Even If It Breaks Me by Dominique Laura

Author:Dominique Laura [Laura, Dominique]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-12T16:00:00+00:00

The place was in full swing. Of course it was. It was a Friday night and the beginning of the semester, which meant there were students already out trying to blow off some steam. The pizza parlor, with its weekly DJ night, had turned into a sort of party spot. It was the perfect place to blow off steam.

I followed Becca to the makeshift bar top, trying not to draw too much attention to myself. Becca did that enough for the both of us. She was a bright light where others were dulled out. She made it look effortless. Whenever I tried to exude that much positivity, I felt like a fraud. Happiness shouldn’t be tried, it should just happen. Which was my new goal in life: to find effortless happiness.

“We’ll take two shots of tequila.” I gaped at her. She smiled at my reaction, leaning into the bar. “Actually, make that two shots each. So, four.”

“I’m not trying to puke all night, Becca.”

“What’s a little puke when you’ll get a night full of unforgettable fun?”

“Forgetting is exactly what I’ll do if I drink those shots.” I gripped the edge of the stool in front of me. “You know what tequila does to me.”

She gave me a dubious look. “That’s precisely why we’re doing this. It’s the beginning of the semester and it’s time you start acting like a crazed college student before the real world calls upon you.”

“Poetic, Becca. But fine.” I conceded. “But these are the only two I’m having.”

“Of course, they are.” She didn’t sound convinced.

“I’m serious.” I scolded.

“Uh huh.”

As the shots were placed in front of us with slices of lime attached to each one, I took a deep breath. “I’m not kidding, Becca.”

“Neither am I.” She smirked.

She raised her glass to mine and I did the same. As we took our first rounds of the night, I silently prayed to whoever was listening that the toilet wouldn’t be my best friend that night.

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