Volleyball practice came and went, and with each passing minute Mallory grew more and more excited.
"Oh Rhianna, I'm so excited I can't believe we're going to a college party tonight, this is what we've been waiting for like all of high school," Mallory said with a giggle.
"Do you think this eye shadow looks good with this outfit?"
"Ummm…yeah it looks good, but don't you think your outfit is, how should I say…slutty?"
Rhianna gave herself a quick overview in the mirror, a short jean skirt, tight black tank top, and a pair of black hooker boots, she replied back with a mischievous smile, "I'm just trying to give all the guys something they can look at, so the sluttier the better."
Mallory was just about to lecture her on how she was sending out the wrong message when Rhianna said, "You know if you're trying to impress that guy tonight maybe you should wear something like this, I mean he will definitely notice you in an outfit like this."
"No I don't think…"
"Oh please, please, please it'll be like getting a makeover and you know how much I love giving makeovers." She looked so pathetic and willing that Mallory just couldn't say no. So with a very reluctant sigh she agreed. "Oh yes, you are gonna be looking so hot after I get done with you."
Twenty minutes and a world of discomfort later Rhianna finally declared herself done. "Look in the mirror, tell me how I did."
She looked in the mirror and at first felt like screaming but after she took a real look at herself she realized that she did look good. She was wearing a red halter top, black mini, and some black strappy sandals. Her makeup was perfectly done, lightly glossed red lips, smoky gray eye shadow, black eyeliner and mascara, and just the hint of blush. Her hair was pretty regular with just a few extra waves than normal.
"Wow thanks Rhi, I love it." Even as she said this she felt uncomfortable, she looked good but it was such a different more sexy look than she normally had.
And then at 9:06 the guys showed up. They walked up to the car and were immediately greeted with some whistles and howling, one of the drivers even honked his horn. The blonde they met earlier, who finally introduced himself as Keith, walked each of them to the car they were to ride in and kissed each of them on the hand saying in a fake English accent "Maladies you are both so beautiful would you please accompany my friends and I for a pizza down at Gino's?"
Rhianna laughed and started to play along, "Of course we would kind, dear sir, would you please escort us to the cars?"
"It would be my pleasure." He took each of them to his red car that he drove over with that sexy brunette guy in the passenger side. As he was about to shut the door he flirtatiously said, "Maybe a little later on tonight I'll be lucky enough to get a little more than a kiss on the hand." Then he slammed the door and walked over to the driver side of the car and they headed off.
The whole way there Mallory was uncomfortable, she felt almost naked in the little clothing she had on and was even more self-conscious about herself than usual. She was the exact same way when they arrived at Gino's too. Sure she would say a few words here and there, laugh at the jokes the guys made, but she just couldn't bring herself to be like she was during the volleyball game. Rhianna on the other hand was flirting with all the guys working up to all the guys there. And they went gaga over her. Including that brown-haired guy Mallory had liked, who she finally eventually learned was named Kyle.
When they finished all their pizza Mallory took out her five dollars to contribute to her loser's fee, and quickly left.
They got to the party at about 10:00 and already there were drunk people running all over the place. The party itself was at a very huge fraternity house that the volleyball guys all belonged to. There was no doubt a keg in the basement. The minute they got there Rhianna left Mallory to go drink and dance. Mallory was looking for Kyle to maybe talk to him. She spotted him in a corner playing darts with a tall, blonde, muscular guy that looked like he could be a football player. She started to walk over there but no sooner than he looked over at her that she chickened out and walked to the kitchen to get a pop. She was definitely against drinking. She did not wanna make a fool of herself in front of all these people.
She got to the kitchen where a tall red-headed guy wearing a hand-made t-shirt that said host of this party was serving the drinks. She walked over to him and was about to ask for a Mt. Dew when he drunkenly thrusted her a beer. "Here you go pretty lady, drink it up and have some fun." He did not sound good his words were all slurred and he was stumbling around all over. "Maybe after you finish that drink you and I could go upstairs and I could show you my bedroom."
She gave him a dirty look. "No thank you, and would you happen to have any regular pop, I don't drink."
"Oh come on baby, drinkin's fun. It makes you feel so happy and carefree, and it will make you feel more horny for me." She could feel start to slide his hand up her shirt. She pushed him away and gave him a slap.
He fell back a little in shock and she stalked out. "I can definitely do without anything to drink if I have to go through that," she said out loud to herself.
She walked back into the dancing room and thought she would just go sit on a couch and wait until the other guys were ready to go. She was not in the mood for partying. She had only been sitting for about five minutes when Rhianna came over to her looking a little buzzed. "Hey Mal why are you just sitting around? Why aren't you talking to Kyle? He's right over there you know," she said pointing to the pool table and dart board.
