Shadows In Durango

Chapter 23

*****Sofia's POV*****

Rolling up to Emma's house, I observe the surrounding street filled with cute cottages with well kept gardens full of flowers and trees. This was nice...

"Vincents place is only five minutes from here." Daryl explains, as I nod and look out of the window in search of my friend.

Beeping the horn, we wait for Emma, giving her a couple of minutes before watching her emerge from her house with who I'm assuming is her Mom and Dad coming out at her back too.

Her Dad holds an umbrella over her head like a true gentleman as she blushes and approaches the car, her glasses no where to be seen and her hair and makeup done. She wore black leather trousers and a red crop top with black sneakers. She looks nice!

Daryl suddenly opens his car door and I decide to do the same, not wanting to be rude.

"Hello Daryl... and you must be Sofia? Emma has told us all about you dear!" Her Mom waves, as I smile and greet them both.

"Emma will be staying back at your place tonight is that right Sofia? She said you both have the same curfew?" Her father questions, catching me off guard as I glance to Emma who gives me a tight nod to which I understand immediately. "Yes that's right!" I smile brightly, as they both seem satisfied with my answer.

"Take care of them son!" Her father shakes Daryl's hand next, as Daryl chuckles and promises he will.

They tell us to have fun, and with that we climb back into the car and get ready to head to the party.

"Sorry Sofia, they would have made me be back for ten if I didn't say I was staying at your place!" Emma breathes out, as Daryl chuckles which causes for her cheeks to redden.

She wasn't totally comfortable with him yet, and so I hoped after tonight she would be.

"Don't worry about it! I understand! You look amazing by the way, I love your hair!" I compliment her, as she smiles and thanks me - reaching up to touch her curly styled up do.

"You look great too! I figured I best make an effort since it's the first party!" Emma giggles from the back as I nod and smile.

back to my place for

my apartment other than blankets and creaky floor

to come up with a plan

window, approaching a

can't see any house here? What

small post, before he presses a buzzer and waits a moment as I turn back to eye Emma who pulls a 'I don't know' face sharing my confusion. Seconds later, the

luxurious mansion style houses line the street, there being around eight in total all evenly spaced from

continue on, before reaching the end one, as my eyes nearly roll out of my head when Daryl pulls up to park - the thumping of music

this where

anything like it in my life!" I gawk out the window as Daryl laughs and

only imagine my face when I turned up to his first birthday party held at home when we were eight!" He comments, motioning for us to get out of the car as we

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rush towards the front door, as Daryl steps forward

at the extravagant grand entrance. I slowly shrug the jacket off from my shoulders, in a trance like state as I

Woah!

and gold, the floors a dark wood which gave a more homey

wasn't too crowded, but there was definitely a decent number of people here - all with cups in hand and

Daryl states, as my eyes widen at

Are we drinking... alcohol?!

age to throw house parties and to get drunk but I didn't really

who quite recently just accepted a job in a bar? How

living space, with the world's largest TV mounted on the wall along with a

laughed, a couple of the cheerleaders catching our eye as we entered the room which only made

let anything happen to us... I reminded myself,

into the next room, a massive kitchen with a large marble island in the centre of the room stocked with more

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I look to Emma who looks just as taken