Tampered Love

Chapter Two

When I got back to my room I opened the slip of paper. It had Michael's phone number in it. It also said I could keep his shirt. I was really glad I could keep his shirt because he smells really good. Okay I know I sound stupid but it has been two years since my boyfriend, and I haven't remotely liked someone since him. I added his number and send him a quick text, 'Hey it's Cameron, here's my number if you need anything.' He read it but didn't respond. So I just set my phone on my bedside table and went to sleep.

The next day was the first day of classes and Michael was in most of them. He couldn't stop looking at me. I guess I couldn't either. He was stunning in a way that I never wanted to stop looking at him. After a week of classes I was way to ready for the weekend. I have gotten to the point were it's a real crush. At first I didn't think it could happen after all this time. But Michael just smiles and I find myself entranced. Ashton texts me and asks me to go to a party that's happening at some graduates house. I put on black skinny jeans and an Artic Monkeys tee shirt. Ashton said he and Michael would meet me in front of the dorms and we would walk to their house.

When I meet them in the front of the building we walk over and Ashton asks politely about how classes are. I still can't keep my eyes off Michael. When we finally reach the house you can feel the music and see the strobe lights out of the window. Ashton knocks on the door and a tall blonde answers the door. "Oooh hey boyys." You can tell her speech is slurred from one too many drinks. Ashton nods at her and leads us into the house. A girl with long light brown hair walks up to Ashton and kisses him. He says to her, "Hello Hannah I missed you." She responds, "I missed you too Ash." Ashton starts to explain, "Cameron this is Hannah my girlfriend, we've been dating since freshman year." I shake her hand and say it's nice to meet her. She seems like such a nice girl. Ashton and Hannah walk off into a different room and I am left with Michael. He over at me and says, "I don't want to come off annoying but you probably shouldn't drink anything because there is a lot of boys here that would jump at the chance to take advantage of you." I say, "It doesn't come off annoying but I think i'm allowed to have one or two drinks." As I say that I take a red cup a girl hands to me and I take down two gulps of it. Michael looks worriedly at me as he says, "Hey princess please listen to me I don't want anyone to do anything to you."

As he says that I finish off the drink and I get handed another cup. Michael looks at me while I gulp down another cup of whatever this is. It doesn't taste like beer that's for sure. I can tell this moment i'm getting tipsy. Michael grabs my hand and leads me to a couch. Slowly people crowd around us and start playing truth or dare. After what it seems like ten hundred turns have passed someone says, "Have that girl in the Artic Monkeys tee kiss Michael, dare ya." Michael shakes his head no and the same girl passes me another red cup. "If you don't do it drink." Before Michael could stop me I drank it. Everything got fuzzy and I heard a lot of laughter. Michael picks me up and i grab around his neck and put my head on his shoulder. I could not handle achohol well, at all. He walks me back and carries me to the 7th floor. But he takes me to his room. "I don't want you hurting yourself so you can lay on my bed and i'll lay on the floor." I nod because i'm to drained to object. He tucks me in and then I drifted off right when I laid my head down.

The next morning my head hurt so bad. But beside that I was okay. Michael comes over and sits on the bed. He asks, "Are you okay, do you need to stay here longer?" I nod for both, He hands me some advil to help the headache. I ask quietly, "Why didn't you kiss me?" He looks over at me and seems sad for a moment. "I really like you and if I kissed you it would be at the right moment, not when your breath reeks of booze and have it done on a dare." I shifted over to give him a hug and I felt his arms wrap around me and I never wanted him to let go.

A few weeks passed and I haven't talked to Michael since that weekend. I mean after we hugged I left and went to my dorm because I didn't want to start something and end up hurt. I avoided him in classes and didn't look at him as much as I possibly could. It had been a month and two weeks since I last talked to Michael and it was killing me inside. I don't know why either. It's not like anything happened. Even though he said he really liked me. I felt a tear roll down my cheek, then I heard drumsticks at my door and knew it was Ashton so I pushed the tear away quickly. When I opened the door Ashton hugged me tightly. "I haven't seen you in forever wanna do something with me and Michael?" I shook my head no but he doesn't take that for an answer. He says, "Come on it's only a party and there won't be anything to drink please." I quickly answered, "Fine, meet me in the front in five." He nods and walks over to the elevator and solutes.

I put on the usual band tee shirt and jeans. I apply makeup and i'm out of the door ready to go. I see Michael and all of my walls collapse inside of me. He looks over at me and smirks, "Hello princess."