Inviting The Virgin (Old Version)

Inviting The Virgin (06)

Both of us made our way through the bar. I allowed Mimi to take the lead since she was more experienced with these social aspects. I stayed the passenger barely speaking unless I was forced to. I felt ridiculous.

            Mimi would find a guy or two and try to convince them to buy us a drink. If all her tactics failed we moved onto the next one.  

        It was obvious these guys were desperate for any company because there wasn’t hesitation in spending fifty dollars on random girls in which, they wouldn’t be getting anyways. When Mimi was too busy working her magic I avoided any and all conversation from people, instead I stared at the colorful bottles behind the bartender.

            A week ago before this stupid invitation appeared in my locker I would be either studying or playing monopoly with my parents. Comparing the two I wasn’t positive on which I would rather.

“Come meet my friend Eden.” Mimi directed someone towards me.

        An elbow nudged my side, which was rather unnecessary. He bought a round quickly. She grabbed her glass raising it in my direction as I did the same. We clinked glasses watching the liquid move inside while Mimi threw it straight into the back of her throat.

        Attempting to do the same I shot the liquid into my mouth where it burned every spot it touched. This burning was like nothing I’d felt before. Swallowing hard my lungs protested while I coughed heavily. A hand slapped me gently on the back which was making me feel more annoyed than anything.

        “Two more Eden,” Mimi chuckled while I struggled to catch my breath.

            She insured that the gentleman signed both of our shot glasses before moving on. Stella and her gals watched our every move. It seemed as if we had attracted a lot of stray puppies who were following us around the bar. My head felt different. It was blurry already even more after the second, worse after the third. Being my first time drinking these shots were going straight to my head. My depth perception was already slightly off.  

            Soon girls from the party started to flood into the bar, making it increasingly difficult to hold anyone’s attention for too long. My attitude and confused state wasn’t making this task easier for Mimi.

            “Seriously Eden, a little help would be nice,” She hissed grabbing onto my arm and pulling me through the crowds of people, we were headed towards Stella to get our next challenge when the feeling hit.

            The loud music pounded in my head while she dragged me making my head spin even more.

            I had to throw up. The saliva built up in my mouth while I shook off Mimi’s hold. My feet moved quickly pushing through people without any manors. I grabbed the door to the women’s bathroom pulling it hard but it didn’t budge.