It's All Lies, Darling.

18. Quite a Trip

Chapter XVIII

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It was cold. There was a slight and chilling breeze that rode across my skin slowly, like it was the breath of a ghost intentionally savoring the warmth they were stealing from my body.

A searing noise echoed through the long tunnel, and then a big clamp boomed behind us. I whip around but find only darkness; suspecting it was only the bouncers shutting the door after us.

The tunnel was carved from the base of the walls to the very ceiling; themed to looked like a hole ripping through the Earth, thus explaining 'Down the Rabbithole.'

Sparks of neon color flashed as we traveled through, making my eyes widen incredibly at my surroundings. I hadn't even noticed I was still linked arms with Logan until I found him gripping on tighter.

"You look scared, babe. Don't worry, I've got you,"

I frown and tear my arm away just as Gabby says: "Quit being a freak, Logan. That's my sister,"

"Oh, I noticed," he says in a slimy tone. I was on the verge of gagging, but the sudden light in front of me distracted that.

The black tunnel opened up and revealed the very club my sister talked me into seeing. Cold chills spiked through my body as my eyes feasted upon the crowd; the lights, the bar and the mixture of voices as they laughed, yelled, and sang.

Neon lights flash and dance over the humongous nightclub, getting caught within the mist that rose up from the floor.

My eyes meet with the huge sign hung above the dance floor, and it was like my heart shivered in an electrifying fear.

It said 'Wonderland.'

"What do you think?" Gabby pops up behind me and startles me.

I find her smiling amusedly at my wide open mouth. "I-It's.... Amazing,"

She hugs me and I lend a hand on her arm before she was taken away by Ryder, heading over to the bar. I look around for Logan but to my relief, he was no where in sight.

Now by myself, I felt overwhelmed. I didn't know what to do, I've never been out of the house since moving here. I never really had friends, I didn't do these sort of things, what the fuck do I do?

I hesitantly walk over to the bar but find Gabby wasn't here anymore; not that I could see anyways. It was packed with people shouting for drinks and threatening each other.

An opening in the wall of people had me surprised when a guy, I'm guessing the bartender, extends a beer to me.

"Someone bought you a drink, ma'am," he shouts so I could here. But I look around me, thinking there was no way this beer was for me. I haven't even been here for five minutes.

He waved the bottle in my face, frustrated. "Take it,"

"Who was it from?" I ask, taking the chilled bottle in my hands.

"He asked to remain anonymous,"

I frown, but the bartender was swarmed back into work before I could ask him anything more.

I study the glass bottle, reading that the label wasn't a regular brand of beer. The club must've had a lot of money, because the label was personalized for the theme of the club.

Just as in Alice in Wonderland, the bottle said 'Drink Me.'

Why not? I popped the cap off and put it to my lips and knock it back. The bubbly liquid stung my tongue had me smiling. I was glad it wasn't so strong. Since I've never had alcohol, I wanted to start off light.