Born To Be Alone

C H A P T E R E I G H T (part one)

"Drink , drink , drink " people chanted while I swallowed my fourteenth cup that night .

You are probably wondering how I got here . Let me tell you .

One day earlier......

"What do you want ?" I asked Wes.

"Five dares."

"You want me to give you five dares?"

"Nah . I wanna give you five dares "

" What do I get in return?"

"I'll tell you about how I know all that stuff about you"

"Only that?"

"What else do you want , Chris?"

"Flowers and chocolate every morning" I teased .

I watched as his expression turned from normal to shock to surprise . I then burst out laughing.

"Gotcha dude"I said wheezing .

"Haha it was so funny I forgot to laugh"

"I wish you could have seen the look on your face "I said, still laughing.

"Mr Maxwell and Mr Ross I'll kick you out if you don't stop playing",the teacher said.

I stopped but I kept remembering his face and let out small laughs every now and then .

"Okay, what are the dares?" I asked

"Let me explain how this works . For every dare you successfully do, I tell you something I know about you that people don't know , like a secret . For every one you don't manage to do, there will be a punishment. Do we have a deal?"

I thought for a bit before I said ," what kind of punishment are you talking about?I need an example"

" It will depend on the dare"

" Okay. I better not regret this ."

" Trust me, you won't "

"Fine . Let me get back to my work now"

The rest of the lesson went by quickly and soon enough the lesson ended . I shoved my things  hurriedly , wanting to leave class before the halls were filled with a lot of students.

I practically sprinted to the door , leaving the class before everyone else . It was one of the survival skills I had taught myself . It worked sometimes but other times , I barely made it to class before Greg or one of his goons found me. I was ecstatic when I saw the next class just up ahead but as I was about to arrive , I was tripped. I didn't have to look up to see who it was.

" Boys , we just won the lottery ."  It was Raymond one of Greg's goons and the most violent one .
I sat up.

"What do you want , Ray?"

"Someone's feeling confident today "
The others laughed.

"That wasn't even funny , you assholes.  " I said .

" Are you saying I'm not funny?"

" Who ever said you were?"

" You stupid bitch I'll show you how to respect me "

People had started filling out of class , walking past us , sparing me just a look before quickly walking away. He raised his fist and I closed my eyes waiting for the impact of the fist on my jaw. But it never came . I opened my eyes to see a very angry Wes shoving  Ray into a locker.

Despite the boldness Ray was trying to show, I could see a little bit of fear in his eyes . They were both the same height but Wes had a better built body compared to Ray .