AVALON
"Happy birthday bestie!" Stephanie murmurs only for me to hear. I was led to my friends by Ace and a dashing young man with auburn locks, and blue streaks all around them. Ace left me with the man and my friends to go somewhere, I'm not sure where. We haven't interacted much since I got here. I'm supposed to dance with dad in three hours.
....I was supposed to do that. But dad canceled it out completely because he can't be here.
"Who's the hot stuff?" Jacqui asks, drawing me into a hug. We're standing around one of the tall tables with no chairs. There's a bigger table with a large thrown for me, but I'd rather be here than there alone. Jacqui feels just as uncomfortable as Stephanie looks. I don't blame them, I'm in the same boat. This is the creepiest birthday party I've ever
