Shattered Asylum

Chapter 12

When we got inside Vinnie and Noah disappear into the crowd. I follow Grayson into the kitchen, Kristina behind me.

"What do you want to drink?" Grayson yells over the crowd. The only alcoholic beverage I had was at Layla's party and Nora made it for me. "I'll have whatever." I yell back, I have no clue what I'm doing.

"Just get two peach twisted teas." Kristina yells to Grayson. "We need to stick together, no running off. And always watch your drink and don't take anything from a stranger." She says, giving me the rundown.

Grayson comes back with two cans and a red solo cup. He gives one can to me and the other to Kristina. "How are we getting home?" I ask, if everyone's drinking, none of us will be able to drive. "I'm not drinking, these two are for you and then I'm cutting you off. No alcohol poisoning on my watch." Kristina is definitely mother hen of the group.

I nod my head in agreement, she'll know my limit better than me. I open my tea and take a sip. Hm, I thought it would burn going down but it actually tastes pretty good. "Is Ethan coming?" I ask, taking another sip. "Yes, he's coming later." Grayson says. I forgot he was still here, I'm surprised he hasn't run off with the other two.

"Let's play some beer pong." Grayson grabs my hand, leading me through the crowd. I look back every few seconds to make sure Kristina is still following us. We get to the table outside, it looks like a group just got done playing.

"Sup, Grayson. I didn't think you were gonna show." A red headed guy said. He looks at me with a smirk. "And who is this hot chick? You really know how to pick them, don't you, Gray." Chick? Has he ever talked to a girl before?

"Fuck off Will, Are we going to play some pong or what." He asks annoyed. Will puts his hands up in surrender before filling the cups with a clear liquid. I didn't think we were going to play with water.

"How do we play?" I ask anyone who's listening. "You try to get this ball in one of those cups, the opposing player has to drink the beverage inside and you win once all the cups are gone." Kristina says before giving me a white ping pong ball.

Easy enough.

I throw the ball at a cup and make it in. "Hell yes!" I say, jumping up and down in excitement. I hear Grayson chuckle next to me. He throws his ball and makes it in another cup. We are so going to win.

Will and the other guy give us our balls back. I look at Grayson confused. "Isn't it their turn?" "No, since we both made it in a cup we get the ball back." He said while throwing his ball into another cup.

I look at which cup I want to throw at. Once I pick one I close one eye, aiming. I throw it and the ball bounces off the side of the cup onto the ground. "Dang it!" I groan.

The game went back and forth, Grayson has been drinking all the cups, not letting me drink one. It's just water so I don't know why he smacks my hand away every time I reach for one.

When Will's partner makes it in a cup, I hurry and grab it before Grayson can stop me and chug it down. I soon realize it is not water as the liquid burns my throat and chest. I start coughing, making a sour face. "That is not water!" I yell, trying not to gag at the taste. I hear a few chuckles around the table. "It's vodka babe." Will says, smirking at me.

"Oh hey, Ethan's here. Stay with Grayson while I go find him." Kristina says, pointing her finger at me. "Aye, aye captain!" I say while saluting. She chuckles at me, playfully rolling her eyes before disappearing into the crowd. 

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We only had one more cup before winning. I shoot and miss again. I've realized I am very competitive, or maybe it's just because I'm starting to feel the alcohol. You can tell Grayson has played this game a lot, he's only missed a handful of times.