nine: lost your way.

song: aftermath by adam lambert

Anna's POV

I needed to get away and forget about the way I acted that night at the game. I was feeling pretty damn embarrassed to say the least. That was my first and last encounter with drugs.

Julie wasn’t speaking to me. She was angry. I didn’t blame her. Carey scared me, so I steered clear of him as well. Eventually, at midday, I managed to catch Jules alone.

“So...have you told him yet?”

She shrugged, “No. I don’t know how.”

I think she expected me to say something half-baked, but I didn’t, “You both need to be alone to talk about it. I understand.”

“What are you saying?”

“There’s a Paranormal State marathon on tonight,” I said slowly, “You know it’s my favourite show. If you’d both like to go out for dinner someplace, I could order in some Thai food and watch it all night.”

Julia surprised me by giving me a hug, “That’s the perfect idea, Annie. Thank you.”

I smiled, “No problem.”

She let go, “You sure you’d be ok here alone?”

I chuckled, “I love scary stuff, especially when I’m alone. It’s fun.”

Jules looked relieved, “Ok, I’ll call Carey at the gym.”

He said it was a go, and by 8:00pm that evening, the two were dressed up and ready to go out. I sat on the floor, wearing one of Ryan’s old t-shirts (secretly I hoped they wouldn’t notice), sitting back to watch my show. Carey whispered something to Julie, who nodded and smiled at me.

“Alright, we’ll be back around 11,” Julia said as Carey opened the door for her, “Call me if you get scared.”

I smirked, “Have a nice dinner, you guys.”

The door closed behind them and I yawned. I hated lying to my best friend and her boyfriend, but it had to be done if I wanted to enjoy a bottle of Jack tonight. It wasn’t like I was going to experiment with pot again- I was done with that. A drink or two at the bar would help me loosen up. Plus, I’d be home before them and asleep. They’d never know.

That was the plan, but of course, things rarely go my way.