Her

Chapter 16

Time is a crazy thing when you're drunk. How long has it been? Two hours or two minutes? I didn't know, as I was alone in that bedroom after what just happened. My anxiety started to take over when I realized that Elena could be out there right now, telling everyone that I'm a pyscho lesbian and I just kissed her for no reason at all. I didn't know what I really was that night. It has become a mystery since then.

My phone dinged, and I checked the bright screen. My eyes burned as I looked at it. It was a text from Aiden, who I completely forgot about. "Where are you?" 

Before I could even respond, the door opens and in comes Aiden. He looked at me, a crying disaster on the bed. My makeup was probably smeared all over my face by now. I have a horrible habit of crying off my makeup at parties. That was clearly evident by now.

"Hey, what happened?" He ran over to sit next to me. In my mind, I wanted to laugh at the chain of events. Elena comes in crying, I comfort her. Now I'm crying and he comforts me. Hopefully he won't kiss me either. We all know that bad things happen after you do that. I took note of that in my mind. 

"I.. am such a fuck up." I admitted. 

"You're gonna need to help me out a little with that. What are you talking about? How?" He answered.

"I just did something stupid because of how drunk I am." I replied.

"So? I think everyone does something stupid when they're drunk. I know I did." He said. "I was playing beer pong and I accidentally threw the ball at the TV." 

I laughed a little through my tears, which was a good feeling. Aiden's sense of humor soothed me. 

"Well, yeah, that is pretty stupid." I replied and wiped my tears.

"So, what you did probably wasn't nearly as bad as what I did." Aiden told me.

"No, it's way worse. Trust me." I said. I wasn't even sure if I wanted to tell him what I did. I felt nothing but shame. 

"Are you gonna tell me..?"

I just shrugged my shoulders. "I kissed a girl and she freaked out. I don't know why I did. I don't even think I'm into girls. I am never drinking again."

Aiden's mouth opened in shock and then laughed a little, clearly surprised too. "No way bro, what? Look, if you're into girls, no judgement from me. Be who you are." 

I just cried more. "But.. I'm not. At least I didn't think I was. I'm not attracted to girls. I don't know what happened. It was just.. her. No one else but her. I wouldn't have kissed another girl." 

Aiden just shrugged his shoulders and took a drink out of his cup. "It's okay, Stella. It's gonna be alright. Are you ready to leave then? I'm getting tired and believe it or not, I don't stay at parties all night long. I give myself a curfew too."

I just nodded. "Yeah. I'm ready to go." 

We were driving to my house to drop me off, and suddenly I began regretting the whole thing. I was feeling nauseaus and light headed, and everything was spinning. "Stop the car!" I yelled.

He quickly stopped and pulled over, and I hopped out and began puking all over the sidewalk. I was embarrassed, again, and felt weak as I emptied the contents of my stomach. Aiden just sat there in the drivers' seat, trying to look away. Once I was finished, he asked me if I was okay, even though I clearly wasn't.

"One hell of a night, isn't it? Let's get you home." Aiden got out of the car and helped me get back in the passenger seat, buckling me in and shutting the door.

Once we arrived at my house, I expected Aiden to take off but instead he insisted on helping me inside. My parents were asleep so we had to be extra quiet. I went to the bathroom to shower, and when I was finished, Aiden surprised me by having a steaming bowl of soup on my nightstand, next to a bottle of water.

"Here.. I tried to be quiet when making the soup, so I don't wake your folks up." Aiden spoke quietly. I smiled before getting under the covers and grabbing the bowl. Despite just vomiting all over the place, I was starving.

"Thank you for being the nicest person I ever met." I drunkenly admitted.

He offered a small smile. "Of course. You're pretty cool Stella. I'm sorry you had a fucked up night." 

"It's alright. It would've been worse if you weren't with me." I said honestly.

"Well, it's getting late, and I gotta get home. I'll see you at school." Aiden got up and smiled, grabbing his phone and keys. "Sweet dreams, Stella."