Livin' it up - Capter 1 o_O

Chapter 1 –

Dear Lauren,

I just got to Miami Beach and I'm ready to party! There are so many Cool people here. Luckily, I won't be livin' it up completely alone. On the plane, I met a very cool group of girls from Mississippi. I think we are going to hang out later...I just hope they can keep up! Ha-ha!

Anyway, I hope you're having fun back at home. I'll see you in a few weeks.

Luv,

Melissa

I finished filling out my post card, to one of my best friends. I still couldn’t believe I was actually in Miami! All that saving up, and I was finally here. After almost a year of saving up. Miami. It almost didn’t seem real. No parents, no responsibilities. Party all the time!!!

Someone knocked on my door. I got up and answered it.

“Hey!” A girl exclaimed as I opened my door.

“Hi!” I said and laughed. It was one of the girls from Mississippi, I could tell from her accent. As far as I had known her, she had seemed really happy, all the time. Of course, I had only known her for a day. I thought her name was Kaitlin, but I wasn’t quite sure. The group of girls from Mississippi were probably a group of ten or so.

“Let’s go!”She exclaimed and physically dragged me out of my own hotel room.

“Wait a second!” I shouted out. Where the heck was she taking me?

“What now?” she questioned me.

“Where the heck are you dragging me to?” I asked Kaitlin.

“Lunch. Me and the girls want you to come. You do want to come right?” She replied.

“Yeah I want to go, but you don’t have forcefully drag me out of my room.”I laughed.

“All right, good. Do you like need to get anything from your room?” she asked me.

“Yeah. My purse and stuff.” I told her. I walked in the direction of my room to discover I had locked myself out.

“I can’t get in right now.” I told Kaitlin.

“Why?” she questioned.

“I locked myself out. Isn’t that funny?” I said sarcastically.

“Yeah, completely hilarious…”Kaitlin gave me a weird look.

“I better go down to the front desk; I’ll meet up with you a little later.” I told her.

“Okay, I’ll tell the girls you’re going to be late. Meet us at the hotel restaurant as soon as possible!!!” Kaitlin said and walked off down the dark blue carpeted halls.

“Okay, see you later!” I shouted to her. It seemed as if we had been friends for at least more than a day, but that wasn’t the case. I walked down the quiet hall to a flight of stairs. After about three or so flights of stairs I finally reached the ground floor. I walked towards the front desk. The desk was a dark blue color, along with everything else in the hotel. I tapped a golden service bell and it made a chime.

“Yes?” a man came into view behind the counter. He appeared to be in his mid thirties. His dark brown hair was short and clean-cut. His name tag read Todd. He was probably of Mexican descent.

“I locked myself out of my room…” I said with a hint of regret fullness in my voice. He sighed.

“What room are you in?” he asked. What room? I had to think for a little bit. Room 97, I think…

“Ninety seven.”I replied.

“Here…” He said and handed me a card that had the number ninety seven on it.

“Thanks.” I said and walked off. I took the elevator this time. I’d be worn out by the end of this trip. Just because of those damn stairs.

As soon as I got back to my room’s door I slid the card through the slot, and it opened successfully. I grabbed my black dooney & Bourke purse and headed on out.

“Hey…” One of the Mississippi girls, Mertise said. She sounded very frustrated I had arrived to lunch. She was one of the girls I hadn’t really got along with, but it was so early in the trip I wasn’t sure if I liked her or not.

“Hi. Mertise right?” I asked.

“Yeah.” She replied in a tone I wasn’t so fond of. She shot me a grin, but a not so welcoming one.

“Sit by me!” Kaitlin said to me, and waved for me to come over. I walked over to her and sat in the chair to the left of her. In between her and a girl named Lilly. I greeted Lilly with a hi. She said hi back, but nothing else.

“So, how do you like Miami so far?” Kaitlin asked me, not a second after I had sat down. I hadn’t even been here for a day.

“So far, so good.” I replied

“That’s good. How do you like me?” she asked. Odd question.

“Your okay…”I joked.

