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Liliya Woods can admit that she can be known to over react from time-to-time, but sitting on her living room sofa watching the notebook with her parents (both of which are currently in tears) while a literal hurricane is blocking her exit, she can confidently say that this is her idea of hell.
"Oh god" her father blubbers beside her, "they're holding each other as they die, this is going to be you and me honey in forty years."
"Forty years, please" Liliya scoffs under her breath.
"I mean i'm definitely going to live longer than you but sure sweetheart, us." Her mother says in a gentle tone as she pushes her daughters feet off her lap to stand up. "God it looks awful out there, i hope everyone's okay" she says as she peers out the living room bay window, "I bet your glad i made you stay with us tonight honey, i don't think i could handle you being out there on your own."
"I mean i was going to stay at Sarah's, its hardly like i was going to be stranded in a field on my own" Liliya mumbles from under her fathers arm which is still gripping her in a hug a bit too tight to her liking. Don't get her wrong she really loves her parents, hell she even likes her parents but she can admit that it would be a lot more bearable if she weren't stone cold sober, which if she was at Sarah's would definitely not be the case. But then she would be trapped in a house with her ex-boyfriend so every cloud you know.
"I don't know princess, those new builds are pretty flimsy the materials are just made of basically paper , your lucky your mother made us wait months and pay millions to build this place." Earning a glare from her mother across the room. "A decision which i am completely over and fully support."
"Yeah yeah you've shown me the youtube video" Liliya huffs as she lifts herself off the sofa and starts making her way to the stairs "but after this thrilling evening i'm exhausted so i'll see you tomorrow"
"Night sweetheart"
"Night princess, safe journey through our bunker of a house. oh my god please don't hurt me."
"i'm so cold, i swear my tits are gonna freeze off" Liliya spits out. Sitting on a log, in a low cut crop top and a leather skirt holding a half empty cup of cheap beer, was not what she had in mind for this evening. Apparently the party that Topper, and therefore Sarah, set their sights on was not a cozy house party with central heating but a bonfire at the boneyard thrown by the pogues of all people.
"I told you to wear a jacket like ten times,and so did your mom." Maddy said sitting down next to her. If Liliya and Sarah were best friends then Liliya and Maddy were sisters, they had a group that were inseparable for years until the Kiara incident then when it fell apart Sarah started dating and soon everyday hangouts together turned into maybe every weekend. But her and Maddy they never changed, maybe because they were both as blunt as each other.
"Yeah but then that would ruin my outfit, you can't be slutty and wear a coat okay it just doesn't work"
"You literally told a guy to fuck off for looking at your boobs like five minutes ago." Maddy replied exasperated while snuggling further into her jacket.
"Its different okay 'cuz i want people to look but only certain people," Liliya trails off scrunching her eyebrows, "It makes sense to me okay there is a method to my madness."
"Whatever you say crazy" Maddy nudges her hard
"Hey! What was that for?"
"Her royal highness is finally here," A gaggle of Kooks can be seen entering down the beech with Sarah front and centre with Toppers arm wrapped round her shoulder. " You think they would turn up when they told us to not half an hour later."
"Maybe they got held up with Topper stuck up her ass."
Maddy snorts covering her face as Sarah finally notices them, coming over to them dragging Topper along with her. "Hey! You guys made it."
"Yeah like half an hour ago, y'know when you told us to be here."
"I'm sorry Lil, Mads, traffic was bitch and Kelce was running late so it was a whole mess. But we're here now how so how about we get a drink? I'm dying of thirst right now."
"Yesssss i'm down, come on i'm planning on getting so wasted tonight" Maddy jumps up pulling Liliya maybe a bit too roughly along with her.
"Okay, okay, Jesus i can walk y'know." Liliya takes this time to look over to the drinks table seeing some pogues hanging around, making her hope that Topper was not tagging along on their little trip. She recognises a couple of them from other parties but the only one who stands out to her is the blonde currently pouring a drink, she internally cringes as she remembers him as the mistake from when she was spiraling after Rafe. "Actually i'm okay i don't want to turn up at home drunk out my my mind-"
"Oh please your house is literally where we go to hide from our parents, come on." Maddy says not releasing her "unless there's another reason?" she looks back with a teasing smile.
