𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣'𝙨 𝙋𝙊𝙑

My bedroom door is swung open and I look up from the book in my hand to see Sarah dressed in a pretty floral print dress.

"Hey, Sar" I smile warmly.

"You wanna come to a party?" She asks, already looking through my closet.

"Sure. It's been a while since we went to a party" I shrug, putting down my book.

"Great!" She says happily, throwing items on the bed.

I pick up a purple floral dress from the bed and hold it up to my body, looking in the mirror.

"That's cute" Sarah comments.

"I don't like the way it clings to me" I admit sheepishly.

"What about this one?" She suggests, holding up a lace yellow dress.

"I'm not really in a yellow kind of mood" I reply.

She sighs, hanging it back in the closet before pulling out a light blue sundress that has thin straps and a tie around the waist. I take it from her and hold it against myself, the skirt of the dress stopping just above my mid thigh.

"It's a little short" I point out.

"Perfect!" Sarah grins encouragingly, standing behind me and taking out the large clip that is holding my hair back.

"Are you sure?" I ask worriedly.

"Absolutely" The dirty blonde assures me "Now get changed, tinker bell"

"I feel a little sick" I lie.

"Here, this will help" She perks up, pulling a bottle of tequila out of her bag.

"Is that a good idea, Sar?" I question her.

"Tequila is always a good idea" She replies, shoving it into my hand "Drink"

I hesitantly unscrew the lid and lift the bottle to my lips, taking a mouthful of the strong alcohol. A grimace takes over my face and Sarah laughs, taking a drink herself.

"Another" She encourages me.

I take another drink, and another, and another, until my nerves slowly float away and we're both giggling at a stupid joke I heard Kelce tell Topper last week.

Sarah flops onto my bed and scrolls through instagram while I change into the dress. I try to tie a bow on the back with the tie but I fail miserably, huffing in annoyance.

"Sar, can you help me out?" I ask.

"Sure" She chirps, climbing off the bed.

She swiftly ties a bow that sits on the small of my back before softly running her fingers through my hair, smoothing out my naturally straight locks as she hums quietly to herself.

"You're mommying me" I whine, trying to push her hands away from my head but she slaps my hand.

"Stop whining" She retorts, walking over to my dressing table.

I roll my eyes and follow her over, watching as she rummages through my make up. She hands me a pale pink lipgloss, my eyeliner and my mascara before pushing me onto my chair.

I decide not to argue, applying the eyeliner first and almost effortlessly drawing the thin wings of black onto my eyes. As I coat my lashes in mascara, Sarah brushes through my hair before taking two sections of the top of my hair at each side and tying them into ponytails with blue elastics.

She pulls out some strands at the front to frame my face and I swipe on the lipgloss, before offering it to my best friend. The girl happily takes it and applies to to her own lips as I slip on a pair of white nikes.

"You ready to leave?" She asks, grabbing her phone.

"Almost" I answer, grabbing a small white shoulder bag and throwing in some items.

"Topper's outside" Sarah tells me.

"We better get going then" I smile, linking my arm with hers.

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Topper, Sarah and I arrive at the boneyard and meet up with Kelce and Rafe. The moment my boyfriend sets eyes on me, I can tell he's not in a good mood and with the way he's looking at my dress, I can also tell that I've made it worse.

"What the fuck is that?" He snaps, the minute that Sarah runs off along the sand with Topper and Kelce on her tail.

"A dress" I answer in confusion.

"Hardly" He scoffs "It's too short"

"Sarah said it looks nice" I frown.

"I don't care what my sister has to say. Is she your boyfriend?" Rafe retorts in annoyance.

"Well, no" I reply.

"No, she's not. I am" He confirms as if I'm stupid "Therefore, my opinion means more than hers and I think you look like a whore"

"We can just go home?" I suggest and he shakes his head.

"It's too late now, Allison. Just don't embarrass me" He says sternly and I nod.

