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and I immediately stiffened at the sound, stopping at

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erywhere I looked, people were pressed against each other, making out sloppily, downing drinks like their lives depe

weater tighter around my body

e hell w

skin crawled when someone brushed past me. I didn't belong here. My fingers tightened around my phone as I

d onto my wrist, stopping me and I almost wrenched m

miliar voice said, vo

contrast o the nice look in her eyes the previous day. Excitement? Amusement? Before I could process it,

hen she noticed my hesitance. "Your crush is

cheeks heat up because I had

ou'll en

btf

w. There's nothing going to go wrong here, you'r

e drinks in their hands. The second I stepped into their circle, the conversations died. Eyes flicker

it

llowe

hink. A server passed by, and she grabbed two drinks, shoving one t

my face as I struggled to keep my vo

an arrogant smirk, scoffed. "What, sc

I ignored him and looked

ked. "She's new

no one else existed. I shifted uncomfortably after what seemed to be an hour but was probably just a few minutes of me being

ing his drink at me. "You some kind of frea

ep myself back from throwing a comment about the slick hair

as something off in her tone. Something I immedi

o the group who looked at me in scorn at that and I felt myself

the circle, grinning. "Ac

id she know I was a server at a club? My heart pound

n get with him?" Someone snickered

"Even better. S

d me. My stomach droppe

I chok

ring me. "Yeah, she works at that club. You know the one.

e world around me seemed to sp

hat I could fit in with the elites

lut too." The boy who had made a comment abo

urge to break down and cry but no, screw them, I wo

g, chanting, jeering. "C'mon, sweetheart, g

I tried to move, but suddenly

anking my arm, but his gr

rangers all the time, don't you?" The boy smi

voices that threatene

. My vision blurred and my pulse roared in my ears. I could barely hear

. GO!" I

m slightly which only meant one thing... My eye color had flickered to t

in vanished. The way his fingers uncurled instan

d as though on cue

e was s

h

laughing anymore. Not mocki

a slip up, I couldn't afford anyo

against my ribs, my hands trembled. I barely registered what had ha

n the first door I found that said bathroom, rushing inside and

I turned.

his shirt half-open but at the sight of

yed boy I had even come to this goddamn place for but this w

h