NICHOLAS POV:

Last night was crazy crazy, if I must say. We all partied and had fun until the incident between Jaleena and a girl.

Everyone had their cameras out, ready to record the drama that happened and share it to anyone who'd watch it.

For me, I just felt bad for the girl, for she tried her best to apologize for her mistake. I know I could have done something, but who am I to get into drama to save a girl from my best friend's girlfriend.

Let's go back to everything that happened last night.

YESTERDAY (X) LAST NIGHT:

"Hey Dude! Josh is hosting a party tonight and we're all going, u coming?" Mason, one of my football friends asked me at the end of the day.

"Yeah bro, I'll be there..." I replied.

"Sweet! Rebecca coming too?" He asked.

"I don't know, I'll see if she's down tonight," I told him.

"Cool..." Mason said next.

We walked together towards where all the other guys were. We all did our special bro greetings and talked for a while.

"So, we'll meet back up at Josh's house," Jordan told us all.

"Cool, I'll be there," We all said our goodbyes and left.

I called Rebecca and asked if she was down to come to the party, but she told me she was visiting her grandparents an hour away, so she couldn't come.

We stayed on the phone through my process of getting ready for the party. When I got to Josh's place, we said our loves and goodbyes, and she cut the line.

I got out of my car, and walked into the house. Almost all the guy's had arrived, some sitting and talking, while others were helping set up everything for tonight. I also saw a few of my friends' girlfriends and their friends.

"Hey guys," I told them all before sitting on one of the couches by Justin and Carter.

"Hey bro," Justin and Carter said at the same time.

Once the entire house was set up, eventually more people started to join us. The party began, and the music blasted while more and more people came and enjoyed themselves. 

I couldn't start to count how many bottles of alcohol there were here, but who cared anyway? We drank and drank, I could say that I was a little bit sober than the other guys who went bottle after bottle without stopping.

A few hours passed, and the house was filled and crowded with guests. Most of the people here, we all knew and some were just extra's the other's brought along beside them.

Girls filled where we were, trying to get attention from them. A few of the guys gave in and left somewhere with them or they hung out, but I turned every one of them down with a smile. The only girl for me was Rebecca of course.

We played a game which included lots of alcohol, and I excused myself to go use the bathroom. When I came back, that's when I noticed how everything got crazy.

Justin had knocked into some girl while passing, and wasted his drink all over her. From the looks of it, she was mad at him and they held a small conversation that ended with a smirking Jason and the girl had a frustrated look on her face.

This wasn't the drama, drama though. The actual drama started when Jaleena, Justin's girlfriend furiously came towards them.

"What the hell are you doing with my boyfriend?" Jaleena asked behind the girl. 

The girl turned around and faced her. I walked to my friends and sat down next to them.

"Check this out Nick! Jaleena is totally going to go off any minute," Noah said, eyeing the two of them with a huge grin on his face.

I rolled my eyes, and turned towards them too. Jaleena Parr was possessive when it came to Justin. Any girl that came in contact with him was instantly a threat.

One minute she could be laughing with her friends, but the next, she would turn into a furious woman. She had a bad temper when she was mad, and no girl tried to mess with her.

You could say she was the queen of everything, and whatever she wants, she gets. When she gets it, best believe she will become the cruelest person on the earth if anyone messed with her or anything that belonged to her.

The guys all want her, and the girls all either wanna be friends with her or either want to be her slave. She was all drama, and anyone who came across her was instantly a part of it, whether they wanted to be or not.

"Oh um.. you got it all wrong-" The girl was trying to say, but Jaleena was quick to stop her.

"I know what I saw!" Jaleena yelled in her face.

"N-no, he accidentally wasted his drink on me. This is a big misunderstanding." The girl explained to her, pointing her finger towards her soaked outfit.

"Liar! He's mine, you cunt, go find your own man," Jaleena wasn't listening to a word she was saying, refusing to believe her.

"I am not a c-cunt, I don't want him," She said to her, I could see how the presence of Jaleena had frightened her.

"I- I am sorry, I should go," The girl said next, starting to walk away but she accidentally walked into a guy holding a drink and the drink in his hands wasted all over Jaleena and her dress.

"My dress, it's ruined!," Jaleena looked down at her dressed and gasped. "And it's all because of you," She continued, sticking her finger in the girl's face.

"Oh no, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to do that, honestly." The girl apologized, but Jaleena didn't care one bit.

"You slutty bitch! You ruined my fucking favorite dress!" If Jaleena was mad before, she was furious now. Her face was red and her fists were in a ball on side of her.

