Friday night. Charlie's party at Charlie's house.

Upon my arrival, I noticed some students outside the house, the place was already littered with red cups, beer cans and bottles. There were people smoking while others played beer pong.

"Emily Bennett!" Chanted Cole, football athlete and Charlie's friend, his friends cheered on. I giggled at how drunk they were acting.

I made my way inside the house, the place was over crowded, people were jumping up and down, making out in corners, puking on each other_which was gross and grinding against one another like their bodies depended on it. Plus, the floor was sticky and it smelled like booze everywhere.

Typical high school party.

I shoved my way through the dancing crowd towards the living room, I stood by the doorway and saw Charlie making out with his new girlfriend Kim on his couch while the people around them cheered.

I had felt jealousy before but it was nothing compared to what I felt watching Charlie make out with a girl who wasn't me.

Like feeling my gaze on him, he pulled away and looked my direction. Our eyes met and I just wanted to walk away.

I turned on my heel and walked towards the staircase, I trudged upstairs and ended up in his room, closing the door behind me.

I began pacing back and forth, fingers digging in my hair, I felt like someone was sucking the air out of my lungs, like the room was closing in on me, like my heart was going to stop any second.

I felt the room spin so I sat down on his bed and closed my eyes shut. Telling myself to calm down.

"Emily?" I felt someone's hand on my knee.

I was startled by the contact.

I opened my eyes and saw Charlie kneeling in front of me. I didn't even hear him come in.

"What do you want?"

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"Why should you care? We broke up, remember?" I forced a smile.

"Yes I do remember but I still care about you silly." He brushed my cheek with his thumb and stared at my lips.

He was playing with me and I was starting to fall for it.

I shut my eyes.

"Don't think about it, Emily" I motivated myself while rubbing my temples.

"Don't think about what?" He asked.

I opened my eyes to stare at him, "Kissing you." The room turned silent and then he did the unexpected, he grabbed the back of my neck and pulled me in for a steamy kiss, at first, I froze but he just had to suck on my lower lip like that, that's when I opened my mouth slipped my tongue in his mouth.

"What the actual fuck." Said a familiar voice.

We pulled away from each other.

It was Kim, his girlfriend, she looked pissed as hell and I couldn't help but smile at her anger.

She stepped inside the room and poured her drink on top of my head, the cold liquid soaked me as it dripped down my body.

I was going to drag her by the hair and throw her out the window but I thought about how going to juvie would suck and I really wanted to graduate high school.

"How dare you kiss him!" She screamed at me.

Who the hell talks like that? So dramatic of her.

"He kissed me you brainless bimbo!" I snapped, wiping my face with my sweatshirt. My hair was wet and so was my favorite sweatshirt.

"Lying bitch!" She screamed.

Looking at Charlie, I scoffed. "Tell her"

"Tell her what?" He mumbled.

He looked like a scared little child.

"That you kissed me." I reminded him.

"But I didn't." He denied it cowardly.

Yet again I was played by him, at that moment it became pointless for me to defend myself.

"Wow" I was now speechless.

"I think it's time to put you in your place." She ceased my arm and dragged me out of the room with her.

I was too powerless to resist or tell her to let go of me, it was as if I signed up for anything.

When we reached the bottom of the stairs, she told someone to cut the music then she pushed me and I landed my butt on the wooden floor, Everyone circled around us. Some even took out their phones to film me.

She snatched a red cup from the nearest person and splashed it all over me again.

"Ooooh!" Their voices echoed.

"From now on, this is what we're going to do to bitches who try to steal other people's boyfriends." She announced to them. "Who wants to join me?" She asked as she threw the red cup in my face.

My heart hammered against my tight chest and tears ran down my cheeks.

I felt like trash, I couldn't get up or think of a way to get out of the situation with so many people having their eyes tanned on me.

And it only got worse when people started pouring their drinks and throwing their cups at me.

