Seven minutes in heaven

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"Oh God, my head hurts!" I found myself sitting on the bed with the blanket under my ass and holding my head as if someone is obnoxiously playing drums in front of me despite me telling them not to again and again.

"That's what happens when you attend your first ever frat party and drink your ass off. Cherry and vodka, a whole bottle." The voice was my dad's. He always had a mean sense of humour, I blinked my eyes open to see him standing in front of me with a lemonade in his hand.

"Gee thanks." I muttered, I looked to my left to find a white round pill and a glass of water, what happened last night anyway? And cherry and vodka? Really? Last thing I remembered was that I was tipsy following a girl upstairs to play some stupid game.

"Yes, Marshall showed me the bottle, you didn't get laid did you? By the look on your face I bet you don't remember a thing." He walked towards me, handing me the glass of the cool drink. I made a face before drowning it down my throat.

"Was I too weird last night?" I couldn't even look in his eyes or anywhere in that matter, my eyes and head hurt, I felt as though someone has rubbed vinegar into my eyes, they're burning in the worst way possible, wasn't I the one yesterday giving all 'three reasons and more not to attend a frat party'? What happened to that?

"You passed out in Marshall's arms, about the party I have no idea, actually here's a thing; don't even want to know." Was his sarcastic reply, why is he being a meanie to me, I'm his daughter.

"Why are you being so mean to me dad? It's just morning, give me a break." I muttered, getting up and sliding inside the white door of the bathroom slamming it shut behind me. Standing in front of the mirror I took in my appearance, my make up was smudged, the lipstick I wore was all over my chin and cheeks, my mascara was dried with my tears causing stains on my face, my eyeliner was a mess and I was changed into a long t-shirt of my dad.

What happened last night? Why can't I remember anything? Questions raided in my head, sighing I took my brush wetting it under the water and then brushed my teeth, as I washed my face after brushing I saw all my make up wash away, I ran a hand in my hair and decided to wash my hair today instead of tomorrow, or I could just tie them in a messy bun and wear a hoodie.

Taking a quick shower and after trying to remember what I did last night I was taking my sandwich in hand which dad worked hard on for me and key in my hand of my car I was running for my school yelling my bye to dad. The sandwich was good, I texted my dad about it while driving and he responded with 'focus on the road!' I chuckled. He knew me well.

"And here I take the golden opportunity to introduce you people Seren Barness, she attended her first frat party and got her ass drunk to a point where she couldn't remember her own name." I heard Marshall as I slammed the door shut of my car, I turned my neck to my right to see him leaning with hands crossed over his chest.

He could be exaggerating sometimes and that 'sometime' is this for sure, why are people being mean to me? So what if my best friend forced me to a party where I got drunk? In my defence I was better off at home with my cookie dough ice cream, I was even planning on watching something on Netflix, most probably Friends. But no he just had to force me to go with him.

"Cut her some slack babe, how is your hangover Ser?" Laini walked from behind my car pulling me in a hug, I hugged her back patting her back for me to let go, today I just wasn't ready to let anyone enter my personal space, I didn't feel like having anyone close to me today.

"I'll pass. Dad was being rude today." I muttered away fixing the strap of my bag over my shoulder, I tossed the car keys in my jean pocket and looked up at Laini who was watching me with intensity.

"Why are you staring at me?" I asked the obvious, she shook her head and tucked the fallen strand of her light brown hair behind her ear, what is up with everyone anyway today? It's just so peachy, nothing seems normal, sure I could see couples kissing away on the entrance of school, the usual chattering in the background, sound of tyres screeching against the pavement in parking lot, but something isn't right, as though it's missing and I'm not noticing it.

"I'm out of here, you guys seem to be in your own little trance, I gotta meet Eldon, where is he Laini?" And then it clicked, Eldon Wolff. He isn't here today to pick up a fight with me, he isn't making fun of me or anything about me, I don't see him in the parking lot today like usual. My eyes wandered to his parking spot, his Volkswagen stood in the same position as always, I always wondered how he managed to park his car so perfectly. If you see it everyday you will surely notice that the way his car is parked is perfect every time, as if it's never moved from that spot.

"I haven't seen him today, last night he called me saying he's bailing on me today, he can't give me ride for some stupid reason, what happened anyway last night between you two in the room? You had an argument like you always do?" Her eyes found me earning a 'what are you talking about?' Look from me.

"I'll see you at lunch." I saw Marshall kissing Laini on her cheeks, he hugged me and walked away into the not so crowded crowd, I glanced at Laini who was already looking at me with uncertain eyes.

"I really don't know what happened last night, do you?" I took a step towards her and we both walked inside the school to our lockers, what possibly could have happened last night? Worst case scenario I would've thrown up on someone, or embarrassed myself doing something stupid? That's me.

"Was there a swimming pool last night at that place?" I turned to Laini, I could hear the multiple sounds of footsteps hitting on the smooth floor in hallways, I wanted to come to a conclusion and a convincing event that happened last night.

"For the starters I wasn't locked with my foe for more than half an hour in a room, secondly, no there wasn't any pool in the house. Why do you ask?" Taking two quick steps ahead of me, Laini stood in front of me in the middle of the hallway with hands on her hips looking perplexed.

