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.

lets the pingpong ball jump from the table carefully slow and it landed right inside the first cup. I squealed happily,

Nick

sorry in

just a game."

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

for the next nearest cup but then it jumped off to the side and landed out of

it. "Sorry." I

okay. Don't rush." Nick

shot, but he said it's okay.

sarcastically with

her." I

laughed deeply on his

into the glass. She's good at this! The men were cheering for her and she loves it. Nick grabs the cup and

the burning sensation on my throat was killing me. When I finished it, I feel like I want to vomit it out right away.

on again and Penny missed a shot, Nick shot the ping pong balls to their cup and I think I was the only one on this table that didn't know how to play it. When 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

I gasped.

inside. "Yes!"

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

the one to take the

can do it." Nick

I exhaled heavily.

go in." I said to be pingpong

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

away as

"Oh my

so happy we won. I wanted to snap a photo of him smiling right now.

the excitement overflowing in me and being carried away by the momentum that is

I.

Hugged.

Nick.

my ears. His warm breath

myself away I recovered myself from

carried

runs towards me. She hugs me tightly and I still couldn't believe 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

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 look around and noticed that Tracy wasn't here anymore but I'm still dancing

front of me who popped out

I said while dancing

drink." He handed me

take drinks from people who I

What's your name babe?"

said through the

name. Please take this shot cmon for me. Do it for me."

dancing and stared at it, it's colored blue. And I like the

"Please?" He begs.

one." I gave in.

That's more like it Savannah."

It's blazing fire as it runs down on my throat. The cup was now half empty. I was

I

C'mon babe, finish

me grabbed the cup from my hand all of a sudden. "Hey!

Nick staring at the man who offered me the drink. He glares at the cup and stared at me.

is tequila." He

didn't 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

The other guy

from us with the

tell you not to get drinks from the men around

I... Ugh, where's

but I almost fell on the floor if Nick didn't

fine." I

take a clearer view of what was ahead of me, I can't cos everything around me is blurry. It's so blurry and the loud music was even making me feel a little more nauseated. I feel my feet was walking lightly while Nick was helping me. My stomach is churning. I feel

to vomit."