This is the most boring party in history. I don't even know why I'm here. Han just keeps dragging me to parties that don't even make sense. These parties shouldn't even be called a party. It feels like something old people would host.
"Why are you so grumpy these days?" Han suddenly spoke. "I get that Hunter's a fucking dick but you don't have to snap like that to the rest of us." She said pertaining to Wesley, Becca and Jacob. "I didn't even invite Hunter to this party this time for your sake even if I'm dying to get those scags, you bitch."
"I don't care if you invite him. I just don't like that he's messing with…" I stopped. Fuck. Was I about to really just say that? I hate Hunter for fucking with Mark? Jesus fucking Christ. That can't be right.
Han smirked. "You like that kid now?"
I shove her away. I knew deep inside I was irritated because the statement itself bothered me. Like that kid?
"You know, I always wondered why you keep getting yourself involved with that kid. No one gets involved with other people's businesses unless they want that person."
"You're talking non-sense."
"That's right. You won the festival shit right?" Han suddenly brought up.
I looked away trying to avoid her gaze.
"You bitch. You should be treating me!"
I shove her away when she tried to grab my arms. "I'm saving up for a place so I can't." I lied. Of course I'm not using the money to treat her rich ass. She can buy everything herself without me. Fuck her. "I can buy you ice cream if you like?" I smirked.
"Forget it." She frowned. "Feed your ass the ice cream yourself. I'mma ask that kid Macky to treat me instead if you don't want." She grinned, leaning her head closer to me.
I gripped my bottle glaring at her in fury. This bitch…
"Speaking of that kid," Jacob butted in our conversation, throwing an empty bottle of beer down the floor. "I saw him downstairs wandering around. He looked like he was looking for something."
Again? I already told him not to show up at a party and now he's here. That kid just doesn't fucking listen to me and I always end up getting worried of him. Fuck.
"I mean…" Han scooted over to a side giving me a teasing glare. "We all know that kid only shows up when you're around so," She raised her hands in the air as if she was caught by an officer. "I'm just saying. Don't kill me."
"Who is it?"
"Oh my god."
"Is he really naked?"
"Was it big?"
"Hey, what's happening?" Jacob pulled someone to a side asking. I was intrigued and nervous at the same time. I didn't want to hear his name getting called by this stranger after Jacob told me he just saw him downstairs.
"A guy's stripping Megan and he's completely naked, they say. I'm going downstairs to check it out."
Jacob turned to us after freeing the girl. I'm sure he was already thinking the same thing everyone was thinking about. His brows arched at me as if saying that guy that girl mentioned is Mark. "I—"
I creased my brows. Everyone turned to me as if they already know what's about to happen. "Are you sure Hunter's not here?" I turned to Han frantically.
"I didn't let him know about this but he always knows the parties so I doubt no one invited him tonight."
Fucking Hunter. I grunted and stormed out of the room trying to find the crowd that leads to this naked-show. I looked around. I didn't know where the room they were talking about. There were a lot more people here than when I arrived. Fuck.
I ran around anxiously. I can hear girls screaming and yelling but I can't anything. "Get out of my fucking way!" I exclaimed pushing the people to clear my path. God, if this is him naked… I swear to fucking God, it will haunt me for the rest of my life.
"Forest?"
I spun around and I never felt more relieved when I saw Mark standing there looking like a lost kid – with clothes. He had clothes. I feel like loads of rocks were lifted from my shoulders now that I'm seeing him right in front of me. "What the fuck is wrong with you?!" I ran to him and punched his chest.
He looked surprised by my attack but I wanted to do that at least.
"I told you never to show up at parties anymore, didn't I?!" Right now, all I could feel was the anger of wanting to protect this kid. "What if Hunter makes you take another fucking drug?! Are you stupid?!"
He looked shocked. I was as shocked. "O-Okay. I-I'm sorry?"
"If you keep doing this, I'm gonna—" I grunted, raking my hair to the back in frustration. "Don't you ever come to parties anymore, you got that?!"
"W-Why are you yelling so much? You don't get mad at me before."
