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The name Jason popped up on the screen She scrunched her nose

Can’t wait to see you tonight

Thatin her power to avoid hiuy—just completely clueless about how to talk to women And yeah, maybe a little self-absorbed If she were in a better place, ht now, she couldn’t sto at all

She shoved her phone in her purse then looked at her friends “Let’s get this over with I’m in desperate need of a buzz”

“And a man to screw,” Chloe added

Ignoring her, Ophelia made for the door “I’ll drive”

Priya shuffled behind her,DD”

There was a vague sense of guilt, but she pushed it away She’d been a little freer with her alcohol consumption lately, but it wasn’t as if she was out of control That was just what people did at parties Besides, nobody could bla to feel numb once in a while

“Shh,” Chloe scolded Priya “I’ll drive us home I’m on a body cleanse anyway”

They piled into Ophelia’s SUV—Priya in back and Chloe in the passenger seat Her two friends prattled on about the latest gossip, but Ophelia’s ht in the fa incredibly lost and just not caring

It was a place she was finding herself in more and more lately

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p; The party was in full swing by the ti the floor beneath her feet The inside of the mansion had been transforhts flashed to the rhythm of the rave music

Ophelia pushed her way through the dancing crowd, grabbing a drink froed it quickly The faster she could get a buzz going, the better She was having a hard ti this shit lately

Chloe and Priyato the dance floor Ophelia nodded and waved theht have done at one ti door that led to the patio

Outside, girls in tiny bikinis strutted by the pool The lad for the break in the assault on her ears

Christ and above on the canopies Two guys and a girl were by the waterfall, laughing and drinking Men lingered on the side of the pool, flirting with anyone who happened to have a chest above a B cup Hers barely made the cut

She sighed So more than upscale frat parties