A free week is time for a house party.

Most of your friends are still in classes, but it doesn't stop them from responding quickly after you send them a text. Since your parents are usually working late or if they show up at home at all, it doesn't seem like much will get in the way of fun. You're already halfway working out a new text to send a few people that you don't know as well before a notice from Zhenka appears.

Can't. Not a good time.

Well, that's new. He never says no to a chance to get drunk.

Are you seriously going to be a pussy?

It's not long before he sends back another text after you texted several people who are probably going to text each other saying the same thing or people you barely know. Either way it's fine.

Not kidding. Really a shitty time to do this, but fuck it. I could use a drink. But I'm thinking that either you really don't give a shit or aren't in on this yet.

Zhenka actually sounds half worried. This is something you need to hear about.

Obviously, not. If you don't fucking tell me what it is, how can I know?

Not like you will let it put a damper on the party, but it would be helpful to know what he's apparently all broody about.

Don't worry about it. See you later.

Well, that's to be expected from him. Fuck it. If it was important, he would have mentioned it. There's still a party to set up.

Your house isn't particularly impressive. Just pretty standard for the upper middle class. It shouldn't be too big of a deal as long as nothing expensive gets wrecked. Most people will probably take some of their own liquor but since you are at the very least, not a cheap host, you blew a fair bit of money getting a few twelve packs. Most beer tastes like ass, but if you paid for it, you are going to drink it.

After making sure to keep anything excessively expensive looking out of sight and making a half hearted attempt to clean up the place a bit, there's already a knock at the door while wiping down the table. Is someone already here? It's not like these people to show up early to anything. Or on time, for that matter.