Chapter 14

You're invited to crash the get together held at the Alpha Tau Delta house celebrating the winning of the local basketball championship for the Year. Drinks and snacks are available. Gifts are also optional.

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It was a Thursday night. Classes just finished a few hours ago but Lizzy wasn't in sight.

Since there wasn't a thing to do and we had just received a notice from our professor canceling his lecture for tomorrow meaning my weekend had already started, I made a very hard decision of wasting it on binge watching every movie marathon there is.

With Fast and Furious: Tokyo drift ending Elizabeth graced me with her presence.

"What's up amore" she sang as she cat walked towards where my body was sprawled against the couch turned fort with various snacks and pillows. My choice of clothing was an elegant adidas knickers and an oversized white cotton top. My hair was pulled back in a ponytail.

I grunt in response and moved on to the next one. She sat down at the far end of the couch and placed my legs on her lap after removing her heels and dropping her Dior bag on the coffee table.

"You're watching Fast and Furious?"

"Hmmm" my arm stretched out to reach out for my phone. "Where were you?"

"I was at Diego's." Refusing to let her see the disapproval in my face I focused on the movie as it started. That didn't work though, Lizzy knows me more than I know myself.

"Don't make that face, he was a sweetheart. He took me out on a date at a very fancy french restaurant and then we took a walk in the park all alone sitting on the fountain stargazing." Her hands clasped together reminiscing about her so called romantic date.

Total bullshit.

Diego was a witty dry miser with half a pea for a brain. The guy doesn't have any romantic bone in his body, I mean sure he takes you out on a date but all he does and says when interacting with him is about having sex. Him and Lizzy have an on and off relationship going on ever since sophomore. He's also a big narcissist who isn't afraid to voice out his thoughts. The first time we met was in Speedy's diner near school. Elizabeth introduced us and didn't even give either of us a chance to speak.

When I did get a chance to talk he dismissed it as if it had no meaning.

"We're talking about a woman running for president, what is this world turning into. And yes let's say she actually does win how is she going to impact the country, is it by changing the flag colors!? Or maybe by reducing the country's wealth with trips to the mall!"

She just nodded going along with everything he says not even thinking to correct him or at the very least stop him from giving an opinion to a matter that was solely started by him.

"You can't be serious!" I almost screamed barely holding myself back from punching him in face and hitting his head many times on the checkered floor. That would have happened if not for Lizzy's expression shooting daggers at me as a warning.

"Yes I am! Woman do not have the mental capacity for this job, it's taking care of a nation for Christs sake not running a kitchen." take deep breaths in and out, don't take this fork and jam it in his effing face. Not even bothering to wait for my thoughts on the issue he excused himself to the bathroom.

"Are you freaking kidding me!"

" I know right he's soo smart and cute. Did you know he went to Stanford." My face contorted in that of astonishment trying to process her reaction.

" You're ok with that!"

"With what exactly?" She asked with innocent confusion towards me. If I didn't know any better I'd say she was playing a prank on me.

"Did you not hear the things he just said." My tone turned high pitched drastically out of frustration.

"Sure it's a little bit offensive..."

"A little!" Everyone in the diner glared in our direction giving me the slightest inkling that my pitch went up a bit.

"Look I didn't ask for your judgement on him I only wanted you two to get along but if that's so hard for you...."

"Lizzy I'm not judging him.... Well maybe a little, like didn't you seriously just hear what he said..."

"Get to the point." She sat upright and frowned at me across the table.

"I'm just... baffled by his character" I plastered on a fake smile. "It's not everyday you meet someone of his quality" yeah a chauvinistic narcissist.

" Really that's great I think he's special too" specially sexist.

" You said he's in Stanford. How's he in Stanford?" I'm serious there's no way a guy with his level of IQ is in Stanford merit scholarship or not.

"He's dad is secretary of education." She threw her hair over her shoulder proud that she bagged an heir of a powerful family.

"Uhh honey the secretary of education is a woman." We gawked at each other in awkward silence till her date returned.

"What are you guys talking about?"

"Nothing" we replied at the same time.

"Uhh Babe we have to go" he whispered 'not so loudly' in her ear.

"Oh yes uhmm sorry Ren we have a movie to catch."

" Don't mind me then I think it's also time for me to start going too"

I packed my things and smooth my wrinkled blouse top when I noticed they weren't moving but in fact whispering between themselves.

"What's going on, is everything ok?"

The two exchanged looks as if communicating telepathically when Lizzy spoke up.

"Uhh this is awkward but can u take the bill on this one, is just that Diego's saving up to buy a motorcycle and thinking of donating a sum for drugs and road safety awareness"

For a few months they went through couples spat with Diego refusing to commit and always complaining about how clingy Lizzy is. He's words not mine. I haven't really heard of him until now.

"Don't judge me for going out with him not everyone is perfect"

She stormed to her room not waiting to listen to my Peace. A few minutes later after she changed into a striped silk pyjamas she slumped on the couch and refused to look at me

"Lizzy the reason why I disapprove is because you deserve better. You're beautiful, kind, honest, socially intelligent and so much more. That dude doesn't deserve to even breath the same air as you. There are many other guys who would kill to have a girl like you in thier pathetic lives" she choked on a sob and threw her body on mine.

