My Brother's Best Friend Is My Mate novel Chapter 6

I dressed my best and drove to Spencer's house, where it took her five minutes to open the door. She was wearing a stunning party dress, all ready to go to the party. We walked over to Liam's house where loud music was already busting through the windows. Before Spencer and I could even knock on the door, Matt opened it, a smile plastered on his face.

"Spencer! Emerald!", he greeted us. "Come in!" We returned the greetings and I gave the now 15 year old a gift wrapped in red and blue polka-dots. He thanked me and gave us room to come into the house.

The stench of the party -the smoking, the drinking, bodies rubbing together- hit my nose and I looked around my surroundings. There were some familiar faces like Jessica, my preschool teacher's daughter, and her best friend Amy. And there was Vanessa over in a corner near the stairs sucking out the tongue of one of the neighborhood's school jock. Gross.

"I'm gonna go get us some drinks", Spencer shouted above the loud music pounding in the air.

"OK", I answered, a bit nervous of being left alone. This was just an innocent party? Right?

To my relief, Spencer returned a few minutes later with a smile and drinks in her hand. She handed me a red cup with liquid and told me to drink it.

I have never drunk a tip of alcohol in my 17 years on Earth. I turned to Spencer to object, but she was nowhere to be found.

Within a few minutes of waiting for Spencer, I realized that she had left me for good so I walked around and made small talk with some of my classmates.