moving toward each other
My heart was particularly racing at the thought of kissing Taylor's soft lips. I looked at him approaching me and my heart only beat faster so I closed my eyes
But just as our lips were about to touch Taylor suddenly yelled
"What the hell are you doing here!!".
I immediately opened my eyes to see him standing up and marching furiously across the room over to Carl who was talking to Britney
"James," Carl said
"Who the hell invited you here?" Taylor angrily asked
The party seemed to come to a stop as the two of them became the center of attention
"James, I don't want to cause trouble"
"Then why the hell are you here?"
"I want to talk to you"
"I'm not interested in anything you have to say. You stood in front of my face and lied to me. All because you were creeping around with my mother"
"I know. I fucked up but can't at least listen to me again,"
"You fucking destroyed my family! You lied to my fucking face!" he yelled
"You're acting like you've never lied to anyone"
"I never said that"
"Oh no. You don't have to. Because you're Saint James. James tells No Lie. Honest John Taylor. But since you're so honest why don't you tell Sophie the truth" Carl flared angrily making me curious.
"Tell me what?"
"Don't say it, Carl"
"What? Don't want Sophie to find out you had been secretly sleeping with Betty-Ann?"
"Carl, they're dating it's not that surprising," I said
"Three weeks before Fright Night," he said
"Carl, don't say it" Taylor shook with anger
"I saw those two getting out of the janitor's closet fixing their clothes"
"What?" I asked
"They'd had been doing it for a week before I caught them"
"Four weeks before Fright Night," I said before I traced the timeline back. Wasn't that when I found her underwear in his car?
"Sophie it's not what you think," I said as I looked at him
"You lied to me in front of my face"
"I didn't"
"You said you didn't sleep with her"
"I hadn't," he said
"Likely story," I said about to storm off
"It was an accident," he said before everyone gasped.
I turned around to see him looking at Taylor realizing the slip of his tongue
"Accident huh?" Turner scoffed
"I didn't mean it like that"
"No, it's fine. What girl wouldn't want to hear her first time with her boyfriend was an accident"
"Betty-Ann I didn't mean it like that" he repeated but unlike me, she had already stormed off
"Son of a" Taylor punched Carl to the ground.
Before a huge fight could break out Mr. Sanders quickly broke it up
"That's enough! Both of you!" Mrs. Taylor said
"Trudy! Why are you here?"
"You know him, Trudy?" Mr. Sanders asked holding Taylor back
"I'm his mother"
"Stop calling yourself my mother! What kind of mother sleeps with her son's best friend" he angrily said
"Don't talk to her like that" Carl said
"Carl, it's fine" she sighed
"She's still your mother even if she is in love with me."
"Carl stop it,"
"Trudy we have to talk to him now. I know you won't accept me until he-"
"Carlton that's enough" Mrs. Taylor snapped sternly quieting Carl down
"What's wrong? I'm just saying what we're both feeling"
"No, you are not. You are spilling fantasy"
"No. No. You said you loved me!" Carl yelled
"Carlton you're a child and I used you because I was in a bad situation. I am not proud of it and I wish it had never happened and it'll be one of my biggest regrets so please stop"
"No, you're lying. You told me you loved me so why are you saying those things? Is it him? Are you going back to him? No, don't leave me. I can change. Brittney! Don't leave me! I love you!" He cried out
"No, you don't. I finally understand it. I wasn't the only one nursing a wounded heart. You were just projecting your feelings for Brittney unto me as I did for Hugh."
"No, I love you. That was just a.... a mistake" he said
"No, it's what you truly feel. You don't love me Carlton" she repeated before he started crying
"Can you both just get the hell out of my house?" Taylor said before Mr. Sanders let him go allowing him to force his way through the crowd
The crowd went into an awkward silence as nobody knew what to do
"Alright everyone, parties over. Everyone head home" Mr. Sanders yelled before everyone started to leave the house.
Mr. Sanders apologized before dragging Tevon and the girls out of the apartment