"Are you love birds coming?!" Topper hollers and I paste on a wide grin.

"Wait up!" I call out as we catch up with the trio.

"Looks like the party started without us" Sarah points out, climbing onto an old telephone box.

"Sarah, get down from there!" Topper scolds her, helping her down as she laughs airily.

We reach the crowds of people and Sarah immediately grabs my hand, pulling me away from the boys. Sarah pours beer into two cups, handing me one and I thank her, taking a drink of the bitter liquid. I try to bring the cup down but Sarah tips it up further with a mischievous grin.

"Drink up, tinker bell. You're gonna need it" She advises me.

I finish the contents of the red cup and Sarah pulls me towards a herd of dancing teens.

"How you feeling?" She asks with a cheeky smile, spinning me around.

I stumble dizzily into her, my body hitting hers and she laughs, catching me.

"A little tipsy" I admit with a giggle.

"I think that's an understatement" Sarah says in amusement "You little lightweight"

"Don't bully me" I pout, pushing her gently.

"But you make it so easy" She jokes, twirling me around again.

I laugh loudly, feeling free for a short while as the breeze blows through my hair and music fills my ears. Sarah and I dance together until a bright blonde head of hair catches my eye.

"Can I cut in?" Topper asks me and I nod.

"Have fun" I tell Sarah and she winks at me.

I walk away from the dancing, my eyes searching for some one I know and I spot my boyfriend. Rafe is stood with Kelce and a group of Kook boys, all of them laughing obnoxiously.

Deciding not to annoy the Cameron boy further, I turn to find somewhere to sit but I bump straight into somebody.

"Shit!" A female voice curses.

"I'm so sorry. I should've been looking where I was go-" I cut myself off when my eyes meet the dark brown pair belonging to Kiara Carrera.

"It's okay" She assures me.

"Kiara" I breathe out "Hi"

"Hey, Allison" She greets me with a small smile.

"How have you been?" I ask her curiously.

"Good, thanks. And you?" She replies.

"Good" I fake a wide smile.

There's an awkward silence and I look down at my feet with a frown, hating that we can't talk like we once did.

"I like your eyeliner. It's cool" Kiara compliments me and my head snaps up in surprise.

"Really?" I smile happily.

"Totally. I wish I had the patience to do make up" Kiara tells me.

"I could do it for you?" I offer before adding a hesitant "If you want me to"

"I'd like that" Kiara nods.

I reach out, grabbing her wrist and she seems surprised but lets me tug her over towards a fallen down tree. She sits down and I open my bag, pulling out my eyeliner. I lean down, tilting her head up and placing my hand on her cheek to keep her face steady.

Due to the fact I'm standing at an awkward angle, I'm blocking the light and my hand is cramping up. I frustratedly plop myself down on the dark haired girl's lap, gently grabbing her face and smiling when the light hits her face perfectly.

As I draw the liner onto her eyes, I notice the pink blush tinting Kiara's cheeks and I try to ignore the butterflies that stir in my stomach when she glances at my lips. I finish the task at hand and put the liner away, sitting up straight.

"All done" I chirp, standing up off of the Carrera girl's lap.

"How do I look?" Kiara asks, standing up and running her fingers through her dark curls.

"You look pretty, Kie" I answer.

"You think?" Kiara smiles warmly.

"For sure. You always look great" I assure her and Kiara raises a brow making my eyes widen "Not that I watch you or anything, that's creepy. I just mean, when I do see you I think you're pretty. But not in a way that would make you feel uncomfortable. You're just really beautiful- I mean, cute? No, crap. I'm sorry. I'm rambling"

Kiara listens to the whole rant with a grin on her face before laughing as I awkwardly hug myself, biting my lip to shut myself up.

"It's okay. I like it when you ramble" Kiara admits.

"You do?" I ask hopefully, remembering that Rafe hates it when I ramble.

"Yeah. It's really cute" Kiara nods, making me grin happily.