�Siobhan, why don�t you get your costume on and come with us? It might help to get out for awhile.� Kennedi asked, kneeling next to her friend, who�s face was glued to the computer screen.
�I don�t feel like it.� Siobhan said, vaguely.
�You sure, honey? There�s going to be a band and a haunted house and everything.� Alyson put in.
�I�m sure. I just want to be alone and finish my homework, okay?� she said in her soft voice that told her friends that she was hurting inside.
�Syvanni, we really want you to come with. Beats sitting here all night by yourself.� Tara urged.
�What part of no do you guys not understand? I�m sorry, but I�ve said a million times that I don�t want to go, and I�m not changing my mind.� Siobhan said, in a tight voice.
�Okay, honey.� Kennedi gave her a kiss atop the head, and she left with Alyson and Tara, �I really feel nervous about leaving her.� she said, as they came out of their dorm hall and walked down the sidewalk towards the fraternity house.
�I know, but she�ll be fine. She�s safe in our room.� Alyson said, only half sure of herself.
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Alyson, Tara, and Kennedi soon got swept up in the party, talking to people they knew from classes, eating, and dancing. They went through the haunted house not once, but three times. By the time midnight happened by, things were heating up even more, and it was quite obvious someone HAD spiked the punch.
�This party is the best!� Kennedi shouted over the music.
�Isn�t it?� Alyson agreed, �Too bad Siobhan�s missing this.�
�Are we drunk?� Tara asked, �I feel high.�
Kennedi started to laugh, �I hope not. Well, I�m not anyways, I�m the designated non-drinker.�
�Good on you.� Alyson laughed, �Oh, my God, look!� she said, as a completely butt-naked guy came sauntering past, face full of whipped cream.
Tara burst into giggles, �Oh, my Lord!� she shrieked, �I can see his.....�
Kennedi cut her off then and there, �Tara, sweetie, I think you�d better look away now.� she said, shielding her friends� faces.
�Okay, I�m calm, I�m calm. I�m not drunk....much.� Tara laughed. She hadn�t felt this happy since....thinking about it suddenly made her feel sad again.
�Hey, honey, what is it?� Alyson asked, immediately sobering up. Kennedi was relieved, her friends hadn�t drank that much of the punch anyways, only about two glasses each.
�I just.....miss her, you know. Every time I try to have fun....� Tara was cut off by a shout of surprise near where the band was playing. Someone had jumped up on the stage and was dancing around, wearing only a bikini. When the person turned to face the friends, though, they got a nasty shock.
�Oh. My. God.� Kennedi said, her jaw dropping. Siobhan, her Siobhan, was dancing around on the stage. She looked high, very high, and was wearing the skimpiest bikini Kennedi had ever seen. She was sure it was one of Alyson�s.
�Is that....Siobhan?� Alyson asked, her voice shaky.
�It is. Is she....� Tara trailed off.
�Drunk? Oh, yeah.� Alyson said, nodding faintly.
�Oh. My. God.� Kennedi repeated herself.
Quentin Davis, head of the fraternity, came over then, �Kennedi?� he asked.
�Yeah, Quentin?� Kennedi asked, too shocked to drool over him.
�Is she your friend? I see her with you a lot, so....� Quentin trailed off when Kennedi nodded.
�Yeah, she is. We�d better do something.� Alyson said, still not moving.
�Well, you better get her out of here, we don�t want another stripper. She came here an hour ago and downed six glasses of punch.� Quentin said.
�Oh, my God, she has never had a drop of alcohol in her life!� Alyson said, taking action and pushing through the crowd, Tara and Kennedi following. Alyson reached Siobhan first, and reaching up, she pulled her off the stage.
�Hey! Ally, what�d you do that for? I was dancing and having a pretty boy party!� Siobhan complained, heavily drunk.
�Honey, we need to leave and get you home.� Alyson said, taking a firm grip on Siobhan�s arm.
Siobhan tried to pull away, �No! I�m having fun, go �way Ally, you�re being such a nerd.� she said.
�No, Siobhan, we�re leaving.� Alyson said, pulling her through the crowd.
�No!� Siobhan screamed, and she reared back and punched Alyson.
Alyson�s eyes filled with tears, but not because of the pain, but because the Siobhan she knew would never lay a hand on her friends. She dropped her guard for a minute, and Kennedi was there to take up the slack, �Siobhan Alexis, let�s go.� she said, and Kennedi and Tara took Siobhan by the arms and dragged her right out of there. Alyson followed, holding her jaw, tears in her eyes.
There was a bit of a struggle getting the heavily drunk Siobhan back down the sidewalk towards their dorm. She struggled and whined the whole way, and by the time they�d arrived, Siobhan puked her guts out in the bushes outside the dorm doors.
�Oh, Siobhan, let it out, it�s okay.� Kennedi soothed, as Siobhan was crying between heaves. She must have thrown up for 10 minutes before she stopped, and she looked at Kennedi, her face pale and her hands clammy.
�Kenni, I-I, don�t feel so good.� she moaned, as she leaned heavily on her friend.
�I know, lets get you inside, it�s late and you need your sleep.� Kennedi said, and she and Tara got her up to their dorm room, Alyson opening the door for them. Alyson got some ice for herself, while Kennedi and Tara slipped a nightshirt on their friend and helped her in bed.
�Good night, Kenni and Tawi.� Siobhan said, in a baby voice, �I wuv you.�
�I love you too.� Kennedi returned the sentiment, as she tucked Siobhan in. Siobhan closed her eyes and was asleep within seconds.
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