Our Messed Up Lives

10 Party Time

When we arrived at the party, cars were lined on either side of the street. Beer bottles littered the ground. I smiled knowing this was going to be fun.

I helped Em out of the car, I told her straight up, "No beer, and that's final."

She said, "Okay." And we walked inside holding hands.

All the girls stared at her and me as we made our way inside. Jealous glares were given to Emery. I smiled, and thought be jealous because she's mine and will always be mine.

"Em," I started. "Wait here and eat something. I have to use the restroom."

I did as I said, and I grabbed a beer on the way back. When I returned to the spot with all the food, she was no where to be seen.

Already getting a little fuzzy from all the smoke, I shrugged and thought maybe she's dancing. My self conscious mind scared because I couldn't find her, but my diluted mind was okay with it.

I danced around, nothing to sketchy since I was with Em. I still couldn't find her. I asked Dawson if he had seen her. He said he hadn't but he'd look for her. I said, "Same. Meet me here in 10 if you find her. I'll do the same."

About 8 minutes passed when I got a call from Dawson. He sounded pissed off on the phone. "Come up stairs now."

I ran up the elegant stairway as fast as I could, to find the first bedroom door open with a guy I couldn't recognize beaten on the floor outside of the room.

I walked in, to see Em with sheets wrapped around her crying and Dawson patting her on the back saying, "He's coming."

I put two and two together and I was beyond pissed. I ran over to Em, and scooped her in my arms. She cried into my shoulder and I rubbed her back and whispered. "It's okay baby, I'm here. He's not going to hurt you again."

"He-he raped me." She said in a faint voice. "Spiked my drink I didn't know what was coming, why'd you leave me, why didn't you look for me?"

I felt guilty because I really hadn't.

"I was screaming your name up here, hoping you would here me and come to my rescue. But he just hit me, and told me to shut up or he'd kill me. So I stopped." Now she was really bawling.

"Im sorry. I fucked up. This is all my fault. I'm taking you home."

I went out the back stair well with her wrapped in the sheet still in my arms. No one saw us leave except Dawson, and he beat the living shit out of that guy when he woke up.

I just wanted tonight to end. I wanted to end.