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Chapter One

It was 2:00 AM in the o but ho that really concerned ht and I didn't want it to end, especially not since I had sobered up froot a hard scolding from Billy, my mother's husband who she had ical father during their separation I wasn't exactly ecstatic about their divorce, but it did hting had annoyedthe house to seek a different world, a peaceful one filled with green smoke and maybe some pain killers

I hadn't always been like this At one point, I was an all-star cheerleader and a well-regarded student who always coames and who always completed her chores before her studies I ell on reat scholarship that would potentially pay for e experience Part of me was ready for this to happen and part of irl Still, I knew I couldn't have both and that realization cahteenth birthday

Most of the time, I didn't deliberately push e, but I felt so she orried It was like I was punishing her for hurting e, enough toable to attract one man I could attract many I had to be of more value than her I'm not sure how this made me better, but it made me feel better, so I just ith that

This particular night had started off with a text from my friend Jake who invited me to a party nearby I sneaked out of my bedroomand headed off towards his house that wasn't reat for just scoring whatever you wanted whether it was sex, drugs, or alcohol Most of the ti h and it was so much more intense than sober sex

As I walked through the front door, my outfit elicited a chorus of hoots and hollers fro halter and black spandex shorts certainly worth the a Jake approached me and i that s I took a sip

“What's up, sexy?” he asked while looking me up and down

“Noton?” I asked while looking over the room

“Beer pong is in the kitchen and we're s on the back porch,” he replied

“I'd rather just chill out on the porch,” I said while walking towards the back of the house “It's been a rough day”

When we settled at the table behind the house, we each took turns sh settled in my chest and made me feel as if I were about to drop down frole to think of flying and Jake patted my shoulder

“Are you alright, Anna?” he asked sweetly

“Yeah, dude I'rin

I couldn't focus on what the group was talking about, but I tried to nod and s on Soh social situations and I was pretty uy across the table eying ht be fun to play with There were about four piercings in his face, mostly around the lips, and his hair covered part of his eye He sht from the porch as I admired him

Part of beco out to different people This guy was likely part of the alternative scene, a bad boy in physical for hot about wanting to experience people so different thanwhat ain, I nodded off towards the house and stood to go inside, ignoring pleas fro and didn't turn around to see if the guy was following because I kneas The curve of my botto e, I walked in and kept the door cracked for hiainst the wall in preparation for him to ravish me all over the concrete

I love playing games

The ceainstan to race as the door creaked open and the guy stepped over the threshold He looked around, found me, and shut the door behind hiarette up to his lips as he approachedaround his nose

“What's your name?” I asked

“Riley What's yours?” he replied while exhaling

“Anna” I said