Triggered: Do Better (Reloaded)

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Walking into the kitchen Ivory went to get herself some napkins while the girls stayed in the living room, mingling with their friends from class and dancing freely to 'Wild Thoughts' by DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller. The girls were hugging each other and laughing, just happy to be in one another's presence, as usual. 

The night was so young for all the teenagers in the building, and everyone wished the high they had would never end, or at least not anytime soon.

Across the party sat Chris, engulfed in Da'Shayla's arms as he sipped on his third cup of Hennessy for the night. He was functioning well, using a blunt and a bottle of water as his guardian angels for the evening whenever he needed attempts at sobering up. He was at the party enjoying himself, zoning out every so often simply due to his Taurus obsession with daydreaming. He always caught himself disassociating from reality in intense situations, it was one of his many coping mechanisms.

An intoxicated James and Michael sat next to Christopher, dancing with the girls around the DJ booth who was just as drunk as they were. Chris looked over at his friends and smiled before leaning forward to leave a few kisses on Da'Shayla's neck.

Meanwhile, Terrance was on the prowl, looking for the right girl to accompany him for the night. He tumbled into the kitchen and went to refill his cup with the nearest drink in sight when he saw Ivory dancing to herself in the kitchen while waiting for the group in front of her to finish pouring themselves drinks. He approaches her by introducing himself and asking if she wants some company. After a light conversation, they decided to wait and get drinks together. Ivy wanted Tj to meet her friends since she didn't know him, and although she transferred to Riverside Prep in 9th grade, she only started getting to know people in 10th grade and still didn't know that many people at the school. She got her cup and walked towards the living room, trying to find her friends. She spotted them near the DJ booth. Grabbing Terrance's attention Ivy points over to her friends, who so happened to be a few feet away from Mike, Chris, and James. He quickly grabs Ivory's hand interlocking their fingers and leads her in the direction of their friend groups. They push past everyone while laughing and dancing as they gradually fade into their surroundings. Ivy couldn't see beyond anyone's head, causing Terrance to grab her waist and help her through the crowd as he studies the room.

Ivory lets go of Terrance as she approaches Brittny, who was looking at Terrance like he'd lost his mind for touching on her friend. Brittny was the popular friend; even if it was only by association, she knew everyone, which meant that she was somehow aware of all the drama in the school that she thought was significant or relevant. So, for Terrance to take interest in someone as low-key as Ivy raised some suspicion in Brittny, he chose to remain silent and instead grabbed her friend's hand and gently embraced her. Terrence is introduced to Jordan and Brittny by Ivory, and the three of them shake hands before TJ waves his friends down and gestures for them to join him and the girls.

Jordan is warmly greeted by James and Michael as they approach with smiles on their faces. While Jordan is introducing herself, Michael notices Britt staring at Terrance and scrunches up his face at Brittny, figuring she's weird for staring at the man her friend is obviously sharing the night with. Once Brittny feels someone gazing at her, she turns her head and finds Michael staring at her in slight disgust, which only adds to her already-heightened displeasure with TJ and his friend's presence. Since nothing ever seems to naturally go away unless she takes control of the situation, she assumes it is time for her to speak up.

"Damn, what the fuck are you staring at, bitch? You wanna suck me up or something?" Michael asks Britt to see if it'll ruffle her feathers. He didn't mean any harm or truth with his words, he just genuinely liked to make people uncomfortable.