Candice & Jared in media.

Ranae

             There was people all outside on the porch and by there cars smoking, drinking, and just loud. I just felt so out of place and just seeing the crowd of people I instantly got anxiety. I slowly walked up to the house, going up the stairs stepping into the house, I was instantly hit with the smell of alcohol and weed, and the music blaring through the house.

I saw basically everyone from school here and then just random people. I tried making my way through the crowd to look for Jared and I spot him in the kitchen surrounded by a bunch of girls while drinking from his double cup.

I was moving through the crowd of people making my way to him, when I accidentally stepped on this girls feet. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry I didn't mean-" "damn bitch, watch where yo fat ass going" she said as she bumped pass me. By now a few people was looking at me so I just kept going to the kitchen to Jared.

I slowed down when I saw Candice walk up to him making all the girls get off of him. She also hated me for no reason but it got worst over the years cause she thinks I have a crush on Jared which is far from the truth.

She was what every guy liked and wanted slim, bright eyes with a pretty face. But they didn't know she was a man eater,  she couldn't just have one.

I slowly made it into the kitchen stopping at the island. She had her arms around his neck as he held her by her waist with one hand and the other one on her behind. I didn't want to deal with her, well neither of them and I was leaving, just not without my phone. "Jared!" I yelled over the music, there was a speaker literally on the counter.

He didn't hear me so now I had to show myself, I walked around the island next to them. He looked at me and rolled his eyes, she followed his eyes and landed on me and her face instantly frowned up and turned back to him. I really didn't care about how she felt i just wanted my phone so I can leave.

I can tell they were whispering in each other's ear so I couldn't hear. "Can I have my phone" I said ignoring her glare and looking him. He continued to smoke from the blunt just looking at me. "Give me my phone back please" I said to him again but then Candice walked up to me still mugging me, I backed up a little and then a fake smile spread across her face. "It's a party girl why aren't you having fun?" She said handing me a red cup, I sat the cup back down on the counter.

"I don't drink with people I don't like" I said over her fake ass. "Ooo someone's growing balls now, I like it, but your not gonna talk to him cause he's mine, right?" She said folding her arms tilting her head to the side looking at me. "Never wanted him so right, he's yours" after saying that I stepped around her to him and he was smiling. "Give me my phone Jared so I can go" I said to him. He kept smiling and drinking his drink looking at me. "Why are you smiling at me?"

"Cause you so tense, need to loosen up" he said pouring another drink mixing some clear liquid and Brown liquid into the cup and handing it to me. "I'm not drinking that, I just want my shit" I said to him and he just laughs. "Drink first then I'll give it to you" he said still smiling holding it to me. "It's just one drink, don't be a party pooper Nae" Candice said from behind me. I looked back at her and she just smiled, then she looked at her phone then back at Jared and told him she'll be right back and walked into the crowd.

I turned back to Jared and he was still smoking holding the cup. More people was coming in and it was getting crowded and I needed to go cause it ain't a party if a shoot out ain't happening or fighting. "Have a drink wit me then I'll give you your phone"

"No"

"Aye man, don't blow my high and piss me off. Drink the shit, and shut the fuck up" he said grabbing my hand and putting the cup in it. "Drink. Now" he said downing the rest in his cup. I really didn't understand why he was doing this to me. I looked in the cup at the brown liquid and sniffed it and frowned. I looked at him and he just watched me waiting, and to tease me more he pulled my phone out and tried unlocking it. Hell no.

I tried to grab it but he pulled away. "Drink first and gimme the password" he said pressing random numbers in. "Stop it and no are you stupid?" I said with my eyebrows furrowed. "Nah but you are, what's the password? Some you wanna hide?" He said still holding my phone looking at me. "I'm not giving you anything"

"Well that makes two of us" he said laughing. "better drink up cause I'm finna move around, your really boring me" he said into my ear then sitting up from leaning off the counter. "Why won't you just let me leave"

"I said you can after that drink, so hurry the fuck up and stop stalling" he said still by my ear. His eyes was red and his clothes smelled like cologne and weed. He brought his face close to mines looking into my eyes waiting for me. I know he wasn't gonna take me home so I needed my phone.

He was still staring at me, I put the cup to my lips and my nose burned from the drink. I took a small sip and wanted to throw up. A smiled creeped on his face watching me. I just decided to get it over with so I gulped all of it down and instantly regretted it, my throat was on fire and I started to cough.

He started laughing pulling my phone out his pocket holding it out to me. I grabbed it and begin to walk away but he grabbed my wrist again pulling me into his chest. "I did what you said now let me go" I said low but loud enough that he heard me.

He just stared at me with this unreadable look. Then he pushed me away from him making me almost fall, I could feel the liquor hitting me and I started feeling dizzy. "Leave. Now." He said walking around me and into the crowd of people that was surrounding the kitchen. I made my way through the crowd almost at the door when Candice blocked me and smiled at me drinking from the bottle that says Hennessy "Leaving so soon piggy"

"Leave me alone Candice" I said trying to go around her but she blocked me again.

"I think you need another drink" and with that she poured the cold liquor on top of my head, I pushed the bottle from over my head to stop it from spilling.

"ARE YOU SERIOUS? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!" I yelled at her wiping my face off with the sleeve of my jacket. She just continued to laugh in my face. But then I feel more cold liquid on my head drenching me completely.

I looked down at my now pink socks in my NIKE slides and the puddle of red liquid I'm guessing is juice from the fruity smell. I looked back up and she was still laughing. "Next time you talk to Jared again I'll help him do much worse" she said walking away.

