Touch Of Memory

Chapter XXXII

'Can we go check on Minho? I mean, I love hanging out with you, but I'm worried,' he said.

'Of course!' I told him. 'I forgot about that...' I realized how stupid I was acting. Newt was worried and I hadn't even thought about it.

'Hey, no problem. I didn't remember it too,' he said.

We asked around for Minho, but nobody seemed to know where he was. We searched everywhere. But nor him, nor Sofia were anywhere to be seen.

'Quite suspicious,' Newt said, smirking.

'Indeed,' I said.

We eventually gave up. Loud voices came from the dining room.

'A party, huh?' Newt asked.

'Seems like it,' I said.

As we were walking into the dining room, the Doors closed. That made everyone cheer. They were all drinking and laughing. I looked at Newt.

'What are they drinking?' I asked loudly.

'Frypan's secret drink'

By which he meant alcohol. I saw Cam and Rita together. They seemed to be getting along.

'Do you want a drink?' Newt asked me.

'Uhm, sure.' I had never drank alcohol. But I guess a bit couldn't hurt.

Newt went to get us drinks. I wasn't quite sure I'd want to drink. I mean, I looked around, and all I saw were people who had no notions. I didn't want to be in that state. I could see Anne sitting in James's lap. She laughed way too loudly at everything he said. I didn't even want to think how they would all be in a couple of hours.

It was stupid. We shouldn't be partying. We should've been planning, preparing ourselves for what we had ahead. I was thinking so much that I didn't even see Newt coming near me. He handed me a drink.

'Bottoms up,' he said.

'Bottoms up, whatever that means,' I said.

And I drank it.