I looked up at Charlie, he did look sorry but his apologetic look was not good enough and I wished that he could realize it soon.

Kim knelt down in front of me, she cupped my jaw and made me look her straight in the eye, "I'll do so much worse if you ever get two fucking feet near my boyfriend, you got that?" She pushed my face away, my bottom lip quivered.

"Okay that's enough, get the fuck off her." I heard Adrian's voice.

I was too confused, embarrassed and humiliated to look up.

He 'accidentally' pushed Kim out of the way, grasped my shaking hand and helped me get off the floor.

I stood even though my legs wanted to felt like jelly.

"Are you okay?" He cupped my face.

Well I was shaking, crying and I felt like killing myself so no, I wasn't okay.

"What the actual fuck is wrong with you?" He turned to ask Kim, I didn't hear her respond and I didn't know what reaction she was giving him because my eyes were glued to the floor. "All of you!" He looked around them.

They stayed silent, some even looked regretful.

"I wanna go home." I clung my hand to his t-shirt. My tone was bumpy and dry.

He held my hand in his, "You're all going to hell for doing something like this to an actual human being, fucking assholes." He whispered the last part and walked me out of the crowd.

I think that was the first time someone had ever done something that helpful for me.

We walked out of the house and I took three deep breaths to calm my nerves, I couldn't stop the tears from falling and I sure as hell couldn't believe what was happening to me.

I was soaked and I smelled like all types of alcohol.

My heart felt heavy, my legs felt like they couldn't move any more and I was pretty sure that was my breaking point.

"Are you okay?" He asked again. I had no idea why but his question saddened me and it broke me, so I halted, placing my hands on my knees and I just cried.

Adrian just stood beside me. After five minutes, I stood up straight and we continued walking.

"I thought you didn't do stupid high school parties?" I dodged his question and wiped my eyes.

"I don't, I was just meeting someone here then I happened to be the guy that helped you back there." He joked.

"Well thanks for helping guy" I joked back before I quickened my pace and walked alone.

"Hey?" He grabbed my wrist and spun me around like I was a piece of paper. "Are you okay?" He asked again, sounding concerned.

I felt a rain drop land on my nose, I looked up at the sky and another one landed on my forehead.

I released a forced giggle, I loved the rain.

"Emily." Adrian held my chin and made me look at him.

I noticed something as I scanned him from head to toe.

He wasn't wearing a hoodie this time around, I could see his curly dark hair, his angelic face, his rosy lips, his light green eyes. He was wearing a white t-shirt, black jeans and boots.

I didn't know if Adrian was a fuck boy like Charlie but he definitely had the looks of one, maybe that was why Charlie hated him so much_ because he was equally as good looking as him.

The rain started pouring but I didn't feel any effect because I was already wet.

Adrian didn't seem to be alarmed either.

"I'm gonna go home now." I turned back around. He started walking beside me.

I gave him a questioning stare, "I'll walk you." He said.

As the rain kept pouring, Adrian's wet hair stuck on his face and his white shirt stuck to his body, drawing his muscular build and exposing his chest.

I swear I did not remember him being that hot before.

"Actually, can we just go somewhere other than my place?" I asked.

He pushed his hair back, "Sure." He surprisingly agreed.

I didn't want to go home and tell my Dad about why I reeked of liquor, I knew I couldn't bare the look on his face.

"Why are you suddenly being nice to me?" I asked curiously.

"Because I know how it feels like to be bullied by assholes like Charlie and Kim." He said, rain drops dripping from his face.

"Yeah." I murmured.

"But this still doesn't mean that we're buddies cause we're not." He clarified.

I laughed, "In due time Adrian Mackey, in due time."

"Why'd you say it twice?" He laughed.

He sure did sound nice when he laughed.

"Because it sounded cooler in my head." I responded shamefully.

"Weirdo." He said underneath his tone.

"Whatever." I shoved his shoulder playfully.

I was feeling better already.