arty. A party that he was keeping because our parents were currently on a date and were not due to return until the next day. Weird, I know but I didn’t question

r hands pushing balls into the holes in the corner of the table they were playing on.

” a voice asks

unexpected and new. I mean I expected to see a bunch of people sitting in a circle playing spin the bottle o

ked a strand of hair behind her ear and stood in front of me. Her dark eyes watch my every move keenly and I shamelessly return the gesture.

few minutes and said. “It’s the game those

fun,” I said glanci

y and something else that I had never smelled before. I bought it to my lips and drank it all in one big gulp. I pause tasting the horrible after taste of the drink, it wasn’

ay you lived aga

ouse, why,” I re

e my new best friend,

her eyes and s

bout earlier,” she said suddenly

hinks it’s fun,”

I was being pulled to the side of the table. Willa immediately started introducing me to the g

removed it. He positioned a white ball in front of the bundle. I watched his form, how he hold the stick, in particular. I could be very attentive

nervous was an under statement beca

observed the table. A thin sheet of sweat coated my back and my stomach churned. The stick slip between my middle and pointing fingers and hit the ball rather forcefully. The ball rolled i

I had a huge grin on my face. And I didn’t even know how to play the game prope

d formed around the pool table. Silence consumed the atmosphere and the mus

I glance in that direction and saw a guy dressed in baggy jeans, printed shirt,

a sharp face. He was dressed in a black t-shirt, ripped jeans and sneakers. He hel

ly in front of me. I rose to my full height. We were ju

e intimidating. Kid, ouch he just wounded my confidence, not. This guy looke

the fact that we looked the same age but

said pushing Ethan away from me

or you,” he said chuckling sinisterly “you ca

it started it ended. The world was moving again. I thought it was a flashback or s

use without her permission and get you grounded and you won’t get to go to basketball practice,” Willa said loudly, smirking at the end. She was

ch better comeback but tha

o me like that and get out of my face,” Ethan boomed. The crowd standing a

up from her and walked around her

k, Scarface,” he said rais

y chest causing my hoodie to stick uncomfortably to me. I breathe deeply and smell

to him and whisper, “wron

fully ramming his shoulder

ile appeared

he hallways that was empty before was now packed with drunk people

s begin to flow down my cheeks. If my dad was here he would tell me how to fix this, how to not handle these situations, how

burning. I glance down and couldn’t see a thing

paper cut in the dark but looked like I was in a fi

erry and something, my mother would kill me and she would be worried too. I

since I was sleepy but I was so tired. The cool wate

again and then dar

warm hands on my shoulde