that I really wanted to roam the p

completely and ut

d. Throughout the ride home, I replayed the kisses over and over in my

om, all the while ignoring my parents and brother. I pl

e! And I Kissed Him

leave out th

pert opinion on this matter and that's why I called my two

amed. Like literally, I could feel cracks beginning to form in my

in my wedding with Harper. They even foretold the names of our children because according to them

gling and 'oohing' and 'aahing' cert

d before that, we hadn't even spoken two words to each other (if you exclude th

ment, because why not. It amused me to

iends could come up with was to help me get

pless black figure hugging dress which rested just above my knees and accentuated my curves. Then, they gave me black pumps to wear with four i

erally c

in just half an hour. That was the fastest I had ever seen them getti

ckseat of Samantha's car with Natalie sitting

be honest. I mean, like I said before, it

crazy, committed drunken mistakes which I regretted later and woke up with a killer hangover in the morning. Lik

ts, I took deep breaths and

ere." Sam

our little town but Harper, he was insanely rich. The society in which he lived in, was a sucker for guards and all kinds of security systems. On a normal day, normal people like me won't even be

ived outside the society and as a result, their houses were pretty close to each other. Tha

s like six stories. The building before me, was styled like a mansion from the Vi

neighbors weren't calling the police. There were so many people milling around, drunk teenagers smoking in

Despite the cliché of teenage novels cliché, there was no enmity between our school and theirs. There we

towards the front door. When Natalie opened th

pieces of furniture vibrating on their spots on the ground, but I don't think anyone

everywhere. Zombie-like people were lying on the couches and flo

kitchen was, I had absolutely no clue! As we walked, I could sense several pairs of eyes f

lie handed me a beer bottle and we d

me to this party but he was nowhere to be found. Slightly disap

e makeshift dance floor. She was the wilde

that I really wanted to roam the p

the party. I moved my hips to the rhythm of the music. Swedish House Mafia w

un that I almost forgo

ar that I was going to the kitchen to get another drink

ed earlier. It looked like more people joined the party and even more of them we

tively quieter and t

kitchen with empty beer bottles and a lot of trash and I was than

nde hair and brown eyes, girls fell to his feet and worshipped him but he wasn't exactly like Harper. He at least treated girls with respect and had the decency to offer them a cup of coffee after he kick

n the same school with the same people for so

ked and wi

ara, r

ntion of coming in the spotlight and being the topic of everyone's interest. He was just t

st n

pectable distance, his whole body facin

my red cup upwards in the

ehow, I just knew that he didn't want anything to do with me. Anything romantic or

ou're looking for Harper, he is on the first floor

ked at me and then

I have a doubt it

I am goin

her parties before! Or maybe, he just thought I was another one of his hookups who cling to h

he counter and headed towards the staircase. I foll

I felt the soft breeze of the wind which coul

were open. The curtains that covered

curtains and moved them to look out ont

blem was, he

e was, though. But that detail was irrelevant. What matters

out of all the scenarios I prepared myself for, I didn't think a

d fled from the scene. I ran down the stai

ncredibl

I think, for a moment I forgot who I was talking about. Guys like Harper Cain never changed. He was a playboy and he did

tion my prolonged disappearance for which I was glad. I resumed swayin

st. I wasn't going to be fooled again. I don't know what came over me, but I didn't remove his hands off of me. Instead, I giggled a

g. I stopped too and looked up at hi

friends when you need them? I was too drunk to resist him. I wasn't sure the drunk me wanted to resist him and that was a big problem. His strides were long

ind. I writhed in his grip in a desperate attempt to get away from

nd I loved it. But now, I wanted nothing of it. Those images kept flashing in my mi

my actions were already uncoordinated

irm. It was clear he didn

after this. I was trying to push him away. I tried to hit his shoulders and push him away, but our bodies were p

n I got

reasons why I needed to get away from him, I bit his lip hard. I

e deser

d on me loosened and he stumbled back with wide eyes and blood on his lower lip. He looked at me with hurt in his eyes, but

shocked before, he was more than stunned now. He was completely speechless. His cheek was red wit

me for?" I shrieked. "I

second now. How dare he do th

?" He s

lace two hours ago. And now, you bring me here to m

didn't make eye contact with me for a few minutes. When he looked up again, I could

whores, Harper. News

now. I was abso

d ran away from the balcony. He didn't follow me. Good. I didn't think

airs and ran all the

nding on the pavement with no mode of tr

that my face was streaked with te