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I have seen some teen movies since I was allowed to watch whatever I wanted. I actually thought that maybe they exaggerated everything in the movies. The high school parties in movies were wild and I thought how can teenagers be this crazy? I wasn't, I couldn't pull something like that off even if I tried, so, how can people my age do all this?
But now as I looked at the frat house before me all the flashbacks of the movie parties flashed across my mind. It looked so out of control, I clutched my bag and took a small step toward the frat house.
I still had insecurities, fears, and anxieties and all of them washed over me with full force. People were making out, jumping in the pool from over the roof of the house, and alcohol was everywhere. Beer cans and bottles sprawled across the crowded lawn.
I looked around for Liam, Wade, Stacy, and Brittany. Hoping to find even one of them. All the girls were in bikinis and the boys were in shorts. I spotted Liam as he stepped out of the house, using his cell phone and looking around until his eyes landed on me.
He jogged over to me and whistled with a goofy grin on his face. "Look at you!"
My cheeks heated up, and I felt a flutter in my stomach as he appraised me up and down with appreciation.
"You look super hot but this is a pool party" he gestured toward my bag. "Got any bikini in there?" he asked as he sidled up closer.
"Yeah, I do, I need a place to change," I told him with a big smile, his compliment made me feel a bit more confident and at ease.
He wrapped an arm around my back and tugged me along with him. "Come on,"
We moved closer to the frat house and I could easily spot Stacy, Brittany, and Wade now. They were drinking, Stacy and Brittany wore yellow and bright blue bikinis and they weren't wearing any cover-ups.
Liam took me inside the house and grabbed my hand as we stepped up the stairs. He opened up a bedroom door. "This is my room, feel free to change"
I nodded and walked in, locking the door. I took off my shorts and t-shirt, I adjusted my bikini, still not very comfortable with my nakedness, I wore the cover-up. I put my clothes on the couch and grabbed my handbag and cell phone before stepping out of the room.
"Done?" Liam asked the second I opened the door.
"Yes," we went back down and toward our friends.
"Yay! I never thought you'd make it!" Stacy hugged me.
"Why not?" I asked
"Um, because I thought Costello wouldn't allow you to"
I swallowed uneasily and gave my head a gentle shake. "I don't need his permission."
Brittany choked on her drink. "Really? That's not what you said last week when we invited you for a sleepover"
I lifted a shoulder. "I don't need his permission anymore."
