The m**********n Game.

Chapter Two - More Like An Interview

The way Leo's eyes glowed was like no other growing up. He always had perfect teeth and perfect skin. Looking at him now reminds me when we first kissed in 5th grade. We didn't know what we were doing. It was just a summer evening in my backyard and his lips were warm to the touch. I remembered how his silky lips felt against mine. When we pulled away looking at each other. My fluttering heart saw sparkles all around him. Now it's like a low fog that fills the room each time we see each other.

I sorta' get a sick feeling in my stomach looking at all of them at once. Ally introduces and they all smile wave and even hug which is weird. They seem like normal teenagers just hanging out, but something just doesn't taste right. They finish with the "How's it going?'s" and "What's up? Kalie, hi!'s" But not Leo.

Setting aside the bullshit; Ally quiets them all down and I look at her. She looks back smiling again, "We really wanted to ask you a few questions." She says.

Everyone nods and I feel myself get goosebumps.

"Come up here in the front with me." She waves me over and I control my breathing as I could still feel their intense eyes sink into me.

"What would you guys like to ask me?" I stare back trying not to looks away.

"Yeah, guys, come on ask her." Ally hypes.

One girl raises her hand with the sound clinging meal because of her bracelets; I point to her.

She grins, "I'm a fan of your blog and poetry. I was wondering, where do you get most of your ideas to write?"

No one really asked me that question before. I see Leo sort of lean in. I paused to clear my throat before answering, "Well. . . I sometimes just think about the things I've witnessed and what I've gone through." I continue, "If you read my last poem, "Wreck-mess", it was about all of my holidays combined as a child growing up. Writing is what you go through and maybe what others go through. I suppose it’s all about what sounds right."

They all nod slightly. Tilting their heads and making understanding gestures.

But, Leo doesn’t do anything.

She adds, "I actually read one of your beginner poems, 'Innocent Penetration.'" She followed with "How would you describe that poem being a part of your life experiences?"

I completely silenced.

I wouldn't have thought anyone would have asked me about that poem. It was only a dirty rant I had put on paper. About the soft thumps of the headboard and the sweat swimming across my lover's body as he explores deep into me for the first time---for the both of us.

Everyone's eyes stab deep into me, waiting for me to answer. "I sort of. . . just came up with a dirty idea to put on paper. I've never really experienced that before. Ha, but it's a fantasy that I thought I could test and see how many would read and what they would think about it." I admit.

Now, everyone is silent and I see Leo smirk.

He raises his hand and I regretfully point at him to ask me a question.

"So, you're a virgin then?" He asks.

Now the room feels completely small, then I feel my lips go dry and I utterly admit,"Y-Yes."

Everyone sort of chuckles and Ally claps slowly and so does everyone around me. They all clap. I'm completely confused. What was the point of this?

"Kalie, I think you need to know we didn't bring you here to ask vapid questions only," Ally confesses.

My throat gets scratchy.

"So, what for?" I ask getting awfully sick in my stomach even worse.

They chuckle all at once again and Leo answers for her, "To welcome you to a new world."

I folded my arms.

I think I'm gonna get sick. What"new world?" What the hell are they even talking about?

I make a confused face and Ally puts her dainty hand on my exposed shoulder.

"Oh, sweetie. We will show you, come to our party on Friday. I promise you won't regret it." She whispers into my ear.

Her breath is hot and it makes me shiver. I blush and I could feel the cold sweat on my forehead.

I look at them all and they stare me down like fresh meat; wolves looking at a lamb. I politely back my way to the door.

"Uh, I-I ...um...maybe some other time. I'll have to think about it,"I say before escaping back downstairs.

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"Sam, these guys are weird. They looked like they were going to r**e me. They had the crazy eyes I swear!" I say raising my voice into the phone.

Sam laughs and I growl, "IT'S NOT FUNNY!"

At this point, she's practically pissing herself in her Victoria Secret panties.

"You are such a drama queen, Kay!" Sam still laughs.

I put her on speaker phone setting my phone on my dresser trying to get ready to shower.

"I'm serious, Samantha. Something just didn't feel right with them. They said they have been keeping "Tabs" on me. Doesn't that sound creepy?" I mostly ask to myself.

Sam scoffs. "Sounds hot to me, maybe they are like a cult! Trying to save you from being alone forever." She says her little remark.

"God, you suck." I say partially kidding for many reasons...ha.

"You swallow, whore." She continues, " So what time is this little arrangement." She quotes in her voice.

Oh god, don't tell me she wants to go. I have no time to make sure she doesn't have s*x with some guy she just met because they like the same color or she likes their shoes. Which FYI; Has has happened before.

I like how she always breaks the NO DRINKING rule. She gets drunk off of ONE wine cooler.

I sigh into the phone, "The invitation is on f*******:. I Thought you already were friends with Ally?" I say.

"HA! The b***h is crazy," She says.

I roll my eyes, it's like I've been talking to myself this whole time.

"That's what I've been trying to tell you for the past fifteen minutes. UGH!" I say getting awfully annoyed by her bullshit.

"Come on, you love me. But, OH, I gotta go! Bye b***h," She says making a loud kissing noise.

...Did she just hang up on me?

That...freaking...UGH! I feel like I've been saying "UGH" all day...oh wait, I have!

It wasn't long till it was the next day. Everything seemed so much smaller knowing I'm watched. You know the feeling where you can feel if someone's looking at you? That's what has been the negative of my morning and evening. Like everything that I'm doing, everything that I look at is being looked at too.

I even had to wait for Ally to use her locker before I got a chance to put some books back in my locker, while getting some new ones for the rest of the day. So that's sorta' been the reason I have been late to most of my classes.

While in Mr. Valentine's I could notice everyone's doing the little things. Like tapping their foot and pencil. Trying to find something to distract me from looking at the clock.

How about listening? You know you suck at math.

I ignore myself. I could listen but that just might make me want to look at the clock even more.

School dilemma's, I swear.

Oh shit...It's lunch. UGH (Again). I hate myself for saying this, I really wish it wasn't. I have to find Sam anyway. But...Sam isn't in the cafeteria. A matter of fact. I haven't seen her all day. On-top-of-that, I didn't even get a morning text from her. Which is scarcely odd. No "Hey b***h" or having her tell me to wake up with her spamming me a thousand messages until I actually respond.

I feel so alone.

It's "Taco Thursday," she never missed it ever since the school brang in the tofu that actually just spoils in the back.

I'm starting to panic. Thinking about the worst case scenario.

She's dead.

She took too many of her happy pills, she was kidnapped, she is sick with a virus that might kill her, they canceled PRETTY LITTLE LIARS!

You are so dramatic, geez. Just walk around and find her. My conscience says.

I ease down a little bit. I continue down the hallway, noticing I was looking down the whole time and looked up seeing Leo walking towards me. I ignore the eye contact but he draws me in. It sends sparks to my toes and chills down my back at how much I've missed that stare.

I blink away and try to walk past him to not make it seem like I totally wasn't swooning while looking back at him.

He grabs my forearm and pulls me back.

"We need to talk."