Chapter 3- The Little Dare
The next day at school, Matt was in the boys' locker room with his new best buds, Adam Burton, Haywood Biggs, and Andrew Shouse; just joined the group two months ago.
"That's a cigarette!" Matt gasped.
Andrew shook his head. "No kidding."
"Yeah, it is a cigarette. Now, Matt take about one or two puffs." Adam said as he handed him it.
"Why do you want me to smoke?" Matt asked.
"It's just a little dare to see if you're cool enough to hang with us." Adam explained.
"Well, I'm not gonna do it!" Matt stated as he threw down the cigarette and stepped on it to put it out.
"I thought you wanted to be cool, and act all bad." Haywood jumps down off the sink and walks over to Matt. "Okay, Matt, it's your choice to hang with us and be cool, or don't hang with us and be a loose change. Which one is it?"
"Loose change?" Matt looked confused.
Haywood, Andrew, and Adam all shouted, "Loser!"
Matt folded his arms. "I am no loser!"
"Then take about one or two puffs." Adam said as he lit another cigarette, and put his hand out to Matt.
Matt shook his head. "No! I rather get drunk from a beer, than get cancer from a cigarette!"
"You're saying that you rather drink beer, instead of smoking?" Andrew asked.
"Yeah, that's what I said."
"Matt, did you ever try a beer before?" Haywood asked.
"Once, I think."
"Ya think? What did it taste like?" Haywood asked with a grin on his face.
"It tasted like..." Matt paused. "Like regular alcohol."
"Okay. How old were you?" Haywood asked.
"Um, about fourteen. Last year."
"Were you at a party, or what?"
"Yeah, I think at this one dudes house. I think his name was Brent."
"Oh, the one dude who had the going away party." Haywood said.
"Yeah, that was him."
"Matt, since you said you will drink, I'll invite you to a party at Andrew's house tonight around six o'clock." Haywood smiled.
"But, tonight is a school night. My Mom and Dad wouldn't let me go." Matt worried. "By the way, no parents there?"
"Nope. No parents there." Haywood said.
"They're going to visit my grandpa in the hospital. They would be back tomorrow morning, 'cause it's a long drive. I would go, but boring." Andrew explained.
"And Matt, don't tell your parents you're going to a party; just sneak out your bedroom window." Haywood suggested.
"My window! Do you even know how far of a drop that is?"
"Uh, I'm guessing four feet." Haywood said. "Big deal!"
"Big deal! It's too high. Are you crazy? I am not jumping out a window that high!" Matt stated. "I might hit a bush! Or even worst; a pine tree."
"Chicken." Haywood, Andrew, and Adam said.
"I am not a chicken!" Matt folded his arms. "I will jump out the window if you want me to. Anyway, I want to go to the party."
"Good. We're gonna have the best party ever!" They all cheered.
[Yeah, the best party ever. But I don't know if I should go, or not? I'm so confused.] Matt thought.
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The next day at school, Matt was in the boys' locker room with his new best buds, Adam Burton, Haywood Biggs, and Andrew Shouse; just joined the group two months ago.
"That's a cigarette!" Matt gasped.
Andrew shook his head. "No kidding."
"Yeah, it is a cigarette. Now, Matt take about one or two puffs." Adam said as he handed him it.
"Why do you want me to smoke?" Matt asked.
"It's just a little dare to see if you're cool enough to hang with us." Adam explained.
"Well, I'm not gonna do it!" Matt stated as he threw down the cigarette and stepped on it to put it out.
"I thought you wanted to be cool, and act all bad." Haywood jumps down off the sink and walks over to Matt. "Okay, Matt, it's your choice to hang with us and be cool, or don't hang with us and be a loose change. Which one is it?"
"Loose change?" Matt looked confused.
Haywood, Andrew, and Adam all shouted, "Loser!"
Matt folded his arms. "I am no loser!"
"Then take about one or two puffs." Adam said as he lit another cigarette, and put his hand out to Matt.
Matt shook his head. "No! I rather get drunk from a beer, than get cancer from a cigarette!"
"You're saying that you rather drink beer, instead of smoking?" Andrew asked.
"Yeah, that's what I said."
"Matt, did you ever try a beer before?" Haywood asked.
"Once, I think."
"Ya think? What did it taste like?" Haywood asked with a grin on his face.
"It tasted like..." Matt paused. "Like regular alcohol."
"Okay. How old were you?" Haywood asked.
"Um, about fourteen. Last year."
"Were you at a party, or what?"
"Yeah, I think at this one dudes house. I think his name was Brent."
"Oh, the one dude who had the going away party." Haywood said.
"Yeah, that was him."
"Matt, since you said you will drink, I'll invite you to a party at Andrew's house tonight around six o'clock." Haywood smiled.
"But, tonight is a school night. My Mom and Dad wouldn't let me go." Matt worried. "By the way, no parents there?"
"Nope. No parents there." Haywood said.
"They're going to visit my grandpa in the hospital. They would be back tomorrow morning, 'cause it's a long drive. I would go, but boring." Andrew explained.
"And Matt, don't tell your parents you're going to a party; just sneak out your bedroom window." Haywood suggested.
"My window! Do you even know how far of a drop that is?"
"Uh, I'm guessing four feet." Haywood said. "Big deal!"
"Big deal! It's too high. Are you crazy? I am not jumping out a window that high!" Matt stated. "I might hit a bush! Or even worst; a pine tree."
"Chicken." Haywood, Andrew, and Adam said.
"I am not a chicken!" Matt folded his arms. "I will jump out the window if you want me to. Anyway, I want to go to the party."
"Good. We're gonna have the best party ever!" They all cheered.
[Yeah, the best party ever. But I don't know if I should go, or not? I'm so confused.] Matt thought.
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