Hardly Perfection

2 - Breathe (2 AM)

"No one can find the rewind button, girl, so cradle your head in you're hands."

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"We're playing truth or dare over here, come join us!" Zach said pulling my arm. McKale is suddenly nowhere to be seen, but she's probably off chatting up some random guy. Typical.

I plopped down next to Zach in his circle of 'friends'.

"Oh great, Dani's come to play!" One of his friends Serena comments sarcastically. I roll my eyes. "Truth...or dare?" She asks boy from the group. Our game continued on until it was my turn. "Truth or dare, Danielle?" Serena asked me.

"Dare." I say, feeling confident.

"I dare you to let me make you a nice little drink," she smiles devilishly.

God dammit this is exactly what I did not come here to do, and yet I still say, "Bring it on."

Minutes later she comes back with a full cup of red-orange liquid. She hands it to me! And it smells strongly of alcohol. "Drink it all." She demands.

That's exactly what I did. I haven't had a drink in my life and here I am nearly choking as I try to force down the burning concoction. I have to stop several times to cough, each one earning a laugh from the group. When I finally finish, the room is starting to spin. I excuse myself to go to the bathroom. Everyone probably assumed I was going to hurl, but I just need to be alone for a minute.

I stumble up the stairs into Zach's empty bedroom and through to his connecting bathroom. I close the door and sit down next to the door putting my head in my hands.

I must've sat there for 10 minutes, when I suddenly hear giggling coming closer to me. Zach's door opens and there are fits of laughter as the door shut again. I try to ignore it, but the giggling is soon replaced with moaning and I am not about to sit in a bathroom unnoticed while someone has a drunk quickie.

I stand up and barge out the door to be met with the worst and most heart-breaking thing I've experienced. Serena is on top of my boyfriend Zach making out with him.

"What the hell are you doing?!" I scream at them as a tear fell. I'm normally not this emotional, but the line was just crossed.

"Dani, it was a dare! Calm down!" Zach says, looking terrified like a deer caught in headlights. That's exactly what he is, to be honest.

"Me? Calm down? You think making out with another girl for a dare is okay? Well it's not okay with me! We're through Zach." the tears kept falling as I speak my mind. Before he can respond my feet are carrying me down the stairs and out his front door. The tears slow as I walked into the cool night and sit on the curb.

I notice the blonde-haired boy's car is still here across the street as it had been when I got here, but no boy. I stand up to go find McKale, but instead I find myself face to face with Blondie instead.

"S-sorry." I stutter barely above a whisper. I try to move around him and save myself from further embarrassment, but his muscular arms snake around my waist in a firm grip. What the hell is he doing? My eyes snap back up to match his, and you could say I got lost in blue eyes because I feel like I'm staring for hours until the nameless boy speaks up.

"What are you doing outside all alone, beautiful?" His raspy deep voice is intoxicating. He has an Australian accent, and I also notice a black ring displayed on his bottom lip.

"It's dangerous to be alone in the dark." he says. I'm not sure if I should be afraid or comfortable around him because I'm feeling a bit of both right now.
"Um, I know, I was just going inside..." My voice trails off as I try to escape his grip. My god he's strong.

"Where do you think you're going, babe?" He smirked. "I thought we could have some fun." I was extremely confused and frightened at this point as he lets go of my waist and I begin to back up. I feel a different set of hands snake around my body from behind, and a hand cover my mouth to mask my screams of protest.

I am kicking wildly to get out of the man's grasp as he pushes me to the ground and ties me up in the middle of the road. He puts a rag over my mouth and I can't help but inhale the chemicals. I feel like I could throw up.

"Calm down baby, we're gonna have some fun together."another whispered. How many are there? I'm scared to death at this moment and my vision is blurring. Blondie was hovering over me as he pulls me up to stand. Momentarily I think that I'm being rescued, but I spoke too soon.

"Don't struggle, it'll only make it worse." he whispers. "What's your name gorgeous?" I struggles to make a reply to him.

"D-dani-elle,"I breathe. I'm terrified of this man. What will he do to me?

"Well Danielle," He pushes my back against his car and whispers in my ear, "I'm Luke. You're mine now, babe," I can feel his smirk as he trails his lips from my ear down my neck, leaving a single kiss. I am utterly dazed as I feel myself being lifted and set into the trunk of their car.
"Sweet dreams." Luke tells me as he slams the trunk closed. The engine roars to life and I feel the car start moving.

What the hell just happened to me? Tell me this is just a dream, and I'm not getting abducted by god knows how many teenage guys. No, no, no! This isn't supposed to happen! My life was actually going great for once, why can't it ever last? I think as I drift off into a drug-induced sleep.

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Thanks for readingggg! don't worry, it'll get better. I promise?
(Ps. I may have edited the last sentences. Oops)
~ Nicole xx