  &quot;What do you mean?&quot; I asked Claire, narrowing my eyes at her.
  &quot;I'm telling you to come with me. Everyone's going to be there and I don't want my only female companion to be Gemma. I hate her.&quot;
  &quot;Then don't go,&quot; I shrugged. &quot;Simple.&quot;
  &quot;But I want to go! And you're going to come with me.&quot; Claire whined. &quot;Everyone is going to be there! Darren, Brian, Sam, Josh, Tyler and J-&quot; she stopped paused suddenly.
  I raised an eyebrow at her. &quot;And?&quot;
  She paused for a bit, &quot;Jake,&quot; She finally said in a small voice.
  &quot;I'm not coming.&quot;
  &quot;Brooke, please. Come on! I don't want to be there alone. This is the last party I'll be dragging you to. I promise.&quot;
  &quot;Promises are made to be broken. But fine I'll come.&quot;
  &quot;You will??&quot;
  &quot;Yes...but um...who's party is it, again?&quot;


  It was a Saturday night. A perfect night for being safely tucked under the covers, reading books or trying out that one recipe I always wanted to make.
  But no, I couldn't even have that.
  Why?
  Because of a certain (stupid) someone by the name of Claire aka my best friend.
  &quot;Brooke, get that fat, ugly, lazy ass of yours here and help me!&quot; She hollered as she practically swum in a pool of?my?clothes.
  &quot;I told you I was just going to wear a cute top! I don't need a 'sexy' dress!&quot; I whined as I stared up at the ceiling of my room. Claire was already dressed in a revealing red dress which hugged her body perfectly and highlighted her perfect curves.
  I told her that I didn't want to wear a dress but she cut me off with a cold glare which could have sent me six feet under. Now she was rummaging through my wardrobe for a cute dress.
  &quot;Shut up, Darren and Bria

  I returned to the living room and Brian emerged from the kitchen five minutes after me. Good. Nobody heard us. I thought we were pretty loud during the confrontation but nobody looked like they heard it. Very good.
  &quot;I don't thinks the lights are going come anytime soon,&quot; Sam groaned. &quot;How about we play truth or dare?&quot;
  &quot;In the dark?&quot; Claire questioned. It was getting really boring.
  &quot;We always have candles. So who's up?&quot;
  &quot;Sam that would not be fun,&quot; I deadpanned.?
  Sam frowned at me. Yes, I got hawk eyes and so I could clearly see the frown marring Sam's features. &quot;So what, should we just sit here and stare at each other in the dark?&quot; Actually, I think that wouldn't be a bad idea.
  A couple minutes later, a big scented candle was placed between us and Sam had an empty beer bottle in his hand. He placed it on the floor 

&quot;What do you mean?&quot; I asked Claire, narrowing my eyes at her.
  &quot;I'm telling you to come with me. Everyone's going to be there and I don't want my only female companion to be Gemma. I hate her.&quot;
  &quot;Then don't go,&quot; I shrugged. &quot;Simple.&quot;
  &quot;But I want to go! And you're going to come with me.&quot; Claire whined. &quot;Everyone is going to be there! Darren, Brian, Sam, Josh, Tyler and J-&quot; she stopped paused suddenly.
  I raised an eyebrow at her. &quot;And?&quot;
  She paused for a bit, &quot;Jake,&quot; She finally said in a small voice.
  &quot;I'm not coming.&quot;
  &quot;Brooke, please. Come on! I don't want to be there alone. This is the last party I'll be dragging you to. I promise.&quot;
  &quot;Promises are made to be broken. But fine I'll come.&quot;
  &quot;You will??&quot;
  &quot;Yes...but um...who's party is it, again?&quot;
  &quot;Blake.&quot;
  &quot;Who the hell is he?&quot;
  &quot;You don't know? He's the f

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