The Reputation Trap

1.6

Ramona's POV

Ross and I quickly ran inside and walked through the big crowd. We saw Riker and some other guy hitting each other.

"RIKER!!" I screamed. They just kept on hitting each other. Ross went over to them and pulled Riker off. 2 other guys pulled the other guy off.

"They're both drunk." I mumbled. I turned around and went into the kitchen. I was extremely thirsty so I grabbed some punch. I drank it and suddenly felt very dizzy. My vision went a bit fuzzy. Oh no. The punch was spiked.

I suddenly leaned against the counters. I blinked hard and still saw everything blurry.

"Ramona! There you are!" Ross said, walking over to me. "The fight ended and Riker's in the backyard".

I put up a thumbs up, right in front of his face. Ross shook his head.

"Ramona. You're drunk." He said. I scoffed.

"No I am not, Shor!" I spat. Ross checked the time on his phone.

"It's 1:26 AM. You should go home." Ross said. Well, the party did start at 11:50. I don't know why.

"Why! I don't wanna!" I whined. Ross rolled his eyes.

"You're going home, even if you don't fucking want to!" He spat. I smiled like an idiot.

"Yay." I said. Ross took my hand and we headed outside.

"I walked over here so where's your car?" Ross asked. I looked around and pointed to a silver car on the other side of the street.

"Give me your keys." He demanded. I looked in my purse and gave him my keys. We took my hand and we went to my car. We got inside and I was sitting in the passenger seat.

"Why can't I drive?" I whined. Ross rolled his eyes.

"Cuz you can't be fucking drunk and drive!" He yelled. I giggled.

"Ooh. Scary!" I said, giggling. Ross ignored me and turned on the car. Next thing I know, we're at Ross' house. He got out of the car and opened my door. I got out and lost my balance a bit.

"Woah!" He said, chuckling, catching me. Ross sighed. He picked me up and put me around his arms. So he was giving a piggyback ride.

He walked inside and went upstairs. My eyes started to get really heavy.

"Rossy?" I mumbled.

"Uh huh?" He said.

"I'm sleepy..." I said, closing my eyes. He chuckled.

"I know." He replied. He walked into his room and placed me on his bed. I grab the blanket and wrap my self in it. I lay my head on the pillow and cuddled. Ross sat on the bed.

"Go to sleep." He whispered. I nodded and closed my eyes.

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Next Morning

I wake up and sit right up. I was in Ross' bed. I barely remember what happened yesterday. Suddenly, I felt something rise up my throat. I cover my mouth and run out of his room and run into a bathroom. I went straight to the toilet and started throwing up. Then, I felt someone pull back my hair. When I was done, I wiped my mouth with toilet paper and look up. Ross was there. I let out a sigh.

"Ross. I'm so sorry you had to see that." I said, my voice cracking a bit. Ross picked me up and went into his room. He sat down and let me sit on his lap.

"I think I know exactly what happened. I got drunk." I said. Ross nodded. I felt so ashamed.

"I drank the punch! I didn't know it was fucking spiked!" I yelled. Ross' eyes widen.

"Woah. First of all, you never swear." He said. My eyes widen. Oh no. What happened to me? Ross put his hand on my hand.

"It's alright. Sometimes we swear when we're mad or upset." He said. I nodded.

"And second, it's not your fault. The guys who decided to drug the punch, well that's their fault. They just want to drug girls so they can get in their pants." Ross said. My eyes get real wide. Ross nodded.

"Yeah I know. But don't worry, Ramona. It's not your fault." He said. I nodded and chuckled.

"It's just not like me to get drunk, y'know?" I said. He nodded. I lay my head on his shoulder.

"Thank you, Ross." I whispered.

"It's my pleasure." He said, in a British accent. I giggled a bit in his neck.

"Wait. Where's the others?" I asked.

"Rocky and Riker both got drunk and stayed at the party. Ryland slept over at a friends house, Rydel slept over at one of her friends house, and my parents went on a little road trip." Ross said. I nodded.

"I really need to change. I really do not want to be stuck in a little, black dress all day." I said. Ross chuckled and let me get off his lap.

"I'll be back..." I said. I went over to my house and changed. I put on a black tank top and low waisted tight jeans. I let my hair be the way it was and I fixed my makeup. I put on my high heel sneakers with the wedges and went over to the Lynches.

We were watching TV in the living room and Ross had his hand connected with my hand. Ross is basically my guy best friend.

"Ross." A voice said. We both turned around and saw Rocky and Riker. I took my hand off of Ross' and turned back to look at the TV screen. Riker went over to me.

"Hi, Ramona! Did you enjoy the party yesterday?" He said. I shook my head and glared at him. Riker looked shocked.

"Ramona. Is there something wrong?" He asked. I nodded.

"You got drunk, Riker! In front of me! You got into a fight with some other guy! I HATE it when my boyfriend goes off and gets drunk! I now don't trust you and now I'm officially terrified of you!" I yelled.

"Ramona, please let me explain-" I cut him off by getting up and walking towards the door. I open it and get out of the house. I went into my house and then the bathroom. I need my razor.

Ross' POV

I watched as Ramona stormed out of the house. Riker yells in frustration and grips on his hair. He opened the door and before he walked out to get her, I said, "Riker! Let her go! The girl needs time to think!". Riker nodded and sat down on the couch.

"She's scared of me now. Scared." He said. I sat down next to him.

"She probably didn't mean that-"

"Yes she did! I saw the fear in her eyes!" He spat, cutting me off.

"Do you want me to go talk to her?" I asked. Riker hesitated.

"If you can." He mumbled. I got up and walked over to her house. The door was unlocked so I walked straight inside. I walk upstairs and hear someone smash some things.

Ooooooh what's gonna happen? 😖

-stephanie