“Hi, my friends!” she yells. “Welcome to my humble place.” She makes a wide gesture with her hand, crossing her feet and almost falling. She giggles loudly and closes the door behind us.

“How are you, Al?” I ask her, amused by her behaviour and the fact she’s tipsy already.

“Couldn’t be better!” She shrieks. Someone calls her name. “I have to go now, I am needed,” she winks. She’s off before we know it.

Bette and I look at each other, frowning our eyebrows. “This is gonna be one heavy night,” we say both at the same time.

Bette Porter

Alice’s party is a lot of fun. Tina and I went looking for the rest of the gang and found them in the living room. I’m now dancing with Carmen and I see Tina talking to a tall guy with a light beard. He looks handsome, but I’d never be attracted to him. I don’t even know if I’m attracted to men.

The up-tempo number ends and is replaced by a slow. I look at Carmen and she nods. She lays her arms around my waist and I lie mine around her neck. She pulls me tad bit closer and I find it hard to breathe.

Out of the corner of my eye, I see Tina again. She’s had a lot of more drinks than me and is getting drunk. I wonder how her mother will handle that. Ms Kennard is a lovely woman, but I wouldn’t want her as my mother.

She’s hanging on the guy, giggling. He looks a bit uncomfortable, but holds her close all the same. I concentrate on Carmen again, ignoring the sting I feel when I look at the blonde.

Carmens scent is mesmerizing and look up at her. She’s a bit sweaty because it’s so hot inside. Her arms around my waist give me a weird, unfamiliar feeling in my stomach. She pulls me closer and I close my eyes. Our lips touch and the song ends. I open my eyes and see Carmen hasn’t noticed this and keeps on swaying, so I go with her, losing myself in my first kiss with a girl, knowing this is where I belong.

It seems to last forever, but I love it. I want to kiss Carmen forever, but she pulls away. I look at her, worried that I have done something wrong.