Clouded Soul

15

As we walked downstairs I held onto Marcus's hand tightly. I was scared because there were so many people just watching me as I walked down.

"Damn Marcus," one dude said smacking my butt.

I let go of Marcus and smacked the taste out of the guy's mouth. It was just a reflex — happened so fast. Marcus turned around just in time to catch the guy smirking at me, about to touch me again. He flew over and jacked up the guy's shirt.

"Keep your hands to yourself nigga. She taken," he said and shoved him into the wall.

"Fine whatever man. I was just messing around," he said kissing his teeth.

Marcus grabbed my hand again taking me to Dominic. I stuck to him closely, not wanting what happened just then to happen again. I spotted Dominic dancing in the living room with Rena. I felt a pang of jealousy watching them, but I knew better. He's not even mine to get jealous over.

I was tempted to just tell Marcus never mind, let's just go back upstairs, but Dominic had already spotted me. He stopped dancing with Rena which caused her to make a stand face.

"Mercy," Dominic said as I walked over.

He grabbed my hand causing me to smile just a bit. I'd almost forgotten about Rena until she started speaking up.

"Are we going to keep on dancing, Dominic," she asked feeling all on his arm and biting her lips seductively.

I roll my eyes at her. She could really do better with that because she does not look attractive at all.

"We spent a lot of time together. I wanna chill with Ma now." He shrugged her off and grabbed me by the waist.

He didn't give her time to reply because he started to walk with me to the kitchen.

"You okay now," he asked going into the fridge.

"Yeah. I'm never drinking again."

He laughs and hands me a bottle of water. I drink some of it before sliding up on the counter and looking around. Just staring at everyone gave me anxiety. I may not remember much of before but I remember those two girls. What if I met someone again and they were dead in the next second?

"What's on your mind," Dominic asked.

I shrugged.

"I'm not going to bug you about it right now. But later I make no promises."

He pulled me off the counter by my waist.

"So what's to do now birthday boy," I ask smirking.

"Well most of the fun stuff involves alcohol so..."

"Yeah no alcohol for this girl," I say scrunching my nose up.

We both start laughing. I really didn't know what we could do.

"Dominic! They're starting a game of Twister," a random girl came and said.

"What? I don't even have a twister mat. The fuck?"

We followed her to the living room. Marcus, Rena, China, Isaiah, and two other people were playing. When they saw us, they pulled us into the game without permission.

"Okay when one of us tell you to move your hand to another person's body part, you have to do it and keep yourselves from falling or getting horny," the girl who'd told us about the game said.

Kavonte was one of the people giving orders which didn't make me feel good. When we played spin the bottle, he was being freaky as hell.

"Let's begin!"

...

I had my hands on Marcus's hands and my feet on China's back. China was shaking, I was shaking, and everyone was shaking. Marcus look especially uncomfortable considering I was hovering above him and he was basically holding me up.

"Alright, Mercy move your right hand to Dominic's ear and Marcus you gotta reach and grab Isaiah's foot."

"Mane that's gay as fuck," Isaiah complained.

We laughed but only for a second because too much movement and we all might collapse.

I reached towards Dominic's ear. He winked at me even though he was sweating and ready to collapse. Marcus hesitated before grabbing Isaiah's foot and then we waited almost a minute before we got out next instructions.

"Alright Rena roll over and grab Mercy's ankle," Kavonte said running out of ideas.

The girl who I now know it Rebecca look at me and smirked.

"Dominic reach over and grab Rena's butt, Mercy grab Marcus's shoulder, and Marcus...use your other hand to grab Mercy's boobs," Rebecca said making me go wide eyed.

Dominic wasted no time but Marcus was conflicted. He looked from me to Dominic to my chest. I sighed and nodded my head as if to say it was okay and I put my hand on his shoulder and he reached up, cupping my boob. I bite my lip and avoid looking at Marcus.

We do a few more moves causing China and Isaiah and some other girl to get out. It was just me, Dominic, Rena, and Marcus.

We took a minute break and they gave us new positions.

I had to squat down, Marcus was touching my head while Rena held his ankle and Dominic had to hold Rena's thigh.

"Mercy...right hand over to Dominic's knee. Dominic left hand touching Rena's boobs, Rena grab Marcus's butt with your other hand —"

"Nah fuck that gay shit. Rena don't grab my ass," Marcus said mean mugging Rena. I laughed but there was no stopping Rena. She touched his butt making him even more pissed.

"And Marcus touch your nose to Mercy's forehead," Rebecca finished.

Marcus rolled his eyes and leaned down but Rena let go of his ankle and he fell. I shut my eyes bracing myself as we both went down.