The invite arrives in the mail and you can’t decide if you really want to attend. You tend to find these parties a little dull and full of people you either don’t particularly like or don’t know.
But you have two buddies that have agreed to attend and they talk you into joining them.
One of your pals, ‘Hawk’ doesn’t get out of the house much these days and is always thankful for any invite.
Your other buddy ‘Soo’ is more of a globetrotter; always hanging with the cool people at the coolest parties. You were even surprised he agreed to come to this party; you assumed he had better options available.
Arriving at the party it initially seems like most other parties: a big crowd right inside the door, noisy, mediocre food and drink options. After making it through the scrum at the entrance, you, Hawk and Soo head to the main room.
As soon as you make it in the main room, both Hawk and Soo notice a really cute girl in the corner. Nice smile, great body, seems friendly and approachable – she is a real trophy.
She also notices both of them and gives them a little smile. Hawk is definitely more interested in her than Soo, who appears as indifferent as a blackjack dealer at an Indian casino and seems to wish he were somewhere else. Maybe New Orleans, South Beach or L.A.
Around 8 or 9 pm, the party really gets going, Hawk starts talking to the trophy and she smiles and chats, but keeps looking over his shoulder at Soo. Soo still seems a little disinterested in the party as a whole, but he isn’t one to turn down a trophy like that and gives her a smile and wink back which makes her blush. It seems pretty obvious early that despite his lack of interest, the trophy has eyes for Soo.
The clock begins creeping closer to midnight and a strange thing occurs. The combination of Soo’s indifference and Hawk’s attention has started to have an impact on the trophy. Rather than fighting for the guy who seems to be almost insulted to be here with this group of people, she has really engaged with Hawk and they appear to really be getting along. They are beginning to look like they have known each other for ages. It really seems like there might be something serious brewing between them.
Distracted by all of the revelry – strange hook-ups, embarrassing drunken failures, people passing out right on top of you, you lose track of Hawk, Soo and the trophy.
As the countdown to twelve changes from minutes to seconds, you find Soo and the trophy cuddling in the corner while Hawk glares at them from across the room. How and when Soo swept in and took the trophy back you aren’t really sure – it is all a blur after hours of drinks – but it seems pretty apparent that after most of an evening acting resigned to a fate he didn’t want, he decided that he could at least get something out of it. Namely her.
As the clock strikes midnight, Soo and the trophy lock in a kiss that is slightly inappropriate for the public setting.
Hawk is out the door, heading home, before the first note of Auld Lang Syne is struck.
