L A K E

Making my way into the College dorm building. I left Chase outside in the car after thanking him for the ride. Clammy teenaged bodies are dancing everywhere. Making my way through the crowd I luckily found the kitchen straight way.

A couple of drunks laughing in the corner.

I picked up one of the many red solo cups. I move over to the sink next to the liquor. If you want to make someone to see something that's not real this is the way to do it.

I move my cup under the tap and filled it half full. An illusion. It lets people make up their own mine or... I just like knowing I can pull one on them.

Drifting through the steady crowd I spot a white settee and make my way over to it. Overlooking the stares. Feeling the girls glaring, boys looking. It's always the same. I see a bunch of guy friends glimpse over to me. I glare at them before giving them the finger. Ugh, for being at a college party it's full of giant children. Why did I decide to come? Because you didn't want to stay at that house. I told myself.

Inspection the area, I came across a small group. Four guys and two girls. What peaked my interest was the tallest boy? I couldn't get a good enough peek at him before he left. I sigh.

Then in my sights I took it the girl who was pushing her way through the crowd. She wasn't dressed like the females here. Including myself. She looked like a peach lost in a bowl of apples. She's didn't look happy to be here. She didn't look happy at all. How do I know this...? I'll never tell.

She didn't notice me as she sat down. And I thought I'd surprise her.

"He your boyfriend? I refer to the next tallest boy next to the one I was examining. The brown-haired girl did a little jump and swings her heart-shaped face towards me. After she did a once over she frowns, glancing around herself to comprehend I was in fact talking to her. "I'm sorry, are you talking to me." She didn't sound like most I've met in Richburg. She sounded British.

I ignore her obvious question. ''Of course, your boyfriend is cute but who was the older one?'' I let out a real chuckle at her dumbfound expression. Bless her. "I'm Tanner." I gave a small pause. "Lake Tanner." I smirk, before letting out another chuckle. "I've always wanted to do the whole 007 thing." I lean back more relaxed and take a sip of my water.

''Lake as in Ava's granddaughter and Olive's fifteen-year-old sister?'' I groan in my head. Oh yeah. Everyone knows everyone here. I almost forgot. ''Who wants to know?' I question. Who cares if I get ratted out. Olive and Grandma probably already know I'm gone. I flash the girl with sad green eyes a prime fake smile.

''Oh, sorry. I'm Dawson. I work at Tanner's Café with them both." Dawson pauses, "It's nice to finally meet you Lake.'' Hmm. Interesting. Dawson smile is honest, so why not have some fun.

''It's great to meet you Dawson. Can you keep this on the D.O? I'm not supposed to be out.'' I roll my eyes before sitting up.

''Sure-'' Dawson's interrupted by her boyfriend returning to her. I stand quietly without her noticing when he sits on the other side of her. ''I guess I will see you around Dawson.'' I wink, leaving Dawson gasping after me as I slowly danced into the crowd.

"Hey sweet thing you want to dance?" Asked a hispanic boy with blood shocked eyes.

After being asked to dance multiple time. I walked away from him and walked up the stairs and found any empty bedroom.

Sitting on the unmade bed for a couple of minutes. My silent bliss is interrupted when I hear commotion outside. I quickly move over to the door and click it open a tap and listened.

"Because boo. It's a good way to finally dump you... Three years is enough!" Whoa this girl is harsh, she also sounded familiar. Who is it? I move my body to be able to peek through the door. Seeing auburn hair from the back of a girl who's speaking, with a tiny blue dress.

"Oh and Declan?" I look ahead of her to see Dawson standing with her boyfriend and the guy in the way of the stairs. It was the young man I saw before he disappeared down stairs. Knowing he was Declan. As he turns back to the girl with a fed-up expression across his face.

"I slept with Chase." Seeing the hurt expression on his handsome face made me pissed off at the girl. I finally realised who the bitch talking was. That Mia girl who invited me. I knew she was vile from the first moment I saw her. I'd normally let it be, but people who get hurt for no reason really gets to me.

I open the door full and maneuverer forward, and spin to smile a fake smile in the 'know it all's' face. The space went silent and I broke it.

"Hi." I state with a mocking lift of my lips. Mia seemed stomped, with a leer, she says. "What do you want Bessy?" I bit my lip from laughing in her fowl face, but smooth out my expression.

"I just wanted to say thank you." I lie. Mia folds her arms and sigh annoyed. "For what?"

I grin for real this time. "Inviting me, of course!" Then I punched her in her caked-up face, making her fall to the floor with a cry. Gasp filled the air behind me.

I bend down to be at the same level as Mia, who's holding her nose. "By the way. My name is Lake. Bessy was my granny name. God bless her heart." I dramatically recite, then stand twilling around.

Marching over to the stairs, I finally notice my hand was stringing. Ugh. Facing Declan. I notice he's taller than me by about five inches. With black messy hair. A strong jaw, and blue eyes which had widen in shock. Yes, I've just hit your girlfriend... get over it. "Excuse me, you're in the way of the stairs." My words didn't seem to register with him.

I roll my eyes and step an inch from his firm body and smoothly move around him and walk down the metal stairs. I didn't want to be rude to Dawson so after I descended the steps. I proceed to turn my head back up to the top to see all three of them watching me and I smirk. "See you later Dawson."

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