I was thinking that maybe I stripped in front of all the strangers and went for skinny dipping like Elle in The kissing booth and then my best friend's hot elder brother put me on his shoulder and took me home? Was going to be my savage comeback but then I held my tongue back because she was the only source from whom I could get as to what mortifying thing I did last night.

And then reality hit me like a tornado, I was in a room with Eldon Wolff? How did that even happen? Why did I let that happen? Was I drunk? Blood drained from my face when flashbacks from last night replayed in my head like some damn documentary. I was in the room playing seven minutes in heaven, Eldon came and the bottle stopped in both of us, we both went in the room, we had an argument because he was suddenly making me feel loved, and then after some more touching here and there, we kissed.

"Hello? Seren? Seren barness? Seren?" Laini started shaking me vigorously, I blinked for a few times before I opened my mouth, everything fit perfectly, I even recalled telling myself that I wasn't drunk and tipsy, that I could handle my alcohol or that's what I thought I could.

"I swear he was right, look I need to get to my Chemistry class. I'll see you in other classes or lunch." I was suddenly pulled into a hug which I wasn't ready for and then she was gone like a gust of wind, I stood there in middle of the hallway dumbfounded until someone knocked me down and I was ready to hit my face with the floor but I didn't, rather I saw myself in the arms of a complete stranger, his blue eyes held hope and his smile was wide as I could describe, I wondered if he smiles this wide to everyone he meets or I'm an exception? He pulled me up and kissed my cheek.

"Hey doll, are you okay? I'm sorry I wasn't paying attention.." he scratched the back of his neck embarrassed, I chuckled nervously and looked around, "I'm sorry, do I know you?" I blurted out, I'm not known for being kissed around by strangers so I had to ask.

"Yeah, actually we share English literature, and I was wondering if we could talk about last night? What I did was not right." He was guilty for an act he did and me on the contrary have no idea what he's talking about. I was about to answer him and Bell decided to go off, now there was more hussle and chaos in the hallway, he pushed me against the locker behind me and chuckled.

"I'll see you in the class? Get your books." He smiled and took off in the crowd with other students rushing to their classes, I walked a few steps towards my locker and the hallway seemed quiet because everyone were in their respective classes, I saw some professors walking in the hallway and some closing the door shut of classroom, what caught my attention apart from that was some cheerleader and Wolff were pressed up against my locker door kissing each other like there's no tomorrow.

Clearing my throat I thought I could get their undivided attention and I did, they both pulled away and Eldon raised his hands up in surrender panting, the cheerleader on the other hand who was dressed up in her mini skirt chuckled turning to me, Quinn. Her face alone made me want to puke, her lipstick was sticking out on her chin, her hair was messy and she was smirking at me, her audacity.

"Good morning Barness." Wolff said grimly, not in my life I had this urge to shoot a single person twice in a room full of people, him. When he noticed I wasn't talking he slid up his hand around Quinn pulling her closer to his chest and smirked at me, was that a miserable attempt to make me jealous? Poor him, I'm not jealous at all.

"Wolff." Addressing him I diverted my eyes to Quinn gesturing her to move aside, what does she think she is? A mare cheerleader. Are all cheerleaders supposed to be this rude and available? And why every cheerleader in the world has to have a b***h name, is it some type of tradition? I don't want to know really.

"I'll see you in history?" She ran her snarky little finger on his cheek that made him chuckle, I clearly asked them to move from my sight yet he just moved aside to my right where I could see him through my peripheral vision. Does he remember what happened last night? I hope not.

"I have to meet the coach." He pointed out kissing her neck making obnoxious sounds, I cleared my throat in order to clear my mind, I pulled out my lone pencil with my binder and slammed the door close like I was slamming someone else's head on the locker, his.

I practicaly ran towards my class and pushed the door open, the doors when came in contact with the wall made a loud noise, my hands were on my knees and I was panting because of all the running I did, catching my breath I looked up to see Mrs Darcy looking at me from behind her glasses, I swear the number of glasses she owns, and her lipsticks, it gives me headache really.

"You're late." She pushed her glasses up and resumed writing on the board whatever she was scribbling, her handwriting is a story for another day, more headache. Thank you for stating the obvious, I thought rolling my eyes.

"Actually she was helping a student who fainted in the hallway, she asked me to tell you, I forgot. Apologies." Came a voice from behind, she turned around in her high heels and looked straight at the boy I had encountered before. Her eyes roamed between me and him to make sure we aren't bluffing, can you recognise looking between people like that?

"Come in." She muttered, turning around resuming her scribbling about Robert Southey and his poem The Inchcape Rock. Over the course of time I've developed the art of being able to read her handwriting. The guy who saved my ass from busting waved his hand and pointed his hand to the seat to his left, I need to ask his name.

"Thanks." Giving him a small smile I kept my binder down and plopped on the seat, he was writing down the notes Mrs Darcy was scribbling from her book on the white board.

"What's your name?" I asked after a moment, I could smell Subway on him, is he eating?

"Andrew." I could swear on the events of last night at the party I saw him chew and then answer.

"And?"

"Rew." Smartass. He gulped down the contents in his mouth and kept the pencil down, he looked at Mrs Darcy then pulled out his left hand which was under his desk, he was holding a half eaten Sub.

"Want some?" He grinned.

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