I get out of bed to the sound of high pitched barking, and as I rub my eyes awake I watch the fluffy brown puppy howl in front of me. What is she doing up so late...

Suddenly she runs out of the house.

"Wait!" I chase after her until I'm stranded in a field of complete darkness. Walls lift from the ground and fold into a house around me, like some kind of paper box. Rain somehow crashes through the ceiling and soaks me as I walk down the spacious hallway. I hear yelling and banging from one of the rooms, so I take a peak inside...

"Stop!" I cry watching what's happening. The room grows bigger and bigger the more I wail. When the noises stop, and a man walks out of the room a looks at me.

He is me.

The rain plays in reverse, the cool moisture lifts from my skin and returns to the sky. A candle pops into my hand, but the wax melting into blood and slithers up my arms, sinking into my skin like lotion and transforming it to a reddish tone. I try to scream for help, but no sound comes out of my mouth, only black smoke.

I finally gain a voice, like I've been unmuted by a switch. "NO!"

END DREAM

I jump up from my sleep with heavy breaths and find myself clutching onto my sheets. "Fuck." It was just a nightmare. After a stressful sigh I look out the window and slump my head into my hand.

—LILO'S POV—

I've been working at the cafe for a couple of days now. Every day I thought about quitting. Every day I thought about Taehyung's stink attitude and how he shattered my phone without explanation.

But man is the pay good.

Tye probably thinks I'm ignoring his texts right now, and until I save up for a new phone I'll probably miss more to come.

I rub my eyes from the early sunbeams and turn over in my bed. Margo's sloppy tongue wipes my cheeks before I rub his head and smile.

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After work, the girls and I pack up the store. Usually Jungkook and Jimin come in when we're closing to chill out, but they didn't today.

"Hey, where are the guys?" I ask.

"Probably at Wonder Nacho," Winter says, "they're always there, especially when they want guy time".

"Wonder Nacho? I don't think I've been there before." I shake my head. Teddy jumps with a smile. "We'll take you! Wanna go there now? They have the best Mexican food!"

"Sure, I have nothing to do. Let's go when we're done with this." After the cafe got closed up the girls led me out of the park and down the street. Wonder nacho wasn't too far away, I could already smell their food. The place is super colorful with red and green, and pretty empty, so their loud table stands out straight away.

"Room for 4 more?" Teddy jumps in the space next to Jungkook, scooching her butt to make him move up. "Aw man, we've been invaded by girls." He whines. Winter sits next to Teddy on the end and I sit opposite her, with Gretchen sitting between Jimin and I.

Teddy claws her hand into the boys' bowl of nachos and shoves them in her mouth. "So what are you guys talking about?" Gretchen smiles.

"Should we tell them?" Jimin asks.

"Hmm..." Jungkook hums. He teasingly eats some nachos while we await his answer.

"Alright I'll tell." He shrugs. "Tomorrow an old buddy of mine is throwing a crazy party, Jimin and I are going."

"Ooo! I wanna go!" Teddy waves her hand with her mouth full. Jungkook pats her on the head mockingly. "Sorry shortcake, you gotta be this tall to enter."

"Aww... Please... I really wanna go." She pouts.

"Hm... Ah what the heck, I like your spirit. Come along." Teddy claps her hands with a wide smile. If the party is as crazy as Jungkook says, is it really suitable for a 15-year-old though?

"Well you can count me out." Winter folds her arms. "Oh come on baby," Jungkook smirks, "Don't you wanna have a lit Saturday, or sit inside like a granny?"

"Please. You're not dragging me to another one of your obnoxious parties."

"Gretchen? Lilo? You guys coming?" He asks us. Gretchen and I look at each other for a second. "N-no thank you, parties aren't really my scene." She shakes her head with her hand up.

"Well I don't see why not. Let's do it." I shrug.

"Yahhhh!" Jimin cheers, "Then it's official, we're all going! And no backing out!"

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A horn honks from outside. "We're coming!" Mina shouts out the window.

We're almost ready for the party. I invited Mina along so she can meet the others, and because we don't see each other as much since I started working.

We slip our heels on in a hurry while Margo watches us run back and forth in my room. Mina's hair is in a messy bun and she wears a black glittery mini dress that shows a lot of thigh. My hair is loose out, with a red velvet mini dress that shows a little cleavage.

The horn honks again. Mina and I run down the stairs, trying our hardest not to get stopped by my dad. "Have fun girls! Don't stay out too late!" My mom calls out.

When we get to my front porch a black G Wagon is parked outside. The door opens and Jimin leans out of the passenger seat with his arms spread wide. "Get in the party's already started!" He howls like a wolf. Mina and I laugh before hopping in the car.

We get in the back of Jungkook's 7 seater G Wagon. This thing must have cost a fortune. The seats are coated with black leather, matching the rest of the dark interior.

"Lilo and Lilo's friend! You two look amazing!" Teddy turns around cutely from the seat in front.

"Thank you, this is Mina."

"Mina..." Jungkook purrs from the driver's seat whilst starting the car. "You're looking awfully cute tonight Mina, you single?"

"You keep your eyes on the road." I roll my eyes playfully.

For the most part the ride is smooth and quiet, until suddenly we jerk over a speed bump. My body weighs to the side, making me clash into somebody's arm. The car is so dark I had no idea someone was even sitting next to me.

