by Niquel
I called Shelly and let her know I was on the way to pick her up. Mom offered to drive us since I didn’t have my permit or anything yet, and I felt weird having her parents pick me up when I should have been the one to pick her up. I wasn’t always a gentleman, but I did try once in a while.
“Johnny you look so handsome. I can’t believe I raised such a great looking kid. Your grandma would be so proud of you right now.”
“Thanks Mom. I know she would.”
We arrived in front of Shelly’s house and she was already outside in the driveway waiting for me. She had her long dark hair pinned back with curls and a long trench coat on. I felt weird because I didn’t get to formally meet her family, but she was insistent on leaving in a hurry. From that moment on, I felt something wasn’t quite right with her and I hoped the night ended on a good note.
She jumped in my mom’s car so fast I didn’t get a chance to see what she was wearing.
When we pulled up to the school my mom asked to take a picture of us. Shelly made sure her jacket was tight and refused to take it off. I could see the frustration in mom’s eyes but from what I could see, there was little left to the imagination under her coat.
“You two have fun!” Mom said before Shelly tightly wrapped her arm around my bicep.
Once we were inside she practically threw her jacket on the floor in the coat check room. I picked it up and saw right away why she hadn’t wanted to take it off in front of my mom. She wore a tight fitting red dress that stopped above her knees and was very low cut in the front, and her skin was darker than usual. It looked like she’d tanned just for that night. I could feel myself swelling against my slacks at the sight, and I knew I was going to get into some type of trouble that night.
She pressed her body up against my arm as the photographers came around to take our entrance picture. The music was so loud and I found myself wondering if Mickey was there or not. “Would you like something to drink, Shell?”
“Sure, would you be a dear and grab me some punch?”
“Sure.” As I made my way over to the punch bowl, I felt like something big was happening at the entrance. As I poured one cup, I looked up and saw everyone staring at a girl in a purple dress. I didn’t think twice about it until after I poured the second cup and realized Seth had also walked in. No, it can’t be! Mickey?
She was gorgeous. Her hair was styled to the side and she looked like a princess. I felt myself getting jealous that she was here with him instead of me. The purple dress hugged her body nicely and I felt myself swelling against my pants again, but this time it actually felt right.
“Ahem.” I heard behind me, followed by a painful tap on the shoulder. “What’s taking so long, Johnny?”
“Sorry, I was—”
“Yeah I know, gawking over your bestie. Remember you’re mine tonight. All mine.”
Seth was the perfect gentleman all night. From the moment we stepped into the dance, all eyes had literally been on us. He introduced me to some of his football buddies and his other friends. They all seemed nice, but I had a weird feeling deep down in my gut. Something didn’t seem right. I hated when I felt like that because most times when I did, things went horribly wrong.
I hadn’t seen much of Johnny and it made me sad. I wanted to get one picture of us together. It was rare we both dressed up for any occasion, especially one as important as this dance. “Excuse me, Seth. I’m going to run to the bathroom. I’ll be right back.”
“Sure, doll face. Take your time. I’ll be right here when you get back.” Doll face? What the? That’s supposed to be a compliment?
I searched for Johnny on the way to the bathroom but I didn’t see him. There were a lot of people there, so I was sure he was lost in the crowd somewhere. The prom committee had organized the dance and they had done a great job. The theme was Hollywood glamour and there was plenty of glamour around. There were long sparkling drapes hanging from the rafters of the gym as we walked in. Strings of lights were surrounding the entire room and star confetti covered the tables and the floor. A long red carpet extended from the front entrance all the way to the back door of the gym. They even had our school name on the wall in the Hollywood sign letters.
As I came out of the stall and washed my hands, I looked in the mirror and was finally happy with what I saw looking back at me. It had taken me a long time to be happy with my appearance again.
I heard the door slam behind me and it broke my concentration. Shelly was glaring at me as if I’d shot her dog or something.
“Hi Shell, how are you enjoying the dance?”
“I’ll enjoy it a lot better when Johnny buries his cock deep inside of me. I don’t know what kind of hold you thought you had over him girlfriend, but I’m getting ready to break it. I’ve wanted him for a long time and what Shelly wants, Shelly always gets. So watch your back princess.” She purposely bumped into me before going into an empty stall. Okay . . .
I rushed out of the bathroom, hoping I’d find Johnny before psycho Shelly came back out, and there he was, standing beside his friend Eric by the punch table. Our eyes connected and he waved me over. “Hey, you look amazing!” He was wearing a nice pinstripe suit with his hair styled in a controlled mess and a red bow tie. His eyes were so bright and he smelled so good. He gave me a hug and I almost didn’t want to let him go.
“Thirsty?” he asked, grabbing an empty cup from the pile.
“Yes, thank you,” I said before quickly gulping the red liquid.
“Michelle! There you are, I’ve been looking all over for you. I thought you might have gotten lost or something.”
“No I’m okay, Seth. Just came to grab a drink of punch.”
“Okay. Hey Johnny, glad to see you could make it. How’s Shelly treating you?”
