𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 (𝐌å𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧)

Chapter 2

How are you guys doing?
I'm so excited to write another chapter so enjoy reading :)
Also english isn't my first language so please excuse any mistakes (but if you want to you can ofc point them out to me and I will try to improve)

It was so nice throwing big parties
Jump into the pool from the balcony
Everyone swimming in the champagne sea
And there are no rules when you show up here
Bass beat rattling the chandelier
Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year
(Taylor Swift - This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things)

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Coraline's POV

The living room was crowded; the floor scattered with red plastic cups and empty chips bags.
Before I could even say a word, Damiano was already "talking" to some chick that was a grade above us.
I looked around to see if there were any other people I knew and to my luck, I saw one of my old friends Alice.
I quickly walked over to her and greeted her with a hug.

"Hey Coraline" she said smiling.
"Hey Alice" I replied.
It was an awkward silence between us.
When all of us switched from middle school to high school, Alice and I went out separate ways and hadn't talked since then.
"Long time no see" Alice remarked and gave a little laugh.
"Yea, truly" I laughed back.
"So...is Damiano your..." she asked.
"Oh gosh no, he's just a friend" I assured her.

I wish we would be more than friends, I thought.
I had had a crush on Damiano for a while but telling him had never been an option.
He doesn't feel the same way about you anyway, I thought to myself.,
Lost in my thoughts I didn't even notice that Alice was talking to me.
"Earth to Cora, Coraline" she spoke a little louder.
"Oh sorry, I was just thinking about something" I explained nervously.
"Yea, I noticed" she responded with a worried look on her face.

Alice and I kept talking for a couple more minutes until I noticed what the clock on the living room wall said.
3:37am
How have I been here for two hours already?, I thought.
I knew that my dad would wake up around 4am, he always did.
"I need to get going now but it was so nice talking to you, have a good rest of the night" I said and Alice and I hugged goodbye.

As she made her way to another friend of hers, I went looking for Damiano.
Walking home would take way too long and I didn't exactly trust the people in this area, especially not during nighttime.
I spun around to see if perhaps he was behind me but to my surprise, he was nowhere to be found.
"Oh no, you better not..." I whispered to myself and buried my face in my hands.
Just as I was about to go look for him in one of the bedrooms, I felt a light tap on my shoulder.

"Coraline, there you are" Damiano laughed.
He definitely sounded tipsy.
"Damiano, can you please drive me home? You know I can't stay here for that long" I replied to him with a pleasing look in my eyes.
He only started laughing even harder.
I was confused.
"Oh Cora, beautiful Coraline, why do you want to go home now? It's just about to get fun!" he told me but I wasn't in the mood for his little games.
Not tonight, I thought.
"Dami, come on. I can drive if you want to but I have to get home somehow" I begged him but his expression didn't change.
He only shook his head and went to get another drink in the kitchen.

After that, my only options were to either walk home or stay here for the night.
I chose the first option so I put on my white jean jacket and exited the house.