"Boyfrenemies" Vol. 2

eighteen

CRAIG'S POV

"say that again, i dare you," annie says narrowing her eyes at me.

"fuck. my. life." i repeat, loud and clear while kenny busts out laughing.

seriously how could this night get any worse? my boyfriend dumped me and now i'm having to kiss my ex-girlfriend.

i feel like some puppeteer is toying with me to somehow make this the worst day of my life.

"i don't wanna do it," i say trying to figure someway out of this. any glimmer of hope to come my way.

"jesus christ it's a game craig don't be such a pussy," cartman's nagging voice, "if you're worried we're gonna tell your boyfriend or something i said nothing leaves this house so don't worry your pretty little head."

i flinched at the word 'boyfriend', how that word used to make me feel so warm inside could now leave this cold feeling in my heart.

"it's not about that," i grit my teeth, "it's about dignity. i'm not stooping so low to kiss her."

"as IF you have any dignity don't piss me off," annie fires back from across the circle, "and fatass is right god it's just a game you're acting like we have to get married or something."

"yeah i'd kill myself if that happened," i deadpan and kenny laughs so hard he falls onto his side. he's definitely drunk as shit.

"just get on with it," wendy says smiling, "the faster you do it, the faster you get it over with."

of course she would put in her two cents that would not benefit me at all, still believe she's still pissed about that coffee delivery last year.

i close my eyes and take a deep breath.

this is just a game.

no strings connected to this, just a god awful memory that will haunt my brain until the end of time.

i open my eyes to see everyone staring at me and waiting for me to just get on with it.

"seriously fuck each and every one of you," i say and begin to crawl across the circle to annie.

she meets me halfway and we just stare at each other for what felt like centuries.

i really would rather get hit by an eighteen wheeler.

she surprisingly leans in first closing her eyes and i follow in suit.

and then, it happens.

i feel her lips for a split second and immediately pull away, "okay done."

"OH BOOOOOOOO," cartman says, "WHAT WAS THAT WEAK ASS SHIT?"

"A KISS!" i answer.

"don't act dumb craig we're supposed to be getting action," bebe says and everyone agrees.

i curse under my breath and look at annie who has the most disappointed look on her face at what just happened.

"what? you want to make out with me?" i ask confused at her expression.

"no you dumbass i want to get this over with and you're stalling making it longer than it has to be. you're always so dramatic—"

i cut her off, because i don't want to hear her yapping and kiss her the way the game intended.

i could hear cheers and wooos happening around me and it makes me want to shrivel up inside.

finally, i pull away and look at annie who is just smiling at me devilishly.