Chapter 51

Eric tried to get me to tell him what happened the entire uber ride, but I kept my lips sealed. If I started talking about what happened, there was no way I was going to have a good night. All I wanted was to do was forget all about the argument, school, and any other obligation I had weighing me down and just have fun for once. An hour later, I was having a surprisingly good time just casually dancing to the bass-heavy songs the DJ was playing. Eric and I made a silent agreement to act as if we were the other's boyfriend or girlfriend when someone we didn't want to talk to approached us. I was also helping him by keeping a lookout for any guys that I deemed cute enough for him. His words, not mine. A few guys had tried to flirt with me, but, contrary to what Ken believes, I'm not always naïve and I know when someone is just making polite conversation versus when trying to flirt with me. I turned them all down right away, sticking close to Eric's