Chapter Thirty Eight - "You Like Bumping Into Me, Don't You?"
___

Avery's P.O.V

"Avery, your friend's at the door." Aunty Heather says and I nod, getting off the bed. I walk down the stairs towards the door, a little bit of hope shining in me but when I open the door, my smile slowly fades as I look at the person.

"What? Aren't you happy to see me?" Claire says, smiling as she hugs me. I hug her back before pulling away.

"What are you doing here?" I ask and Claire rolls her eyes.

"I am not going to let you sulk in your room about Logan. Tonight, I am going to be your fairy godmother and right now, we are going to a party!" Claire says happily and I look down at my attire.

"Claire, you do realise I am in pajamas." I mumble and Claire rolls her eyes again.

"Avery, you do realise you have clothes in your room you can get changed into." Claire grins and I sigh.

"I don't want to go out."

"Suck it up, princess." Claire says before pulling me up the stairs. I follow her as she skips into my room. I sit on my bed and watch as my best friend goes through my wardrobe in a hurry. As she is doing this, I hear my phone go off and I immediately rush to it, hoping that it is Logan but the words 'Jennifer Brusk commented on your post' makes me groan in frustration.

"Calm down, Ave. I don't like you so stressed." Claire says as she grabs out a dress. I narrow my eyes at Claire as she hands me a red dress that goes up to mid thigh. I look at the dress and sigh.

"If I say that I don't want to go, you will still make me go, right?" I say and Claire grins, nodding. I let out another sigh and start to take my pajamas off.

●●●

"I don't feel like doing anything except sleeping." I mumble to Claire who walks beside me as we make our way to the kitchen.

"Lighten up, Avery. You love parties." Claire smiles, grabbing two glasses and pouring half the glass with vodka and the rest of the glass with coke. We both take a huge gulp and I shake my head at the taste.

"Okay, now do that again." Claire says and I nod, taking another huge gulp of the new drink. The song Sexy And I Know It by LMFAO comes on and I start to swing my head side to side, smiling slightly.

"There you go!" Claire cheers, making me take another sip. I place my cup on the table and walk out of the kitchen, making my way to the large table where all the drinks are. Claire drinks with me as we take in the alcohol as fast as we can, laughing and dancing to the music.

When we have finished nearly half the drinks on the table, we push the rest of the drinks off, getting on the table. Claire and I stand in front of each other on the table. singing the words as we point to each other.

Suddenly, there is a crowd forming around the table which makes Claire and I laugh some more. I flip my hair around, enjoying the feeling of the old me.

"When I walk in the spot, yeah, this is what I see. Everybody stops and is staring at me. I got passion in my pants and I ain't afraid to show it, show it, show it, show it..." Claire and I sing and when the music stops, we both point at each other.

"I'm sexy and I know it!" Suddenly, Claire and I start shaking our heads to the beat, clapping our hands as we both smile at each other. I look at the crowd and feel my head spin at the crazy idea in my head.

Should I?

"Go on!" Claire shouts over the music and I grin, falling into the crowd. The people hold me up and start moving me towards another table where I decide to dance on.

The song ends and I start to feel a little dizzy. I get out the table slowly and walk over to Claire who is grinning at me. "You should use those dance moves for the showcase." Claire says and I laugh, shaking my head a little.

"I would rather not." I say and Claire laughs, dragging me to the kitchen. She grabs our glasses and she gives me a 'you ready' look and I nod.

Honestly, I haven't felt this good since, like, forever.

I watch as Claire hands me my drink and I take it, sipping the drink. I sit on the bench and Claire does the same.

"You should start dancing again." Claire says and I look at her, furrowing my eyebrows.

"Why?" I ask and Claire shrugs.

"Your good at it. I mean, I don't even know why you stopped dancing." Claire says and I sigh, taking another sip.

"I stopped dancing ever since Penny died. You know that, Claire." I say and Claire nods.

"Yeah but why?"

"Penny loved to dance. She was the one who made me join the stupid the dancing lessons she took and I got hooked. When Penny died, I didn't feel like dancing anymore because it reminded me of her and how we used to dance together all the time." I explain and Claire places her hand on my shoulder, frowning.

"She is proud of you, Avery. Don't stop what you are clearly good at because of Penny's death because she is still here... in our hearts." Claire says and I smile, nodding.

"Thats true but it just doesn't feel right without her." I say and Claire nods.

"You'll feel that but when you think you are ready to start dancing again, I'll be the one joining this time, okay?" Claire says and I nod, grinning at my best friend.

"Thanks, Claire."

"Your welcome. Now, let's get back to the dance floor!" Claire says and I nod, walking back out to the dance floor with my drink in my hand. Suddenly,  my phone starts to ring and I look at the Caller ID.

Logan.

I scoff and decline the call, putting my phone back in my pocket. So now, he wants to call? He wants to call me now when I'm having fun? Ha, I don't think so.

I bump into someone's back and I giggle, looking at the guy who is wearing my drink. "Oops." I say, laughing. The person turns around and I immediately feel myself wanting to run.

"You like bumping into me, don't you?" Patrick says, narrowing his eyes at me. I roll my eyes and laugh dryly.

"You wish." I say and Patrick looks at me before smirking. Before he could do anything though, Patrick hits the ground and I stare at Claire who is shaking her fist in her hand in pain.

"Don't go near her, asshole." Claire spits and Patrick groans, holding his nose. Claire looks at me and narrowing her eyes at me.

"You okay?" She asks and I nod.

"Yeah but I feel so tired." I say, yawning. Claire nods and grabs my hand, dragging me outside.

"I'm calling a cab for you, okay?" Claire says and I nod as I watch as Claire takes out her phone. After a few minutes of Claire telling the cab driver the address and all, Claire hugs me.

"I won't be leaving till later, okay? I'll call you when I get home to make sure your okay." Claire says and I hug her bag. Claire walks back inside and I sit down on the concrete, smiling happily to myself as I think about Claire and I's friendship.

A car stops in front of me and I stand up but the car that is in front of me doesn't look anything like a cab and it isn't even a car.

It's a bike.

"L-Logan." I mumble as I look at how attractive Logan looks tonight. He is wearing a grey shirt that sticks to him and he is wearing loose jeans. I bite my lip and Logan taps the space behind him.

"Get on, sunshine." Logan says and I happily laugh, jumping on the bike. Logan shakes his head at my drunken state but I don't care.

I knew Logan would come around.

●●●

Hello everyone! What do you think, people? I was going to make Patrick take advantage of Avery but I decided against, like all my other decisions I ignore.

Okay so I watched Nerve with Dave Franco and Emma Roberts and OH MY GOD I love the movie so so so much! Also, I watched Suicide Squad again for the second time and I LOVE ENCHANTRESS! Cara is mine because I love her so much but then again, I love Barbara Palvin, Selena Gomez, Melanie Martinez, Leonardo Dicaprio, Heath Ledger... okay, I will stop.

Please vote and comment your thoughts.

Lofd - "I feel it coming up my throat. Guess I better wash my mouth out with soap. God, I wish I never spoke. Now, I gotta wash my mouth out with soap."

-XmysterysmileX