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JUNE 1986, New York City
IRIS IS STANDING IN FRONT OF the big family home, colorful lights are shining through the windows. Outside are kids smoking, talking with each other or simply making out.
It's the first day of the summer, the last summer in New York for Iris Ferrari. Her best friend Ava had dragged her to come to their last high school party. They had graduated officially last week after months of studying and taking test after test, they were free. And they were gonna celebrate it by getting hammered at a strangers house.
Both of the girls walk inside the house and their ears are filled with loud music and chattering and their nostrils are hit with the smell of booze, smoke and sweat.
They walk to a table that is filled with alcoholic beverages and red cups. Both girls fill their cups with a shot of vodka. "To a crazy night, with hopefully good sex." Aya yelled to Iris over the loud music. Iris laughs and clinks her glass with her friend's.
Both girls take another shot and together they walk to the 'dance floor'. Aya is looking around while sensually dancing, hoping to catch a hot boy to spend the night with. She sees a tall, blonde guy staring right at her. He's build muscular and big, and has an intense stare.
"Hey, 9 o'clock. Very hot, he is staring very intensely." Aya tells her friend, who looks to her left and sees the exact guy she is talking about. "He is quite handsome." Iris responded.
"I am going for it." Aya said brushing through her hair looking back at her friend. "How do I look?"
"Beautiful. Be safe ok?" It wasn't really a question. "You need to get laid, Iris." Aya responded. "Shut up and go."
The girls smile at each other and Aya runs of to the handsome boy. Iris sighs deeply, now she's alone in a room full of strangers. Nerves begin to flow through her body. She decides to ease up a bit and take another drink. When she is standing at the table she fills a cup with 3/4 vodka and the rest with some cola.
"I feel like you're enjoying this party a lot." A deep sarcastic voice says from behind her. She turns around abruptly. A male with big fluffy hair was standing right in front of her. He looks at her with a soft and sweet gaze. It's everything compared to the disgusting gazes every other male has send her.
"What gave it away almost full cup of vodka or smile on my face." Iris responded to the stranger with a straight face, the stranger lets out a laugh. Even over the loud music she can hear it loud and clearly, a chill ran through her whole body just because of the sound that came out of the boy's mouth.
"I've never seen you around, you live here?" He asks her politely, all his attention is fully on the girl. "Yeah, I go- I mean went to BWL." She answered.
"Oh I see. Private school. Didn't expect that." The boy said. "What is that supposed to mean?" Iris was used to people misjudging her because of the wealth that her family possesses. For some reason she hoped this boy wouldn't, he seemed nice.
"You are, as far as I know, nice and seem sweet. And well most people I've met that were private schoolers were- uh how do I put this- oh yeah bitches." The brown-haired boy said and both of them laugh. Iris puts up her empty hand.
"Iris."
"Derek."
Derek slides his hand into hers and both feel a spark in their hands the moment they touch. The look up and into each other's eyes. Time seems to stand still, both teens just stare at each other and shake hands for a little to long. Iris is the first to come back from real life, she took her hand out of his.
Derek snaps back now too and both of them look around seeing if anyone has seen the interaction. Obviously no one saw it, they were all too busy with themselves or their partners.
"So what is ms. private school doing in a house party hosted by a public schooler?" Derek asks teasingly. "I like music and booze." Iris responded.
"You here alone?" The girl shook her head and a disappointed frown forms on his face. "Boyfriend?"
"No- no I-I don't have a b-boyfriend." Iris stuttered.
This is probably the most male attention she's ever gotten. Boys in her school never came up to her. It was probably because of the shyness and the permanent frown on her face. And now she was blushing because of the boy in front of her.
"Good. Well me neither- wait I don't mean- I mean I am not in a relationship. No girlfriend." Derek laughs nervously. "Do you like burgers?" He asks after.
Iris looks confused at him. "Yeah, why?"
"Well I happen to know the best hamburger spot in whole Manhattan. You wanna go for a ride?" Derek said enthusiastically. Iris' dad has always told her not to go home with strangers, but then her mother told her to always go with her gut. And now her gut was telling her that she would enjoy her night way more with this stranger than at this party.
"Yes. But I have to find my friend and tell her." She told him, a blush had formed on her cheeks. "I do too. So meet me out front?" She nods and both head to a different direction.
Iris walks to the direction she saw Aya walking. After searching around for a bit she saw the familiar mob of black hair. The blonde from before was running his hands through her hair, while their lips were locked. Iris let's out a laugh, of course she's already making out with the first dude in the room.
She taps Aya on the shoulder and the two split apart, the girl looks annoyed until she sees her best friend and she smiles at her. "Hey Iris, what sup?" She says fully turning to her friend.
When the boy she just made out with puts his arm securely around her waist and his head on her shoulder, Aya started to blush. A big smile formed on Iris' face, Aya has always been a girl that just likes to have a good time one night. Never has Iris seen her blush because of a boy.
