Kissing Party
Kissing Party
She would have preferred clubbing instead of coming here. She really hadn't wanted to come, but her mother had asked her to since Benjamin was her friend's son even though she wasn't close with Benjamin, and Benjamin's elder sister was her friend.
"Chloe!" A young girl around her age squealed excitedly before pulling her into a hug. "I didn't think you were going to come."
The girl was Amara Stark, Benjamin's elder sister. Over the years, herself and Amara grew to become friends. Amara graduated the previous year from their university and was currently working at a relative's company.
"I really didn't want to come. I hate childish parties." Chloe complained.
"I know. But this is something Ben must do especially as he is running for the council's president. We need to support him big time." Amara answered as she linked arms with Chloe.
"What about your parents, and brothers? Leo and Louis? Been long I saw them. Heard Leo was in town."
"Yea. He returned less than a month ago. Louis is good. He finally took a break from the hospital. He actually was the one who drop me off here." Chloe informed her.
"Too bad. I would have loved to say hello to him."
"What about your parents? They aren't home?" Chloe asked as she looked at the tall building by the side.
"Nah. They both decided to leave Ben to his thing. As his big sister, I have to supervise everything." She winked at Chloe.
"Big sister indeed". Chloe chuckled.
"Why does everywhere reek of smoke and alcohol? It's irritating." Chloe frowned.
She noticed the ugly looks people gave her but didn't mind. She was used to being looked at that way. She knew they all called her a snob. And she liked it....
Chloe suddenly paused and frowned. She diped her hand inside her trouser pocket and then the small bag she held, but she didn't find her phone.
"Shit!" She cussed loudly before turning to look at Amara. "Please give me your phone. I think I left my phone."
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"Parties are over exaggerated. This is boring." Mia whispered into Mira's ear.
"It's because you refused to have fun. I can't believe you rejected those hot guys that wanted to have a chat with you. Now I can't even enjoy the party because I can't leave you to have fun by yourself." Mira complained.
"Do you like Jeremy?" Mia suddenly asked when she noticed Mira had been looking at his direction where he was chatting with a guy.
"Why do you ask?" Mira asked as she snagged a plastic cup filled with drink from a passing waiter.
"You are not going to drink that, are you? That's like a combo of a whole lot of things. It's gonna get you knocked out." Mia said as she tried to take it from her.
Mira giggled. "And who said this is for me? It's yours." Mira said. She was glad that they have moved from the previous topic about Jeremy.
"Me? What a joke. You know I have a really low alcohol tolerance." Mia shook her head.
"You're just gonna have two big gulps and brace yourself to kiss Ben. If he freaks out, then blame it on the alcohol.." Mira advised her before offering her the red plastic cup.
Mia looked at it skeptically but before she could drink it, she was interrupted by the voice on the mic.
"Heyo ladies and Gentlemen..." A guy who was passing as the Mc said into the mic to get their attention.
"I believe you all got your number tags when you came here. Now, we're going to the fun part."
"It's time.. it's time.. it's time.." Mira said excitedly while tugging Mia's hand. "It's a good thing you're number 21. At least you get to kiss Benjamin early. Unlike me who picked 46" Mira whined.
Mia's whole body tensed up when she realised it was time. "I think... this is a bad idea. I can't do it." Mia said in a low voice and shook her head. She had lost all her confidence. The crowd were so much plus she wasn't sure how Benjamin would react.
"Come on, this is for fun..." Mira tried to cajole her as the Mc continued to explain the rules..
"Once we call the number, the girl and the guy with the same tag number should put up their hands so we can see them, then go ahead and kiss the person they like." He explained.
When he called number one, a guy and a girl put their hands up. They were both standing with a partner so they hadn't bothered to search round for the person they liked. They kissed their partners and received cheers.
A fight had almost broke out when a guy tried to kiss another girl whose boyfriend was standing beside her but thankfully, some big guys separated them before things escalated.
Another girl tried to kiss a guy but he had rejected her. That had made Mia even more nervous a d she took a big gulp from the cup.
She desperately prayed he didn't reject her. Else, she was going to hit him. She swore.