“Good,” he said, staring into my eyes.
“That’s good. Hope she doesn’t sink her claws into you later tonight, unless you’re into that type of thing. Let’s go, Michelle. I’d love to get a few more dances in before the night is over.”
I waved goodbye to Johnny and followed Seth onto the dance floor. An up-tempo song came on and we both shook our hips to the beat. I would have never guessed, but Seth was an excellent dancer and we had a lot of fun.
The last song of the night was a slow jam by Nick Jonas. I put my head on Seth’s chest and I could feel his hands start to wander down the back of my dress and over my butt. “What are you doing?”
“What? Nothing—I was just—caught up in the moment. Sorry if I offended you.”
I placed my head back against his chest and he kept his hands to himself. One of his buddies interrupted our dance and whispered something into his ear. A sly grin spread across his face and my stomach was in knots. Something is not right.
“So Michelle, a few buddies of mine and their dates are going to lookout pier after this. Would you like to come with us?”
“Um, I don’t know. I’ve never been there before. Is it safe?”
“Totally, no one will be able to bother us there. We’re continuing the party somewhere a little more private, that’s all. If you don’t feel comfortable, I promise I’ll have Spyder bring you right back home.”
“Okay.”
“Johnny have you ever gone all the way with a girl before?” Shelly said as she straddled my lap, pushing my back onto the thin blanket on top of the cold grass.
“Yes.” I didn’t want to reveal too much about my sex life, especially not to someone as open as her.
Shelly started to suck on the side of my neck and then bit my earlobe. “Ouch!”
“Sorry, sometimes my mouth has a mind of its own.”
She’d brought me to make out pier where most teens came to hook up after school or after a party. I’d heard of it, but never actually been there until that night. One of her friends had dropped us off and she’d brought me to a dimly lit area by a huge tree.
“Touch me, Johnny.” I raised my hand and grabbed her breast. It was soft and her nipple felt li
ke it was going to slice through her dress. I twisted it between my fingers and she moaned loudly. The more she moaned, the more I felt my cock swell against my pants. It needed to be relieved and not by my hand like normal; he needed something else to get him off. Shelly slid to her knees in between my legs and unzipped my pants. She reached inside and before she could get it out, I overheard someone yelling in the distance. Then my phone started to buzz in my pocket.
“Just ignore it baby, I’m gonna suck you until you cum all over my face.”
The yelling stopped, but my phone was continuously buzzing in my pocket. “I’m sorry, let me check. It might be my mom, or some type of emergency.”
“Fine! Hurry up, before I lose—”
I pulled out my phone and saw several texts and a few missed calls from Mickey. My heart sank as I zipped my pants up and ran off to call her back.
“Hey, Mickey, what’s wrong?”
“I’m such an idiot, Johnny. I should have known this night wouldn’t end well!”
“What do you mean? What happened?”
“Seth—” My phone was snatched out of my hand before I could hear what she was going to say.
“What the?”
“Listen up, John. You’re very cute, but I don’t have time to play these little games. Either you get over here and let me finish what we started, or I’m leaving.”
“Listen, my best friend needs me. I’m sure there’s some other guy’s cock you can find to suck.” She was pissed, but I really didn’t care. My best friend needed me and I couldn’t sit there and not listen to her, especially if that jerk had hurt her in any way. I’d meant what I said. I’d go after him without hesitation.
“So tell me what happened. Where are you?”
“I’m at look out pier or something.”
“What’s look out pier?”
“It’s like a little lake or something, surrounded by huge rocks. There are several piers with boats docked at them.”
“Oh, do you mean make out pier? Is that where he brought you?”
“He told me something else, but I guess I could be there.”
“What’s around you right now? Do you see a uniquely painted boat or anything out of the ordinary?”
“Yeah there’s a bunch of spray painted rocks behind me.”
I tried to scan my surroundings and finally spotted some colorful rocks directly across from where I was standing. “I’ll be right there, don’t move.”
Shelly was long gone and I didn’t care.
I finally made it over to her and she looked so shaken up. I could see her makeup running down her cheeks. Her lipstick was smudged and she was literally shaking when I went to hold her. “Mick, what happened?”
“Well, it started off okay, until he brought me to a quiet area by a tree. His buddies left us alone and we started making out. Next thing I knew his hand was going up my dress and he was trying to jam his fingers under my panties. I told him to stop, but he wouldn’t until I started screaming. He told me a bet wasn’t worth this and then he ran off. I’ve never been so humiliated in my life.”
I grabbed her close and felt her tears soaking through my shirt. “I’m so sorry, Mick. He’s an asshole. He didn’t hurt you did he?”
“No, his fingers never actually went in, they just—”
“Stop right there. That’s more than I need to know.” She wiped her tears away with her hand and then kissed me on the cheek. “What was that for?”
“For coming to my rescue. You’re my own personal prince charming, in best friend form.”
Ouch. “Thanks. Well Shelly basically tried to rape me too, so I guess we were both part of some stupid bet. She kept saying something, then stopping, so I figured it out after a while. I was going to let her go through with it though.”
