Chapter 13: Damsel in Distress

He pulled up on my driveway a few minutes later. The lights were off which means my parents were asleep.

I think the effect of the alcohol had started to wear off because I was no more feeling dizzy.

"Kay, do you have your keys with you?"

"Yes, I put them in my purse. Let me just check." I searched through my purse, my phone, my money, my lipstick, but no keys.

Oh my God,where are my keys?!

"Kay?"

"Wait a sec," I did I quick flashback and I remembered. I was supposed to put them in my purse with my phone after reading Gale's message but I put only my phone, leaving the keys on my bed.

"Fuck!"

"What?"

"I left them on my bed"

Now there's no way I'll be able to get into the house without waking my parents up

Double fuck!

"So what do we do?" Gale asked

There's only one thing we can do, "Ring the doorbell."

"Are you sure?"

"I know I'm going to get in trouble but it's all my fault. So I might as well just accept my fate."

"Accept your fate", he snickered

"There's nothing funny about this situation Gale."

"Okay okay. Are you ready?"

"Ready for what?"

Are you kidding me? Kayra, you know what he's talking about.

Realization hit me and I facepalmed myself.

"To accept your fate",he suppressed a laugh and I glared at him.

"Okay okay I'm sorry, put on your shoes, grab your purse and let's go"

I said a short prayer, took a breath, and breathed out before coming out of the car

Even though this is the last thing I should be saying considering the number of sins I had committed just this evening alone, I said a quick 'Oh God help me.'

When we got to porch, I started to feel dizzy again. I looked at Gale, "Do you want me to go now or should I stay?" He asked

Should I save him the trouble of seeing my parents scold me?

No wait, lemme rephrase that:

Should I save myself the embarrassment of him seeing my parents scold me?

I didn't even get to reply to his question because in the next moment, I passed out. Again.

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Gale's POV

We finally arrived at her house and it seemed her parents were asleep.

God, she's heavy

When Stephanie repeatedly called me at the party, I was wondering what was wrong until I saw a passed out and probably drunk Kayra.

I thought she said she wasn't drinking tonight.

Peer pressure is a very bad thing.

I carried her through the crowd with Stephanie following with her purse.

When we got to my car, I regretted parking it so far away because I literally carried Kayra down the street.

I opened the backseat door and put her in. I made Stephanie take off her shoes because I didn't want them dirtying my seat.

What? I don't want it to be difficult when I'm washing it.

Now we're at her house and only God knows what's going to happen to her.

Poor Kayra.

I feel a little guilty because I encouraged her to sneak out to the party. I'm realizing now that I've been a really bad influence.

I turned to look at the backseat and she was awake.

Great! I was so not looking forward to carrying her up the front porch steps like a knight in shining armor rescuing a damsel in distress.

"Kay, do you have your keys with you?"

If she did, it would be easier for her to sneak back into the house without her parents finding out what she did.

"Yes, I put them in my purse. Let me just check."

Good

She rummaged through her purse, and when I noticed she had a worried look on a face, it was obvious she didn't have her keys.

"Kay?"

"Wait a sec", okay now I'm certain she doesn't have them

"Fuck!" She muttered

"What?"

"I left them on my bed"

Oh Kayra

"So what do we do?"

"Ring the doorbell", she answered.

"Are you sure?"

"I know I'm going to get in trouble but it's all my fault. So I might as well just accept my fate."

I laughed. It was so funny the way she said 'accept my fate'

"There's nothing funny about this situation, Gale."

"Okay okay, are you ready?"

"Ready for what?"

Really Kayra, really?

"To accept your fate", I mocked her.

She glared at me and I stopped laughing.

"Okay okay I'm sorry, put on your shoes,grab your purse and let's go.

When we got to their porch, she looked nervous. Of course she would be nervous,who knows what kind of punishment her parents would give her? Well, they might probably just ground her but still, no one knows.

Knowing Kayra, she would want me to go back and save her the humiliation of me seeing her parents punish her. But I still asked because I was her friend, "Do you want me to go or should I stay?"

I was waiting for her answer when she began to lose her balance.

"Kayra?"

She fell unconscious.

Just great!

Luckily, I caught her just before she hit the ground. I rang the doorbell a couple of times before her mom opened the door. Yup, she was asleep.

"Oh my God, Kayra?!" She panicked

"What happened to her? And what is that smell?" I guess Kayra still reeked of alcohol.

"Wait a minute, where is she coming from and why are you with her?"

"Mrs Summers, we went to one of our school mates' party and Kayra got drunk and she passed out so I brought her home"

"Which party? Wait, I thought we said she wasn't going to the party."

Why do I have to be the one to tell Kay's mom what she did? Kayra, wake up and explain yourself, you damsel in distress

"Um ma'am, she kinda snuck out," I said the last two words under my breath, and I was hoping she heard something different.

"She did what?!"

"She went to the party without you knowing."

"This young lady is in huge trouble."

"Um ma'am, can I please bring her inside? She's getting heavy."

"Oh yeah sure. So sorry. Take her upstairs, her room is the first one on the right."

"Yes ma'am"

Carrying her up the stairs was as difficult as I thought, I'm really making good use of my workouts at the gym tonight.

I threw her on the bed immediately I got there and whispered an apology.

I took off her shoes, placed her head under the pillow and covered her with the blanket.

I'm Stephanie's boyfriend, now I have to perform boyfriend duties for my girlfriend's best friend too? Oh come on!

I went downstairs after my work in Kayra's bedroom was done.

"Thanks for bringing her home," her mom said to me.

"You're welcome, Mrs Summers."

With that, I left to go back to the party.

After all, my parents didn't forbid me from going and I'm not the one who got drunk.