Free Finding Harmony by Leona Norwell

time”.
     
    “Do you really think that’s a good idea? I mean with Miranda and-“
     
    “Awh, Freddy, to hell with Miranda! I barely even know the woman and I’m sick to my stomach of her… Come on, me and you can still have a good time, and if it all turns pear-shaped you can blame it on me…”
     
    He sits back in the sofa, pondering over my offer. I try an attempt at my best ‘puppy-dog eyes’ look and the corners of his mouth pull up into a sly smile.
     
    “Right, you’re on, let’s go!”
                   
     
                  A little old lady and her husband who live a couple doors down graciously agreed to look after Indi for a few hours whilst Freddy and I headed out in hot pursuit of Trey.
     
    It didn’t really feel like Christmas day, following Trey and crashing a party with a bunch of people who neither me nor Freddy really knew, but hell it was definitely exciting!
     
    Freddy had a rough idea of where the house was we were headed to however once we got out the cab we still had to walk around for ages to find it. It was absolutely freezing outside; my bare legs were clattering together as we walked the empty slush covered streets trying to find the damn house. These heels weren’t made for walking in at the best of times but they certainly weren’t made for walking long distances along the slippery sidewalk. It was a death trap out here.
     
    Despite everything, I felt good today. For the first time in months I wasn’t just Harmony, I was Harmony Lindstrom: Movie star, again. It felt good, like I’d been in hibernation for the past year and was just waking up. Some people view the whole make-up, clothes and stage persona as a masquerade but it was the opposite for me. The dolled up version of myself was the real me and, damn, it felt good to be back.
     
    I lost count of how many times Freddy had to steady me as the ground beneath my pretty shoes gave way, sending me off balance and nearly landing me on my rear.
     
    I didn’t really know what to expect from this party. The area of town we were in looked a little too upmarket for Miranda to belong in. I highly doubted this party would be filled with her friends. Maybe Trey had just brought her along as a guest? Either way, we’d soon find out.
     
    The houses in this neighborhood were amazing. Glorious and immaculately decorated Christmas trees sat at the front of nearly all the big bay shaped windows and the drives were all occupied with gorgeous cars: Ferrari’s, Audi’s, Lamborghini’s, Porsche’s… No, Miranda definitely didn’t belong here, but I did, this was the sort of lifestyle that I was accustomed to. It almost felt like I had the upper hand on her, like I was more experienced and clued up on this whole social scene than she was.
     
    Eventually, we come across a house which Freddy seems to think is ‘the one’. Well, it had to be, we walked for what felt like miles and this was the only house that was absolutely jumping and resembled anything like a party taking place within its ornate walls.
     
    We entered through the large steel gates and walked up the driveway towards the house. When we reached the massive oak door, Freddy grabbed my hand, gave me a reassuring smile and led me inside the house.
    Directly opposite the front door was a huge marble staircase, decorated with hundreds of fairy lights all wrapped around the railings. A Christmas tree as tall as the house stood in the middle of the reception area, mountains of gold and silver decorations adorning its branches. This truly was grand.
     
    The music was blaring out from the speakers and the house itself was just a sea of bodies as far as the eye could see. I didn’t recognize many people, there were a couple of girls who looked familiar but I wasn’t entirely sure. Freddy takes my coat and dumps it in a small cupboard next to everyone else’s.
     
    The people here seemed to be a very mixed crowd. There were a lot of people who looked