"This is-" She begins, but gets cut off by a familiar voice behind Iris. "Mark!" Derek yells.
"I'm heading out with the most beautiful girl I have ever seen!" Derek yells excitedly, not knowing the said girl was standing right in front of him. When he walks closer to the trio and he sees Iris. Both teens are blushing now. Aya and Mark look at the duo with smirks on their faces.
"Hi."
"Hi."
Derek and Iris say awkwardly and just stare at each other. Before Mark clears his throat and they look away from each other.
"I'm Mark nice to meet the most beautiful girl that Der has ever seen." He puts out his hand and a beautiful big smile. Before Iris can even think about shaking his hand with hers. Derek punches him hard on the arm, making Mark hiss in pain.
"I'm Iris." She said while Mark rubs his arm and glares at Derek. He smiles kindly at the girl. "So you're headed out?" Aya asked the two with a smirk.
"Yeah we're getting some food." Iris emphasized the word food, because she knows what her friend is thinking. But instead Aya her smirk only widened, because it came out way dirtier than she hoped.
Aya nodded and gave the girl a hug. "Get some dick." Aya whispered in her ear with a laugh. Iris scoffs and shakes her head. She can see Derek and Mark talking behind them a lot further away. Mark hands Derek a small blue packet, condoms. Derek declines it annoyingly.
The girls walk to the boys after they discussed their plans for further in the night. "Derek can you bring me home afterwards?" Iris asks him. "Oh he can definitely take you home." Mark muttered under his breath. God Aya and him were made for each other, she thought.
"I'll take you to YOUR house." Derek said quickly to Iris. She nodded and took his hand. He smiles at her and both head to the exit of the house. "Have fun!" Both Mark and Aya yell and the other two send them the finger.
Arriving outside they let go of each other's hands and Derek leads her to his motorcycle. "I've never been on a motorcycle..." Iris said nervously.
"Don't worry, I am the best driver you'll ever meet." Derek reassured her with a smile. He grabs his extra helmet and hands it to her.
Iris puts on the helmet and does a quick pose. "How do I look?" She asks Derek. Derek looks up and a big smile is plastered on his face. "As beautiful as ever."
Derek sits on the motorcycle and she joins him on the back. He starts it and Iris lets out an excited laugh. "Hold on tight!" He screams before the motor leaves the
AFTER A TEN MINUTE DRIVE, Derek stops the motorcycle. They have arrived at a little stand close to the water. "The best burgers in Manhattan." Derek says to the girl as they step of the motor. Her eyes are trained on the beautiful open water, they're reflecting the street lights from behind the duo. She can see the moon clearly in the water, full and bright white.
"You like the water?" Derek takes her out of her trance. "I can't swim, but I do look out on the water from my room at home. I always like to imagine that one day I'll be out there in the middle of nowhere surrounded by water on a boat and just catch fish and eat and swim all day." She rambles softly, she looks now to her right seeing a smiling Derek. "I'm sorry." She says quick.
"What for?" Derek asks confused. "The rambling, my dad says that it's unladylike to talk so fast and much. And that dream is stupid anyway-"
"I think it's quite lovely... the rambling and the dream." He cuts Iris off, she looks at him with bright eyes and smiles. "You want a burger?" He continues and she just nodded.
Both walk towards the little stand. "Hey Derek." The old lady in the stand greets the familiar boy in front of her. When her eyes lock on the girl next to him, a smirk formed on her face. "Jerry come see! Derek brought a girl that isn't his family!" She screams to the back. Derek groans loud and puts a hand on his face out of embarrassment. "I'm sorry." He whispers to the girl next to him.
An old man joins the lady, probably his wife by the way he puts an arm around her shoulder. "Oh my... Derek you finally got yourself a girl!" Jerry said to the boy with a bright smile. "Uh could we please get two burgers, please guys..." Derek says embarrassed.
They nodded with bright teasing smiles. "I'm sorry about them..." He apologizes again. "Don't worry." She smiled at him.
"You don't like to take anyone here?" Iris asks Derek after the two get their hamburgers and sit down on a bench overlooking the water. "I don't have anyone to show it with beside my family."
"What about Mark?" Iris asks and takes a big bite of the hamburger. She moans softly at the delicious greasy taste. "Mark is family."
"No past girlfriends?" She asks shyly, not trying to overstep any boundaries. Derek looks at her and chuckles. "Until senior year I was 110 pounds, had a face full of acne and didn't have the right hair products so this beautiful hair was a big mess. Most girls don't fall for ugly nerds and band geeks."
The two lock eyes and for the first time that night, a good light is shining on their faces and they sees the bright blue eyes of each other. They're almost identical but still so different. Both are taken back by the beauty of them. How didn't they notice this before.
"I wouldn't have cared. If I met you last year. You've been the kindest boy to ever talk to me. Besides my brother." Iris says with a smile.
"Well you've been the kindest girl to ever talk to me. Besides my sisters." Derek says with an equally as big of a smile as her.
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