The Wanderers

Untitled Part 8

The fraternity house was jam packed. "Low-key, huh?" I said, eyeing Tristan.

"For this bunch, yes," he said with a wicked grin. I rolled my eyes and followed him through the crowd. He offered me a beer, but I declined. "Oh c'mon, one drink isn't gonna hurt." I took it so he would leave me alone. I had a feeling I might regret this then reminded myself, at the moment, it was better than sleeping on the floor in the hall.

Tristan floated around the room introducing me to all different people. All the girls he introduced me to seemed to only be polite to appease Tristan. I had to laugh at their eagerness to do whatever he asked. I also met a few of his brothers. Some of them were just like him and others were pretty laid back. One of the nicer ones asked me to play flip cup. I figured, why not?

After I beat all the guys none of them wanted to play anymore. They were too embarrassed to be beaten by a girl. One of the guys suggested we move on to beer pong, convinced I couldn't beat them at that as well. Boy, were they in for a surprise. I have two older brothers and one of them likes to party. Not to mention all the parties Kyle and Kevin always had after they won a game. I spent many nights playing these games. I always had the better advantage considering I normally wasn't the one drinking.

After I won the first two games, they decided to play teams. I was surprisingly having a good time considering my earlier mood. And to my amazement, Tristan wasn't glued to my side. After he introduced me to his friends he wandered off for a while, but then made his way back. He didn't stick around long, though, he was constantly walking around socializing and that was okay by me.

I sunk my next shot and the opposing team insisted I was cheating. My teammate called them out on being sore losers and they stomped off, further proving his point. "Good job Ella," my teammate, Chuck, said giving me a high five. "So is there anything you're not good at?"

"No," I winked, elbowing him playfully.

He chuckled. "Well it was a pleasure being your teammate, but I think next time we should play for money."

"Deal," I smiled. He patted me on the back and took off to mingle.

"Ella!" I followed the sound of my name and glanced over my shoulder to see Cadence waving at me.

I walked over to greet her. "Hi Cadence, how are you?"

"Good. Are you here with Josie?" she asked, looking around.

"No. Actually, I came here with Tristan," I said almost shamefully.

She looked at me funny. I could tell she wanted to say something but decided to be polite. "Oh, well, that's nice." There was a slight pause, but she bounced back quickly. "So have you made a decision yet?"

"I'm sorry?" I asked, not sure what she was talking about.

"To join us," she said. "We really would love to have you and Josie be a part of our sorority. If you'd like I could take you to the house sometime, show you around, and introduce you to the rest of the girls."