chapter three

I returned to Harry.

"So sorry, I had no idea he could say that. " I had a little idea though. I mean, this is just a teaser of what my dear bestie can do.

"No problem, is he your brother?" He asks eyeing him.

"God NO!he is my best friend, my person."

"Okay, so where were we?" he asked, straight out flirting with me.

"You were just stating the facts" I said, smirking at him.

"I don't remember what I said ,exactly. Was it you-are-so-good one or you-should-audition-for-a-show-taking-place-here?"

"What?" What show?

"There's a show , a singing show with an opportunity for the winner to go to L.A. and live a famous and successful life here . You really are very talented and I think you might be the one."

"What?" I could totally imagine my eyes as wide as sockets or a full pan.

He just chuckled.

"You, Claire ,have been given an opportunity to share your talent with the world ,not just a small locality."

I am so totally NOT being a confused child and blinking again and again thinking and taking in his words.

I must have been thinking for too long since he waved his hands in front of me.

"Earth to Claire!"

"Sorry, umm, can we talk about it later? I cannot process it right now so unless you want to talk to a brainless zombie, we could talk." I say.

He just chuckled.

"Okay, we will talk later. Do you want to dance?" He asked me.

"Thought you'd never ask " I said, took his hand and started dancing.

After some dancing, he brought me a glass of vodka, as per my wish, and whisky for himself.

After more dancing and finishing the glass of vodka, Harry asked me for another.

"Oh no, I cannot. I am light weight. And I have to drive." I shake my head.

"Okay" He says and leaves the glass on the table.

We both jump at a way-too-familiar voice shouting.

I turned and saw Justin on the bar counter draining a bottle of vodka for a minute and screaming something like " Hey everyone , happy birthday Andrew . SO, by the way, my boyfriend, oops. EX , ditched me for a bitch and said, he couldn't be with me because I was , basically me, so when I dumped his sorry ass , he had the audacity to laugh at me because I was gay , that bastard! "

Oh no, here we go, with the story of the worst breakup Justin had many years ago. He had broken up with Marco, his ex, because he caught him cheating on him with some girl, and when he dumped him ,Marco blamed him because he was gay and made him feel shit. Justin kept saying he was over him and also started dating some other guy ,but everytime he had way too much vodka and was tipsy, he tended to bring the story back and speak his heart out along with some profanities.

That's what's going on right now.

Me and Harry share a look before running to remove Justin from the table.

" You let him drink vodka?" I asked Andrew.

" NO god no, he just told me he was going to have a wee, so I let him go since I had a call, so I went out to take it and when i came back ,well, the rest is history .

At that exact moment , Justin decided to sing an awful breakup song ,and might I add , it was way too off key .

"You know what, its alright ,let me just take him home , sorry for bailing on your party "I said.

"No, it's quite alright , I am sorry too. Now go before he pukes all over the place."

"Yes sure, goodbye

Harry helped me take Justin over to the parking lot. So, we left The DINER together with Justin clinging to me and Harry, since he clearly is very tipsy and had apparently drank a bottle full of vodka and was rambling some words like 'dipshit' and 'arsehole'.

I opened my car door and made Justin sit down and put his seatbelt on. Then I bid goodbye to Harry and tried starting the car, but the goddamn car wasn't working. I kept trying over and over and then Harry finally asked, "What is wrong, sweetheart?"

"I don't know, it just won't start." I say and kick the stupid car.

"Let me check", Harry says, and goes to the right side of the car and tells me I have got a flat tyre.

" UGHHH!! Fuck " I groan out loud.

"Don't worry, I will drop you."

"No, don't bother, I will book a cab or something."

"No, it's quite late. There won't be a cab available and, besides, it's not safe."

"Fine thanks, but I owe you one." I nod after thinking about it for a minute.

"No problem, we will discuss it later. Just let me get my car."

He got into his fancy car. I helped Justin in and took the passenger seat. We arrive at my apartment and he drops Justin on the couch.

"Thanks for tonight Harry, I owe you a long time."

"Well, if you are so stubborn and adamant, why don't you take me on a famous tour?"

"I will ignore the adjectives and yeah .. I will take you to the 'famous' carnival that will start in a few days and it will be worth it. Trust me on it."

"I would like nothing better than that, so it's settled and, by the way ,your car will be here in an hour or two."

"Okay" I say and I yawn. I am totally so tired that I could only fall asleep there. Harry must have noticed my sleepiness because he said, "Good night, Claire".

"Good night, Harry."

I shut the door after Harry left and changed into my nightsuit and put a glass of water along with a piece of advice on the table beside Justin for the hangover because he about woke up at midnight. I go to sleep after landing on my bed- rather dramatically, might I say.

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Around ten in the morning , I woke up to the sound of glass crashing and a few grunts ,when it hit me , OH MY GOD!!

" Justin , what are you doing, are you alright?" I asked while running to the couch where Justin was sleeping.

"Hey Claire , darling ,WOULD YOU JUST SHUT UP?" He all but screams at me .

" Woah! someone's grumpy , maybe because of the hangover , that I TOLD YOU TO AVOID!"

" Shut the blinds please, my eyes are burning, I feel my iris hurting. Is that how Damon feels when he goes under the sun without his ring? Everything is so loud right now. Put me out of my misery Claire. I hate to say you have two options-" I cutoff his nonsense babbling.

"- Stop it drama queen, you are not turning into a vampire " I roll my eyes and say.

"- You can either drive a stake through my heart or give me your blood. OH MY GOD!! , I can feel my fangs , its too late , run Claire ,RUN!" .

Ignoring him , I changed out of my pjs , and got ready while he was still rambling about Damon or something. I couldn't make it out. I give him a glass of water and an advil.

"Here you go, sweetie. I will be back before you know it. Take care, kiddo", I said, and gave him a peck on his cheek.

"Bye Claire , save the world, while I stay in this root cellar full of vervain , just like Damon was- Oh my my ! , HE IS SO FUCKING SMOKIN' HOT." A.D.h.D. is strong with this one.

Alright , I cannot take it anymore . I bid Justin goodbye and find my car outside just like Harry said and drove to work.