This is the story I couldn’t write about for my English Comp class. The professor assigned my class to write about an event that changed our lives.
I couldn’t write about what I really wanted to write about. I couldn’t hand in the story I’m about to write. I can only imagine how she would’ve reacted if she had read this story. Or how I would’ve been judged if any of my classmates had seen what I wanted to write.
Instead of this story, I wrote about a time I volunteered to feed the homeless. I would say it was an experience that I’ll remember for a long time, but it wasn’t the event that changed my life.
The event in question happened one summer night, not too long after I broke up with a guy I had dated for two years. Or you could say it was a mutual breakup. He was a senior and going away to college at the end of that summer. He didn’t want to be tied down to one girl…specifically me. He never said that, but it showed by the way he treated me that last month and the way he looked at other women.
The event in question was after a party—or, really, I should say, a 'get-together'. It wasn’t a full-blown party, just a bunch of us hanging out a house where there were no adults. There was alcohol there, but I was far from intoxicated.
I can’t say that for all the guests. I remember two of my girl friends making out in the middle of the dining room. They were kissing and touching each other in ways that friends shouldn’t. I’ll admit I liked watching the show, maybe almost as much as the guys that were staring and cheering.
At some point, almost everyone else left except me, the guy who drove me there, and the guy who lived there. We were hanging out on the couch, maybe almost about to leave. I was sitting in between both of them.
I remember the way the guys were looking at me. They were taking in the cleavage that escaped from my skimpy tank top. I felt almost naked in the short shorts I was wearing that summer night.
I liked the way they were looking at me. Don’t get me wrong, it was intimidating, but I liked it. They were both a little bit older and both of them were what I would describe as hot. Having them look at me like that created a warmth within me, to be completely honest.
It was more than a warmth. It was a lust. It was enough to make my brain stop working… or maybe it started working in a different way.
“I’m horny.” I didn’t plan on saying it. The words had just slipped out of my unconscious brain and out my mouth. I instantly wanted to take it back. I could feel my cheeks becoming red.
They both stopped and looked at me.
I didn’t know what to say or do. I wanted to get up and run out of there. But I didn’t. I was horny. I’d gone from having sex all the time with my ex to nothing at all. Even when things were going bad, we still had sex almost every day, sometimes more than once. I made him wait three months, but after that, it had almost been non-stop.
“Are you serious?” Nick asked. He was muscular with brown hair and dark-colored eyes.
I nodded my head yes. “I want to get fucked.” I’d never talked like this, even with my ex.
“Show us you’re serious,” Alex said. He was tall with black hair and bad boy looks.
“How should I do that?” I asked, my voice was soft even though I was trying to force myself to sound sexy and confident.
“I have some ideas,” Nick said.
“Take off your top,” Alex said like it was a dare. He said it like he wasn’t sure if I would do it.
They both had their eyes glued on me. At another party a week earlier, I had pulled up my shirt and flashed my bra-covered breasts on a dare from a girl friend, but this was different. That had been more playful, more silly. Yeah there had been some naughtiness to it and I was turned on by the way the guys in the room had looked at me, but this was different. This was full of bad intentions. It felt like if I did it, it was crossing a line. There would be no turning back.
I hesitated with a million thoughts running through my brain. My heart was pounding. Then I did it. I grabbed the bottom of my tank top and pulled it up and over my head.