Taylor pulls up to a large house, and I can feel myself gaping at it. Taylor yells over the music, “Make sure to remind me to give you the grand tour later, Alex’s house is incredible!” It’s dark outside now and there are dozens of cars parked in and around the driveway. “So Alex’s parents are totally cool with this?” I call back to Taylor. “Oh, absolutely!” Taylor turns off the car and the music cuts out. “His older brothers were way worse, but god the parties they threw were amazing!” She hops out of the car and does a little tiny stepped jog up the pathway, precariously balancing on extremely high heels. I turn in my seat to get out of the car, careful to keep my knees together. I managed to talk Taylor out of the super short dress, but this one isn’t that much longer. I stagger to m

