A L E X I S

A L E X I S - Chapter 5

At some point in the evening (my awareness of the time having completely evaporated) someone suggested playing the game 'seven minutes in heaven'. Although I was a newcomer, having never played it before, Yasmin urged me to join in nonetheless - reminding me to just have some fun, and in my drunken state, I agreed. A small group of people beginning to congregate in a corner full of armchairs and couches, we made our way over and joined in, her sinking into one of the armchairs as I squeezed down beside Grayson on one of the couches.

"Excited?" He asked, sounding even more drunk than I was. Over the past week, we had spent quite a lot of time together, both in homeroom as well as our different lessons, so I could tell that a friendship was already definitely blooming between the two of us.

"I think so," I answered. "Or I would be if I knew what this game consisted of me doing."

"Sex probably," he replied bluntly. "Anyone that you're looking to bag?"

"Not really," I answered. "You?"

"Him," he said pointing not so discreetly to a boy sat on the other side of the circle. "He's from another school in the area and no one else that I know seems like any fun."

"You're gay?" I asked, raising my eyebrows in shock.

"Of course I am darling, I'm surprised you couldn't tell," Gray replied as everyone finished settling down.

Looking around at the group of people who were playing the game, I noticed that more than half of the inner circle had decided to get involved, as well as me and Yasmin. Eli was there too, and so was Natalia who was currently snuggled up to Jason, the both of them looking very cosy indeed. Pulling away from him, she stood up from the chair they'd been sat on and took lead of the game instead.

Jason looked very comfortable and not at all drunk in the slightest, which couldn't be said for anyone else who was sat in the circle, and I just couldn't get over how stupidly gorgeous he looked no matter what he was doing. "So, who's going to kick off our game?" Natalia asked from where she had chosen to stand, resting against the armchair she'd previously been sat on.

"I volunteer Alexis," Jason said, as I rolled my eyes and shot him a dirty look. Of course he would say that. His blue eyes were laced with amusement over what he'd just signed me up to as he stared directly back into mine.

"We'll go with Harry then unless anyone wants to put themselves forward," she said, completely ignoring Jason's comment and looking around the circle. No one volunteered so Natalia's gaze returned to Harry instead, who didn't look phased at all by the concept of the game. I gathered that he'd probably participated in such activities before, without the obligation of such a party game.

People cheered as Natalia set the empty beer bottle down onto a table, it lying motionless until she reached out and spun it expertly. The game seemed so much realer now as I watched the seemingly infinite spins of the bottle, so when it actually did begin to slow, my nerves were already up the wall.

The bottle eventually landed on no one - instead stopping in between the couch where I was sat and the armchair where Yasmin was. My stomach dropped, realising the 50/50 chance that we both had of being shacked up with Harry for seven minutes.

"Let's see," Natalia said pursing her lips as she observed the positioning of the bottle. "I think that's more you Lexi babe."

My breathing hitched as I stood up, Harry draping his arm around me casually as he followed suit. "Are you sure you want to do this?" Natalia asked, taking a sip from her drink.

"Of course," I told her, shrugging. "Anyway, I'm not a virgin so it's not a big deal." If you can't tell, my words were fueled by the suggestions of a certain person earlier in the night, and when I was talking to Natalia - I made sure that my words were definitely audible to said person.

"Use the closet in the hall way then," Natalia told us as I unhooked Harry's arm from around my shoulder. "And use protection!"

*

"Lucky me," Harry said - switching the closet's light on and closing the door behind us. "What were you saying about being a virgin, new girl?"

"That I wasn't one," I told him bluntly. "So let's just get started then."

The seven minutes beginning as he pushed me up against one of the walls, Harry's skilled hands were quick to grope around in my usually restricted areas. I wanted to enjoy it, but in my drunken state and with so much on my mind, I held back a little more than what I would've liked to on this special occasion.

All the times I'd tried to picture what these North American parties would be like, surprisingly this activity never came to mind however, I wasn't disappointed at all. Knowing that if my friends from back home could see me now, that they'd be dying of envy considering that I had some hot blonde boy all up on me, I averted my attention back to Harry and cracked on with the game in due course.

With one hand under my dress and the other tangled up in my hair, he kissed my neck with passion and expertise - clearly knowing what it was that he was doing. It becoming obvious that Harry was no stranger to this game with the playboy reputation that he had, I decided that I might as well just make the most of it.

*

The evening continued in a similar manner, with the other drunken teenagers in the circle taking their turns in the infamous closet for their seven minutes in heaven. Thankfully, the bottle didn't land on me again but from what I can remember - it struck Harry many times. Yasmin had a go, and so did my brother (with Natalia of all people) and eventually, after the bottle not landing on him even once; Jason withdrew from the game. Gray got his turn with the boy he wanted, and I'm pretty sure that other than that, the rest of the night was uneventful. I returned home safely, if any of you care, and fell asleep with a smile on my lips - happy that my first party was indeed a success.