13 September 2012
13-Ally
~Ally's POV~
“Ally!” Jenna exclaimed, not two seconds after I had knocked on the door. “Come on in!” I smiled widely at her, and lugged my big bag into her house. “You can set that over there in the chair,” Jenna said, and I threw it where she had pointed. I looked around at the quiet room. “Hey…am I the only here, so far?” Jenna set a huge bowl of pretzels onto the coffee table, and she shook her head. “No! Emily and Erin are upstairs right now, picking out some music to play tonight.” Erin, I thought in surprise. I hadn’t heard that name in a while. She and Jenna used to hang out all the time, until Erin had moved to Seattle. Now, they rarely saw each other, because she lived three hours away. I nodded at Jenna, remembering Erin, immediately. Since I really had nothing else to do, I went ahead and asked her if I could help her with anything. “No, I’m good, thanks Ally. I just need to get the soda, but I’m not doing that until everyone’s here.” I looked at her and raised an eyebrow. “Wait…everyone? What do you mean? Aren’t we all here, already? You, Emily, Erin, and me?” Jenna laughed and shook her head. “No, silly! Us four are definitely sleeping here, but I invited some are people here for the actual party.” The doorbell rang, just then, and she smiled at me. “Just a sec,” she said, and then ran toward the door. As soon as she opened it, five people walked in—2 girls and three guys. As they walked into the living room, I stared wide-mouthed at them. “Uh…Jenna! Get over here!” I hissed, demanding an explanation. She giggled at my reaction. “What’s wrong, Ally?” I looked at the boys, then at her. “What’s wrong? They are what’s wrong!” Jenna looked at them, then back at me. “That’s Peter, Josh, and Levi. What’s so wrong about them?” “What’s wrong is that I told my brother that there wouldn’t be any guys at this party. And Peter, Josh, and Levi do not look anything like girls, to me.” Jenna laughed loudly. “Don’t worry about it, Ally. It’s not like they are going to sleep with us. They’ll be gone in…a couple hours.” I took a deep breath. “Well…is everyone here?” A doorbell came again, answering my question. I closed my eyes, and grimaced. Jenna just smiled weakly at me. “Sorry…?” she said, but rushed to the door. A second later, a galloping sound came down the stairs, and Emily and Erin appeared, carrying several CD’s. Erin beamed at me and waved. She looked a lot different than I remembered, but I smiled back at her and returned the wave. The moment didn’t last long, though. She and Emily rushed to the stereo system and put a CD into the drive. Seconds later, Allstar Weekend was blaring through the house. I took a few deep breaths, trying to calm down. Jenna was probably right. They would be gone in a few hours, and then it would be the four of us, just like old times. Just shut up and stop worrying about everything, I told myself in my mind. Go mingle, and have a good time. Just as I told myself this, the doorbell rang…again. When Jenna answered it this time, six more people came in. Oh, God, I thought to myself. There were now a total of fifteen people in Jenna’s house. And some of the people, I didn’t even know she knew! Well, I know Jenna inside and out. She won’t let things get out of control. As I thought these words, the doorbell rang again. I took a look at Emily, Erin, and Jenna, whom were all chatting with friends and acquaintances. Jenna didn’t even seem to notice the doorbell ring. I sighed and decided to let the guests in, myself. So far, not so good, I thought. I took a deep breath, and opened the door. “Ally!” a voice exclaimed as soon as the door was open, and my face was visible. My mouth dropped open as soon as I saw who it was. “Whoa…it’s Tyler, right?” I asked, very surprised. Tyler beamed at me. “Yeah! You remembered! These are a few other guys on the team: Jarrett, Chad, and Ben.” I smiled weakly at the four smiling faces standing outside my best friend’s door. “So, uh…you know Jenna?” I asked Tyler. He shook his head. “Oh, no…we just got a text from Levi saying to come here. We were told that there was going to be a sick party here, tonight.” I stared at him in shock. “What?” Tyler chuckled. “Hey…can we come in?” I slowly moved to the side, letting them walk inside. I couldn’t believe this. If texts were being sent out right now…this place could be full of people within minutes. "Oh, what am I going to do?" I asked myself, panicking a little. I shot another glance at Jenna, and she seemed to be enjoying herself, looking quite carefree. I didn’t know why I was so worried. At least this wasn’t my house… But the thought that strangers were filling up my best friend’s house was a little scary. And the worst part was, it was like I was the only one who seemed to be worrying about it! I just needed to keep calm, and just wait. Jenna would keep things under control. She had to! It was her own house! I just wished I could believe that everything was going to be okay.
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