Re: University, by Day or night
In reply to The Uncaring Night (msg # 17):
Sadie sticks close to the handful of girls she arrived with. She was relieved to get out of the dark again, to her embarassment. She just could not shake the feeling of eyes on her, and she kept seeing things the darkness and her mind were twisting into menacing fantasies.
She is painfully shy at first, feeling vastly out of her element. Jen and the two girls Marie and Tiffany all have drinks in their hands. Never before has she felt more like an outsider. Nobody offers her a drink, but she walks by the table set up with a variety of alcohols, beer and assorted snacks. With the same resolution and rebellion that inspired her earlier, she grabs a red plastic cup and fills it with orange juice and vodka. She isn't really sure how much to add of either, but does her best to pretend like she does.
Though she probably looks doe-eyed, she returns to her small circle, sipping her drink. The orange juice does a good job of masking the vodka, but she tries not to make a face as she drinks. Nobody comments on her drink, aside from Jen clinking plastic cups with her.
After an hour Sadie is having trouble following the conversation. The room feels hot and stuffy, so she decides to step outside. Her head feels fuzzy, but she is surprisingly happy. The porch is well lit, and a few people are littered around it, talking and smoking and sipping drinks. The smoke smells heavy, and Sadie wanders out a little further into the large back yard. No lights or fenses mark the end of the yard and the beginning of another one, and after a moment she realizes the yard is back up against an empty field. She spys an old rusted swing set another 50 yards on. It was likely forgotten years ago, before the current residents moved in. Her fear of the dark is completely abscent, she walks out to it and lowers into a seat. Her cheek are flushed and hot, and the breeze feels good on them as she swings.
Inside Jen wonders where Sadie has gotten to. She had taken it as a personal mission to watch her tonight. Probably just in the bathroom. She will look for her in another couple minutes. This party is pretty chill, but you never know what drunk college boys will do.