Blood Money (1) | The Inheritance Games

XIII. illicit affairs

"And you wanna scream: don't call me "kid" don't call me "baby". Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me. You showed me colors you know I can't see with anyone else

I'm woken up the following morning by a somehow perfect trumpet being played, echoing through a megaphone outside our cabin. 

Maja groans and halls the door open just in time for us to hear the announcement.

"Good morning Heights Country Day. It is Mr Jenkins. Breakfast will begin at 7am sharp. At 8am we will all escort Spencer Hawthorne to the tracks where she'll meet the other 6 opponents from the other schools we're up against. You're all permitted to watch and support our girl." 

I cringe at the name drop and muffle my face with my own pillow.

"You are our first to compete Spencer. Let's start this thing with a win." He says enthusiastically.

"In other news, if someone has lost a pale pink prada purse please report to the office to collect it. That's all see you all soon." He says cheerfully.

The door closes again and the sound of it alone echoes around my brain in a painful banging sound.

"Hungover?" Avery asks, switching the light on. I let out a yelp and clutch my head. "An entire bottle of vodka does that to a girl." Thea scolds. I send her the finger and push myself to a sitting position.

I get to my feet and cry out in pain at the crippling jolt of excruciation starting in my asshole. That son of a fuck has ripped my ass.

"Shit Spencer. You need a tampon." Avery grimaces sympathetically staring at my red sheets. No that's not my period that's my anal lining ripped because of the dick shoved in it when I was blackout drunk.

"I'll take a pad." I groan, clutching onto my stomach and holding onto the bed frame to stay standing.

I limp all the way to my bathroom.

"Hey Hawthorne. Do correct me if I'm wrong but aren't you supposed to get your period at the front?" Kassidy taunts, gesturing to the blood on my pajama shorts at the back but not front.

"Fuck off." I groan as I clutch everything around me to support me on my difficult journey to the bathroom.

"No seriously, I don't think that's your period." She says with a less teasing tone now.

"Fucking hell, kill me." I growl, struggling to put weight on my legs.

"Spencer?" Avery speaks up with worry.

"My fucking asshole!" I squeal in pain. 

"Your... asshole?" Thea hesitates. "Yes my asshole." I whine. "You hurt it?" Maja raises a brow and smirks. "I didn't fucking hurt it." I whimper, my eyes squeezing shut.

"Who hurt your ass?" Thea laughs. "My boyfriend." I growl.

This makes everyone stop getting dressed. "You did anal?" Kassidy gapes at me. "Your boyfriend's on this trip?" Avery asks. "It's your asshole thats bleeding?" Amelia says with shock.

"Yes. Yes. Yes." I hum in pain.

"When'd you manage to do that?" Avery laughs gently.

"Last night. 11pm." I answer truthfully. "Spencer.. last night you were drunk out your mind." Maja interjects slowly. "Yeah that's how he convinced me to." I laugh.

"Anyone could tell you were blackout drunk last night. Surely he realized?" Thea says angrily, as if it's me that did it.

"I told him. He asked me to meet him out by the lake and when I got there I apologised cause I was drunk and it meant we couldn't hookup. But it's okay cause he said he didn't mind." I shrug uncaring as I push back up to my feet and continue my painful journey to the bathroom.