[it was strange, going to the birthday party of a guy she didn't even know, but back home she'd gone to countless parties without knowing the hosts. Lexi was trying to look at it in that light. and from that light, it made sense.
the two tequila shots she had done probably helped make it make sense.
she was hanging out on the sidelines of the dance floor. dancing had never been her strength, holding up the wall with the rest of the wallflowers was. but that was home, not here. maybe the Lexi of here could be different?
it was worth trying, at least? so when she saw the young man she assumed was the birthday boy approaching the dance floor, tried to catch his eye and smile like her sister would have done. usually, that was all it took, but Cassie and Lexi were very different people. so Lexi walked over to meet him halfway to the dance floor]
Um. Hi? Happy birthday. And cool new piercings. [a pause] I'm Lexi.
3. bone head | mid-evening
the two tequila shots she had done probably helped make it make sense.
she was hanging out on the sidelines of the dance floor. dancing had never been her strength, holding up the wall with the rest of the wallflowers was. but that was home, not here. maybe the Lexi of here could be different?
it was worth trying, at least? so when she saw the young man she assumed was the birthday boy approaching the dance floor, tried to catch his eye and smile like her sister would have done. usually, that was all it took, but Cassie and Lexi were very different people. so Lexi walked over to meet him halfway to the dance floor]
Um. Hi? Happy birthday. And cool new piercings. [a pause] I'm Lexi.