โCโMON, LETโS GO! LETโS GOOOOOO! HURRYโI ONLY KNOW THE BOUNCER FOR THIS SHIFT, NOT THE NEXT ONE!โ my best friend Cleo yells.
During high school cleo and I hadnโt really seen eachother as much because of my ex so it felt nice to be this close with her again. Tonight she insisted we have to go out because I โdonโt get out muchโ
โWhat does knowing the bouncer have to do with anythingโ I say sarcastically rolling my eyes before letting out a light chuckle
Cleo steps in front of me, lowering her voice to a whisper. โWe get to skip the line,โ she says, a mischievous grin spreading across her face.
"are you serious" I say bursting into laughter before she joins in.
This club was popular amongst a lot of artists and well known internet personalities so it was nearly impossible to get into on a Saturday night.
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Sweat droplets racing on peopleโs forheads, people making out against any surface they could possibly find, and the bass thumping so hard I could feel it in my chest was the usual scene,
What I didnโt expect, however, was a brown-haired boy across the room from me sitting alone, looking like heโd rather be anywhere but here.
So, as anyone would with alcohol running through their system, I walked over to him.
โHEYโ I shouted unable to hear myself over the music.
โHEY!โ he shouted back, patting the empty spot beside him in invitation.
โFINE, BUT AFTER I TALK TO YOU, YOU HAVE TO PROMISE TO DANCE WITH ME. DEAL?โ I held out my pinky like a child making a promise, giggling at how easily he complied to a complete strangerโs request.
I sit down crossing one leg over the other and then lean closer to his ear as I use my hand as a shield to trap the words I was about to spit out
โWhy are you sitting here alone?โ I asked
โDunnoโ he says before shrugging and finishing his answer by saying โpeople are boringโ
I put my hand over my heart dramatically "ouch"
He looked at me and smiled
โnot you thoโ he says whilst keeping the charming grin on his face
โnot me thoโ I repeat raising an eyebrow
โYes not you, your funโ he says reiterating his words
โFor all you know, I could be a serial killer,โ I teased, tuning out the music, almost as if I could only hear him.
โLike Dahmer?โ he asked, furrowing his brows but still smiling.
โDahmer wasnโt what I was going for, but close enough,โ I said, giggling, surprised he was still interested in this conversation.
โWellโฆ are you?โ he asked, tilting his head slightly.
โNo,โ I said, studying his face.
Everything about this boy was so perfect
Everything about this boy was perfectโthe way the flashing lights reflected in his eyes, making it hard to tell their color (though I was pretty sure they were blue), the way certain strands of his hair were longer than others, falling effortlessly in place like a well-put-together mess, the way his plump lips moved when he spoke, and the inhumanly straight teeth that made me suspect he had braces at some pointโ
โHELLOOOO?โ he called, snapping me out of my thoughts.
โYeahโsorry, what did you say?โ I asked, shaken up.
How long had I been staring.
โI said, โgood,โโ he repeated before standing up and extending his hands toward me, palms up.
โCโmon,โ he smirked.
I couldnโt believe how trusting he was with a stranger.
โIโm gonna grab us some drinks. What do you want?โ I asked, looking up at him, only now realizing how much taller he was. If I looked straight ahead, Iโd be staring directly at his chestโnot that Iโd complain.
โWhatever you get is fine with me,โ he said, still smirking down at me.
โBut can we dance firstโฆ please?โ he added a playfully pleading tone in his voice.
I nod and he wasted no time to snake his hand around my hips before using his other to turn my body around so my back was to his chest keeping his grip on me firm as we swayed our hips back and fourth in unison before I turn myself back around to face him and take both of my hands in his still swaying with the music before he raises my hand spinning me around whilst smiling as his fingers intertwined with mine
โWhat was that for?โ I laughed
โNo reasonโ he replied
Suddenly, Cleo stumbled toward us, barely able to stay on her feet.
โCleo..CLEOโ I say as she nods clearly conscious enough to hear me
โWhat happened? What did you take?โ I asked my voice laced with concern. The brown-haired boy stood beside me observing quietly
โN-n-nothingโ she stammered struggling to get her words out
โDid someone put something in your drinkโ I ask her as she shrugs not knowing the answer
I turn to look back up at the boy next to me before speaking
โThereโs no way I can stay here. Iโm sorry to cut this short, buโโ
โHow far is your apartmentโ he cuts me off
โAbout 6 blocks whyโ I asked adjusting Cleo as she leaned her head onto my shoulder
โIโm not letting you walk 6 blocks in heels, carrying your friend, in the freezing cold, at 2 a.m. in New York,โ he stated before motioning for me to follow him out of the club.
Squeezing through a crowded club while supporting an unconscious friend was not for the weak Literally
We finally made it outside, the brisk air sending shivers down my arms and legs
The boy flagged down a taxi, helping me get Cleo into the backseat before sliding into the front.
โUh 6010 NE street pleaseโ I told the driver grateful that late-night traffic wasnโt as bad as usual.
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When we arrived, the boy paid for the cab, then effortlessly lifted the unresponsive Cleo into his arms, carrying her bridal style up the stairs to my apartment.
As we approach the apartment he carries her in and sets her on the couch while I start to run her a warm bath
"Iโm so sorry I ruined your night,โ I said, feeling guilty for pulling this sweet boy away from his evening.
โLike I said most people are boring but you arenโtโ he called from the other room
I look in the reflection of the bathroom mirror to see what he was doing and he was just standing there looking out of place.
โMake yourself at home itโs small but it works for usโ I say still looking at the reflection of him in the mirror
โโUsโ as in you and Cleo, right?โ he asked, sounding slightly nervous, like he was somewhere he shouldnโt be.
โYes me and Cleoโ I confirmed laughing
โAnd before you ask no I donโt have a boyfriendโ I say knowing it was gonna be brought up in conversation
I realized Iโd never asked the boy what his name was, Iโve just been speaking to him all night without calling him by name so there wasnโt really a need for it.
โHeyโฆ whatโs your name? I just realized I never asked,โ I say chuckling lightly before looking up in the mirror to see him behind me.
โIan,โ he said, smiling while looking at me through the mirror.โโโโโโโโโโโโ
hi lovelys im gonna try to get back to posting more consistently (once or twice a week) love u all mwah!!
