Fearless Freshman

Three

After I knock the ball off the edge of their side of the table, and score, I whip around. Sure enough, there he stands. Taller than he seemed earlier.

"Luke, you made it back!" Beatrice exclaims, but he is staring at me.

Fuck! Play it cool Anna.

"Hey stranger," I say, wanting to add a wink, but decide against it considering we're roommates.

"You've met already?" Kyle asks.

I face Kyle, who is now standing next to Beatrice and say: "Not officially, we had a little run in earlier, though."

Luke smirks.

"I'm Lukas, but you can just call me Luke if you want."

"Anna," I say, offering him my hand, which his swallows. I can feel the others' eyes on us and my ears get hot. I am suddenly so thankful for my dark complexion. Being a mutt can have its perks.

We share a smile, I'm in a trance. It is broken by Cassie saying: "now that everyone's here let's get this party started."

The sun had just set once the guys get a cooler full of drink on the roof. Beatrice has  rearranged the some so that there is a space just big enough to spread out a large rug. She plugs her phone into the giant speaker that I somehow missed before, and starts blaring music.

"Alright, we arent doing anything until everyone has taken at least two shots!" Beatrice exclaims, pouring each of us a shot in little plastic cups.

Bottoms up! This is the first bit of alcohol I've had without my parents consent. I shoot the vodka to the back of my throat and swallow in one big gulp, slamming it down for another. Let me tell you, it isn't as easy as it sounds, it burns. I feel as if I just chugged acetone.

A few shots later, I've really loosened up, I can actually look at Lukas without feeling nervous.

"Truth or Dare, everyone! Truth or Dare!" Cassie squeals in excitement.

Beatrice and I groan.

"Come on party poopers, we have less than a week until classes start, and we have to get to know each other better before then!"

"Let's do it!" Lukas says, and I squirm a little.

Kyle and Cassie snag the two individual chairs which leaves Beatrice, Lukas and me in the stiff futon. We form the closest thing to a circle we can and Cassie says: "me first!" I think she is a little tipsy.

"Kyle, truth or dare?"

"Truth." He grins.

"Have you ever been stoned?"

"Once." He cocks his head to the side. "Anna," he looks at me and my spine shivers.  "Where is the weirdest place you've hooked up?"

Wow this is more diverse than I thought a scholars Suite would be, but I guess if you get the grades what else really matters?

"I- uh, I'm a virgin," I answer.
Everyone falls silent.

"Not for long!" Beatrice giggles. "Let's dance!"

Beatrice cranks up the music and stands up and starts swaying her hips to the beat. I bite my lip, it's now or never, and join her. Dropping low to the beat and laughing and dancing to the beat. Everyone quickly joins in, probably to drink to realize how unethical this is.

SHOTS comes and we all yell at the top our lungs. I can feel someone behind me but my eyes are shut. I'm swinging my hair wildly and for once actually letting loose. A pair of hands rest gently on my hips,  and it takes everything in me to continue dancing. I drop low, grinding my ass against the person behind me. I open my eyes and Cassie and Beatrice are grinding against Kyle, which means Lukas is all mine. I reach behind me and grab a hold of his legs, dropping increasingly slow, and slowly grinding against him, bouncing my ass a little just to tease him. Just as I'm about to make a move, Beatrice joins and grinds against me, forming a mini grind train. I'm losing my breath and I go to grab a water, and I see Cassie is setting up the ping pong table for some Beer Pong.

After the others realize the part has shifted we transition into a game of beer pong, guys vs girls. How was partying never so fun back in High School?