Six Strings and Sin

INFINITE LOOP 3.0

LIZZIE

If you ask me or anyone in the club what time we all dispersed to head to the after party I have no idea. Even how we all left Strykers'. No one was talking about Black Veils performance. How would you even start. The only things I noticed were, we were moving in autopilot to the afterparty, L.K was madly surrounded by everyone else boys and girls all together, it was after 0200hrs in the am, my friends and i were still high but not too wasted and the last thing tonight was proving was my still very present up front and center attraction to L.K.

At the after party, it was mostly people at the pool, patio, backyard, kitchen, living room and the bedrooms obviously. I was tempted to go to the garage like room we were all in last time, but that would just be suspicious. my friends and i made a beeline for the kitchen, me in the lead, i noticed that is the area that doesn't get so crowded so that will be where i park my ass for the rest of the night or otherwise.

The moment we had just settled up on the counter passing each other foam cups with whatever poison was in, Talon not giving a fuck was sparking cigarette after cigarette in the damn kitchen. Paying it no mind, Kailani pulls a joint out again and the rotation starts.

"Gotcha and this time you ain't running from me Lassie" A voice says close to my ear, while slender long nailed fingers wrap around my hands.

"Cinndyyyyy, heeeeey" Me in my dazed as fuck self looks at her swaying around. My friends on high alert I peep at them, Kailani looks like she's a breathe away from pulling Cindys' hair and dragging her short self away from me.

"Everyone this is Cindy, Cindy these are my friends, I would say names but I'm too waaaaasted as fuck" I giggle, still swaying and leaning onto Cindy.

"Holy shit you know the Manager of BV, how? "The guys stare shocked at me.

"Nice to meet everyone, this here lassie and I have business to discuss that is very personal. I'll bring her back in one piece." Cindy tells my friends as she drags me out the kitchen through the hallway and damnit to the basement. I cross my fingers- anxiety hitting me full force, flushed face I can feel it steaming- hoping that the band isn't there. I stumble behind Cindy as she leads the way, through the door, slams it shut and parks my ass on the couch.

"I'm at a loss with what question to ask first so I'll just throw them your way, like all of them" She says while pacing.

"Did I do something wrong for you to ignore my calls?" I shake my head.

"Did we give off the vibes you weren't cool with especially the drugs?" I shake my head.

"Are you tired of us? is that it? do we come off as snobbish rich bastards that look down on you? are you afraid of us, is that it? do you think we will pull a gun to your face and shoot you if you so much as breathe the wrong way? what the hell did we..."

"I'm in Love with L.K" As soon as I say that, I shut up immediately, drunk state gone, I just sobered up right then and there. I can't find it in me to look at Cindy in the eyes. It is so silent I can't even tell if we are breathing.

A harsh laugh comes from the shadows, oh no the guys were all in here listening in. Noooo.

"Pay up guys?" Cindy and Chris both say at the same time.

Noooo, my heart shatters. The guys still chuckling, I lift my head up and look around at each one of them. dead in the eye.

"I fucking knew it, remember that time she was staring at L.K sucking face with Carmen" Chris states.

"I never paid her any mind to begin with, nothing to it anyway" more shattering of my heart. I take in deep deep breathes, aware my body is trembling, hands are shaking I can feel them freeze up, so cold. My eyes are glued to everyone as they hash out the bets to Chris and Cindy. Here I thought she was genuinely asking why I was avoiding them. Bile almost rushes out my mouth but I try hold it in. Turning to Cindy I look her dead in the eye, a tear slips out, I don't say another word. I back up slowly till I bump into the one that was missing infront of me, she was behind me all this while...I put my head down, hold my breathe still shaking, turning around, hand on the handle,not lifting my head up turn it and slip out. then run out of there so fast I have no idea where I'm going. I can't see ahead its' blurry as shit.