"what hell Elizabeth!" she abruptly rose her torso up and scowled at me.

"Don't call me that" we cuddled together squeezing each other to fit on the medium sized furniture, the blanket over our bodies with the movies on.

As time passed with the ending of another movie Lizzy and I converse till the next one rolled up.

"By the way did you get that message about Noah's frat house get together."

I scoffed " get together my ass that guy can't even sit through a class silently."

"Isn't the finals of the championship tomorrow?"

" Yh our school against Cerritos college"

"Cocky much" I rolled my eyes "They haven't even played the game yet and are already planning to throw a 'celebratory' party for it"

"That's the Alpha bears for you" our schools mascot was a bear and most of the teammates always join Alpha Tau Delta hence the nickname of the teammates in the fraternity Alpha Bears.

"Are you going to the game? Linda's cousin can't make it so she has a space beside her up for grabs." My so called best friend snatched the M&Ms I was currently munching on and swallow a handful of it. "Eww peanuts" she thrust the chocolate candy back into my hands and instead carried the box of cookies on my thigh.

"No way. There's no reason for me to be there." The direction the topic is heading to is a dangerous one and I can do anything to not talk about this right now, and sitting next to Linda if I can remember correctly fakes a french accent because of a 3 months vacation spent there.

"How did your date with Diego go?" It didn't take long for going into the whole story. Of course Lizzy as sweet and simple minded she is she really adores herself and have a very high self esteem.

My mission to divert her attention from the topic I dreaded worked. While she was gushing about her romantic rendezvous with Diego my whole focus was towards the fight between Toretto and Hobbs.

By the ending of the sixth movie the blonde beauty had already fallen asleep spooning me from behind with a leg on top of mine. I had an internal battle choosing between watching the next one or sleeping. The latter won. I turned off the TV and pulled her into me. I guess she sensed this and hugged me tighter than before and pat my back.

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"Hahaha and then he turned around to see his underwear glued to his locker." Our laughter loud and boisterous disturbed the other students in our vicinity as we rest on a big tree sheltering us from the scorching California sun.

Me, Chase, Elizabeth, Sid, Anne and Jacob laid or sat in front of the tree chatting about everything and anything. Jacob had just finished telling us about a prank he pulled on a bully he had in high school.

Elizabeth and Anne was lounging here gossiping about whatever when I spotted them from the entrance of the building I finished having class in. Since there was nothing else left to do for the rest of the day I joined them head over her lap while she stroked my head. The peace didn't last long though. My big mouth just had to point out where Sid and Chase was walking down a footpath meters away. Lizzy quickly called them here. Apparently they too had nothing else to do. Jacob came on his own after spending some time in the library.

Anne is probably the only one of Lizzy's girlfriends I can actually tolerate. Not everything is rainbows and butterflies with her, she's pursuing her degree in Astronomical engineering. Hard right!!. That girl lives for astronomy. She's always been fond of the sky and space as one of the most mystical place in this universe.

Chase and Sid sat against the tree side by side legs stretched, Lizzy with her legs criss cross and me my whole body on the ground and head still in her lap, Jacob and Anne kneeling.

"You guys are going to this night's game right?" The stylish pillow enquired from above me.

"Definitely, with thier star player Khalid injured I want to see how Cerritos try and beat us!" Chase exclaimed hitting Sid on his chest. Sid nodded along confirming he's future attendance to the basketball game.

"Well I'm certainly going" Anne said pointing to herself. "What about you?" She then point to Jacob.

"of course he's going, he's in the team" Liz replied for him. I was shocked. I didn't know Jacob played basketball. He definitely didn't bother to mention that a week ago.

"René?" Chase called making everyone turn their attention towards me.

Well this doesn't make me uncomfortable at all.

"I don't think I'll go." everyone voiced out one worded protest to my statement.

"Why not?" Anne whined loudly silencing the rest of them.

"I don't see the point in going." I too whined trying to validate the reason.

Jacob intervened "You can't not go. I'm playing in this match and I want you to be there." Ignoring the rest of them around us.

"I don't know...?"

"Come on, it's going to be fun and after that we can go to the party?"

"Okay now you're just daydreaming."

The other two girls groaned in exasperation doing nothing in changing my mind.

"If you go, I'll buy you three of those God awful clothes you buy at that shop downtown." Lizzy bargained.

"Make it five and I'll be one of the first people there."

"Ok fine. Deal?"

"Deal."

"We're going to have soo much fun at the party!!"she squealed causing several unwanted onlookers.

"Wait hold your heels, I didn't agree to go too the party."

"Why is it that you don't like going to social gatherings?" Sid Interrupted.

That is a very good question.

"No I like going for social gatherings I just don't like going to parties. Especially college parties."

"Why don't you like going to parties." Sid rephrase gaining him an annoyed look from me.

"It's not my scene." I shrugged.

"What will it take to expect your garces presence at the party."

" Nothing much. A shopping spree."