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.

jump from the table carefully 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

turn." Nick

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

relax. It's just a game." He

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

to aim for the next nearest cup but then it jumped off to the side and

"Sorry." I

Don't rush."

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

Penny said sarcastically with a

hate her." I growled

laughed deeply on his throat.

it. It shot right into the glass. She's good at this! The men were cheering for her and she loves it.

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

game went 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

I gasped.

inside. "Yes!" I cheered.

evilly at her. It was Nick's turn again and hell yes it got inside one cup. When it was my turn to play, it was a miss. I thought it was actually starting for my luck but

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 one cup left on the table

do it."

I exhaled heavily.

go in." I said to be pingpong ball.

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

my hands away

yelled. "Oh

I wanted to snap a photo of him

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

I.

Hugged.

Nick.

I feel him whispering to my ears. His warm breath on my ear is making

recovered myself from the hug we did. I

I was just carried away." I

squealing from behind us while she 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 a

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

hottie." A man started dancing right in front of me

I said while dancing to myself.

handed me a

that I shouldn't take drinks from people who

What's your name babe?"

I said through the music.

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 his hand now holding

it, it's colored blue. And I like the color blue but I know I

"Please?" He begs.

just one." I

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

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

is this?" I asked. Feeling grossed.

babe,

cup from my hand all of a sudden.

at the man who offered me

is tequila." He

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

other

away from us with

Tracy tell you not to get drinks from the

But... I... Ugh,

the floor if Nick

fine." I

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

to vomit."