Finding Rosie.

Chapter 7

"Dare" I said and looked him in the eye prepared for the worst.

"I'm just going to ask you to kiss me" he smiled sensing my tension. "Or drink our very special concoction"

"Oh"

"Choose wisely though. Both would make you drunk."

I smiled and nodded my head. Of course I should kiss him right? I don't know him that much. But kissing him won't be the worst thing that could happen. But I couldn't. I couldn't bring myself to.

"I'll just drink the concoction" I said. Then I saw his eyes lower.

"Ouch!" A girl said and held her chest.

"Oooh" the guy beside Luke gave him a pat on the back. "There's a first time for everything".

I knew then that I might be making a big mistake. Luke rose his head up and smiled widely. He asked for the concoction and gave it to me. The cup was really large and the mix took the whole cup. It didn't smell good.

As I brought it to my lips. He said "In one gulp"

I widened my eyes in shock and looked at the drink once again and then I looked at him. He was smiling more now. Like an imp.

"She's Soo fucked" I heard someone say.

I closed my eyes and envisioned candy. My subconscious laughed at my stupidity.

I took the plunge and drank without stopping. It was horrible. When I tried to stop halfway, Luke held the cup and the drink kept spilling by the sides of my mouth. Everyone was counting. Counting the seconds to my fall, my death, my worst nightmare.

When I finished the whole mix, Luke gave me a pat on my back and they went on with the game.

Soon later, there were horny, drunk and tired people everywhere. I was still waiting for the drink to kick in but I felt fine. Maybe I can hold my liquor after all.

Luke stood up and I followed suit. That's when I felt it. It hit me really hard and I slumped back to the floor in a rather ungraceful way. My head hurt and my brain was discombobulated.

I heard laughter, but I wasn't sure. I couldn't even feel my face anyway.

"Ooh God" I slurred.

Luke picked me up in his arms and couldn't handle his amusement. I felt ashamed but I couldn't do anything about it. I couldn't talk, I couldn't think and my eyes were giving up on me.

He took me outside to the side of the house and laid me on the grass, my back to the wall. I moaned in pain. A pain I couldn't handle. Like a kick to my gut.

"I'll get you some water" He said and went back in the house. He came back later with three bottles.

"Now your going to gulp these down" he handed a bottle to me.

"Nooo.. No gulping... Any...moree......" I shook my head and pushed his hand away.

He laughed. "I hate to say this, but you might have fucked up back there"

I know right?. "Ah nnnor righer?" Oh God.

He inched closer. "What did you say? I didn't quite get that."

I sighed and turned away from him. My gut was twirling. Like a volcano waiting to erupt.

I want to puke "Ahm wannto puk".

" What?" He came closer again. I gestured to my tummy and then to my mouth with a painful expression.

"Oh puke, you want to throw up" he said. Yeah yeah, what I just said a minute ago. Did he not hear me?

I moved towards the bushes and I let myself go. Luke held my hair and gave me a comforting pat on the back.

"There there, This must be your first time" He chuckled  "You just had to choose the worst one didn't you?"

Way to make me feel even more remorseful. I held my stomach and cried as I threw up. Please God let this end quickly.

When I was done I sat down again and began reflect on my life. Luke handed me the bottle of water from before and I took it.

"I'm never drinking again" I said after I could feel my face again.

"Don't say that. It wasn't Soo bad" he was still grinning.

"Guess I can't make up for what I did earlier"

"The kiss?" He asked and I nodded not meeting his eyes.

"Its okay. I'm glad you regret it."

"Your glad?"

"Yeah. You chose this for yourself but I don't entirely blame you"

"Thank you"

"For what?"

"You know. Not being angry and then stop talking to me"

"Seriously?. There are better things to be angry at than that. And besides, us kissing wasn't meant to happen like that. I sort of felt like you weren't going to kiss me so I wasn't in the least surprised when you said no"

"Oh" I was feeling foolish now at how cool he was. My stomach rumbled and made a very loud sound.

He looked at me and laughed.

"Let's get chicken. Treats on me" the name  chicken alone made my tummy rumble even louder.

This night didn't entirely go as bad as I pictured.