(Bi's POV) *approximately 12:01am)*
Okay, so it is officially now Saturday, I was meant to be in bed over an hour ago as I have an early shift in the morning, and half my friends could be officially labelled 'Missing'. Me and Marj were the only sober ones left looking for Pearl, Sara, Maddi, Phoebe, Weasel, Lori and SaraH on a deserted beach. The party had ended earlier than usual, and now me and Marj were left standing on Pearl Beach, surrounding by most of the boys who were completely plastered. This included Ash, Ansel and Carter (who for some reason had a swollen cheek?). Liam was also here, but wasn't drunk (and also wasn't helping), and I'm assuming we're also looking for Luke, who was also MIA.
"They must be up at the house." Marj resolved, as we led the drunken group up the path to the house.
"But I still don't understand why they decided to leave the party so early." I exclaimed. I guess some of them weren't strangers to the ideal of a 'random hook-up', but the majority of them had boyfriends (or 'friends') that were currently in the drunken group being led slowly up the stairs. It just didn't make any sense.
We walked up through the back door leading into the lounge room and kitchen area, to find it too deserted.
"Okay, lets leave the drunk ones here, and go search up in the bedrooms." I said, taking control, "Liam you stay here and keep them sane, we'll be down to help you with them in 10 minutes or so."
Liam shrugged, dropped down on the lounge and turned the television on, while the drunken group of boys behind them stood there aimlessly, gaping at the tv.
I grabbed Marj and we bolted up the stairs, checking through all the doors to find them empty, until we came to Maddi's room, where we found Maddi, Phoebe, Weasel, Sara and Lize all curled up on Maddi's bed watching Friends and eating ice-cream.
"Ooh ice-cream, give me some!" Marj cried, running up and joining them on the bed.
"WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING WE'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU!" I exclaimed, looking pointedly at Phoebe, who was the only one not drunk (Weasel), screaming at Marj for taking the ice-cream (Lize) comforting Sara (Maddi) or sobbing dramatically (Sara).
"Sorry, but there was kind of an emergency." Phoebe replied, glancing at Sara.
"What happened?" Me and Marj asked in unison.
"Carter happened." Maddi answered quietly.
"Drunk hook-up with Pearl" stated Phoebe, rolling her eyes.
"That probably explains his swollen cheek then." I chuckled.
"Wait, but where's Pearl then?" asked Marj, "And SaraH, Alex and Lori?"
They all shrugged.
"I had a missed call from SaraH at about 8:30pm" Sara replied slowly, before starting to choke up again.
"I'll go call her then" I said, before pulling out my phone and walking outside.
(SaraH's POV) *5 hours earlier*
"And next up in the showjumping arena, Sarah Storey riding Gordon."
I took that as my cue and started riding Gordon out into the arena, which was well lit up and had a good crowd.
All my jumps went well until I came to my 7th. A brick wall that nearly stood taller than me, and seemed to tower above the rest of the jumps. I'd jumped it before, cleared it easily.
Except I don't know what happened this time, something scared Gordon, and all of a sudden, I was flying towards that brick wall, before everything went black.
(Luke's POV)
"So where were you the entire party?" Liam asks as we are all on the couch waiting for the girls.
"Just hanging around with like the girls from our high school, like Alex and Phoebe and stuff," I lied.
"Well that's funny, I was with Phoebe, unless she's like a sex magnet and goes from room to room," He chimes in sarcastically.
"Wait you had sex?"
"Don't change the subject man," he says sternly. "And besides Alex was in her room most of the night, Phoebe locked her in there because she was so smashed she couldn't be appropriate in front of guests, she couldn't even stand."
"Yeah and I was drunk but not so drunk not to notice that you spent most of the night alone man, seriously, what happened?" Carter asked.
"How'd your cheek get swollen, is your sexy stalker Sara rough in the sack?"
"Dude, quit changing the subject and tell us," Carter warns me.
"I was with Eloise," I say quietly.
"WHAT!" The scream at me in unison. I swear they are at least part girl or something.
"I knew you'd get in dude," Liam said trying to go into a fist bump. I just glare at him.
"That's not exactly what happened."
A few hours earlier (still Luke's pov)-
I've been looking for Eloise for the past hour and I can't find her anywhere. I need to tell her something, but I think she's ignoring me.
I head to the bathroom, as I have drunk half of their liquor supply when I overhear that velvety voice of the girl I've been in love with since the tenth grade.
"Honestly guys I don't even like him, so shut the hell up about him," I overhear Eloise say.
"Seriously you were looking at his ass last weekend." A girl puts in. I think it's Lori.
