pulling the door shut after him.
Toby took off.
It was quiet.
We drove for miles and miles without speaking. I kept trying to think of something to say, but I couldn't. I wanted to ask Jason about his dead mother and the possibility of his being raised by a cult, but that seemed rude, so I kept my mouth shut.
Toby was silent. It had been his idea to go to this party in the first place. I couldn't figure out why he was in such a bad mood.
Finally, I said, "I'm excited about the party. Lilith said it's going to be absolutely nuts."
"Oh, well, that's great," said Toby sarcastically.
Wrong thing to say. Toby and Lilith didn't get along. Back in middle school, eons ago, they got along fine. Lilith even had a crush on Toby during our seventh grade year. But after I started dating Toby, they got in some huge fight about something, and now they hated each other's guts. It was awkward, considering Lilith was my best friend, but at least I didn't have to worry about them hooking up behind my back.
They couldn't stand each other.
"Who's Lilith?" said Jason.
"My best friend," I said. Lilith was dying to meet Jason. I'd told her all about him on the phone. She'd be excited he was at the party.
"I don't want you to drink too much," said Toby.
"I won't," I said. "I never do. You never give me a chance."
"I'm just looking out for you," said Toby. "You know that. I care about you."
"I know," I said.
"And if anyone finds out Jason's here, I'm going to deny bringing him," said Toby.
"Okay," I said.
"Sure," said Jason. "I don't want to get you in trouble."
Which was pretty decent of Jason, I thought. After all, I had talked him into coming to this party in the first place.
But Toby just rolled his eyes. "Don't worry about me," he said. "Just watch yourself, Jason."
I looked sidelong at Toby. Did he hate Jason for some reason? I was going to have to have a talk with him. Toby needed to learn some manners. Poor Jason didn't know anyone except us, and Toby was being a total dick.
We arrived at the Nelson farm not too long after that. Toby pulled his car up onto the field and into the circle of cars. Lots of people were already there. It was after one in the morning. The party was just starting to rage.
I hopped out of the truck behind Jason, my excitement buzzing inside my head like a swarm of bumblebees. I couldn't wait, couldn't wait. Lilith saw me across the car circle. She waved and sprinted over to meet me. We hugged.
Lilith was tall, with long red hair. She had, as I already mentioned, huge boobs and a tiny waist. I so envied her figure.
"Oh my God, I thought you'd never get here," she said. She turned to Toby. "Hi Toby," she said, grinning at him.
Toby glared at her. "Don't get her drunk," he said.
Lilith flipped him off.
"I'll catch up with you later," Toby said to me, leaning down to give me a kiss.
"Bye," I told him.
"I don't understand why you guys can't just get along," I said to Lilith.
"Because your boyfriend is a dumbfuck," she said.
"Lilith," I sighed. "Never mind. Look who I brought."
Lilith's eyes fell on Jason. They widened. "Well, hello," she said, clearly liking what she saw. "And who might you be?"
"Uh..." Jason was intimidated by Lilith. Or maybe he was intimidated by the circle of brilliant headlights in the middle of a cornfield. Or the blaring, bass-heavy music. Or maybe he was just shy. I didn't know him very well. "I'm Jason."
Lilith's jaw dropped. "This is Jason? Geez, Zaza, you didn't tell me he was hot."
Jason looked at me, the same terror on his face as I'd seen when he couldn't find a channel on the TV.
"It's okay," I said. "She's less scary than she seems."
Jason tried to smile, but he still looked pretty freaked out.
"How is it scary for me to think you're utterly gorgeous?" Lilith asked Jason. She was a little drunk already.
"I'm not scared," said Jason. He was totally scared. "Um. Thanks. I guess."
Lilith brushed Jason's nose with her
Toby took off.
It was quiet.
We drove for miles and miles without speaking. I kept trying to think of something to say, but I couldn't. I wanted to ask Jason about his dead mother and the possibility of his being raised by a cult, but that seemed rude, so I kept my mouth shut.
Toby was silent. It had been his idea to go to this party in the first place. I couldn't figure out why he was in such a bad mood.
Finally, I said, "I'm excited about the party. Lilith said it's going to be absolutely nuts."
"Oh, well, that's great," said Toby sarcastically.
Wrong thing to say. Toby and Lilith didn't get along. Back in middle school, eons ago, they got along fine. Lilith even had a crush on Toby during our seventh grade year. But after I started dating Toby, they got in some huge fight about something, and now they hated each other's guts. It was awkward, considering Lilith was my best friend, but at least I didn't have to worry about them hooking up behind my back.
They couldn't stand each other.
"Who's Lilith?" said Jason.
"My best friend," I said. Lilith was dying to meet Jason. I'd told her all about him on the phone. She'd be excited he was at the party.
"I don't want you to drink too much," said Toby.
"I won't," I said. "I never do. You never give me a chance."
"I'm just looking out for you," said Toby. "You know that. I care about you."
"I know," I said.
"And if anyone finds out Jason's here, I'm going to deny bringing him," said Toby.
"Okay," I said.
"Sure," said Jason. "I don't want to get you in trouble."
Which was pretty decent of Jason, I thought. After all, I had talked him into coming to this party in the first place.
But Toby just rolled his eyes. "Don't worry about me," he said. "Just watch yourself, Jason."
I looked sidelong at Toby. Did he hate Jason for some reason? I was going to have to have a talk with him. Toby needed to learn some manners. Poor Jason didn't know anyone except us, and Toby was being a total dick.
We arrived at the Nelson farm not too long after that. Toby pulled his car up onto the field and into the circle of cars. Lots of people were already there. It was after one in the morning. The party was just starting to rage.
I hopped out of the truck behind Jason, my excitement buzzing inside my head like a swarm of bumblebees. I couldn't wait, couldn't wait. Lilith saw me across the car circle. She waved and sprinted over to meet me. We hugged.
Lilith was tall, with long red hair. She had, as I already mentioned, huge boobs and a tiny waist. I so envied her figure.
"Oh my God, I thought you'd never get here," she said. She turned to Toby. "Hi Toby," she said, grinning at him.
Toby glared at her. "Don't get her drunk," he said.
Lilith flipped him off.
"I'll catch up with you later," Toby said to me, leaning down to give me a kiss.
"Bye," I told him.
"I don't understand why you guys can't just get along," I said to Lilith.
"Because your boyfriend is a dumbfuck," she said.
"Lilith," I sighed. "Never mind. Look who I brought."
Lilith's eyes fell on Jason. They widened. "Well, hello," she said, clearly liking what she saw. "And who might you be?"
"Uh..." Jason was intimidated by Lilith. Or maybe he was intimidated by the circle of brilliant headlights in the middle of a cornfield. Or the blaring, bass-heavy music. Or maybe he was just shy. I didn't know him very well. "I'm Jason."
Lilith's jaw dropped. "This is Jason? Geez, Zaza, you didn't tell me he was hot."
Jason looked at me, the same terror on his face as I'd seen when he couldn't find a channel on the TV.
"It's okay," I said. "She's less scary than she seems."
Jason tried to smile, but he still looked pretty freaked out.
"How is it scary for me to think you're utterly gorgeous?" Lilith asked Jason. She was a little drunk already.
"I'm not scared," said Jason. He was totally scared. "Um. Thanks. I guess."
Lilith brushed Jason's nose with her
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