nt to live the high life, here is your one-way ticket to it? But you have to act like

rse yourself in a flight of fantasy that will never h

fantasy made the butterfl

sexy and

women who had a team of people keeping them pretty and classy. I had to get my head out of the clouds before I plummeted to the ground without a parachu

eveled me with a stern look. "Willow, you are beautiful. Mr. Rowe is obviously

l in fear that I would be smacked. Ah, yes, friends were the ones who

r back. "I lo

m his pants off." She giggled and I smiled at her naivety. "Come on. You're almo

tality and looked too small to fit me. I scoffed when she mentioned it would fit me tight and that was a good thing. Still, I allo

ore time. "What do you think he meant that I had more power th

th a smirk. "It mean

feeling that I was missing a big piece of th

asked when she turned onto a side

your last drink to say goodbye to all these losers and show them you will

want to go to Grant'

nk," she

long as she had one

the idea didn't fly with Lory. Finally, she dragged me inside with her. The lights were too dim and I had to squint to evade the sweaty

s were finicky people who called the cops at the drop of a ha

h the throngs of my former classmates and plenty of people whom I didn't recognize in the

y talked to some of our classmates

ots from my senior class threw his arm aro

his grip. I shoved his shoulder lightly, but my stink-

didn't think you

r a minute. I'll say

ill be happy,"

what I need.' I tho

nd the place and then get out of here."

. Somewhere in the middle of the ground floor, I lost sight of her. I decided to go outside

as more than ready to shove people away to get outside. I finally r

sweet

people behind. There wasn't a single person inside apart from Lory who I cared to keep in my life

behind me and put their hands o

ed in my ear. I smelled the liquor and f

ing G

cited from Grant. Yet his arms tightened around me so tha

inx." I felt something moist on my neck a

ory for dragging me w

ied to stomp on his feet, but he eas

that were the case. You stood outside here so that I could s

I felt when she started to carry me off the porch and around the house towards the back.

to the ground. I spun around, ready to fight hi

' neck, cutting off his air. I stood frozen, watching Chris struggle for ai

again. Understood?" Virgil's word held a promise. I c

was thankful for Virgil being there. I shuddered at the possi

eing cautious. I wondered why and how Virgil knew to be the

and on his arm, ready to stop him. "It's okay, Virgil. Ple

ike a sack of potatoes, gasping for air. I stepped in front of him, shoved his foot apart, and kic

uided me to the driveway befo

k, but in the end, I just remembered that Lory was still inside. I stopped immediatel

d you appear r

ing the job a

o collect me. To protect me. I felt like an object that could

owing me?" I a

never gave me a proper answer. "By

question in, I saw Lory r

p to us and hesitated when she saw Virgil standing next to h

me again. "I believe it is time for the two of you to head

I will follow the car from a safe distance to make

ed until we had started to drive to follow us. Lory kep

e world was

estion. I was still muddled w

irgil," I s

ut what happened an

r what had happened with Chris and

o idea Christ would do something like that

"Don't apologize for that asshole. Why does

r situation plaguing me apar

with Mr. Rowe is more than I c

we stepped into the house, I saw Virgil sitting in his car.

irgil had left. After a while, Lory looke