“Well fine then!” She joked and flung her head the other way.

“And for your information I’m not too fond of you either!” She exclaimed. We both laughed.

A few minutes later an older man posing as our waiter gave us all menus. I scanned the menu to see a few things to my satisfaction.

“What are you getting?” Kaitlin questioned. I don’t think that girl could go more than three minutes without talking.

“I don’t know. What are you getting?” I replied and asked.

“Just a regular ham sandwich. Yummy!” She told me. I looked over the menu once more.

“Are you all ready to order?” The waiter asked us all in general. A few other girls ordered and now it was my turn. I ordered a salad with oil and vinegar for the dressing in the end.

“So, what are you planning on doing today?” Kaitlin started up a conversation again.

“I’m not sure. Maybe check out the beach.” I answered her.

“Oh, cool. Well, tonight the girls and I are going to club hopping. You up for a challenge?” Kaitlin told me.

“Challenge? Please…” I joked.

“Ha-ha. You have a fake ID right?” she asked me. No, I didn’t.

“Of course I got one!” I lied. This one was going to be hard to get out of.

“Cool, so you coming with?” she questioned.

“Oh, I don’t know. I was kind of hoping just to chill tonight.” I told her, partly lying.

“Boring…but suit yourself.” She replied. The rest of lunch was pretty normal. Kaitlin chatted me up to my maximum and I didn’t really talk to anyone else for that matter. I don’t think Kaitlin would have let me.

That day I just hang out with Kaitlin all day, well until that would be going club hopping. We roam around the hotel all day, looking for shops or secret rooms we haven’t discovered yet. By eight pm I’m surprised my legs haven’t given out yet, but the nights still young…

“I better go get ready for the rest of the night.” She says a little after eight.

“Alright, tell me how it goes. Have fun” I say.

“I’m not going yet, come on your walking to my room.” She says back to me.

“I am?” I questioned.

“Yes, you are” Kaitlin giggled.

“Can we take the elevator?” I plead.

“Your no fun! We are taking the stairs…” Kaitlin told me.

“But is like five stories!” I exclaim.

“Quit crying! You are such a baby.” She makes a baby face. Ha-ha. By the time we’re on her floor I’m practically crawling. Right about now all I want to do is lie down and gives my legs a rest.

“Okay. I have survived!!!!” I yelled out when we finally got to her room.

“Wow, I can believe it.” Kaitlin said in a monotone voice. I said good bye to her and headed for my room, which was on a lower level. Oh joy. The elevator!!! That beautiful elevator. I decided to take it to my floor. I entered my room to see my bed there waiting for me. I gladly laid on it, and fell into a hazy sleep.

The room I was in was amazing. Completely worth the money. A four star hotel, after all. As with the rest of the hotel my carpet was blue. The bed I had been laying was queen sized, and quite comfortable if I don’t say so myself. The comforter was a light blue aqua color and was most likely made of a soft cotton fabric. The curtains were a matching color to the bed and the other things in the bathroom. I had only a quick glance at the bathroom earlier that evening, but the countertop seemed to be a made of a crème colored marble, and the big smudge free mirror was a large oval shape. There was also a medium sized flat screen TV across from my bed, which had a DVD player hooked up to it.

I awoke to my cell phone ringing.

“Hello?” I answered my phone groggily.

“Hey, this is Kaitlin.” She said over the phone. What was she calling for? At ten a clock?

“What do you need?”I asked, still a little sleepy.

“Just checking up on you. What are you doing?” Kaitlin questioned me.

“Well, I was sleeping.” I told her, a little annoyed that she had woke me up.

“Okay, I’m sorry.” She said a little overly sarcastic.

“Well, I’m awake now.” I said. I heard a lot of music in the background and people screaming.

“You can’t just lie around Melissa! You’re in Miami if you haven’t noticed. Get up and do something.” She shouted in my ear and ended the phone call. Can’t just lie here? Maybe it was a good idea I actually went out and did something. After all, I wouldn’t be here for long, and when exactly would I be coming back? Not soon.