I look to my side and see Taehyung with his legs and arms crossed. He's wearing a black dress shirt that's unbuttoned at the collar, with matching black jeans, Gucci shoes, a Gucci belt and a Gucci watch.

Even I have to admit, he scrubs up well. He looks expensive, much different to his usual hoodie and sweats. You'd almost think he was classy.

"Would you move up?" He groans.

"Since when were you coming?"

"They dragged me here."

Mina looks at him and stretches her mouth wide before returning her attention to me. She covers one side of her mouth so Taehyung can't see.
"O-m-g—h-e-'s—h-o-t!!!!" She mouths.

I roll my eyes and scoot away from him, folding my arms and facing the opposite direction. I still haven't forgiven him for what he did to my phone, the jerk can't even apologise.

It's a little weird going to a house party with my boss. What if I get drunk and do something crazy? I wouldn't want my boss to see. I don't really enjoy alcohol, so I very much doubt I'll get drunk anyway.

"We're here!" Jimin shouts. Almost everybody in the car cheers, the wheels stop and we all jump out. The music is loud, like deafening loud. This house looks so full that there's practically a party happening right in the front lawn. I see people chatting, people kissing, people drinking and people vomiting. This should be fun.

Jungkook swings his arms around Jimin and Taehyung's shoulders. "Alright boys, let's mingle! He confidently walks in, tagging them along. "Whoa this place looks crazyy!" Teddy runs inside like it's a funfair. Mina and I hold hands before walking in together.

I can barely see anyone, it's just dark shadows of body's squished against each other with the exception of flashy club lights. I swear these are the loudest speakers I've ever heard.
I cover my nose since the building is basically just one big weed cloud. Noticing my hand feels light, I turn around and already I've lost Mina. Great.

"Hey bootifull..." I face front ways. A slender boy with messy orange hair stands before me, swaying in circles with a bottle in hand. He leans into my ear to speak so that I hear him over the music. "What's your nnname?"

I shift away from the closeness of his breath. "Not interested."

"Whoa hey! No need to be s...snappy. I'm just trynaaa welcome to my home, sheeesh."

"Your home? This is your party?"

"Yeearhh... the names Hoseok. You came with Jungkook, right? Call me if you need anything." I feel his hand slither around my waist and onto my butt, taking a step nearer. "Anything..."

"Uh... I'm good thanks." I escape his hold and speed walk off. Since he's drunk, I won't bother slapping him or anything.

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Two hours passed, I've danced with people, chatted, taken a shot but nothing crazy. Because you know, alcohol tastes nasty.

"GO TEDDY! GO TEDDY!" I follow the sound of chanting to see Teddy dancing and doing the splits in the center of the circle, even the DJ cheers her on.

She leaves the circle and Jimin takes her place, having a dance battle with some guy. And Jimin destroys him. He rips his shirt off and breakdances like some sort of machine, popping his body intensely while the crowd splashes alcohol over him.

I don't even want to know what Jimin had tonight.... but man is that one crazy 6 pack.

I turn around and see Jungkook sitting on a chair in the corner of the room smoking a ton of weed. His arms and legs spread wide, eight girls all cuddling on him and kissing him. Someone taps me on the shoulder from behind and I spin around. "Wanna dance?" A random boy asks. I smile and nod before we dance together to wild thoughts. My back presses against his abdomen and hips sway with his.

Beside us I see Mina, already making out with a guy in the corner of the room as if there is no one around them. She's already had 2 boyfriends this week, so this doesn't surprise me.

"I'm going to get a drink." I tell the boy after a few minutes. I enter another room and look along the table for a soda, but it's literally just a long table full of opened vodka bottles. "Great, what am I supposed to drink? Is it a crime to stay sober?"

Suddenly I feel someone pull my arm through the crowd, it's as if we run right through the people like water.

I'm dragged to an empty corner of... somewhere in the house, and slammed against the wall. Taehyung's hands press the wall beside my head. His lips are coated with alcohol, I can smell it on him too. The first three buttons of his shirt are undone and his sleeves are rolled up.

"W-what are you doing?" I panic.

He licks his bottom lip and laughs, pointing at my face.

"Look at you... You're so wasted right now that your face is all blurry."

I roll my eyes and push his chest away. That doesn't even make sense.

"You're drunk."

His face inches closer to mine, I'm basically breathing in his alcohol. "Who was that you were dancing with?"

"Huh? I-I don't know, everyone here looks the same..."

"Well he's ugly." He whispers in a British accent. His eyebrows then furrow rather cutely. "Why do you dance with ugly boys?"

"Ugh, get off of me before I scream. And quit talking in that voice." I struggle. His expression immediately goes from cute to intimidating, "You're a nosey bitch... Yet you don't like it when I butt into your business? Doesn't make any sense."

He seriously just called me a bitch?

"That's it." I take a deep breath, ready to scream when Taehyung slams his hand over my mouth.

"I don't want to see you dancing with any more men tonight. I own you, not them. Got it?"

I squint my eyes at him since I can't talk through his big hand. Is he serious? He's my boss not my dad, and if we're not at work he has no right to tell me what to do. He notices the look on my face and presses his arm harder, putting an uncomfortable pressure on my mouth. "Got it?" He repeats.

I nod my head, desperate to get out of the position. Just when I'm released, he collapses forward into my cleavage.

"T-Taehyung!" I scream and push him back, making him stumble onto the floor.

I hold my forehead and sigh with a hand on my hip. I don't have to babysit him, right?