Again

Chapter 15.

Shit, shit, shit!

My mother is calling, she already called twice. This is worse than anything. Getting shot is probably worse, adds my subconscious.

I gulp down heavily, trying to think of what to do next, but I seem too frozen. I can't think and my muscles do not work. "I... I need to... take this," I stutter, trying to find the best way out of this house.

"Come," I feel a soft, warm hand wrap around my wrist. It's a familiar feeling and I soon discover the blue of Jamie's hair dancing in front of my eyes, leading me out of the crowd. The different colorful lights play in her hair. I don't know when she came to me, has she been standing there all the time?

I bite my lower lip, light pain shooting through it. I have bitten too heavily. Outside here the music is still present, but not as much as inside. I will have to come up with a lie, if she even notices. My mum stopped calling now, but will definitely try again. I can literally hear her say how disappointed she is in me, and how Bob is already on his way. The stern, but soft and hurt expression that will be on her face as she says how this was the first and last time. I am dead.

"Hey Mia!" I turn towards the voice.

"Are you okay?" Jamie asks.

I shrug. "I was supposed to be home like an hour ago, they are going to kill me."

"Your parents really need to calm down a little bit."

I don't give an answer, instead I take the call. "Hello?" My mother’s voice is clear and a little worried. "Mia?"

"Hi Mum," I mumble. Should I start apologizing under streams of tears or wait? Not knowing how to react I pressing the tip of my feet into the grass. I really need to change out of these shoes. They hurt like hell, I'll be thankful if I'm able to walk tomorrow - at all.

"Were you already sleeping? I'm sorry if I woke you up, but you weren't texting back...“

I furrow my brows. Wait, what? She texted me? How unlike of my mother, she would never send a text message. I always thought because she didn't know how to...

"No... I wasn't," I explain, uncertainty in my voice. She thinks that I am sleeping? Where does that come from?

''How is it? Are the others asleep? Or Mrs. Brown?'', she asks curious. I could hear something crackle in the back and Bob's faint voice.

It hits me like a truck. She thinks I'm on a sleepover. She thinks I'm staying at Emma's. ''Uh.. .’’ I rush, I could literally feel my brain working, trying to find a story that at least explains the loud music. ''No, the girls are awake. I'm sorry that I didn't pick up earlier, we were... uh we are watching ...a musical.''

I face palm myself.

My mother laughs. ''Aren't you a little too old for musicals?''

I bite my lip, looking into Jamie's confused brown eyes. ''No... You are never too old for Zac Efron,'' I try to joke. Jamie presses her lips into a fine line, cheeks blowing up, trying not to laugh. I will have to talk to Emma and Heather about this - all of this. I don't like having plans made behind my back. It just does a mess, just like it did tonight. Finn has wounds that actually need medical attention and Heather so drunk she can't even walk in a straight line.

"Anyway, I just wanted to check on you."

I fake a big yawn. "Yeah, no problem. We'll be sleeping now anyways," I explain, walking a little further away. "I'll tell you everything tomorrow. Goodnight mum, love you."

"Love you, too. Goodnight sweetie."

I put my phone back into my clutch. I look over at my new blue haired friend whom kindly smiles at me. The thought, of leaving Jamie just here, actually makes me kind of sad, because I know I probably won't be seeing her again. Even if I get accepted into CSU, I don't think that I will even attempt such a ridiculous party again.

She steps closer. "What now?"

I shrug. I'm really curious on how they also got Mrs. Brown into this. Did she knew about this as well? And if not then why didn't she call my mother? She must have called there for sure. So many questions!

"You can go back inside if you'd like," I gesture towards the big, crowded house. I follow my own hand and look up, just to see a mop of curls standing by the door. But by the time, my eyes adjust to the missing light, there is no one there. I must have seen wrong.

"No, I want to help. Andrew must be here somewhere."

"Niall's car! He was helping me get Heather into the car!"

Jamie opens her mouth to say something, but closes it again. I know for a fact that Niall is probably already gone. I hope he is, because he needs to get Heather away from here and back to Finn.

"Can you drive me?" I ask her. I could hear my own tiredness in my voice.

Her eyes light up. "Of course! Let me call Andrew quickly!"

She fishes out her phone of the tight leather jeans. Soon enough a frown is taking place on her forehead.

I'm already a nervous wreck when I ask her, "What's wrong?"

"He send me a message. ‘I’m going, call you tomorrow.' Is he kidding?! He drove me here!" she runs a hand through her colorful hair. "This fucking idiot! How am I going to get to the dorms now?"

"Why would he just leave? I though he was going to help Niall?"

Her eyes are wide, her cheeks flush in an angry red. "He always pulls shit like this! I'm sure he went home with a girl!"

My eyes widen almost painfully. "You can't be serious. Aren't you two dating? I-"

"This son of a bitch," Jamie mutters under her breath shaking her head in a disapproving manner.

I'm confused enough to not know how to responds to a situation like this. On the way she talks I can understand that this must have happened before. She jumped right into conclusion.

"Has this happened before?" I ask. I'm just too curious.

She sighs, gathering her hair in a black hair tie. "It's a long story. We need someone to drive us, though."

"Someone who did not drink," I add. If I have to drive with someone that I do not know, he or she should at least be clean.

She smirks at me. "I think, I know someone who doesn't."

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A/N.: Another update! Yey! Also for those who didn't notice, I changed 'Jennifer Morrison' into 'Sara Canning' because I think Holland and Sara just look so alike! I hope you do, too!

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