𝔹𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝔹𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕣𝕤

𝕗𝕚𝕗𝕥𝕪-𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕖

I blink, and it's New Year's Eve.

Time flies, I guess.

Both Spot and Davey come over. I'm surprised their families aren't making them spend the holiday with them. But, I get to see one of the loves of my life, so I'm not complaining.

"Are you serious? I'm third wheeling tonight?" Charlie whines when he sees the two couples on the couch. Jack flips him off in response.

"Don't worry Crutchie, you'll find someone someday!" Davey smiles. Crutchie flops on the couch in the middle of us.

"So are you guys going to the party?" My head perks up.

"What party?" Jack turns to me.

"Toni, every year on New Year's Eve, Romeo throws a huge party for all of us."

"You should come! It's fucking amazing." Charlie adds. Jack and Spot nod in agreement. Davey scoots over to me, whispering in my ear.

"If you get overwhelmed, we can hang out in the bathroom together. Parties aren't really my forte." He winks before going back to Jack.

"What time is the party?"

"We head over at around 6." Spot starts playing with my hair.

"Okay..."

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I look at myself in the mirror one last time. I've never gone to a party before, what do I expect? Grabbing my phone, I look over the checklist I made one last time.

Outfit? Check.

Binder? Check.

Bag? Check.

I open my bag.

Stim toys? Check.

Water? Check.

Phone charger? Check.

//Hotel? Trivago

Everything I need is here. I take a deep breath and head downstairs to see the four other boys, who are already ready.

I look over at Medda, and a pang of guilt hits me. Is she spending New Years alone?

But, before I can ask her about it, the doorbell rings, and a woman who seems to be the same age as Medda is at the door. The guilt goes away. She's having her own party.

"We're going Mama!" Jack calls out, grabbing his keys.

"Have fun boys!" Medda ruffles our hair, before striking up a conversation with her friend.

And we're off. Jack, Davey, and Charlie are in Jack's car, while Spot and I take Spot's car.

I like this layout. I like being alone with Spot.

I think he realizes I'm nervous, because he places his free hand on my shoulder.

"You alright?" I nod, putting a chew stim in my mouth. "You seem nervous. It's just gonna be our friends." I take the necklace out of my mouth.

"Never been to a party before."

"Well, there's a first time for everything, right?" I twist my face. "Oh, it's not like your stereotypical high school party that you always see in movies. It's just us being dumbasses and playing games together." He both chuckle, and I put the stim toy back in my mouth as Spot turns onto Romeo's street, parking in front of his lawn.

"Come on, Toni!" He kisses my cheek before getting out of the car.