MidReal Story
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Jenny felt like a robot as she pushed her body to the beat of the music, the bass thumping in her chest so hard it was difficult to breathe.
The living room was packed with dancing bodies, the air thick with the smell of sweat and alcohol.
She recognized a handful of people from her classes, but nobody she was particularly close with.
Somewhere in the crowd, she heard a girl squeal and a guy laugh, the sound of breaking glass just barely audible over the pounding music.
She couldn’t see what was happening, but she hoped it wasn’t anything serious.
Jenny felt a hand on her waist and turned around to find her boyfriend grinding up against her.
He grinned at her, waggling his eyebrows, and she responded with an exaggerated eye roll.
She loved him, but he always seemed to become a different person at parties.
A hand brushed against Jenny’s ass, and she slapped it away without looking.
She’d never really enjoyed going to house parties, and this one was looking to be no exception.
But she’d promised her boyfriend they would have fun tonight, and she didn’t want to let him down.
He kissed her cheek and whispered in her ear, “I’m going to get something to drink.
Do you want anything?”
“No, I’m good,” Jenny said, smiling as he disappeared into the crowd.
She had never liked being alone in parties, but she tried not to let it bother her too much.
She closed her eyes and swayed to the music until she felt herself relax, the tension in her shoulders loosening as she lost herself in the beat.
When she opened them again, she noticed a group of girls sitting on a couch on the other side of the room.
They were passing around a bottle of vodka and giggling so loudly that Jenny could hear them over the music.
She watched as one girl took an exaggeratedly long swig before passing it to the next girl in line.
Jenny’s heart clenched with longing as she watched them, wishing she could be like them.
But that wasn’t going to happen anytime soon; not when her boyfriend was so anti-drinking and partying in general.
Jenny rolled her eyes again at the memory of how he had practically dragged her here tonight and then ditched her the second they arrived.
Jenny sighed in frustration, once again scanning the crowd for her boyfriend.
She had no idea where he was, but she was starting to get bored of waiting around for him to come back and pay attention to her again.
She forced herself to keep dancing for a little while longer, but she could feel herself getting restless, the music becoming nothing more than background noise as she searched for a way to escape this place.
Suddenly, she felt someone grab her hand, spinning her around so fast she almost lost her balance.
Her heart leapt with joy when she saw that it was her boyfriend, grinning at her with a red cup in his hand.
“Hey, you came back!”
she said, wrapping her arms around him in a tight hug.
He kissed her cheek before pulling away with a smile, “Of course I did!”
“What are you drinking?”
“Beer,” he said, holding up his cup.
“Wanna try some?”
Jenny shook her head, “You know I hate beer.”
He smirked, “Yeah, but this one tastes really good.”
Jenny laughed at her boyfriend’s attempt to get her to drink beer, “I’ll stick to water, thank you very much.”
She took a small sip from her own cup, grimacing when she realized it was already warm from sitting out for so long.
She looked around the room curiously, wondering where all her friends had disappeared to.
“Hey, have you seen Rachel?”
she asked her boyfriend, looking up at him with a hopeful smile.
“Not since we got here,” he said, shaking his head.
“I tried calling her earlier, but she didn’t pick up.”
Jenny sighed in disappointment when she realized that she probably wasn’t going to see her best friend tonight.
Rachel had been acting more and more distant lately, always making excuses whenever Jenny tried to hang out with her outside of school.
It had been weeks since the two of them had spent any time together, and Jenny missed her friend more than she cared to admit.
Jenny sighed again, but before she could say anything, her phone buzzed in her pocket.
She quickly pulled it out, smiling when she saw that it was a text from her mom.
Hey sweetie, just checking in to see how the party is going.
Are you having fun?When are you planning on coming home?
I miss you!I hope you’re not drinking too much or doing anything stupid…
The message went on, but Jenny didn’t need to read the rest of it to know what her mom was going to say.
The woman worried about her like crazy, even though Jenny knew she didn’t have anything to worry about.
She quickly typed out a response, trying to sound as nonchalant as possible.
“Everything’s fine, Mom.
I’m not drinking, don’t worry.
I’ll be home by midnight.”
As soon as she pressed send, her phone buzzed with another message from her mom:
A string of heart emojis followed the message, making Jenny smile as she put her phone away.
“Who was that?”
Jenny jumped in surprise when she realized her boyfriend had been watching her the whole time.
She quickly closed her messages, not wanting him to read any of them.
“That was my mom,” she said, putting on a fake smile.
“She just wanted to know when I’ll be home.”
Her boyfriend rolled his eyes again, “Your mom is so annoying.
How does she even know you’re at a party right now?”
“I told her I was going to one,” Jenny said with a shrug.
“Besides, it’s not like she could stop me even if she wanted to.”
He laughed at that, “You’re right about that.”
The two of them stood in silence for a few moments, watching the people around them dance and drink and have fun.
Jenny wished she could be like them, but she knew it wasn’t going to happen anytime soon – not when she was dating someone who would never understand or accept that side of her.
Suddenly, Jenny felt someone tapping her shoulder.
She turned around and saw a familiar face waving frantically at her from across the room.
She smiled when she realized who it was.
