Insanity

Chapter 3

I wake up Saturday morning feeling dizzy and nauseous. I should've drunk water last night in between my alcoholic drinks but I was too lazy and now I pay the price. It's so hard to move, every time I do, I feel like my whole world is rocking. I look to the other side of the room to find Riley eating and smiling at me.

"That rough huh?" she says. I just groan in agreement.

"What time is it?" I ask her, a little afraid that I slept the whole day away.

"It's about to be 11," she says. "you missed breakfast hour at the cafeteria and lunch won't start for another hour."

"Aw man my breakfast pizza!" I whined at her. They make a great breakfast pizza I must admit.

"So, who was the cutie you were with last night!?" she beams at me, I think back for a second and remember Dalton. I smile at her

"Just some guy who wanted to dance and I turned it down, but he kept talking to me and even gave me his number," I say

"Ooohhh are ya going to message him?" she asks. I hadn't thought about it but I wouldn't mind seeing Dalton again.

"I don't know when to message him or what to say! I've never had any kind of male attention!" I tell her. And it's true, the way I lived restricted I couldn't form any kind of relationship with a guy. I mean yeah, I had a guy friend but as in romantically, nope, never. I was not the kind of girl any guy would have a crush on. It was a killer on my self-esteem, but it is what it is.

"First of all, don't wait, it doesn't matter if you do or not really. Start off with hey or better yet what's shaken bacon?" She let out.

"Oh my lord Riley, I am not going to say that!" I laugh out. "He will literally never speak to me again if I send that!" I tell her. Riley wriggles her eyebrows at me.

"You never know, he could be into that," she says. Not following her advice on this one. But I think I might message him later.

"Uh-huh, anyway, I gotta go. I'm gonna go for a walk on the trail," I tell her. She nods at me and I start to get ready for the day. I take a quick shower to refresh myself. Then I put on a plain white t-shirt, blue jeans, and black Vans. With that, I take off to the trails behind the campus.

It's a beautiful day out, the sun is shining, there are a few clouds and its warm. I make my way to the entrance of the trail. I take in the beauty of this place. It almost looks magical, the way trees curve in a way that almost looks like a tunnel. There is a green tint from the light shining through, it makes it almost look ethereal. I'm about 15 minutes into my walk, maybe a mile or so into the trail when I start smelling a very recognizable scent.

Hm.. its weed. Someone is definitely out here smoking the green. Just as I'm about to turn around and leave, I hear a cough not too far from my left side. I look up to my left and there is the guy with green eyes and two other guys. The guy with green eyes gives me a smirk and brings a finger up to his lips as if to shush me. The other guys laugh and they all begin to walk towards the same way I came from.

Well, definitely not walking back that way I think to myself. I can't help but let a sigh out and begin to walk forward again. Might as well find out what's at the end of this trail now I guess.

"No need to be upset sweet cheeks," I hear a husky voice from behind me. I feel chills run up my back and my face begins to get hot. I ignore the voice and walk faster. Lord why do I have to be this awkward, I should've told him to shove it with his stupid nickname. But of course, I'm not that girl, I'm not confident.

I keep walking the trail, but after 20 more minutes, I still haven't reached the end and this is my cue to turn around and walk back the way I came. I doubt they'll still be around at this point. I'm also exhausted.

It takes me almost an hour to walk back to the dorms. I find Riley in bed waiting for me.

"Took you long enough! I thought the wilderness ate you!" she exclaims.

"Yeah, I just got carried away is all." She raises an eyebrow at me.

"You sure you didn't go meet with someone to get ravished?" she says. I immediately blush at the thought.

"Geez Riley!" I yell out. But at the back of my mind, those green eyes pop up. I almost wonder what it would be like to be with...no. No, I cannot be having these thoughts about an absolute stranger. I don't even know his name.