Un. Pool Party
People make turning 18 look like so much of a big thing.
But I guess I get the hype.
José
Bitch it's your day, are you just gonna sit there and watch us have fun?
Charlotte
I can't swim, José.
José
Then why organize a pool party?
Mirabel
Come play in the shallow end!
José
There is no shallow end.
Mirabel
What sort of pool doesn't have a shallow end?
José and Mirabel, other than Evan, have been in my life since... Forever. We met in the 3rd grade, Classic Trio, except Mirabel assumes there's a duo. Though she doesn't seem to mind, even though there's not. I love them both equally.
It's been a couple of hours since this thing begun, and majority have already left. Now it's just 5 of us— Evan, Chase and the rest of us
I look up at the sky.
Everything so perfectly set in place. My chain of thought gets interrupted with my boyfriend coming in with more drinks.
Chase
"Anyone up for more?" He says leaving the house with a tray of cocktails
They all have one, leaving one more on the tray— mine
Chase
Babe, You're finally 18, you can actually drink, you know?
Mirabel
Mirabel climbs out the pool "Never really stopped any of us. She doesn't... Alcohol."
Charlotte
"I don't get how you guys like it, The aftertaste is not worth it" I defend myself, laying unnecessary emphasis on the 'not'
Chase
Babe, come on, it's your birthday.
José
Yeah, one drink never killed anybody
Chase
Charlotte, come on, for me?
Charlotte
Fine, only because I love y'all
Mirabel
Would you choose chase over us?
Charlotte
"Wow, guys." I say with faux hurt, dramatically putting my hand over my chest
José
What a delightful day to be single.
Chase
Don't be like that, José.
You're not entirely single.
We all laugh, and I finally down my drink— That, was the begging of disaster.
Evan
Jeez, Char, slow down
Mirabel
She is definitely drunk
Charlotte
Y'all overreact too much. I've barely had anything
José
Aren't your parents home?
Charlotte
"No, and I'm not drunk." Slurring my words, throwing another one of those cocktails down my throat
Chase snatches the glass when I try to take another as I stare at my empty palm in drunken despair.
José
Tsk tsk, look what you've done, Chase.
Chase
Me? This is a WE problem.
Mirabel
Excluding me, I'm out.
José
Yeah, it's getting late.
Evan
Such friends you guys are, I'll take her inside
Chase
In that case, I'm free to go. It's nearly 11 and I, unfortunately still have a curfew
Mirabel
I just realized you've been dating a minor
Chase
Aren't you 17 and dating Evan?
Mirabel
Well I'm not the pedophile, you both are.
Evan
Technically, you're turning 18 next week so...
José
I guess I'll escort my single ass out of here.
Chase
Chase chuckles behind her as they both make their way out front "Happy birthday Charlotte!"
Mirabel laughs, mixing with Chase and José's laughter from the gate as she gathers her things
"Of course" Mirabel grins as she pecks Evan
Mirabel
Bye babe, Happy birthday, Char
Mirabel laughs as she goes to hug me
Mirabel leaves, and Evan tries helping me get inside
Charlotte
"I know how to walk, Evan" I protest, pushing him away lightly
He leaves me alone, snickering at my lost ability to walk in a straight line. All fun and games until i slip
I throw my hands and feet all over the place. It's nice not knowing how to swim
He trIes grabbing me, but i only drift away. He can't really swim either.
He screams my sister's name, but no response. I don't quite remember, but something about adrenaline being an amazing thing, he threw himself in the pool.
I nearly drowned, and the life-threatening experience had long since knocked the alcohol out of me
He did manage to swim and drag my semi-unconscious body to the edge, but by the time he'd managed to pull us both out, It was fear, rather than relief that decorated his eyes
Evan
He taps my face "Charlotte?"
Evan
"Charlotte? Char, Open your eyes!"
He attempts CPR, pushing down on my chest, but i don't wake up
Evan
Charlotte, open your fucking eyes!
He repeatedly taps me, hoping to see my eyes light up underneath the dim pool lights
Eventually, he operates a mouth-to-mouth, in which finally results to my turning to cough and splutter the water dwelling in my lungs
Evan
He lets out a long exhale, relief finally washing over his dripping body "Thank God! Charlotte what the fuck?"
I continue to drag out the remnants of water in my body, trying to catch my breath. I turn back around, confused as to why he was staring at me so intensely.
I guess the alcohol never really left my body, or because of the adrenaline rush i just had from almost losing my life, maybe my own drunken way of gratitude, all I knew was that he was close. Too close...
Evan
"Charlotte?" He calls, noticing how I'm just blankly looking at his face from my position on the floor with him over me, and him keeping both his hands at either sides of my head
I lean closer, wrapping my own hands round his neck, adorning his lips with mine
He froze for a split second before kissing me back for what felt like forever
I don't quite remember what happened after, but I do know that, that was the start of all the problems in my seemingly perfect life.
Charlotte
Here's a little from the author— xoxo
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Evan
She's still an amateur
Charlotte
Please be polite 🫶🏼💗
Evan
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Comments
Mini me
I just love these tropes.
2025-03-04
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Mini me
Moments before disaster
2025-03-04
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