Exodus

The Lucky One

I take a few more shots while everyone is doing whatever I sit in the kitchen alone scrolling through insta. I remember the pills that Gus gave me earlier and I close my phone and head upstairs after grabbing the half empty bottle of vodka off the table.

I climb through my window up to the roof, the chilly air slamming against my face. I set the baggy and bottle down. I climb back in my window and change into sweats and a hoodie throwing my hair up in a bun. I climb back out and sit I dump three pills in my hand throwing them all in my mouth then washing them down with the vodka. I pull out my blunt taking in the scenery of the stars and the moon that I have a perfect view of.

"Thought I'd find you up here."
I turn to see Ruby poking his head out my window.

I give him a little smirk then face back to the stars.

"Do you wanna be alone?"
He questions.

I nod my head in a 'come here' motion and he hops outta the window getting situated next to me.

"Been a long night huh?"
He says.

"It has"
I say handing him the bottle

He drinks some.

"Been a long year without you Rubes."
I say obviously fucked up.

"Well I'm here now."
He says

"But for how long?"
I question.

"Cher-"

"Nah I'm sorry that was fucked, I know you got your own shit."

"Cher imma be here as long as I can and not a day less."
He says, moving closer to me.

"You're all I got Ari."
I say trying not to sound sad.
It's quiet for a minute and I can see him staring at me from the corner of my eye.

I turn to look at him.

"What did Gus give you?"
He asks.

"What?"
I ask confused.

"You're on something, what is it?"
He asks sternly.

"Gus didn't give me anything."
I say taking a drink.

He snatches the bottle out of my hand

"You're done Cherry."
He says.

"Wow okay dad."
I say grabbing it back from him.

"It's not a joke what the fuck?"
He says

"Why are you buggin?"

"This isn't you Cherry, why are you actin' like this?"
He sits up looking down at me.

"It's been a year Aristos, a lot changes in a fuckin' year."
I down the rest of the bottle and throw it off the roof.

"Yeah cause the Cherry I knew a year ago wouldn't be all over Scott like that."
He has a disgusted look on his face.

I laugh sarcastically.

"Maybe cause Cherry a year ago was too pussy to make moves."
I stand up and head to the window.

"And who I'm 'all over' is none of your concern."
I hop back in my room closing the window behind me.

I get back downstairs and everyone is still going strong, talking, laughing and dancing more people came out of nowhere.

I sit next to Shyanne

"Are you okay?"
I ask slurring my words.

"I'm great actually."
She says, smiling at me.