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smoky eye make-up to my eyes.
    I looked good. I felt good. I had dark brown hair with natural chestnut highlights, that fell mid-way down my back, and eyes that alternated between dark olive green and a dark blue. My eyes looked pretty normal, but there was a slight slant to them. I also had naturally tanned skin because of the Philippine heritage that I got from my daddy’s side of the family.
    I looked over at Brooke, and was shocked to see her putting extra make-up onto her flawless face. “Whoa Brooke, you looking to get laid tonight?”
    “Oh you know how it is. It’s the first school party, so I have to make sure I get the pick of the lottery.”
    I laughed. “Do you mean litter? The pick of the litter?”
    She scrunched up her nose and shrugged her shoulders. “Sure. Either way, I want to have them all focused on me, so I can choose which one I wanna take to my bed later.” She smiled and winked at me before turning back to her make-up.
    I heard a knock at the door, successfully taking me away from a conversation about her bringing someone back to the room. That we shared. Ew. I opened the door, only to find a distracted Seth who was checking out the passing girl’s ass.
    “Seth! You can’t knock on my door, and not even acknowledge me when I open it!” I chastised.
    He turned his attention back to me and laughed. “Sorry Josie. But did you see her ass in that dress?”
    I let out a soft laugh and shook my head at his typical male hormonal response to a woman, and invited him into the room. He leaned in, hugged me, and kissed the top of my head. He leaned his head down to whisper in my ear, “You look really hot tonight, Pussy Cat.”
    I smiled up at him, because he always knew how to make me feel good. We may have made it clear that we were strictly friends, but it still sent tingles through my body to hear him tell me I looked good.
    “You’re looking pretty good tonight too,” I said back to him. He did of course. Seth always looked good. I had always thought he was attractive because of his looks, body, eyes, and smile that melted souls, but unfortunately, he also knew how good he looked. Sometimes he wore his cockiness proudly, and it annoyed me.
    “So, you ladies ready to go? It’s only about a five minute drive from here.”
    I checked myself out in the mirror one last time, and I nodded to Seth when I realized I wasn’t going to be able to get much better. Brooke finished her make-up and said she was ready to go too. We all hopped into Seth’s Dodge Ram truck, and went over the party rules, like we did for every party we went to. I was designated driver for the night, so I was in charge of making sure that everyone made it back safely to the dorms.  
    We made it to the house that was hosting the party, and I was surprised to see it was an actual house. I assumed it would be a run-down apartment or town house. This house was a cute yellow house that was two stories and looked slightly Victorian. It was so cute, and I was instantly grateful we weren’t going to a party in a crappy environment. We got out of the truck, and Seth stood next to me while I admired the house.
    “You ready?” he asked.
    “Of course!” I replied with a smile.
    He smiled, wrapped his arm around my waist, and walked Brooke and me into the house. The music was pumping, and the party was already in full swing. Everyone had a cup or a beer in their hand and were dancing and talking loudly to one another. There was a DJ booth set up in what I assumed was the living room, which had been cleared out so that it could be a makeshift dance floor. We squeezed through the throng of people, and made it to the kitchen area where people were getting their alcohol and where a beer pong tournament was in full swing.
    Brooke went right to the vodka and took a shot. I grabbed a water bottle, and Seth grabbed a beer. After Brooke took her shot, she quickly lined up a second shot to follow. After she downed her third shot, she grabbed