Alessandra grabbed the boy by his face. Her index and middle finger groped his left cheek and her thumb squished his other cheek, forcing him to make eye contact with her. —- Wow. Those are some … pretty eyes, she thought. “Yeah. Get it right. It’s a bonfire. My bonfire to be exact. And if you’re gonna stand around here and look like a terrified two year old, you might as well go home,” she said with a stern glare in her eyes. Suddenly, a sharp smirk grew on her face. It was a face that could terrify the life out of anyone. Letting go of the human puppy dog’s face, her fist made it’s way down to his collar. With a rough grip, the cloth wrapped around her knuckles. “No,” she started. “You’re not going home. You’re staying with me tonight. I’ll teach you what a real party is. Not your fucking swanky shit. Let’s go. Grab a beer. You’re in for a wild night.”
There was no way Lip was escaping, not without being completely and utterly embarrassed. He was dead silent and couldn’t not look her in the eyes. Lip slowly raised his eyes so he’d be making eye contact with the very aggressive girl holding on to him. “I --- well... never mind. You wouldn’t really like my answer to that.” When he saw her facial expression switch gears to a terrifying grin, his eyes shot down to the dirt floor. He felt his whole body tense up as she clutched his collar, unsure of what to do. “I-I’m not?” he asked, gulping down his fear. “I-I don’t think this is a real good idea, um, I sorta have a curfew, uh.” He wasn’t lying, he did have a curfew, but it wasn’t until a while later.










