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.

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

turn." Nick

sorry in advance,

relax. It's just a game." He told me.

just a game but I don't want these tons of people to see me

but then it jumped off to

it. "Sorry." I said.

okay. Don't rush."

me cos I missed the shot, but he said it's

shot." Penny said sarcastically with a grin.

I

deeply on

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

it. We're definitely going to lose. I reached for the cup and drank 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 feel like I want to vomit it out right away. I

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

I gasped.

landed inside. "Yes!" I

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

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 one cup left on the table which means if I'll miss this shot

do it."

I exhaled heavily.

go in." I

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

I pulled my hands away as I hear Tracy

"Oh

and he was so happy we won. I wanted to snap a photo of him smiling right now. Please, someone take a photo of him

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

I.

Hugged.

Nick.

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

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

carried away." I said.

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 a bit

getting a lot more dizzy. When the DJ said jump, I jumped along with the crowd and did really

right in front of

I said while

He handed

shouldn't take drinks

What's your name

said through

Savannah. I'm Jon. You has a very beautiful name. Please take this shot cmon for me. Do it for me." He says as I feel

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

"Please?" He begs.

But just one."

grabbed the drink from his hand and took a gulp from it. "Wuhooo! That's more like it Savannah." He cheers for

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 taste of the strong alcohol. It's

this?" I asked.

babe,

of nowhere, someone from behind me grabbed the cup from my hand all of a sudden.

to find Nick staring at the man who offered me the drink. He glares at the

tequila."

know it was tequila. I just drank it cos it's color blue. Nick moved his

Nick." The other guy

from us

you not to get drinks from

I... Ugh, where's

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

I

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

vomit." I