Chapter 5 5

Jake's POV

Bianca sat,perched on my lap perusal. I couldn't phantom why she always sat in my lap when there were enough seats,I let her remain in my lap anyway. Christian and Lucas were playing a game of cup pong with some other kids. I was getting bored. I lit a smoke and drew in sharply.

"Hey guys"Makayla says in a singsong voice,she is clearly drunk"look who I brought here"

Elizabeth tails behind her. I stare at her,my mouth slightly open. What was she doing here?

This crowd was definitely not her kind of crowd,she belonged to the group of students that stayed at home,doing their homework and filling out college applications.

I was taken aback by the dramatic change in her look. She wasn't the school girl I knew who wore a blazer abd a necktie,she felt like a different person entirely.

She looked fierce and dangerous which was interesting to me.

I can tell she's avoiding making eye contact with me. She pretended like she didn't see me. I barely knew her but she could have been nice and do as little as acknowledging my presence,even if it was with a slight nod.

"Aren't you Elizabeth?"Bianca asks,her speech slurred.

"Yes"Elizabeth answers, taking the empty dear opposite me.

"Aren't you supposed to be in bed?"she asked

Christian and Lucas laugh at her stupid attempt at a joke.

I saw a ghostly hint of hurt on her face but it was quickly replaced with a fierce look. She doesn't reply Bianca and she begins to chat with Makayla. The chat happily and laugh at intervals. I am curious to know to know what they are talking about. I also want to know when Makayla became friends with her. The only friends I'd ever seen her with were two nerds,just like her.

Makayla hands her a red cup. I see her wrinkle her nose as she stares at what was in the cup.

"Babe,let's go do something fun"Bianca drawls, wrapping her arms around my neck and adjusting herself in my lap.

I resist the urge to push her away and kept a blank expression. Everything about her was now sickening and irritating.

"You're drunk"I say and unwrap her arms from my neck.

I watch Elizabeth from the corner of my eye,now she was looking at me. Bianca's drunk move got her attention. I decide to give her a show now she was watching.

I slid my arms around Bianca's waist and drew her in for a kiss. I could taste chocolate vodka off her lips with a hint cherry lipgloss,the combined taste sent a wave of nausea down my throat. I pull away from the kiss and glance at the direction Elizabeth was seated,her seat was empty,she and Makayla were gone.

"Excuse me Bianca"I say and go in search of them.

It was not like I cared about Elizabeth or she was as pretty as the girls I hung out with. I was attracted to the mystery and innocence beneath her piercing eyes and I also enjoyed teasing her,her facial expressions were priceless.

I push through sweaty dancing bodies. Where could they have gone to?

The only people Elizabeth knew were Makayla and I. Technically, she didn't know me properly but we had spoken once and I did not mean any harm even though she got detention because of me.

It was dangerous, wandering alone in these type of parties,most of the kids were drunk and high on some sort of drug.

I try to adjust my eyes in the dim light and search for them.

"Hi have you seen Makayla or Elizabeth?"I ask a girl from chemistry class.

"No"she say, twirling her red hair in between her finger and licking her lips"you can have me"

I really want to throw up, sometimes I wonder why I still end up going for these parties. I shake my head and walk away from her, continuing my search.

I began to panic as I realized Makayla and Elizabeth could be in serious trouble.

"Hey,have you seen Makayla or Elizabeth?" I ask another guy,a junior from school

"Oh yeah,the went that way"he says and points towards a door.

"Thank you"

There was an adjoining room,there Makayla and Elizabeth sat with some guys from another school. Makayla held a vape pen I her hand,one thing I knew about her was that she never Vaped or even smoked.

Elizabeth on the other side still held the plastic cup Makayla gave her earlier.

I walk up to them,prepared for a fight if there was need for it.

"We need to go now"I say harshly and take the vape pen out of Makayla's hand.

"But we are having so much fun"she protested,I could tell she wasn't in a normal state.

"Chill dude"one of the guys say to me, standing up"they're with me"

"Leave him"another guy says, holding him back"he's from Westford highschool"

He backs off immediately.

Most kids from other schools were intimidated by our school. We were the best at almost everything. Let's just say we also had the best bullies that would beat up anyone and get away with it because they were rich.

"We need to go"I tell Elizabeth.

Thankfully,she doesn't protest like Makayla,she helped Makayla to her feet. She doesn't say anything to me as we leave.

"I drive you both home"I said,as we stepped out of the club.

"Thank you, I'll rather take a cab"Elizabeth said, helping Makayla into the front seat.

I shot her a puzzled look. I don't understand why she's being difficult.

"I'm sorry you got detention because of me"I said.

She remains quiet. Her silence irks me,she had barely spoken to me all evening,I couldn't tell why j was bothered about it.

"Please get into the car"I said,it was more of a demand than a plea.

Finally,she got into the car and I drove home.