5 Word Challenge: laughter, intentional, prepared, original, surf

The laughter was infectious, rolling around the room and catching everyone in its' path.  I stared at the source, marvelling at her beauty, at her effortless existence as the life of the party, the center of attention.  Her hair shone in the surrounding candlelight - even though I knew in my mind that she had probably spent hours getting prepared for the evening, I still felt resentful, and sat stewing while imagining her rolling out of bed looking perfect. 

I snapped back to reality and realized that the host of the party had put on some music, and was explaining to the crowd that it was an original release LP.  I half listened as he boasted about the cost and his long search to find it, rolling my eyes at his pretentiousness.  What the hell was I doing here?  I looked around again, searching my mind for an excuse to leave.  My patience having reached its limit, I "accidentally" spilled my wine onto my dress, gasped and fussed accordingly, and made my excuses to leave.  It was clear by her face that she suspected my mishap was intentional, but said nothing as I said my goodbyes. 

Finally out the door, I sighed my relief and headed to the car. I drove to the beach, feeling the sand and watching the surf, while thinking about her.