And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie) novel Chapter 296

The moment Melissa and I made our way outside, music and chaos consumed me. Everybody was dancing, laughing, having a good time, and for some reason, the turn out this year was larger than it ever had been.

My eyes quickly found my brother Pollocks, and as he stared at me, his gaze narrowed and he frowned. He obviously wasn't pleased with my outfit, but considering the attitude he had towards me since the day his truck tires got slashed, I could honestly give two fucks.

It wasn't even me that had done it, but yet he and even my parents thought it was.

Go figure. I'm the rebellious teenager, the one who doesn't ever listen and beats to her own tunes, so of course, I'm the one who did it. Fucking stereotyping assholes, if you ask me.

"So what do you wanna do first? Shall we get a drink?"

Taking a moment to think about Melissa's offer, a grin slid across my face. "Sure. But if we're going to get a drink, we're going to get a real drink."

Her eyes widened in surprise as she giggled and looked around to see if anybody had heard. "Aren't your parents going to notice?"

Shrugging my shoulders, I tipped my head to the side and gestured for her to follow me. "Who cares if they notice I'm eighteen now? Well, at least I will be in two hours, so I can make my own choices. Plus, a friend owed me a favor and this happened to be it."

Melissa was still seventeen and would be for another month, but that was okay. Her birthday being at the start of summer just meant when she did turn eighteen and we had our apartment on the West Coast, we would be able to have a lot more fun than we currently were having.