Off Limits

chapter five

I looked up and there stood Bianca, Brittney and Brynn. The three B's. I probably could have thought up a more creative name for them by now, but for years that's what I called them.

All three of them looked almost identical. Bianca, the tallest of them all and by far the most interesting one in terms of activity's she actually partook in, had long wavy brunette hair with eyes as green as a jade. She was the more athletic of the three but still a force to be reckoned with.

Then there was Brittney. She was the more scandalous of the three. She wasn't necessarily the brightest but she wasn't exactly stupid either. She had a way of captivating people's attention. And finally, there was Brynn.

Now she was the leader and I feared her the most. She was smart and cruel and was completely head over heels for my brother. When he rejected her she went after Liam. To nobody's surprise they became "friends" and because my brother rejected her, she took it out on me.

Since we were in middle school she picked on me after my brother turned her down. But she was smarter about it. She knew my brother stood up for me and she knew just how far she could torment me without getting caught. She could twist her words into something that sounded to be a compliment but was really a backhanded insult. She was my living nightmare.

I hated being alone when I saw her. She was petty. Knocking over books, starting rumours, locking me in the janitor's closet. From time to time she would get creative which was awful for me. There was a point in time where I never showed up to school and locked myself in my room. That's when I met Aims. She would deliver my homework and would try to convince me to go back to school. But the torment never stopped.

It had gotten to the point where even my brother's idiotic friend, Liam, started commenting about how I never went to school. It was then that my brother had told me he would protect me at school. I knew he wouldn't be able to do it all the time but the sentiment had stuck. And I took the chance at going back to school regularly.

"My, my, my well what do we have here?" Brynn said slyly. I looked up at her and past her to see if my brother was still around. To my disappointment he was gone but I could see Liam and Drew having a conversation in the corner. I sighed and looked up at her. "Look it's our last year can't we just be civil with each other?" I asked her getting up in the process. I was shocked I had the backbone to tell her that. I looked down about to take another sip of my drink only to find I had already finished my drink. That explains the courage.

She came closer to me every step she took forward I took one back. "Listen here Maya. Out here you're unprotected, your brother and his friends can't help you now. You, you're worthless, you can't do anything right and to top it all off no one likes you Maya Jones. We tolerate you because of your brother" she continues on.

And I begin to wobble as I near the edge of the pool. She grabs onto my shirt to stabilize me. "I own you, I can make your friends life a living hell. Do what I tell you and that won't happen" she whispers to me as she lets go and I fall into the pool with a scream.

I inhale water from the pool when I screamed. I grabbed onto the side of the pool coughing up any water I could and looked up. The three B's were gone and by gone, I mean they were chatting with my brother and Drew. Aims helped me out and asked what Brynn said to me. I told her that it was foolish banter to get closer to my brother but she looked like she didn't believe me.

"I need another drink" I said walking towards the table outside I grabbed the bottle of vodka since someone had taken the rum from where I was and drank right from the bottle. I took the bottle with me and went behind our tent to take off the wet clothes so I was only in my swim suit. Aims followed suit and grabbed the bottle from me. Taking a gulp for herself.

"You okay?" someone asked. I didn't need to turn around to recognize his voice. "Yup, I'm fine." I replied without looking at him. I could hear the sigh emit from him. I looked up seeing Aims walk away with her towel. It was my turn to sigh. I grabbed the bottle, taking a gulp. It was then that I looked at him. He was in his swim suit, no shirt. I repeat, no shirt. He was definitely toned and definitely strong. I looked at his eyes, they were filled with worry.

I grabbed my towel with one hand, a bottle in the other. Taking another gulp before stuttering my next few words "th-thanks fo-or the concern." Walking off in Amy's direction.

The party was in full swing and I was definitely drunk. I sang at the top of my lungs with Amy and some of the football guys. I was having so much fun. It was completely dark and the only light was emitting from the pool lights. Andrew and Justin wanted to have a chicken fight. The first one to fall lost but they said they could only play if aims and I did. Aims was on top of Justin's shoulders and I was on Andrew's.

We were play fighting for a while until Andrew lost his footing and we fell into the deep end of the pool. We had lost. To celebrate winning Justin flopped into the deep end, Aims still on his shoulders making her collide with me. Laughing as we both resurfaced.

By the time we got out the pool it was pitch black outside and the only people that were left were the people who were staying in the tents. It was now freezing and I stumbled my way to the hot tub. I curled myself into a ball and began thinking about what Brynn told me. She could make our final year a living hell. I could handle that but she directed her threat towards Aims. And I knew she would follow through.

How had no one seen through her act? I peered out the hot tub and looked to see what was going on. A few people were by the fire and two people were making out in the pool the rest of the people were in the tents. I scanned back to the pool "oh my god" I whisper screamed with excitement. "What" a confused voice asked me. I turned around to see Blake chilling by the side of the hot tub. "Bro, she's making out with Justin" I exclaimed. His face lit up "my man finally made a move" he said. I turned to him "what do you mean finally?"

"He's liked her for like almost a year now. In school he just stared at her, she was all he talked about" he said with a hint of annoyance. Now that was news to me. I got up and wrapped a towel around myself and muttered a goodnight to my brother. I walked up to my tent only to hear giggling and another guys voice. I looked back to the pool to find that Aims and Justin were no longer there. I stumbled around for my clothes and came face to face with Brynn.

She crawled out of the tent beside Aims and she smirked at me and wiped her mouth with her thumb and licked her thumb seductively. 'Ew' I thought to myself and then a husky voice whispered "babe, your underwear" Liam said holding her underwear. I stood there dazed and confused for a moment before she grabbed her underwear from his hand, grabbed his collar and stuck her tongue down his throat. All the while, as she took her underwear and tucked it into his waistband. It seemed to last forever as she moaned into the kiss, pressing herself up against his body.

When she broke apart from Liam she looked at me and smirked as she walked off. Liam staring at her as she swayed back and forth out of sight. He looked at me "You next" he said suggestively. My eyes drooping down I proceeded to throw up just barely missing his feet. "Imma take that as a no" he more so told himself.

He grabbed my hair so my vomit didn't get caught in it. "Jesus Christ woman how much did you drink?" He asked. I looked back up with a goofy grin and held up two fingers. "Two drinks" he questioned. "Bottles, big bottles" I corrected. His eyes widened and I threw up again and then twice more before I floated off into darkness.