"Come on Cali you need to loosen up.I promise it will be fine.No alcohol or smoking.I promise."
"Okay fine.I'll choose to trust you this time."
Not wise.
He pulls me through the crowd until we reach his friends chilling near the pool.
They all greet me but something about their facial expressions feels off.
We join them and chat away.
I think I judged them too quick.Surprisingly,Carlos is my favorite out of the group.
He's actually sweet.Still a jerk but,sweet.
Even tho they are smoking all different sorts of things,some I've never heard of,I appreciate them not offering me anything.
Keith offered to share his drink with me twice but I declined.
Xavier has been drinking like his life depends on it and all he does is entertain every short skirt that comes his way.
I'm basically here alone.
A girl comes out of nowhere and spills a full glass of pink alcohol on me.
Can this get any wors?
Just seconds later 2 girls do the same but on purpose.
When I look back to face them,I see them laughing at me with the girl who did it first.
It wasn't an accident the first time either.
"Oh sh*t Cali are you okay?..."
I bite my tongue trying to hold back the tears and simply just ask for directions to the bathroom.
Xavier offers to come with me but I tell him not to.
Everyone except Carlos simply tells me it's not a big deal and to calm down.Even Xavier.
This makes me even angrier.
I get up and make my way to the bathroom.
*knock knock*
I hope it's Xavier coming to apologize.
"There's someone in here!"
I feel so sticky and I reek of alcohol.My hair as well.I just want to go home.I shouldn't have come here.
"Cali it's Carlos open up."
"Go away please."
"I wanna help.Please open up."
He sounds genuine.
I open the door 5 seconds later and he walks in.
I step back making sure he's not trying to get with me.This makes him hold his hands up indicating he won't hurt me and simply says,
"You need a clean t-shirt and a shower.You can lock yourself in my room and shower if you'd like..."
Why is he trying to help me?
"I should trust you because?"
"Because I'm the only one who went through the trouble to come find you and offer help."
Good point I guess.
"Fine.Wait...your room?"
"Oh yeah Xavier is my cousin."He laughs lightly.
What?
Because he doesn't seem to be wasted nor high,I choose to trust him.
"Okay...I'll accept your help."
Trusting people easily is what's going to get me killed I swear.