Keep Me Running

Keep Me Running: taking a trip (chapter 3)

"ahh nicole no, you better give me that" i said clumsily reaching for the cup in her hands. "I am sooo good, I aint drunk" she said pulling back splashing some of the content on some people behind her.

"ohh my gosh ohh no" I said reaching for the cup again. Stupid giggles erupted from my mouth as the guy it landed on turned around scowling hard at us. I could feel the effects of the cocktail Marley made for me in the kitchen earlier taking over now and everything was starting to feel bubbly. "Where’s Zach ?" i said grabbing her wrist and pulling her along with me through the crowd. "let’s find Zach, Zach will know what to do, yup cause you're drunk" i laughed again.

"Ooh shit this is my tuuuuune" Nicole pulled her hands out of my grasp and started sloppily whining. Never was I letting this girl drink on an empty stomach again, but she insisted she even said the alcohol would do its job faster if she didn't eat. I didn't think  2 cups of coke and rum would put her in this state, no matter how funny this was to watch, never again.

I felt someone grab my wrist spinning me around there hold felt hot against my skin "woow where you running to" i stumbled before looking up and seeing Nathan a few inches from my face. I didn't like Nathan what so ever and I’m pretty sure he was aware of this. You think he would get this after he had embarrassed me in front of everyone during my first week at the collage, or maybe that after doing that he had the audacity to come onto me.

"Nathan I don't really like you ya'know" I said meaning to sound serious but even where i stood i knew I probably didn’t look as threatening as I felt,  but I could imagine I looked as  threatening as a bunny, but that was probably how far as my intimidation went. I continued to look him dead in his eyes. God knows where this sort of courage was coming from all of a sudden. The amused look across his face vanished and his eyes widened. I heard Nicole erupted with laughter behind me and as if her laugh was a contagious virus i couldn’t help but laugh along with her

"oh I see, our Oriah can't handle a little booze" my laughter stopped and was replaced by his. "get your mugg out of my face Nathan" I slowly said turning my head in another direction.

"you're to fresh you're gwanning like to say you can do me something" he said stepping even closer. "gwanning like you're a bad girl, gwanning like to say i can't do you anything". He grinned down at me. Though he stood a whole foot taller than me and was pretty built up for someone his age, i still didn't feel the fear i probably should’ve been feeling at this point.

I leant in closer to him, "Nathan?" I smiled back looking at him from under my eye lashes.

"Yeah?" his eyes scrutinizing my face he leaned closer as my voice dropped.

"I don’t know why I’m being so mean to you", I giggled for effect "do you think we can talk later..." I winked.

"mmm I like the sound of that. Okay I’ll meet you upstairs in an hour. Don’t take me for no mug, ill just come looking for you" he winked and finally moved out of my way.

"Fucking wasteman" I mumbled under my breath as i pulled a still very drunk Nicole away through the crowd with me.

"Ugh riah you're not going to meet him, are you?" Nicole said laughing behind me.

"The fuck I look like" I said laughing along with her. He had as much chance of me doing anything with him as penguins had at flying to the moon.

We continued towards the kitchen where I’d last seen Marley and Zach.

From the door way I could see his neat dreads pulled up in a high pony tail and the camouflage jacket I’d seen him wearing earlier. "Marley" I called towards him as I entered the kitchen. He smiled before leaving the two girls he sat with, I recognised one as layla but I didn’t know who the other one was crashed out beside her.