"Ew never, he just has a schoolboy crush on me, it's annoying, I'd never go for him," she stated. Talk about a slap in the face.
"Why not!?" the other girl exclaims, definitely Lori.
"It's a long story Lori I don't feel like telling it," she says. "Any way Lori I gotta go, I have a frantic text from Phoebe about Sara and a missed call from Maddi, I'll see you later," Eloise says.
"Yeah I gotta go see Isaac anyway, but this isn't over!"
"Yeah yeah" I hear eloise say as I hear her come towards the door, yes my ear is against the door don't judge.
She finally exits the bathroom and starts to make her way until she meets my eyes. We stare at each other for several uncomfortable seconds.
"You just heard that didn't you?" She asks me, I am unable to read her emotions, she seems relieved that I now know her feelings for me but with Eloise it's different, she's a closed book, she doesn't express her emotions, I don't think she knows how to.
"I may have heard things, things I already knew but chose not to believe," I say coldly.
"I didn't think I was leading you on," she tells me truthfully.
"Well you obviously don't remember that night then," I tell her "you made me believe that you felt something for me, I'm not surprised, you were pretty wasted." I chuckled.
"Tell me what happened when was this?"she asks curiously.
"It's not my place to tell you, you just have to think about it," I say cupping her face.
She pushes me away, "You're lying, I'd remember if I said something I didn't mean to tell you the truth I once did feel something for you in a moment of weakness, but I got over it, you weren't a good person, and you still aren't, I let go, you should too!" She yells at me, yet, it's gentle.
"If that's what you want."
"It's what I want," she told me. "I gotta go, Sara needs me, we should just put this behind us."
I don't respond, I just turned my back and walked away, I didn't want her to see me cry, what she has done to me. I have to let her go.
END OF FLASHBACK.
"So you're just going to move on?" Carter asks me.
"Bullshit!" Liam says laughing, "you've been hung up on her for years, you can't even date anyone without thinking about her," he continues still laughing.
"Thanks for comforting me Liam, dont come crying to me when Phoebe breaks your heart," I say.
"Dude for the last time we aren't even dating," he tells me.
"Yeah even I know sex isn't dating and I'm stupid," carter says. Ash and Ansel are still staring at us like we are insane.
"I am so confused." They say at the same time.
"You are not the only ones" I tell them.
We carry on with mindless chatter (mostly about the Sara, Pearl and Carter incident, which Carter refuses to confirm) until the girls come from downstairs after about an hour. Well all of them except Sara.
Maddie jumped onto Ash's lap, Marj sat in between them and Ansel and the rest of them sat on the floor except for Phoebe who sat in between me and Liam who was making eyes with her.
I was shamelessly staring at Weasel, of course she looks hot when I decide to get over her. Phoebe catches me staring at her.
"You should get your wandering eye checked." She whispered, chuckling lightly.
"I don't know what your talking about." I lie.
"Whatever Luke, but just tell her."
"Tell her what," I ask her.
"I'm not sure, but after I slapped the shit out of your best friend, I overheard you talking about that night," she tells me.
"You were the one that slapped him?" I ask, not at all surprised.
"Of course," she says smirking.
"Anyway, You remember that night," I ask her.
"Depends what night, but I was probably drunk, and even though I dislike you she doesn't, I don't know a lot about love, but I know one thing, she had feelings for you once and feeling like that doesn't go away over night," she whispers while looking at Liam. "Just don't break her otherwise your face will look ten times worse than Carters," she still whispers but laughs quietly.
"Same goes for you and Liam."
"Don't worry it won't be me that breaks Liam Walker's heart," she says with a small smile.
"By the way have you guys had sex?"I ask her.
"Shut it Bradshaw," she whisper yells at me. She's been calling me by my last name since the seventh grade. She smirks before turning her attention to rest of our friends and she jumps into the conversation quickly.
"Okay the Artic Monkeys are good but the 1975 are way better," she says.
"Um no," Weasel says. God she's hot.
"Yeah I'm so team The 1975!" Bi puts in as her and Phoebe high five. The debate continues for awhile and we discuss other things until Sara comes down the stairs with tears in her eyes. Carter looks guilty.
"Guys, it's SaraH, she was in an accident," she spits out.
A/N-
We're back! It's been a while, but we all had some major writers block, and we lost interest for a while, but we're all glad to be back. Cast list should be up soon. Hope you enjoy!
-Maddi & Phoebe xx
Ps. We decided to change the name from "The Fault in our Lives" because it was kind of unoriginal, so sorry if you got confused!