“Ew Johnny, that’s gross!”
“Hey, I have needs, you know!”
“TMI, Johnny. Can we please get out of here? Being here makes me want to puke.”
“Sure, let’s head back to the school and I’ll have my mom take you back home.” I placed my arm around her shoulder and pulled her close to my side.
“Johnny?”
“Yes?
“Promise to never speak of this night again? I never want to have to relive the horror named Seth Hendricks again.”
“Promise.”
Age: Sixteen
Diary Entry: Too Good To Be True
Dear Diary,
I am such a freaking idiot. The star quarterback of my high school’s football team asked me out. ME! I should have known there was a catch to it, but I was too stupid to see it. He hardly ever talked to me a day in my life and here I was like a sad puppy accepting his scraps. I only accepted him asking me out because I was bitter and upset. All I wanted was for Johnny to be the one to ask me out, but he’s been dragging his feet. I was partly to blame because I told him not to push anything between us, but still. I know he still feels what I do.
Anyway, I thought the night was going well, but boy did it take a turn for the worst. I never told Johnny the entire truth because I knew he’d kill Seth, but he asked me to suck his cock. He whipped it out and everything. It was thick and curved and gross. When I refused, he climbed on top of me and rubbed it over my stomach and tried to jam his fingers up my dress, thinking it would change my mind. I yelled and kicked and screamed until he finally climbed off of me and told me about some stupid bet between him and Shelly. I was just some conquest he needed to fulfill and it made me feel so sick. I still feel queasy right now as I’m writing this. I’ve taken two showers to burn the remnants of his touch off my body.
Johnny did come to find me after it all went down and I felt like crap. He told me that Shelly was overly aggressive with him and he knew something was off about her. She didn’t deserve to be with him in any way shape or form. I did and I wish I had been.
I’m ending my entry here. Next time I won’t be such a stupid girl.
Mickey
That son of a bitch! I didn’t want Mickey to tell me everything because I knew it would piss me off. The look in her eyes told me so much more than what was coming out of her mouth. Her lips were trembling, and she crossed her arms across her body, clutching the sides of her dress. I was going to get to the bottom of what really happened between them. I was sure she had her reasons, but I hated to see assholes take advantage of the people that I cared about.
Mickey texted me that she didn’t feel good and wouldn’t be coming to school the next day, but I made sure I went. I had some business to take care of.
As I stormed through the halls at school, I searched high and low for both Shelly and Seth. Neither of them could be found, which was actually a good thing because I’d probably have snapped both of their necks. I ran into Mickey’s friend Sarah, but she didn’t say much to me.
Time and time again, I’d seen some undeserving asshole break her heart. I was tired of holding this in and I was tired of holding my feelings back. I was still in love with her and it was time she learned the truth before it was too late.
I went throughout the day, checking in to each of my classes, but my mind was elsewhere. I didn’t care about anything else besides getting the truth from Seth and I was going to get it. I knew that he had football practice right after last period and I was going to meet him in the locker room.
Johnny: Y didn’t you tell me the truth?
Me: About?
Johnny: Seth.
Me: What else was I supposed to tell you? U told me not to go on!
Johnny’s messages suddenly stopped and I got a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach. I tried to text him back and call, but he wouldn’t answer the phone. I tossed my phone down on the bed in frustration, then moments later I felt it vibrate on top of my sheets. I grabbed the phone and there was a picture message from Johnny with his left eye swollen.
Me: OMG what in the hell happened?
Johnny: I’m suspended for a week, but it was so worth it!
Me: Can u come o
ver? We need to talk.
Johnny: I’m already outside.
I tossed on a short-sleeved shirt and my slippers and ran down the stairs. Johnny was sitting on my front porch facing my yard when I swung the door open. “Johnny are you freakin’ nuts?”
“Depends. Define ‘nuts.’”
“Dude, why did you go after him?”
“Because he is an assface.”
“Johnny please don’t swear like that, my parents might hear you!” I said, slapping him on the shoulder.
“Mickey I don’t care. I don’t care about anything else but you and your safety. I went right up to Seth and before I could say anything, he told me that if he didn’t have a conscience he would have taken you and dealt with the consequences later. I lost it, Mick. I fucking lost it and punched him square in the mouth. I’m sure his dental bill will be quite lovely. He’s suspended also, and can’t play or practice for a full week. His coach is pissed, but oh well.”
I didn’t know what to say. I felt bad that Johnny was suspended, but I also felt good that he went through all of that, just for me. He did it for me.
I kneeled down on the step in front of him and looked up into his blue eyes. They were perfect besides the black and blue shiner that surrounded his left one. I ran my hands through his messy brown hair and kissed his forehead. I didn’t want to admit it, but I was falling in love with him again.
“Johnny, don’t go around ruining your life for me okay? You’re too smart to be fighting everyone that hurts me or my feelings.”
“I don’t care, Mick. You mean a lot to me. More than you’ll ever realize. You know my deepest darkest secrets and still haven’t left my side. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you. We’ve gotten a second chance and I don’t want to ruin it, but—”