aftermath

CHAPTER THREE - You Already Got Me Feeling Some Type of Way (PART ONE)

Almost making their way into the frat house, Delilah accidentally dropped a case of beer. Good thing they were in cans and not glass bottles. Only two were on the verge of exploding, but it still didn't take away the fact that they were still going to drink it. Or at least find a way to drink it.

"Oh shit," Delilah said, immediately gasping and picking up the case of beer. I couldn't help but laugh at her. She turned her head and looked at me with furrowed eyebrows. I knew she wasn't being serious, and she wasn't. Almost right after, she bursted out into laughter, laughing mostly with her shoulders.

She told me I could go inside, and that she didn't care if I left her out there. She was almost done picking up the cans anyway. So I went inside of the front door, music already blasting as loud as possible. Some people had already arrived, drinking beer. One guy in particular was looking at me when I walked in. Probably only because I had beer.

"Hey girl, gimme a can of that," he said, practically snatching the case out of my hands. He sat the beer on a counter and started opening it. I could tell he was already drunk.

"Ew, weirdo," I said, under my breath. That was totally an ick of mine. Girl? Gimme a can of that? I just got second hand embarrassment. Next thing I know, he slowly started turning around, another beer in his hand.

"The hell did you just say?" He said, looking at me with furrowed eyebrows. He tilted his head to the side, and I could tell he was pissed.

"Um, nothing," I say, trying not to escalate the situation even further. I looked to the side trying to avoid eye contact. I turned around and started walking back to Delilah, she still hasn't come inside yet.

Suddenly, I heard loud footsteps behind me. The guy grabbed my forearm and turned me around. His grip was so strong it left marks on my pale skin. I was horrified, and wanted to just go back to Delilah.

"Dude, let go of me!" I yelled, hoping he would let go.

"What are you doing, coming to a party dressed like a slut?" He whispered, looking me in the eyes. "That little red dress of yours sure is revealing... very revealing," he continued.

What the hell is going on? I couldn't move, think, or breathe at all.

He eyed my boobs, then my figure. I was shaking. I couldn't even look away from him.

"What the hell are you doing?" someone called out. I looked to my right, finally pulled out of whatever trance that guy had me in.

It was Lucas.

"Get your hands off of her!" he yelled, walking, almost sprinting towards us. The guy pulled his hands off of me and put his hands up, surrendering himself. But before anything else happened...

SMACK!

Delilah had run up to the guy and slapped him in the face.

"That's what you get for being a disgusting pervert. Come on Lillian, let's go," Delilah yelled. She grabbed me by the arm and led me to the nearest bathroom. Lucas tried to follow, but Delilah told him to wait a few minutes. Ally also had appeared, but missed the whole thing. While we were walking to the bathroom, I could hear Lucas explaining what happened to Ally. She gasped so loudly, I'm pretty sure everyone at that point could hear her, even with the music blasting.

Delilah led me into the bathroom, and shut and locked the door behind us. I sat on the toilet while she crouched down beside me.

"Lilli, I'm so sorry I wasn't there, it was my fault for everything-" I cut her off.

"No Delilah, it wasn't your fault. It was mine. I shouldn't have even said what I said."

"Well, if you don't mind me asking, what even happened?" she asked. I could feel tears swelling in my eyes. I knew that if I had talked about it right now, I would break down in tears. After all, I didn't want to ruin my makeup.

Delilah got the memo, and nodded her head.

"It's okay, we can talk about it later. Do you need a minute?" She asked, holding my arm.

"Uh.. yeah. I'll be out in a minute," I said, looking her in the eyes. She smiled and sat up. Delilah unlocked the bathroom door and opened it. She looked at me one last time for reassurance, and left, shutting the door behind her.

I didn't even know what to do after she left. I just sat there, thinking about what had happened just a few minutes earlier.

Knock knock.

Some time had to have passed, at least five minutes. I was so lost in my own thoughts that I didn't even hear the knock on the door.

Knock knock.

"Lillian, are you still in there?" Someone called out faintly. I could barely hear them. It almost sounded like Ally.

"Yes I am. You can come in if you want."

The door slowly started opening, I assumed they were trying not to startle me. A blonde head popped in through a small opening in the door.

"Lilli? Are you okay? Lucas told me what happened," She said, opening the door some more, putting her whole body in the doorway. I could see a figure behind her, it looked like Lucas. He looked angry, but I could tell he felt horrible after what happened.

"Yeah, I'm okay. I feel bad for even coming, I ruined this whole party and-"

"No you didn't! We can still have fun. Lucas kicked the guy out anyway. He just comes to the parties to steal beer. He's been doing it all semester," Ally explained. A huge weight was lifted off of my shoulders knowing that he got kicked out. I could finally breathe again.

"Oh my god, thank you Lucas," I say. I wanted to thank him a million times more after that. I didn't know how to repay him after he did that.

"It's no problem, Lilli. He was bound to get kicked out anyway."

I laughed, and they both walked into the bathroom. Lucas shut the door behind him. Lucas sat on the floor, while Ally sat on the edge of the bathtub.

"Are you sure everything is okay?" Lucas asked, tilting his head to the side a bit.

"Mhm, but don't worry about me right now, let's just go have some fun," I say, trying to lighten up the mood. Ally smiled and grabbed my hand.

"If something like that ever happens again, just know what's coming for the person who does something to you," Ally said, being extremely serious.

I nodded my head, and sat up, feeling a little lightheaded. Lucas smiled at me. I couldn't help but smile back. With that, we all left the bathroom, ready to have the night of our lives.