“Yeah, no problem, I’ll take care of her,” he replied sweetly. With that I was off to find my girl. I rushed to the bathroom and there was a long line. I decided to ask someone in the line if they had seen her. No luck there. I ran my fingers through my hair, wondering where the hell she could have gone. She wouldn’t just leave without Angela and I, right? Okay I’ll check the bedroom, though I am sure she wasn’t going to hook up with anyone, I think. I hope. She was pretty drunk when I left her. And it’s not like we’re open about our relationship. Never mind these thoughts, I need to find her. I need to make sure she’s safe. She has to be safe.

            I walked up to one bedroom door and it was closed. I knocked quickly and walked straight in. It was dark so I flipped the switch quickly. No one was here, just a bunch of coats lying on the bed. I walked around the unfamiliar apartment, looking for another door that could be a bedroom. I saw one and walked towards it. As I got closer I thought I heard someone crying and my heart seemed to stop as I froze. My legs were still moving, but I’m pretty sure my brain was frozen. Was that Spencer? I got next to the door and listened for a second.

            I couldn’t tell what was going on, but I could definitely hear Spencer’s voice so without a second thought I barged into the room. “Spencer! Spencer oh my God are you okay?” I asked exasperated as I ran over to the bed she was sitting on. Only I realized as I was kneeling next to the bed at her knees that she seemed perfectly fine, someone else was crying on the bed next to her.

            “Yeah, Ash,” she responded a little confused. “I’m fine. This is Sarah from my psych class; her boyfriend just dumped her so I was being comforting.”

            “Oh,” I say feeling foolish. “I heard crying and I thought… I don’t know what I thought really, I just wanted to make sure you were okay.”

            “I’m fine silly,” she said and I could tell she was still pretty intoxicated as she reached her hand to brush my cheek softly. I leaned into her hand, so thankful that she was okay.