Never The Less, She Persisted

Chapter Three

We got to the party. It was hectic as all hell. There were plastic cups everywhere a few people passed out on the front lawn. The music pounded and Sterling grabbed me and Alice to the side.

      "Okay so please be normal and don't do anything embarrassing okay?"He patted our shoulders and walked into the party.

      "Gem, as your best friend I'm going to just say one thing. You are going to let loose tonight, okay?"

I rolled my eyes and she grabbed me and pulled me into the smelly house. As soon as we entered everything was even more crazy than what we saw outside. Alice dragged me to a bar where there were just about every type of alcohol there. She handed me a red solo cup. I smelled it and cringed my nose.

      "What did you give me?"

      "Vodka. What else was I supposed to give you?"

      "Alice I don't want to get wasted."

She grabbed a bottle of cranberry juice and filled the rest of the cup with the juice.

      "Here, better?"

I smiled and took a sip. A group of three guys came up to the bar.

      "What grade are you in?" asked one of them with blonde hair.

      "They're freshman man, that one is Lockwood's little sister." The other blonde said.

I rolled my eyes as I was being labeled before school even started. I guess I saw this coming. These guys were also on the varsity football team. The other guy who had brown hair just stayed behind with a smile on his face. His eyes seemed to linger on me.

      "We may be freshmen but we can party like any other upper class-men." Al said to them

The one blonde smirked.

      "Oh really?" The other blonde said and grabbed Alice's hand and walked her to the dance floor.

The other one approached me.

      "How about you Lockwood. Wanna have some fun?" he asked as he brushed his hand across my cheek.

I shrugged him off of me.

      "I would rather not."

      "Aw come on babe."

      "Jake come one leave her be." said the brown haired boy.

Jake rolled his eyes, grabbed a beer bottle and walked away sluggishly.

      "I'm sorry about Jake. When he gets drunk he becomes, a cocky son of a bitch." 

I laughed at his honesty.

      "Now i'm not trying to sound like Jake or anything but do you want to go outside and get some fresh air?"

I smiled at him and nodded my head. We made our way towards the back door of the house.

      "Hey Winston! Sick party bro!" a random guy came up to him and  patted his back.

      "Thanks bro, thanks for coming."

The guy left.

      "So... Winston, this is your party?"

      "Well first off..." he started as he stopped and turned to face me. "My last name is Winston." he said smiling. "And yeah my party."

      "Well thank you for being a great host." I said starting to turn away.

      "The names Grey."

      "Like the color?" I said smiling

      "Yeah, yeah, yeah like the color." he said rolling his eyes.

      "Yo! Winston come here!" Grey moved towards the group of people sitting around a bonfire.

They were passing around a pipe. Grey took the pipe and sat down and smoked. He coughed a little and looked at me and put the pipe towards me. I have never done this before. He got up and put the pipe up to my lips and held out the lighter.

      "You haven't done this before have you?"

I shook my head no.

      "Well put your lips on it." I did as he told me. "Now i'm gonna light it." he looked in my eyes for acceptance. "no you are going to suck the some like you're inhaling it. Then hold it for a little before blowing it out."

He lifted the lighter and created a flame and put it on the weed within the pipe. The weed began to burn and I followed his instructions. The smoke burned my throat as it made its way down to my lungs. I couldn't help but to push the pipe away and cough into my arm.

He put the pipe down and grabbed my shoulders.

      "Are you okay?" he asked me.

      "Yeah just didn't expect any of it."

      "Well it was your first time."

      "Yeah."

      "Why don't you sit down try some more." he said.

We both sat down and and he passed the pipe around and eventually it came back around to Grey. He took another hit and handed me the pipe and got the lighter ready for him to light it for me. The process continued for a while. 

      "I feel like I need a drink. Do you need a drink?" I asked frantically.

      "Yeah of course lets go." We both made our way towards the bar at which we first met. 

Alice made her way to me.

      "Where have you been Gem."

      "Around." I said with a quirky smile on my face.

      "Omg are you high?" she asked me.

      "Omg are you drunk?"

She smiled the biggest smile that I have ever seen her give me.

      "Well then. How about some shots!" She yelled out loud.

Everyone around us began pouring shots. About 10 shots later I was feeling all fuzzy and my eyes were slightly blurry. I didn't realize that Sterling was taking shots with us till now. Alice and him were next to each other. His hand was on her hip and they were so close to each other. I moved and got in between them.

      "How about more shots?" I asked loudly trying to break them apart.

Grey came up to me and with vodka and I opened my mouth to allow him to pour the content in my mouth.

I looked back to see that Alice was gone and so was my brother. I couldn't feel anything. I turned back to face Grey and he put his hand on my shoulder. It felt warm and comforting. I stared into his eyes and moved my head closer to his and hovered my lips over his. I placed my lips on his and he kissed me back. I pulled away and he had a smile on his lips. I felt my cheeks get red.

I looked into his eyes again and my eyes started to feel heavy and they began to fade to black. My body felt numb and I started to fall. Grey grabbed my body.

      "Oh are you okay?"

      "Hmm." I mumbled out

He picked me up and carried me up stairs to a room and laid me down on the bed and sat next to me.

      "You'll be okay." he said then he patted my head and kissed my forehead.

I kept fading and after he did that my eyes went full dark.