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.

right inside the first cup. I squealed happily, Penny gets

turn." Nick

say I'm sorry in advance, okay." I said.

a game." He

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

cup but then it jumped off to the side and

it. "Sorry." I

okay. Don't rush." Nick says.

but he said it's okay. It's okay?

shot." Penny said sarcastically with a grin.

her." I growled

deeply on

aimed it. It shot right into the glass. She's good at this! The men were cheering for her and she loves it. Nick grabs the cup and drank it all up. It was finally Troy's turn, he aims for the nearest cup just like what Nick did and

it all up but I almost spilled half of it cos the burning sensation on my throat was killing me. When I finished it, I

know how to play it. When it was my turn I feel like the pressure was on me because I suck

I gasped.

inside. "Yes!" I cheered.

least 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,

I had to be the one to

it." Nick

I exhaled heavily.

in." I said to be pingpong

left my hand. The crowd starting

won!!" I pulled my hands away as I hear Tracy

"Oh my

him smiling right now. Please, someone take a photo of him while he's still smiling. "We won

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

I.

Hugged.

Nick.

my ears. His warm breath on my ear is making my hormones

pulled myself away I recovered myself from the hug we did. I initiated the

I was just carried away."

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 a bit

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 on my own and I'm not worried that I was alone.

dancing right in front of me

I said while dancing

drink." He handed me a drink.

remembering that I shouldn't take drinks from

your name babe?"

I said through

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

it, it's colored blue. And I like the

"Please?" He begs.

But just one."

That's more like

drink was much stronger than the ones I had a while ago at 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 good. I could feel the strong after

this?" I asked.

babe,

cup from my hand all of a sudden.

looked around to find Nick staring at the man who offered me the drink. He glares at the cup and stared at me.

is tequila." He

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

Nick." The other

the man walk away from us with

Tracy tell you not to get drinks from the

did. But... I... Ugh, where's

I almost fell on the

I lied.

everything around me is blurry. It's so blurry and the loud music was even making me

to vomit." I said.