I gritted my teeth. He's right. I never get mad. But the difference now is that I cared for this fucking kid and I hate that. I don't like seeing Hunter making fun of him in front of a lot of people. "Just don't follow me to parties anymore without telling me! You got that?!"
"I-I heard someone was getting, I don't know. I was worried that it was you so I came to check."
"Well I thought the fucking naked guy was you, you dumbass!" I yelled. "I thought Hunter was trying to fuck you up again."
He stared at me, a smile growing over his face. "You're acting a bit strange, Forest. I always did this and you never really cared of what I do—"
"Fuck! I don't know okay?! I don't know why I fucking save you all the time - why I'm fucking worried about you. I don't know why I feel this way for fuck's sake so don't ask me because I don't know shit about it!" I froze and realized what my filthy fucking mouth just babbled. I turned to look at the kid who was surprised as how I expected him to be. I shook my head in disbelief.
"Then does that mean…"
I squinted my eyes furious of what he was about to tell.
"You like m—"
"I didn't fucking say that." I looked away gulping. "Don't give me that look." If there was something I was so anxious of feeling right now, that would be admitting to like this dumb kid. Although I knew how hearts act when they fancy someone and that scares me. Because I knew the change was going somewhere to liking this kid no matter how many times I tried to deny.
"It's not really a hard mathematical equation, Four." He suddenly smiles like the creep he has always been.
And I wish it was a fucking mathematical equation. I would have preferred that over a lot of other questionable things that don't really matter to me.
"If you keep acting this way, I don't know how else to interpret it if not you liking me."
I scowled. Of course, that makes sense. I knew that too. I just didn't want to accept that.
"You can't say you don't like someone if you care that much for some—"
"What do you want me to say? That I fucking like you? Is that it?" I shot him a glare. He didn't look like he expected it but I knew he can read the situation well enough to think that it's going to be that way even if I said no.
He doesn't speak for a brief moment. "Yes."
"Okay." I nodded my head resting my hands over my waist. "Fine then." I clenched my jaws. "Maybe I do fucking like you." I raised my hands in the air to let them fall.
His smile grew bigger.
"Are you satisfied? Jesus fucking Christ." I rolled my eyes, crossing my arms in frustration. Even I didn't feel this way towards Connor. I forgot about that dick before I even got the chance to mope around like a fucking baby. This kid is just too annoying it got the hell out of me. "Fuck." I said under my breath. I knew there something weird ever since, fuck I don't even know when it started. It just felt fucking weird all of a sudden. "Just go home before they start picking on you again – before fucking Hunter finds you."
When I turned to walk away, he suddenly grabbed my wrist and pulled me back to face him. "You're one sinful woman, Forest." He tilted his head. "You can't just walk away after telling all that. You won't make me sleep for days if you leave me like that."
I squinted my eyes at him. "What do you fucking want me to do? Go out on romantic dates with you, wear couple things with you, be together all the time?"
"Yes. Let's do all of that."
I frowned and turned to him. "Oh fuck me, are you fucking serious?"
"I am actually." He leaned closer to me and smiled even wider and said, "I want to do all of that with you now that you just said it." He stared into my eyes. "I never knew you had great ideas of being a couple, Forest. I'd like to do all that with you please."
"No." I clench my teeth. "I don't fucking do boyfriends, or dates or any of that shit."
"Do it first with me then." He stepped closer to me.
I shook my head, frowning. "No." I pushed him back. "Just leave me the fuck alone and let these stupid feelings fade. You don't want to be seen with a girl like me, okay. You're only ruining yourself if you do. So just get back to your own life and I'll get back to mine. We'll both be happy again."
"You can't confess and say good bye at the same time, Forest. That's just rude."
What the f—
"I'll show you," He pulled me closer to him with a smile and I froze – stiff from everything that was suddenly happening. "I'll show you how amazing it feels to be with someone you like."
I gulped nervously.
"I'm not your father, Forest. Whatever those men did to you, I won't do to you. I'll show you how different I am from those guys who hurt you."