Free An Ordinary Me by Brooklyn Taylor

the contraption they had in there. It smelled like beer, more like armpit to me. Apparently they had a keg, something I had never seen before. They were drinking beer and from the looks of it had been drinking for a while now.
     
    “You want a drink?”
     
    “Yeah, a Dr. Pepper would be great.”
     
    He starts laughing at me.  “How about a drink that a kid doesn’t drink.”
     
    “What is that supposed to mean?”
     
    “Beer, wine, wine cooler, I think my mom has some of those girlie drinks in here.”
     
    “Water would be fine. I really don’t like to drink. You saw what happened last time. Or do you remember?”
     
    “Yeah I remember.” He starts laughing.
     
    Okay he is kinda making me mad now… he may have remembered, but he sure didn’t care.
     
    “Let’s get the movie started.” He took my hand and led me to the living room where there was a huge TV. It was the biggest TV I had ever seen in a house. Ninety inches I think. It took up almost an entire wall with the speakers and gadgets all around it.
     
    Autumn was sitting on Ryan’s lap and there were a few other guys and two other girls sitting around the room. Some were in deep conversation, some kissing, and some just sitting there quietly, while some were under a blanket. Yuck! Get a room!
     
    I sat on the couch beside Cannon and he shook his head at me and patted his lap.
     
    “Sit here.”
     
    “Okay.” Doesn’t seem like it would be very comfortable but what do I know? It’s not like I have ever sat on a guy’s lap. Other than I guess my dad’s lap when there weren’t enough seats somewhere when I was younger. Totally different though.
     
    The movie has started and he had his arms around my waist. We were watching “Dumb and Dumber.” I loved this movie and was thankful it wasn’t a scary movie. Jim Carey was such an idiot you couldn’t help but laugh.
     
    I was concentrating on watching the movie when Cannon started to push my hair to the side and then nibble on my ear. I guess it was supposed to feel good but I only felt irritation. I pulled back and then he sighed.
     
    A few minutes later, I guess he decided to make another move and ran his hand up my thigh close to the top of my shorts. I jumped and stood up to sit beside him.
     
    I got a few looks from the people around me and Autumn looked over at me to make sure I was okay.
     
    He cuddled into me and I finally let out a deep breath hoping to get to watch the rest of the movie. Cuddling I could do. No harm in that.
     
    Halfway through he decided to start to rub my back. It was soft and honestly felt good. It was soothing, and I didn’t think anything of it. I started to relax and breathe normally. I smiled from the feeling of someone’s touch of showing affection.
     
    Then I felt my shirt started to move and then a hand, skin on my skin. I slowly sat up a little more thinking it was just by accident. I felt Cannon’s hand at my bra strap and that is when I flipped out.
     
    “Cannon?”
     
    “Shhhh, everyone’s watching the movie.”
     
    I pulled his hand out from under my shirt. “That’s not going to happen tonight.”  I turned to him so he could see I was serious.
     
    “Reese, come on. I’m not trying to have sex with you. I was just trying to touch your skin.”
     
    “Did I give you some sign that I wanted to be touched?”
     
    “How the hell old are you? You are acting like you are twelve.”
     
    I stood up and took off towards the front door. I passed Autumn and she was making out with Ryan. Gross.
     
    “Autumn, I’m leaving.”
     
    She doesn’t say anything and ignores me or chooses not to respond. I walk out the door and slam it as hard as possible.
     
    Great! I’m walking home on a Friday night alone… I have a feeling I won’t be invited to another party again with Cannon, and truthfully I couldn’t give a shit. The only thing I could think of was to call my parents who would be mad at me for sneaking and I would get