never ends well, there are so many diseases out there," John ranted as he tried her phone again.
"I didn't mean to," Corey sighed as he threw his bag on the floor. "It's just that she's trying so hard to be something she's not. I know that girl, know everything she's about. She's the other half of me. She lost her mum and thinks somehow she's being punished. Even if she does manage to find a relationship, how long do you think it will be until she's restless again?"
"Maybe she will fail, I don't know. But as her friend I'm going to stand by her while she tries," John said, finally giving up and throwing his phone onto his bed. "I'm not going to laugh at her if she gives in to temptation either. Maybe she'll end up in many beds before she finally finds what she's looking for. Maybe she'll realise she's better off as she is, I don't know. But I'm not going to make it any harder for her to find out."
Corey found a pack of cigarettes in his pocket, ignoring John's black look when he lit one. His friend was right, there was no harm in letting her try. She'd been searching for something for a while now and as her best friend he was supposed to help her. Maybe one day he'd also come to feel restless with his life and want to find something different. Rae was the only person who'd ever backed him up two hundred percent on everything he'd ever wanted to do. He had no doubt if he ever wanted something different, she'd back him up on that, too. Just because they'd made a deal when they where fucked out of their minds years ago, it didn't mean he had to hold her on it. If she wanted to settle down with someone other than him, it was her choice. It wasn't as if he was ready for it now, anyway.
"Where do you think she is? Still with Nate?"
"I talked to him after the show. He hasn't seen her since earlier on, before the show. He seemed a bit worried about her?"
"Why? What happened?"
"You mean besides her best friend calling her a cheap whore? I don't know."
"I'm going to talk to him," Corey decided as he put his cigarette out and got up.
At the same time the door opened and Alyssa and Rae all but fell in. They were giggling like idiots and trying their best to hold each other up while they whispered something that he couldn't make out.
"Rae, where've you been? You weren't answering your phone," John said as he came forward and put his arms around both the girls to hold them up. "You smell like a brewery!"
"We had an accident with the man..." Alyssa giggled.
"What man?"
"He had this pipe...," Rae slurred.
"Huh?" John frowned as he put the girls down on his bed.
"Yeah, but it was too big," Alyssa added.
"What are you two going on about?" John asked.
"The man, the one with the pipe," Alyssa offered. "But it didn't fit in the hole."
"But the other one had a big barrel, though," Mandy slurred.
"I ain't even going to ask what that means," John said.
The girls only giggled some more and continued whispering to each other while Rae tried to pull her boots off. She rolled of the bed with her effort and landed with a thud on the floor.
"I'll get her," Corey said when John made to help her.
He picked her up easily and placed her on his bed. She was still laughing, as was Alyssa. How the hell had they ended up together? And where had they been? He knew Rae's brand of fun wasn't to Mandy's liking so he couldn't imagine what they'd been doing all night. Except getting pissed out of their minds.
"You!" Rae said when she finally noticed him.
She poked him in the chest with a finger.
"You are a very bad friend," she slurred.
"I know. We'll talk about it in the morning," Corey said as he took her boots off.
"We'll talk about it now. You are supposed to stand by me no matter what."
"I know. I'm sorry, Rae."
"So when I tell you I've found someone," she continued, as if she hadn't heard him, "you shouldn't laugh at him .. at me... what?"
"What?"
"Exactly! Alyssa says we are all people... we should do what people
"I didn't mean to," Corey sighed as he threw his bag on the floor. "It's just that she's trying so hard to be something she's not. I know that girl, know everything she's about. She's the other half of me. She lost her mum and thinks somehow she's being punished. Even if she does manage to find a relationship, how long do you think it will be until she's restless again?"
"Maybe she will fail, I don't know. But as her friend I'm going to stand by her while she tries," John said, finally giving up and throwing his phone onto his bed. "I'm not going to laugh at her if she gives in to temptation either. Maybe she'll end up in many beds before she finally finds what she's looking for. Maybe she'll realise she's better off as she is, I don't know. But I'm not going to make it any harder for her to find out."
Corey found a pack of cigarettes in his pocket, ignoring John's black look when he lit one. His friend was right, there was no harm in letting her try. She'd been searching for something for a while now and as her best friend he was supposed to help her. Maybe one day he'd also come to feel restless with his life and want to find something different. Rae was the only person who'd ever backed him up two hundred percent on everything he'd ever wanted to do. He had no doubt if he ever wanted something different, she'd back him up on that, too. Just because they'd made a deal when they where fucked out of their minds years ago, it didn't mean he had to hold her on it. If she wanted to settle down with someone other than him, it was her choice. It wasn't as if he was ready for it now, anyway.
"Where do you think she is? Still with Nate?"
"I talked to him after the show. He hasn't seen her since earlier on, before the show. He seemed a bit worried about her?"
"Why? What happened?"
"You mean besides her best friend calling her a cheap whore? I don't know."
"I'm going to talk to him," Corey decided as he put his cigarette out and got up.
At the same time the door opened and Alyssa and Rae all but fell in. They were giggling like idiots and trying their best to hold each other up while they whispered something that he couldn't make out.
"Rae, where've you been? You weren't answering your phone," John said as he came forward and put his arms around both the girls to hold them up. "You smell like a brewery!"
"We had an accident with the man..." Alyssa giggled.
"What man?"
"He had this pipe...," Rae slurred.
"Huh?" John frowned as he put the girls down on his bed.
"Yeah, but it was too big," Alyssa added.
"What are you two going on about?" John asked.
"The man, the one with the pipe," Alyssa offered. "But it didn't fit in the hole."
"But the other one had a big barrel, though," Mandy slurred.
"I ain't even going to ask what that means," John said.
The girls only giggled some more and continued whispering to each other while Rae tried to pull her boots off. She rolled of the bed with her effort and landed with a thud on the floor.
"I'll get her," Corey said when John made to help her.
He picked her up easily and placed her on his bed. She was still laughing, as was Alyssa. How the hell had they ended up together? And where had they been? He knew Rae's brand of fun wasn't to Mandy's liking so he couldn't imagine what they'd been doing all night. Except getting pissed out of their minds.
"You!" Rae said when she finally noticed him.
She poked him in the chest with a finger.
"You are a very bad friend," she slurred.
"I know. We'll talk about it in the morning," Corey said as he took her boots off.
"We'll talk about it now. You are supposed to stand by me no matter what."
"I know. I'm sorry, Rae."
"So when I tell you I've found someone," she continued, as if she hadn't heard him, "you shouldn't laugh at him .. at me... what?"
"What?"
"Exactly! Alyssa says we are all people... we should do what people
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