It All Started With a Diary

maybe|part 2

Raven finally turned toward me, placing her own outfit down on the bed. "C'mon, please. It's our senior year."

Jax bumped my shoulder with his, forgetting that his body was much bigger than my own. "Yeah, come on, Kimberly. It'll be a fun time, I promise. We can all dance, snort coke and all that shit."

I laughed slightly, placing my outfit down. "I'm sorry, guys, but no I just won't...fit in there."

Raven sighed, leaning against the bed. "You know we won't let you out of our sight. I promise, it's much more fun than it sounds. You don't have to drink or anything if you're not comfortable. We'll dance and eat, and we'll be out of there." She paused to get closer to me. "But if you really don't want to, that's fine. I don't want to make you uncomfortable, I just thought I'd get you out of your skin a bit."

Jax nodded in agreement, tapping his cane against my foot. "Trust me, everyone's going to be too drunk or too dressed up to even notice a little mistake, if you're scared of that. If they do, who cares? We have your back, no matter what, okay?" He gripped my hands, squeezing. "We only have one life, babe. Let's fuck up a bit before it's over."

I sighed, eyeing the two. I hated that their attempt was actually working.

"Please?" They both pleaded in union.

***

"I hate this," I grumbled, tugging on the beginning of my dress.

Raven glanced at me through her mirror. "Don't you dare mess up my masterpiece." She continued to glance at my makeup, making sure I hadn't smudged it.

I reassured her with a scowl, glaring back at her reflection. "Who invited you to the party anyway?"

It took a minute of her nibbling on a lipstick pasted bottom lip, before she answered my question. "Levi." Her voice was barely above a whisper.

My hands froze. My heart froze. I froze.

"Raven, please tell me this is some type of sick joke," I said, pleading.

Levi was Kade's friend, and I already knew what that meant. Kade was bound to be there, and I knew I would somehow see him.

No, I couldn't be near him. Let alone talk to him.

Her expression grew entirely apologetic. "I-I'm sorry, Kimberly. I know they're friends, but I wasn't thinking in the moment, you know? I was just thinking about how Levi and I could hang out, and I'm sorry—"

I cut her off, "Whatever, Raven." Turning, I glared out the window.

I couldn't be selfish. I knew that her and Levi had a 'thing' going on, and I didn't want to be the one to ruin it. I couldn't ruin her happiness just because Kade and I weren't on good terms. But, I wished she would have thought about it more before making the decision.

I watched as we pulled up to a large house, drawing out my sigh. My discomfort only grew as the muffled music that came from the house found a way to Raven's car. The party seemed to be in full swing already. From here, I could see scattered bottles and the teens on the outside of the house, who sipped out of their red cups and chatted with one another. 

"I've been waiting for this," Jax said with a grin.

I ran my sweaty hands across the ends of my dress. I refused to wear a detailed costume. My outfit consisted of a white tee that was splattered with fake, glowing blood, followed by a pair of shorts. It was hard to get the confidence, but Raven had bought a pair of fishnets to help my nerves, which it had. Her and Maggie had used makeup to make an illusion of blood around my neck and face, as well as dark makeup and liner to compliment the look. To finish it off, were a pair of black high heeled boots that reached the middle of my thighs. My hair was curled—thanks to Raven—and bounced across my shoulders any time I moved.