Fruit Juice

Chapter 3 - An Uninvited Guest

I opened my eyes in the near-blinding light. It was hard to see at first, as my vision wasn't quite focused. But whatever I was lying on was hard. And my torso was propped up against a wall... Had I been sleeping on the ground?

I then realized I was leaning against the bathroom... the women's bathroom?! I shot up, brushed off my pants, and staggered away from the door. I tried to remember what had happened, but it was all foggy.

Mac was sitting boredly at the table, alone, his sister and her friend gone somewhere, and Lavinnia was fixing her makeup, which was in streaks down her face. What had happened? I walked over to Mac, staggering a bit. It seemed I was still a bit groggy.

"Mac?" I asked, "What happened? Why was I passed out next to the bathroom door?" Mac looked at me like he was about to laugh.

"Why don't you ask the two people hiding in the bathroom?" He responded. I was very confused.

"The two people... what? Just explain to me what happened."

"Like I said, just knock on that door." He pointed to the bathroom I woke up against.

"But wh-...", I paused. "Wait. Is this just an elaborate scheme to get me to walk into the women's bathroom?!"

"No, I literally only told you to knock."

"There's such things as stalls inside bathrooms."

"Oh right. Yeah you have to go in."

"I refuse. Why don't you go in there yourself?"

"Well, its not my fault they're hiding there! Plus, that would go against my manliness."

"I-I have manliness too! Besides, it's not my fault either!¨

"Oh really?"

"I... I think? Wait which statement were you questioning..?"

Mac sighed, "Look, stop being a baby and just go in there."

"That doesn't answer my question... But why me? Why not... Lavinnia?" I gestured over to Lavinnia, who was still fixing her makeup. She looked over.

"No." she stated, obviously still upset her makeup was ruined, and went back to her grooming.

"Well, that settles it." Mac said, crossing his arms with a confident grin "You're going in."

"But why does anyone have to in the first place?!"

Mac leaned over and stared seriously into my eyes. "If you refuse to go in there, Ku-ku, so help me, I will assemble the Apple Army and burn your kingdom to the ground, along with you, and dance on your ashes. Now be a good boy, and get the hell in there."

I sighed, defeated, and turned around to face the bathroom door. Why was this necessary?

"Can you at least tell me what to expect in there?!"

"Like what, pervert?", Mac snickered.

"What the... what do you mean by that?!"

"Nothing", Mac said, obviously enjoying himself, "just get in there."

Was my pain really so enjoyable? I slowly reached out and turned the handle to the bathroom, slowly pushing it open.

Inside, it was basically a normal bathroom, with stalls and sinks, except the walls were painted pink, which I had heard Lavinnia complaining about. 'It would look so much better if it was a light, purple-blue color.'

I heard a slight gasp in one of the stalls when I opened the door, along with a 'Shhh' which didn't really help. I still had no idea what was going on.