"I'm just not in the mood to talk to anyone right now, and besides he wouldn't wanna talk to me anyways. I'm too boring."
"No, No you're wrong. He will totally not think you are boring, I mean he didn't think you were boring earlier today. So why would he think you're boring now."
"Well maybe you're right but could you just go over there and talk to him for me, kinda talk me up to him, see if he likes me at all. Then I'll feel more brave."
"No problem Mal, I'll be back in about 10 minutes."
Rhianna walked over to the pool table and grabbed another beer from the cooler in the kitchen, along the way. "Is that my sixth or seventh beer, I can't remember," she thought to herself.
"Hey Kyle how has your night been going?"
"Well it's better now that you're here."
She lightly punched him on the shoulder. "What a line."
"Did it work?"
"No the real reason I came over here was to ask you if my friend Mallory caught your eye today."
"Yah she seemed like a lot of fun over at the game today, but ever since she got here tonight I feel like she's a little to uptight for me. I've been having much more fun with you."
"But Mallory is a real fun girl, just a little shy. She is just to shy to come talk to you. You should really give her a chance."
"If Mallory works up the courage to come up and talk to me herself then maybe I'll give her a chance, but for now I want you. I feel this amazing chemistry with you. You're so fun, so wild, so hot in that little black tank top of yours."
Rhianna was starting to weaken for him. "Really you think I look good?"
"Totally, you're definitely the best looking girl at this party. What do you say you and I go to a place a little more private where we can 'talk'?"
"Ok, where to?"
Mallory was starting to lose her patience Rhianna had been gone for about 25 minutes and she couldn't find her anywhere. "Oh well he probably wouldn't like me anyways." Mal walked past a mirror and looked at herself. She was disgusted by the way she looked and decided to get her jacket she left in one of the rooms upstairs.
She got up the steps and went to the third door on the right. She was about to go inside but heard voices. "Oh great some stupid people are making out. Now I have to wait for them." She started to walk down the steps when the girl inside yelled out "Oh Kyle, oh Kyle, more more."
A horrible thought came to her mind at that moment. She slowly walked back over to the door and looked the in the half-opened room. Inside was the most heartbreaking scene she had ever laid her eyes. Her so-called best friend half-naked with the guy that Mallory had started to like. She watched for a second and started to furiously run down the stairs. "That little bitch," she screamed out loud not caring who heard. Her first impulse was to just leave the party but she didn't want to feel any more pain. She walked back into the kitchen and downed two beers, not feeling any better. She downed two more and saw that same blonde guy staring at her.
"So you changed your mind about the drink did ya?"
"You could say that."
He was staring so intensely at her and on impulse lunged at him and started to make-out with him. He eagerly returned her kisses. A few seconds later he invited her up to that room so they could be in a more private place.
She accepted and when they made it up there they started to make-out some more. He laid her on the bed and started to take off her shirt. He had only gotten her shirt halfway off when she pulled away. "I'm sorry I can't do this, I'm only doing it because I'm upset. I'll regret this later in the morning if I go on. I'm sorry."
"Oh come on baby I'll make it fun for you, please." He pulled her closer and tried to take advantage of her again.
"I said no." And for the second time that night she slapped him and stalked off.
Rhianna and Kyle were getting pretty intense when Rhianna pulled away out of shame. "I'm sorry I can't do this. I would betraying Mal if I did. She really likes you and I was only supposed to try to get you to talk to her. So I gotta leave right now before she catches us, and I put her in a world of hurt. I'm sorry but she means more to me than a night of passion."
He looked at her somewhat disappointed but understood. "Alright I understand I'll leave you alone and I promise I'll give Mallory a chance." He gave her a quick kiss on the cheek before they left.
She did a quick look around the room before she finally saw Mallory headed for the door. "Hey Mal great news, Kyle wants to talk to you."
Mal turned to her and gave her what seemed the look of death and quietly said she was sick and just wanted to walk back to the dorm.
Rhianna accepted this and let it go. "Well I'll see you later then, get better soon." Rhianna kissed her on the forehead on her way out. Mallory violently tore her head away from her and started to walk back.
The whole way back Mallory kept wondering how Rhianna could even show her face to her after she betrayed her like that. "Kyle said he wants to talk to you," she mocked her furiously. Bullshit! She reached her dorm a little cooled down and not feeling so much angry anymore, just sad. She quickly put on her pajamas and washed off all her make-up and cried herself to sleep.