The drive to the Maddox estate always felt like a descent into something Lena wasn't prepared for. Sam sat in the passenger seat, her blonde hair a messy halo as she touched up her lip gloss for the third time. She was talking about some guy she’d met on an app, but Lena wasn't really listening. Her focus was on the iron gates looming ahead and the heavy, familiar weight settling in her chest."You're doing that thing again," Sam said, snapping her gloss shut."What thing?" Lena asked, keeping her eyes on the road."The 'I'm just a quiet little mouse' thing. Lena, it’s a party. My parents are in Cabo, Caleb is hosting, and there’s enough liquor in that house to drown a small village. Live a little.""I live," Lena murmured. "I just don't feel like being hungover for Monday morning.""It's Saturday night. Live for tonight, worry about Monday when the sun comes up."As they pulled into the gravel driveway, the bass from the house was already vibrating through the car's frame. The Maddox
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