Love Aint Always Pretty

Jīngyì (驚異)

Translation: wonderstruck

Origin: Chinese (Tradition)

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I scowl in frustration.

I lost the Rock Paper Scissors game. Now they have to go first. Damn it.

"If I can't shoot it right, don't kill me." I said under my breath.

"If I get too drunk, don't let me in your room again." He said.

I chuckled softly and he gazed at me over his shoulder. "What's inside these cups anyways?"

"Gin and tonic."

Whoa wait. We're actually having a conversation right now. We were actually talking so gently and no voices yelling or any other stuff. Wow.

"Will they get me drunk?" I asked.

"If you're a first timer then yes."

I gulped.

"I'm glad you came tonight though." He said out of the blue but he didn't look at me when he said it.

I pulled my head up to him right after he told me those words. I wanted to ask him why he said that. I wanted to ask him why he wants me to be here tonight. I wanted to thank him and hug him for getting back my coin from Baxter in a brutal way. But I just smiled at myself.

"Let's start!" The announcer said.

Oh god.

I feel my heart pounding very hard and my hands getting even colder right when he said that we were about to start. I just wish I won't get totally wasted and won't get totally freaky. I've never been drunk.

"You wanna go first or not?" Nick asked while he handed me the pingpong ball.

"You go first." I said.

"We haven't had our dare just yet." Penny said out of the blue.

"Oh right. Here, pick from this magic fishbowl." The announcer handed it to Penny while she fished her hand into the sheets of folded papers inside.

God I just wish it won't be dreadful.

Penny starts opening the small piece of paper and she smiles right away when she read it. Finally she showed it to everyone, "Losers will run around the frat house entirely naked."

The entire crowd started howling and cheering after they heard it. I looked over Tracy and she quickly looked scared for me and most especially for Nick. I was shocked. I know Nick was surprised about it too. I can't run around this place naked. I have my goddamn dignity with me.

I can't lose.

I can't lose.

"What have I gotten myself into?" I muffled softly.

"This is exciting." Penny smiles.

Nick groans softly.

"Let the game begin." The announcer said while grinning at me. I think he knows I'm most definitely to lose.

Troy was the first one to throw across our cups and it was a miss! I jumped. Penny stared at him angrily and he quickly said he was sorry about it.

"Go Nick." I cheered for him.

slow and it landed right inside the first cup. I squealed happily, Penny gets to drink it since she was the one who didn't play a while ago.

Nick says.

say I'm sorry in

just a game."

this is just a game but I don't want these tons of people to see me naked." I said as I

cup but then it jumped

it. "Sorry."

rush." Nick says.

me cos I missed the shot, but he said it's okay. It's okay? What's wrong with you

Penny said sarcastically

hate her." I growled whisperingly.

laughed deeply on his

good at this! The men were cheering for her and she loves it. Nick grabs the cup

sensation on my throat was killing me. When I finished it, I feel like I want to vomit

it was my turn I feel like the pressure was on me because I suck and I'm sure if we'll lose, Nick will kill me, but not literally maybe. I take a grip on the ball and

I gasped.

landed inside. "Yes!"

they're a bit supportive and Tracy was screaming with me. Penny had to drink it and I was just smiling evilly at her. It was Nick's turn again and hell yes it got inside one cup. When it was my turn to play,

had five cups already and I feel my world was starting to spin. I think Penny was starting to get tipsy too. She's been starting to set nosy. We were going to win if only Nick had to play but sadly I had to be the one to take the last shot. Each sides only had

can do it."

I exhaled heavily.

in." I said to be pingpong

the table and covered my eyes right away when it left my hand. The crowd starting yelling but I didn't want to look at it.

hands away as I hear Tracy screaming.

"Oh my

to snap a photo of him smiling right now. Please, someone take a photo of him while he's still

away by the momentum that is happening, I surprisingly hugged him. I

I.

Hugged.

Nick.

great." I feel him whispering to my ears. His warm breath

myself away I recovered myself from the

I was just carried away." I

I really placed the ball inside the cup. I started jumping with Tracy and I see a sight of relief in Nick's face. Oh my god I can't believe I did it. We won! As I kept on jumping, I feel

so carefree and careless. I was sweating but I was still dancing while I was getting a lot more dizzy. When the DJ said jump, I jumped along with the crowd and did really cared about how I was dancing or who I was dancing on to. I

started dancing right in front of me who popped out of nowhere.

I said while dancing

handed me a drink.

take drinks from people who I don't

your name babe?"

said through the music.

take this shot cmon for me. Do it for me." He says as I feel his hand now holding onto my waist.

And I like the color blue but I know I shouldn't drink it.

"Please?" He begs.

just one."

took a gulp from it. "Wuhooo! That's more like it Savannah." He

beer pong. It's blazing fire as it runs down on my throat. The cup was now half empty. I was about to puke cos it didn't taste that

this?" I asked. Feeling grossed.

C'mon babe,

behind me grabbed the cup from my hand all of a sudden. "Hey! That's mine." I

the man who offered me the

is tequila."

know it was tequila. I just drank it cos it's color blue. Nick moved his head to that man who offered me the drink. "Get this drink and

other guy said.

the man walk away from us with the cup

tell you not to get drinks from the

I... Ugh, where's

away from him but I almost fell on the floor if Nick didn't catch me. "You're too drunk. You

fine." I lied.

can't cos everything around me is blurry. It's so blurry and the loud music

vomit." I said.