Chapter 10

I’M not really a drinker but the heartbreak my ex-boyfriend gave me made me want to get wasted tonight. I just finished my second glass when I roam my eyes around the place only to see some people are now wasted.

Just like us, they are here to kill time, chill, and relax, for them to forget their problems even if it is just in a short period of time. If lately I badly wanted to wear a hoodie, now even if I ended up wearing a t-shirt, I find myself being out of place but I think it’s okay since I could also see some people wearing the same outfit like mine.

Right, I am here because I wanted to get out of my shell and forget about what happened why I am crying for how many goddamn days. Well, I think I am crying for at least one week? I don’t know. It isn’t necessary to count how many days I have been crying anyway.

I had my third glass when I turned my head towards my best friend who seems busy drinking. She’s been drinking one glass after another. Geez! She didn’t forget that I am here with her, didn’t she?

I poked her side, “You didn’t forget that tomorrow is Tuesday and we still have classes, didn’t you?” That thought was stuck in my mind the moment I drink my first glass of alcohol. If we both get drunk, no one would drive us back to the condo and we still have classes tomorrow! I don’t want to have a hangover tomorrow in class! Darn it, if I’d get a hangover tomorrow, I’ll blame Bella. She’s used to these things and I am not.

She nodded her head but didn’t even bother herself to look at me. I think she won't have the plan on making herself sober so I should be the one who would adjust so if she gets drunk, I’ll be just the one who would drive the both of us back to the RA tower. I take a deep sigh and slowly shake my head. God, why did we become best friends again?

“Don’t worry, I’ll get sober later.” I heard her say but I just rolled my eyes at her even though she is not looking at me. What’s the use of saying that anyway if she’ll just do the other way around.

I nodded to her but I think she didn’t see it. I was about to drink my third glass when she suddenly grab my glass to stop me. I curiously look at her and grab my glass from her which she also gives to me without even looking at me because she’s busy talking to someone, I then look to the guy whom she called just now.

“Josiah!” Bella called the guy and flashed her sweet smile to him.

The guy name Josiah smiles at her and they hug each other.

“You don’t have school tomorrow?” Josiah asked her but she shake her head while giggling. I’ll really blame her tomorrow for this.

“Yes but my best friend has a problem so I help her to get rid of it,” Bella replied and Josiah look at me. I rolled my eyes hearing Bella’s statement and I heard Josiah chuckle at my reaction.

What?! Help me get rid of it? I spat my head when I heard her reply to the guy. Heartbreak isn’t my problem. It’s just that being heartbroken is part of having a love life, tss.

“Josiah, this is Audrey, my best friend,” then Josiah turned his gaze to me and smiled. “Audrey, this is Josiah, a friend of mine.”

I flashed a smile at Josiah and accepted his hand, offering a handshake.

“Nice to meet you, Audrey,” he said.

“Likewise,” I replied while smiling.

He has the looks though. But not my type. Josiah excused himself and leave us for a moment.

“Enjoy the night, Audrey!” he said before he leaves us at the bar’s counter and I just waved my hand.

I was trying to be friendly to every person Bella would introduce to me because I’m not familiar to them since it is my first time going here. Bella on the other side seems to know almost all of the people here because she’s interacting with them when someone she knows passed by. Not to mention that she goes here when she has nothing to do.

The night went wild as time passes by and my best friend keep on offering me to drink more which I couldn’t do anything to stop her. At first, I keep on declining her offer because I’m worried that if I get drunk, no one would drive the car back to the condo. But Bella was just so hard-headed.

“Come on! Drink more!” she exclaimed as she offered me another glass. But I just drank the last glass she offered. God, did she know that my alcohol tolerance isn’t high like hers?

My head was starting to spin. She forced me to hold the glass of drink and I think that was just the ninth glass but my head was starting to spin!

“We are here to enjoy so just do what you want!” she whispered in my ears with a bit loud because the music was loud and the crowd was noisy so if she keep her voice low, I won’t hear anything.

I roamed my eyes around the place only to see every person was getting wilder as time passes by. The people around the place were now wasted and I bet that I’m just the only one who was a little bit sober at the moment.

Bella offered me more drink and I don’t have time to say no because she’s so stubborn. Ugh! This stubborn woman!

I accepted every glass she gave and if I was hesitant first, I didn’t even bother to decline in the end.

The night goes on and my head was spinning. I hold on to the counter when I tried to stand and it feels like the whole place was spinning.

“Who wants to join the marriage both?!” I heard someone speak in the microphone. I could recognize that voice was a bit familiar but I couldn’t tell who it was since my head is fucked up.

Everyone cheered and so was Bella who was beside me yelled. I don’t have time to be involved with what was going on. I just wanted to fall asleep. Darn it!

I just put my two arms on the counter before placing my head in it. The party went on and the crowd made more noise. I heard the people were cheering in something and I bet Bella was one of them since she just left me there out of nowhere.

Later on, someone poked me on my side so I lift up my head. With sleepy eyes, I darted my eyes to see who poked me and saw my best friend.

“Let’s join the marriage booth!” she yelled and pulled my hand. She pulled me through the crowd until we reached where Josiah is. I saw her talking to him about something but I can’t hear them so I just make myself busy roaming my eyes at some people who were being… married?

I almost forgot that they were pulling some marriage booth.

A small smile formed my lips as I looked at some couples being married. Then, memories started to flood inside my head.

“After five years, you will be walking down the aisle and me, in the end, waiting for you,” Felix said and a wide smile formed on my lips.

“You will marry me?” I asked. He nodded.

“Hmm. What? You don’t want to marry me?”

“Of course, I want to marry you!” I said and hugged him more.

“Good. I can’t wait for that day to come.” We stared at each other and I smiled.

But that day won’t come anymore. If he didn’t cheat, that day we’ve always looking for might come soon but it won’t. It won’t happen.

I was looking at the two people being married when I caught someone familiar. I don’t know if I was seeing the right person or if I was just drunk that’s why I am seeing Felix’s face. He was also looking at the two-person sitting on the chair, being married though they know it was just a marriage booth.

Tears formed in my eyes as I looked at him. If only you didn’t cheat, we might still be together right now. But what can I do? It already happened. We are done.

I was cut from the sea of memories when I heard someone call my name.

“Audrey?” I turned my gaze towards Josiah who called me. “Do you want to get married?” he asked and I slowly turned my gaze towards the person whom I wanted to spend the future with.