People was now looking at me laughing and taking pictures and some was looking confused. I turned around and seen her friends with the juice bowl walking away. And then I saw Jared smirking at me while holding Candice in his arms.

Tears welled up in my eyes as I looked away from them. I ran out the house onto the side walk not holding my sob in anymore. The people outside was looking at me like I'm crazy but I didn't care. I started walking down the streets to a corner. It was dark out, only thing on is the street lights. I looked at my phone at the time and it was Now 10:37pm. All this time wasted here.

I tried to unlock my phone and call a cab but it wouldn't let me. It was locked. He locked my phone. "Are you kidding" I said to myself. I was  on the corner of this street I didn't even know in the middle of the night, my phone is completely disabled, I have no way home,and I'm freezing and sticky from juice and alcohol, just thinking about it all I broke down completely.

I hated it here. I hated this school. I hated these people and I hated my life. I hate that he was able to make me feel so disgusted about myself. I'm just a big joke to everybody, I wish I had the strength to stick up for myself. Cause now I'm sitting here stranded, dizzy without a way to call for help.

I looked down all the streets for a main road but could barely see. Then I see a car sitting at the corner at the stop sign across the long street from me. I squinted my eyes to see if anyone was in there but then the white and blue head lights turned on and chills went down my spine. I was now even more scared, someone was just sitting here watching me this entire time.

They started their engine and they drove up next to me. The car was matte black and their windows was tinted. I was shaking something terrible watching this car with a million thoughts running through my head. They finna kill me right? Please don't snatch me? Please don't kill me. I kept asking and saying to myself. I hugged myself stepping back into the gate behind me.

They rolled their window down but I didn't move I was frozen in the same spot. "Get in" was all this person said looking at their phone. I saw tattoos on their hands from the light coming off there phone.

I guess he realized I wasn't getting in and sat his phone down. "Ion have all day. Get in" his deep raspy voice said. "Uh..I Uh...I'm not a prostitute" I said to him shivering.

His car door opened and I tensed up praying, his tall figured stepped out, and he walked over to his passenger door and opened it with his right hand and a blunt in his other one and looked at me. It was Ghost. His hood was off but not his hat and he had glasses on now, he was much taller close up.

I can tell he was growing impatient but I still wasn't moving, I didn't know him at all and I wasn't getting in no random dudes car.

"I said I'm not a prostitute-"

"No shit" he said. he stared at me and took a pull from his blunt letting the smoke slowly escape his lips. "You gonna get in or freeze" he said.

I debated on if I should or not, it was cold but I didn't trust or know him. Only saw him a few times today. For all I know he could be with Jared but he didn't seem like the type. I hugged myself tighter and cleared my dry throat. "Why are you helping me?"

"Do yo ass want the ride or not it's cold" he said skipping over my question. "You gonna take me straight home?"

"You ain't goin to my crib so where the hell else?" He said blowing smoke into the air. I slowly walked to his car and got in, he closed the door and jogged over to the drivers seat and got in. He turned the heat on and some G Herbo music. I put my seatbelt on and just sat there in silence. It smelled like his cologne and it smelled good.

His phone landed in my lap I picked it up confused looking at him. He continued to smoke his blunt not saying anything. "Why you give me this?" I asked.

"Cause obviously yo shit not working. Plus I know you not from around here, put ya address in the navigation" he said still not looking at me. I put my address in and handed it back to him. He looked at it and placed his phone in the cup holder.

He would glance at his phone from time to time following the navigation to my house. I would look at him from time to time but would look away, didn't want to seem like a creep. But I just couldn't help it I was nervous and intrigued.

I looked at him again but this time I guess he can tell I was looking cause I was caught. "What?" He said causing me to jump and look away. "Nothing, sorry" I said lowly looking out the window.

"You been hawkin me all throughout this day, wassup?"

"I..I wasn't" I said lying barely getting it out like what's wrong with me?

"Bullshit" he said turning down a street from my house. "Why you smell like fruit punch and liquor?" He said stopping at a stop light looking at me.

Do I tell him that i was forced out the house and forced to go to a party to be humiliated?, I think not. He saw that I wasn't gonna answer so he didn't say anything else. The light turned green and he continued to drive. Five minutes later he pulled up to my house, he cut the navigator off.
"Uh..thanks for the ride" I said looking at him, he nodded his head to me not saying anything.

Unbuckling my seatbelt and opening the door and getting out I shut his door. I walked to my front door not ready for what to come from my parents, hoping they was upstairs. I looked back an noticed he was still there, I unlocked the door, and walked in. I looked back and he drove off finally, I closed and locked the door.

All the lights was off so I quietly went up stairs into my room shutting the door. I sighed with relief, everything was still on my bed from earlier so I stripped out of my drenched sticky clothes putting them in the laundry bin.

I went into my bathroom and cut the shower on letting it heat up. I hopped in and a moan escaped my lips, this shower is giving me life right now. I cleaned my self and washed my hair completely for about a hour. I hopped out and wrapped myself in my black towel, I went to the sink and brushed my teeth. I looked in the mirror at my face and my eyes was red and puffy from crying.

Leaving the bathroom, I lotion my whole body, then put my black bra and panty set on, then my gown. I put my phone on the charger even though it was no use for it now cause of Jared. I rolled my eyes at the whole situation. It was now almost one in the morning and I was tired. I curled up under my covers and let sleep take over me.

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