"Oh screw you." Liliya whispers under her breath, currently regretting telling the girl pulling her, with the somehow superhuman grip, about her one night stand.
This seems to be all for nothing though as the blond- JJ, that's it that's the name, came jogging towards them. "Hey, hey. Hey ladies, can i interest you in a tasty Milwaukee beverage?"
"No, thanks."
"Not from you."
"Yes please."
"Maddy!" Topper glares at her as he hovers behind Sarah scaring Liliya who didn't realise his presence.
"What i'm thirsty? but fine 'fuck no' .. or whatever." She replies rolling her eyes slinking to the back of the group.
This doesn't seem to stop JJ however who pushes forward, mainly to piss off Topper Liliya guesses. "What is it not fancy enough for you?" he provokes while staring directly at her. She scoffs at his pettiness, throwing the words from that night at her? real mature.
Her attention gets knocked, literally, as Topper shoulders past her in his way to get in the blondes face. "I'll take it thank you man. I appreciate it." and hopefully that's the end of that.
"That's nice, but i didn't ask you," shit. "If you said pretty please maybe."
Liliya falls back into Maddy groaning, "we're not getting a drink are we?". Getting a head shake in response."oh shit their shoving each other now" the boys wrestling perking the girls attention, Liliya grasping Sarah's arms to stop her getting hit in the cross fire, with Maddy then joining her in holding her. "its going to be okay," she speaks into Sarah's ear, "they'll throw a couple punches then it will all work ou-"
"HOLY SHIT HE'S GOT A GUN"
The three of them suddenly get pulled apart from each other getting lost in the panic induced crowd, Liliya getting tripped over a rock, her ankle twisting as she lands on her ass. "Son of a bitch that hurts." Her face contorting as the pain sets in when she struggles to steady herself into standing, but immediately falling back down at the sound of gunshots hitting the air. A hand reaches her shoulder and she looks up to the concern ridden face of of Maddy staring back at her.
"Come on, lets get you up and outta here." Maddy grunts as she lifts Liliya up under her arms, carrying most of her weight, leading her back up the beach.
"Hey Lily are you okay?" the blondes voices echoing from behind the girls.
"Fuck you man, and that's not my name."
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"Wow, so this is a mess" Liliya says stepping into the Cameron's backyard and over a broken chair.
"Your deductions as usual are impeccable Lil" Sarah grunts while waving a racket around. "Give me a hand please?"
"With what? Finding your sanity, seriously babe what are you doing?"
"Saving lives obviously, now grab something and help me keeps these beasts away" She says continuously jumping.
"What are you doing?" Now Liliya doesn't believe in god but Ward Cameron's interruption felt like a miracle to her okay, she was dressed in a cute flowy summers dress ready to relax and talk about how Carrie Smith apparently made out with her second cousin not to sweat while preforming manual labour.
"The burrows filled with water from the surge. The birds are having a field day" Sarah explains not stopping her erratic movements." It's a mouse genocide out here!"
"Circle of life, is what it is sweetheart. Now, come on, i have an actual human being here you might help." Its at this moment Liliya notices the woman next to Ward, trying to match a name to the face. " This is Lana ," yeah no never would of gotten that "Scooter's wife."
Liliya's focus at this point goes to the figure standing at the window on the second floor, his broad shoulders and tall standing making him easy to identify not even mentioning the smug smirk on his face just asking to be slapped off. They stand staring at each other, not breaking eye contact for a solid twenty seconds, before she remembers who she is and that she was the one who broke up with his delusional ass.
"Hey Lil, you okay?" Sarah says coming up behind her making her realise that Ward and Lana were now gone.
"Yeah i'm fine just bored out of my mind"
"Well good news i might have a solution, Topper was telling me about going out tonight to find a party somewhere and no no don't give me that look, we could come back have girls night invite Maddy like old times?"
Liliya rolls her eyes, everyone knows that she's fun at parties but her social battery runs out real quick. "Ugh fine, i mean whats one night gonna do right?"