Intoxicated

Chapter 1

My phone chimes but I can hardly see where I put it. My room is a mess and I had passed out on my bed straight after I got back from school, It had been a really long day. The text might be from my mom, most likely telling me that she and dad are coming home late. I was actually used to it honestly. My parents worked late most times as my dad is an FBI agent and my mom a surgeon. Being the only child sucked a lot sometimes but I spent more of my time with my family than I did with my friends. Well except one person my best friend Claire.

But no I'm wrong it's Claire informing me she's coming over. Claire is my lesbian best friend, she's tomboyish, super active and sporty and we have been best friends since kindergarten. I rush downstairs to wait for her but before I can get down the stairs I can hear her terrible singing coming from the kitchen. I walk into the kitchen to see her walking in through the backdoor. She is wearing her usual outfit of some random swimming tournament shirt, ripped jeans, a pair of combat boots and her old leather jacket. Her hair is wet telling me she has most probably just come straight from swimming practices or the gym; she drops her bag on the floor with her helmet. Now another small fact about her is she drives this old motorbike, it looks like it will give out at any moment but she loves it and spends too many hours, in my opinion, fixing it but it's one of the few things she has left of her dads stuff so I don't say anything but I refuse to get on it most times.

'Were you sleeping?' she asks starring at me as if I looked like I had just rolled out of bed. 'Do I look that bad?' she dismissed my question with a shrug walking towards the fridge. I followed behind her trying to look at myself through the screen of my phone, 'nothing is wrong with me I look pretty' I whisper, thinking out loud. Claire turns back lifting an eyebrow at my statement but chooses not to make a comment on it thankfully. 'So Shelby have you decided on dating that guy who asked you out.... what's his name.... ugh Ray something?' she asks mixing a fruit salad with yogurt. That was a sudden question and eww Ray is disgusting if there was a better word I'd use it. 'You know I won't be dating till college Claire', 'Why not date again? I mean Dylan broke up with you, you might be bad at love when it comes to guys, so try girls you never know.... the future does change' I look at her and let out a small laugh 'Aha, you could be my first and any way I'm straight not bisexual but you do have a point you can't degrade things you haven't tried' I tell her. 'Exactly my point and no offense first off I have a girlfriend and second you're not my type really' she replies back to me laughing.

Dylan broke up with me because I always told him I disliked his friends and I was a little insecure too. We always fought and it was mostly my fault, maybe I am little over controlling at times.

We head to the couch. 'Okay, enough about me let's talk about you!' I exclaim. 'I'm thinking of getting a tongue bar' I stare at her like is this supposed to be a question or she's suggesting on getting one. 'That's so cool but you won't be able to talk properly,' I tell her. 'Yeah for a few days or a week but in the end it will be well worth it,' she states giving me a look that says her reasons are not all innocent. Claire had piercings everywhere and when I say everywhere I mean everywhere, okay maybe not everywhere precisely but still if I remember correctly she has about twelve so far and one of them is even on her neck, piercings are really cool anyway and they did suit her. Plus as if those are not enough she also has a tattoo which she won't show me until it's finished she says.

But anyway I just shake my head at her and smile because what else can I do, I love her and I wouldn't change her for the world. I feel my phone buzz followed by my parents ringtone I have set for them I check the message and its them telling me that they are both running late and that I should get myself some takeouts for dinner. I turn to Claire to ask if she is staying for dinner but knowing her that's why she even came over in the first place. We both love food its one of the many things that we have in common, though Claire can eat more than me which always baffles me cause even though she eats so much food and often most of it is take out, and yes she may do a lot of sport she is still really fit and built. I decide to just order two large pizzas and a burger a fries for us, Claire will have the burger and fries and some pizza and I will have the rest of one of them and my parents can eat the other one cause knowing them they will not have eaten much all day and when they get home they won't really be in the mood to cook for themselves.