How to Throw a Party Without Getting Caught By Parents?

Stacey Miles
English Comp I/II
Ms. Riccardo
29 October 2012
How to Throw a Party Without Getting Caught By Parents A young and shy high school boy tries incredibly hard to impress his peers and make friends in his new school. He ponders ways to do so, but feels inferior to the popular crowd in Tree Hill High School. Will he give out free food at lunch? Will he dress to impress? Will he run for class president? He will do none of these things. The shy boy will throw a raging house party that will be the talk of the school and make him be the most popular sophomore at Tree Hill High School. Then, he wonders how he will ever keep it a secret from his parents. His life will be over if his parents find out and he will be grounded until he is married. Luckily for him, he just has to follow numerous steps in order to not receive a miserable punishment from his parents. He will conquer his high school dream of becoming a part of the popular crowd and earn respect from his peers all while acting like the perfect child towards his mother and father. As he learned in high school English class, research must be done before writing a huge research paper. He must first see when his parents and siblings will be out of town for more than a couple of hours in order to throw the party. He should do this by tip-toeing down to the kitchen, looking at the family calendar, and finding a day where the house will be completely empty and useable. He absolutely cannot ask his parents directly when they will be gone or the entire plan is ruined and suspicion will fill his parents’ heads. If his parents planned for a family vacation for the weekend, he can simply play sick and contract a viral disease that will inhibit him from going on the family trip. With this terrible illness, the family will have to leave him at home while they go on to their vacation. After all, he is a high school boy and can take care of himself. If the whole family decides to stay home and “take care” of their beloved son, then he must magically hop out of bed, claim to be well again, and go on the trip. There will be another available time slot to have a house party.
Once he finds a time where the family is gone for the day or night, he can begin to plan the party. If the parents decide to ask their neighbor or grandparents to check in on him, he should avoid this by telling the “watcher” that he does not want to get them sick and will send periodic pictures of what he is doing throughout the night. He will of course take pictures alone in a room doing homework, reading, or listening to music while the rest of the party is in another room. He must first find a close group of friends that will evaluate the student population and figure out who to invite. These friends must be trustworthy and not have parents who are friendly with the host’s parents. If a parent of one of his friends calls the host’s mom, the entire plan could be ruined if the friend’s mom says her son was at a party at their house. Once a group is formed, they must choose whether to have a huge party of a semi-small party. He must not speak of the party to anyone but his close group of friends until he is 100% certain of the time and day of the party. He should wait till the day of the party to invite people. This should be done through Facebook. He should create an invite on Facebook and make the invite private which means only people he invited can see it. If he tells his peers a week before the party, talk could go around school, get whispered to parents, and get told to his mom and dad. The planning behind the party is key. Once the day of the party comes, he must think about every possible situation that could occur and safe proof the house. He must remove any objects that are sentimental to his parents, things that are easily broken, and valuables of any kind in rooms where the teenagers will be occupying. Before doing so, he should take a picture of each room so that he can put back all objects into the correct spot. If his parents noticed a picture or lamp was moved to the other side of the room, they may become suspicious and ask questions. He must lock doors to rooms he does not want anyone in such as the parents room or the father’s office. If a teenager were to get into these rooms while unlocked, things could be moved around or stolen without the host even noticing. If the parents came home and saw a disruption in their bedroom or office, he would be punished immediately due to suspicion. The fewer the rooms that teenagers are allowed to go in to, the easier clean up will be. If there is illegal activity going on at the party such as underage drinking, the bathroom can be a common living area for party goers. There should be an excessive amount of toilet paper, paper towels, plungers, trash bags, and air fresheners in the bathrooms. With these available necessities, hopefully his guests will have chances to clean up after themselves. In order to minimize visibility to neighbors, he should drape or tape blankets and towels over the windows. This way, neighbors will not see any suspicious activity and call up his parents. . If his parents are coming home at one in the afternoon the following day, he should set three alarms in order to wake up four hours before his parents arrive. Once he does all these things, the party can begin and guests can arrive, but with caution. To lessen suspicion amongst neighbors, all guests should carpool with as many people as possible and park a block away from the house or scatter their cars throughout the neighborhood. This way, there will not be a line of cars in front of the house that is supposedly vacant. Once the guests enter the house, he should pump up the music to an appropriate level and peruse the party making sure all guests are having a great time. After each guest enters the house, he must lock the door immediately after. This way no uninvited teenagers can come in the party. Also, if a guest leaves the door open without the host knowing, the neighbors might catch a glimpse of the activity going on in the house and call the parents. Once he does this, he can enjoy himself at the party. He should monitor the rooms people are allowed in and clean up food, cups, or any trash left behind. If he does this, the cleanup will be easier the next day and trash will not accumulate under sofas or tables. He should make sure guests are all feeling well and having a good time. While doing these steps, he will also be meeting numerous friends and becoming the most popular guy in Tree Hill High School. Once the host becomes tired, he should tell all guests to leave and travel home safely. Before he falls asleep, he should call his parents to check-in, act completely normal, say he watched a movie and did some homework, and say goodnight. They will not be suspicious of their son’s activities. After he says his goodbyes, he should clean up as much as he can. The clean-up process cannot be put aside and done five minutes before the parents come home. If he misses a single alarm and does not have time to clean up, the house will not be in perfect condition and his mom and dad will know he threw a raging house party. That is why he set three alarms to ensure this does not happen. After all three alarms wake him up; he must start with loading trash bags with bottles, cans, cups, boxes, or any large trash items. Because he woke up so early, he can have enough time to take these trash bags to a public dumping site so that his parents do not wonder why there are numerous trash bags for one person. He must look outside the window and make sure his guests did not dump their trash on his front lawn. Once this is done, he should then move on to general clean-up such as mopping, sweeping, and putting back all the objects he originally took away. He must grab his camera, look at the pre-party pictures and make sure all heirlooms, pictures, and valuables are in their precise starting position. He should then unlock all the original rooms he blocked off. The host should do a scan of the house and make sure there are no holes in the walls or stains on the floors. If so, he should have enough time to figure out a solution. If there is a hole in the wall, he can cover it up with something such as a chair and then casually admit that he caused the hole at a later time in the week when playing football in the house by himself. After the clean-up is done, he should change into casual clothes, plop on the couch, pop in a movie, and pretend that he just woke up and is having a relaxing day. Once his parents came home, they will suspect no party occurred in the house and see that they have the best son in the world. As long as he follows every necessary step, he will throw the biggest, most raging house party to ever occur in his small town without his parents ever finding out.