"i just wanna stay in that lavender haze"

tw: drug?

later that day, i heard about the romours too it didn't really bother me though. me and ethan knew the truth and that was enough. it was around 6 p.m when i got back to our dorm, finding tara on the couch, talking to someone on face time. "oh, she is here." i heard tara speak to the person on the phone. i walk over to her, seeing paige on the other side of the phone. "hi paige" i greeted her and so did she. "we were waiting for you to come back." tara said. "there-" she was cut off by paige saying "there will be a party hosted by one of the boys on the man basketball team and they wanted me to ask you to come because they think you are hot." paige said quikly. "but if you want to invite your boyfriend he can come too" 

i was surprised. boyfriend? "what boyfriend are you talking about?" i asked curiously. "that guy, you know i think his name is ethan?" i let out a sigh and looked over at tara, who was giggling. "they aren't together." tara responded quikly before i could. "oh i thought because these rumours... okay whatever. so will you come?" she asked me finally, tara looked up at me with sparkly, pleading eyes. i wasn't a party person but i could never say no to her. "okay i'll go." i gave in. "then you'll have a chance to get to know the other girls better. they want to get to know you too." paige said before she hung up.

 "that' crazy." tara stood up quikly, wanting to walk away. "woah wait, sit back down." i looked at her with narrowed eyes, hand on my hips. "what do you guys have going on? and don't you dare say "we are just friends" because i saw that look in your eyes the other day. you never looked at anyone like that in a long time. and you just let her interrupt you. you never let me interrupt you because then you hit me on my nape." i furrowed my eyebrows at her facial expressions. "okay maybe i do like her a bit but only a bit. like this much." she put her index and thumb just so they didn't touch eachother. i let it go for this once and instead i just started getting ready.

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the party is starting at 9 p.m and i just finished showering, and blow drying my hair. i didn't know what to wear but i thought that was a problem for later. i'm now sitting at my vanity, blasting taylor swift while pulling my make-up out of my drawer. "stand there like a ghost, shaking from the rain." i hummed just enough for me to hear. i decided on a light make up because even if i didn't planned to i would still sweat it off. "tell her how you must've lost your mind." i sang. i was done with my make-up under 15 minutes. i wanted to do something with my hair but it's literally pin straight with no volume, so i just let it stay this way. as i got up from my chair, i heard tara open the door to our dorm. "you look stunning, girl." she complimented me flopping onto my bed. she was only wearing her heels saying "they need to be worked out" so they won't hurt her foot.

she was beutiful. i mean she always is but today she was glowing. her hair was out of her usual braids, so her natural hair can be set free. she had a shiny, a bit heavier make-up than i did. she hasn't had her dress on either.

"i don't know what to wear." i whined to tara, searching for something in my closet, i don't know what for, perhaps for a miracle. we spent half an hour searching when something caught my eyes. i didn't even remembered i had a dress like this, it was a black sparkly dress and by sparkly i mean like a really visible stars in a dark night. it's back was cut out and it was above my knees just a bit. there was a gold line at the hem of the dress and on above the chest part. it was a bit cut-out but not too much. i actually had the perfect shoes and accesories for this dress. last year for my prom i bought black heels which bottom part was gold. i had a black purse and i will put on some gold jewelry. 

tara had on a wine red dress which bottom part is shaped like an upside down V, has spaghetti straps and had a matching elbow level fingerless gloves. 

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the campus party was already in full swing when  me, tara amd ethan arrived. lights flashed in sync with the pulsing beat of the music, and the air buzzed with laughter and conversation. i glanced around.

"look at this place," i said, nudging ethan. " i think we made the right choice coming here." ethan grinned. "definitely. let's go find something to dring."

we navigated through the lively crowd, greeting friends and other familiar students along the way. the party was held in one of the larger fraternity houses, every room packed with students. they passed groups playing drinking games, others dancing wildly, and a few clusters of people deeply engrossed in conversations. eventually, we reached a table laden with an impressive spread of snacks and beverages. 

"oh my gosh, cheesy chips!" i exclaimed, grabbing a handful. "these are my absolute favorite." ethan chuckled, picking up a bag of spicy nacho chips. "I don't know, Ariana. I think these are the superior choice." i raised an eyebrow, a playful glint in my eye. "oh, really? care to debate that?"

and so, over plates of our chosen snacks, ew began a spirited discussion about the merits of each chip. our conversation flowed easily, filled with laughter and teasing remarks. ethan found himself captivated by my infectious enthusiasm, while i enjoyed ethan's quick wit and easygoing nature.

"okay, okay," i conceded, laughing, "I'll admit, spicy nacho chips have their moments. but cheesy chips are comfort food." ethan nodded thoughtfully, then grinned. "alright, I'll give you that. but only if you admit that spicy nachos are the best for parties."

"deal," i said, shaking his hand dramatically.

as the night wore on, we moved from discussing snacks to sharing personal stories. Eethan recounted a hilarious tale from his high school days involving a promposal gone wrong. we discovered a mutual love for cheesy rom-coms, taylor swift and a shared disdain for early morning classes. ethan leaned in, his voice a bit softer amid the noise of the party. "what's the craziest thing you've ever done?"i thought for a moment, to be honest i was never a wild kid so i didn't had anything too crazy. "I once snuck into a concert with tara. we didn't have tickets, so we climbed a fence and crawled through a security hole." ethan's eyes widened. "no way! how did you not get caught?"

"we almost did," i admitted, giggling. "but we managed to blend into the crowd just in time. It was terrifying." ethan shook his head in admiration. "you're braver than I am. the wildest thing I've done is sneaking into a pool after hours."

"that's pretty daring," i said, nudging him playfully. "especially if there were security guards."

"there were," ethan confessed, laughing. "we had to hide underwater for what felt like forever." at one point, i scanned the room becaue i realised i haven't seen tara since we came here and then spotted a group of familiar faces. "oh, there's tara and the uconn girls!" i said, waving towards them. i grabbed ethan's arm, pulling him through the crowd. "come on, let's go join them."

when we got closer to them, paige greeted us with a cheerful grin. "hey, ariana! hey, ethan! you two look like you're having a blast." we quikly blend into the conversation and after a while i get up, telling tara that i'll go get a water. i made my way towards the bar, taking a cup making sure i clean it before i drink from it. when i lifted the glass to my lips, i heard someone greet me behind me."hey there, ariana," cam greeted with a charming smile, his voice tinged with confidence. "mind if I join you ?"

i had an anxious smile on my face because i never met this guy. how does he know my name? "hey, cam,right? you are in the men's basketball team" i said politely, trying to keep my tone light. cam's smile remained fixed. i maybe saw him around like three times so it was weird that he just came up to me like this. "i thought you were really pretty and i was thinking maybe you could give me your insta by any chance?" oh how i wanted to say no but i just couldn't i didn't wanted to be a bitch so i gave in and give it to him.

as sean walked away, i let out a small sigh of relief, beginning to walk back to the others. and all of a sudden i started feeling dizzy. i saw paige's light hair just 4 feets away but i felt like i couldn't stand on my legs. darkness. all i can see is darkness and all i can hear is someone shouting my name.