Green Is The Warmest Color

VIII.

I didn't even have to ask. My mother answered the questions that were running in my mind.

"It's your f-father.... He g-got into a c-car accident. H-he's... g-gone..." As much as it hurt listening to my mother say that my father died. That our lives were changed forever after this night. The next morning we went to the hospital where he was admitted and I've never seen my mom so weak and helpless.

That was the night home stopped being home to me.

My phone vibrates which stopped the flashbacks from coming to my senses. It's a text coming from an unknown number. (UN= Unknown Number)

UN: Heyyyyy!

I don't reply because I don't even know who it is and how that person got my number. My phone vibrates once again.

UN: I'm a friend of Dinah!

C: What?! Who are you? Where is Dinah?!

UN: I'm with her you don't have to worry we are having fun.

C: Stop playing with me and just tell me who you are. Boy or girl?

UN: Feisty as always! One of the reasons why I like talking to you.

C: And what do you mean by that?!

UN: You do know what I mean...

C: Can you stop the game and just tell me who you are! Or I'm gonna have to track your phone number and go to the police for God knows what happened to my friend!

UN: Camila you have to chill out! This is me. Lauren. Hello there you seem like you've had a real bad day.

Oh. I forgot we haven't even exchanged numbers yet.

UN: Dinah gave me your number because she wanted to know how you are doing. She ran out of load or battery I guess so she asked me to text you instead.

C: Okay. I'm good. Just tell her to don't drink too much and don't just lap dance random guys.

UN: Hahaha sure I'll tell her that. Are you sure you're good?

C: Of course! Why wouldn't I be?

UN: Of course. I'll talk to you later then.

I didn't bother to reply back. Why did she even bother texting me? She's at the party for sure they're all accompanied with random people who just throw themselves out at them. I gave up on working on our homework. At least I've done the introduction part. My phone vibrates once again and it's not a text but a call. My mouth form an 'o' when I realize who's calling. It's Dinah's mother. Oh my God what do I do? What do I do?!

I've got plan A and B.

Plan A: Don't answer the call and text her tomorrow morning that I slept all day.

Plan B: Text Lauren where the party is located at and go get Dinah's ass to talk to her mother.

I'm going to go for Plan B of course. It will forever haunt me if I pick plan A. This is one hell of a night once again.

I answered the call and told Dinah's mother that Dinah's at some place I didn't know but I'd be getting her so they can talk. She was thankful and I dropped the call proceeding to plan B.

C: Hey Lauren. Where's your party at?

L: Wait! Why are you asking? Are you gonna go to the party?

C: Nooo I have some business to do there so if you just tell me then it would be better.

L: You're always so annoyed. Wait I'm gonna type it.

C: Dinah's mother called me and she told me she needed to talk to Dinah. I've got nothing to do but grab Dinah from there to here because I'm a really good friend.

L: I can see that. Text me when you're here then.

She gave me the address and I just took on some decent pants and white shirt and my favorite pair of sneakers. I don't care how the hell I look I just don't want this night to be like the other night. I took a cab and told him the address where the party is located at.

When I'm already at the area I text Lauren.

C: I'm already here. Mind if you meet me outside? There are a lot of people I'm suffocating.

I don't get a reply for about five minutes so I just go through random people who smell different types of alcohol and cigarettes' smoke and I still can't stop Dinah. I text Dinah in hopes she would see it.

C: I'm here at the party you, Ally and Lauren went. Where are you?

I sent the text message a bunch of times in case her phone is in silent mode so it vibrates repeatedly. Oh my God Dinah Jane you always put me into this mess you should be grateful not the other way around.

"Hey!" This is the thing I've planned to avoid whenever I go to parties. I ignore him. "Are you deaf or something?" That's it. I need someone to talk to. Maybe she knows Ally.

"Oh I'm sorry the sounds... it's really loud. Anyway, do you somehow know Ally?" He acts as if he's thinking about a certain person and I don't know if he pretends or not.

He smiles at me. "I think I know Ally but I'm not sure if we're thinking of the same person though." This gives me hope and I smile and try to be nice at him. I describe Ally to him.

"She's really short and her hair's kind of brunette and her eyes are a bit round and her body is average not fat nor thin. She really looks small and she's into fashion." He smiles at me once again.

"Yeah we're thinking of the same Ally." He tells me excitedly. Let me just go get her for you or do you wanna come?!" But when I almost followed him. My eyes catch a glimpse of a person I really know and I bet my eyes don't like the scene. It's Lauren. She's with another girl and what makes it funnier? They're making out. In front of my virgin eyes. "Hey are you still gonna come with me?" I look away and follow him to find Dinah who puts me into this situation, as usual.