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Taking ame surrender my keys
I guess she wasn’t letting anyone drive drunk tonight
“Well, I won’t be drinking,” I shouted over the music
“And you ed “If you want in, I need your keys”
Annoyed, I dug intoup one ofmy keys meant I wouldn’t be able to leave quickly if I wanted to Or needed to What if she got drunk and left her post? What if someone accidentally took my keys? I suddenly re “what if” questions What if Disneyland is closed for cleaning e get there? What if every store in town ran out of gu how annoyed she would get with my endless questions
“Wow,” KC shouted in my ear, “look at it in here!”
People, so and living it up The hair on ht of all the bustle and enthusias froht of so much activity in one space People danced, horse-played, ju room
“He better not ruin this forone party withtoo much
Shaking ly at me I motioned towards the kitchen, and we both slithered our way, hand in hand, through the thick crowd
Entering the huge, every-mom’s-dream kitchen, I spied the makeshift bar on the center island Bottles of liquor covered the granite top along with two liters of soda, cups and a bucket of ice in the sink Blowing out a breath, I resigned to keep withdrunk was teht
KC and I had sampled our parents’ liquor stashes here and there, and I’d been to a few concerts out of tohere we’d partied a bit However, it was out of the question to be off ht
“Hey, Tate! Co before I reached the bar “We’re going to miss you, ya know France, huh? For a whole year?” My shoulders relaxed as I hugged Jess back, my muscles less tense than when I walked in At least one other person here besides KC was excited to see me
“That’s the plan” I nodded, letting out a sigh “I’istered for classes I’ll be back for senior year, though Will you save me a spot on the team?”
Jess was vying for captain of the cross-country teah school that I would miss
“If I’m captain, honey, your spot is secure,” she boasted animatedly, clearly drunk Jess had always been nice to me despite the ru pranks that reminded everyone why I was a joke