Another guy who looked pretty much like a nerd tried to kiss a girl but was slapped hard across the face by her before he could do it.
"Breathe well... it's going to be—" Mira stopped talking and widened her eyes when she noticed the cup was empty already and Mia's eyes were becoming dull.
"I said only two gulps." Mira whispered in frustration before taking the cup from Mia to throw on the floor.
Mia's eyes widened when the girl with the number 10th tag kissed Benjamin. Ben had simply stood there and allowed her do it and laughed shyly when they broke apart.
Somehow, she felt heartbroken. She looked at him sadly before looking away. Her eyes locked with Jeremy's who was giving her a sympathetic look.
"It's okay. It doesn't mean he likes her." Mira tried to assure her.
Mia nodded slowly and tried to force out a smile.
Maybe they had planned to frustrate her because the next group of girls who put their hands up, two out of five had also kissed Benjamin. Just like before, he did nothing and laughed shyly when they were done.
"Such an asshole." Mira cussed under her breath as she glared at Ben.
"Hey.. I really think you should change your mind about kissing him." Jeremy whispered to Mia when he got to where the girls were standing.
"I don't want you joining the queue of girls that fancy that loser." He added.
"Jeremy has a point." Mira added.
Mia could feel her head spinning already. She looked at Ben one more time and pouted sadly. She had made a mistake coming to the party. She made up her mind not to kiss him. He was probably also going to just let her do it and smile when she was done.
"Number 20!" The Mc called out in a bubbly voice.
"It's almost your time" Mira whispered to Mia.
The number 20 guy was Kelvin, the smartest guy in Mia's class that Jeremy hated. Kelvin slowly walked towards Chloe's direction and stood in front of her.
"What the fuck!" Jeremy swore out as he watched.
Mia and Mira looked at Jeremy and that was when Mia remembered he liked Chloe.
Everyone paid attention to what was going to happen. They knew the kind of person Chloe was but doubted she was going to turn down Kelvin. Kelvin was handsome, very intelligent, he was the current council president and also from a very rich family. A lot of girls and even guys harboured feelings for him but where always too scared to say it out.
Even in the party, he had rudely rejected a girl who had tried to kiss him, thereby making the others scared to approach him.
As Jeremy was about to go stand in between the two of them, Chloe said loudly to Kelvin, "If you are tired of living, then go ahead with that silly thought in your empty head and watch what I do to you." She threatened with a glare.
Everyone was startled. Everyone knew Chloe was snobbish but they hadn't expected her to treat Kelvin that way.
"Isn't that Leo's sister? Jeremy likes her?" Mira asked with a disappointed frown when she saw the smitten look on Jeremy's face as he looked at Chloe.
"I think we better leave this party now. I'm tired." Mia said in a very low voice. She felt bad for herself and her friend.
"Ahem.." The Mc cleared his throat awkwardly with the intention to clear off the awkwardness.
"Let's just move on. Number 21.." He announced.
"Where is the female?" He asked when Mia still didn't put up her hand.
Mia looked around nervously before her eyes fell on someone who seemed to be heading towards her direction while looking around in confusion.
"Isn't that Leo?" Mira asked in surprise.
Mia was also surprised to see him since she hadn't expected to see him there.
What was he doing there? She wondered as she looked at him.
Slowly, an idea popped into her head and she slowly lifted up her hand, getting everyone's attention.
"Alright. So.. time to kiss the one you like." The Mc declared.
"What are you trying to do?" Jeremy asked her with a confused frown.
Mia didn't say a word. Her eyes were still fixed on her housemate.
She slowly walked up to where he was and without asking for permission, she wrapped her hands around his neck and kissed him lightly on the lips just like he had donebefore she left the house.
She thought it was better to kiss him instead of kissing Ben. She knew he was a very understanding person and she was going to explain why she had done so when they got home.
Not only Jeremy and Mira, everyone includding Chloe gasped in shock when they saw it.
Mia frowned before slowly pulling away. For some reason, he didn't smell like Leo.
She looked at his face and wondered why he somehow looked different. Even his hair was styled differently.
She saw his eyes and wondered why he was looking at her with so much surprise.
"Aren't you... the girl from the amusement park?" Louis asked her in surprise.