Two for the Show
3
I find myself outside the front door where a group is smoking, and one guy is throwing up on the lawn. I recognize Cassandra, in almost all black as one of the ones getting her nicotine fix and she waves me over with a henna tattooed hand, "Hey Rachel, I didn't think you'd be here."
I shrug, "Becky insisted."
She chuckles, "Of course she did. Listen, I'm sorry about Alec."
"Thanks, but I'm glad I escaped that sinking ship."
"What do you mean?"
"Despite what he says, our relationship was a mess. I met a girl who used to date him, and apparently, she broke it off because of the crap she found on his cellphone."
Cassandra exhales smoke, "Did she say what it was?"
"She didn't give many details but said it was the photos of him with unconscious girls that really got to her."
She whistles, "And I thought he couldn't get any lower than what he did to you last year."
After standing there for another moment breathing in the night air, I tell her I'll see her later and go back into the house. I squeeze through the crowd back towards the kitchen. I am glad I don't see Alec again, it would be bad if he caught on just as I am getting started. I find Becky with erica and Jill in the kitchen next to the punch bowl. Becky smiles as soon as she sees me, curly hair framing her face. "There you are."
I hug her around the solo cups we're holding. Erica and Jill, in their typical queen-bee fashion, watch with distaste.
"Great party, Erica," I raise the solo cup in a toast.
She purses her lips but manages to get out a thank you.
I roll my eyes, "Don't worry, I just came to tell Becky that I'm leaving."
Becky looks at me with sad blue eyes, "Are you sure?"
"Yes," I say, "I'll see you at home."
Becky nods and turns back to Erica and Jill. They continue to talk of rumors and lies as I walk away with a smile on my face. Soon it will be Alec that they'll talk about.
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