Elisa The boys at the party were around Gerald's age, and they showed interest in me. One of his friends, Mikey, even teased Gerald for going after a 'fresh, young thing.' He gave me a glass of beer and told me it was okay to drink since no one at the party cared that I was underage. I didn't pay too much attention to them and stuck by Gerald the entire time. He didn't mind me clinging to him at first, but I could tell he was starting to get annoyed. "Why don't you go talk to some girls over there? I'm about to play some poker with the guys," he told me. I hesitated as the girls didn't seem to care about me. I had a feeling they looked down on me. I sat on a couch and waited for him to finish. I was so bored that my eyes started to feel heavy. It could've been the effect of alcohol. I