I honestly didn't even want to see or know what was coming next. I could tell the girl didn't mean to work Jaleena up or start drama between the two of them.

When Jaleena was furious at someone, she hated them forever. First impressions are always last and forever impressions for her, unless you were someone special to her.

"You will fucking pay for this!" Jaleena finished raging.

The girl looked at her dress, and her face got pale afterwards. I have a feeling she noticed how expensive Jaleen's dress was.

Even if she were to replace it or pay for it in Jaleena's terms, she'd still have one hell of a life until she graduates...

The next thing that came out her mouth, I couldn't hear because her voice was so small. All I heard next was "Oh yes, you bitch," Jaleena threw daggers at the girl.

A few moments later, Jaleena's minions: Ashley and Zara walked towards the two of them and stood on either side of Jaleena.

Ashley and Zara were the best friends of Jaleena, and the three of them together were the package deal. Not any girl compared to them, they were the top #3 most known and adored girls at our college.

Every boy lusted after them, and they ended up dating almost every popular guy. Jaleena was of course top 1, Ashley next, and Zara running up as 3.

They always stood beside Jaleena and gave her suggestions or did whatever she asked them to do. Anyone who messes with Jaleena, messes with them two.

Whoever that girl was, I don't think she had any clue about what will happen next or what will happen after what happens next.

I could or should have helped by now, but I wasn't one to get in the middle of any types of drama. I let people be and do whatever they please as long as it doesn't include me.

It was a little hard to watch what came next. What they did was wrong, but I was wrong too for not doing anything and Just watching.

The girl continued to apologize over and over, but not one of them listened to her...instead, Nicole came back with a bottle of vodka and handed it to Jaleena.

As if the girl had an idea or knew what would happen next, she pleaded for her to give mercy on her and not to do it because she'd be humiliated, but the girls she was up against would care less about any of that.

The next thing everyone in the house saw was Jaleena turn the bottle downwards and let the liquid fall all over her head.

The bottle of vodka poured all over her, she was a soaking mess. Everyone had their cameras out and there was hooting and hollering all over the place when the girl was met with Jaleena's hand on her cheek.

The slap was so hard, everyone could hear it. They did her wrong, not only soaking her to get back but slapping her? The slap was totally unnecessary, but Jaleena was dramatic and extra as always.

My friends were shouting and laughing while I just sat there with a thin line resting on my face. I didn't find it funny to do that to someone, but am I again when I didn't intervene and stop things from going further?

The girl stood there in the middle of everyone, she looked like she could fall at any minute. Her face was soaked too because of the liquid, but I could tell she was crying by now. After what just happened, I don't blame her.

I could see a girl and a boy coming on the girls side, while the boy was holding a slumped over drunk girl. I recognized her as one of the girls running after us just some minutes ago, including the other girl.

The drunken girl was a sophomore as well and I have seen her before, but I've never actually met her or spoken to her. I remember once we had talked in freshman year for an assignment that we had together, but back then I was no one to everyone besides a freshman.

The girl alongside the boy had gone up towards the soaked girl and it seemed she tried to do her best to comfort her, she needed it.

Looking away from the soaked girl, she walked up towards Jaleena and her minions and stood right in front of her with anger all over her face.

"Why would you do that?" The girl scowled at Jaleena and her friends.

"That bitch was flirting with MY BOYFRIEND and she had the nerve to spill tequila all over my expensive dress, completely ruining it!" Jaleena replied sarcastically.

"I'm sure she didn't mean to mess up your dress and I can tell you for one that she wasn't flirting with Justin. Maddy doesn't even like boys." The girl explained to Jaleena but she only laughed at this.

"That's such a fucking lie, who doesn't like boys? Is she a lesbian or something," They asked amused, breaking out in laughs while others did the same.

The girl looked so sad and weak at this moment. She was embarrassed and humiliated in front of hundreds of people who would now tease her for it for the rest of her years at college.

Her face that was wet from the drink had dried a little, but it got wet all over again when tears came running down her cheeks, more prominent than ever.

Jaleena and her friends saw this and replied with more mean words, shattering her more and more. "Now she's crying like a baby, waa, waa, waa." They joked and acted like crying babies while bursting out in fts of laughs, holding their stomachs.

The guy came forward and said something I couldn't make out... but then they had turned her around and brought her out the house.

When she left the party, some went back to partying while others continued to talk about it. There were a few new notifications on my social media pages, and I checked them.

When I opened the message, a video played of the girl and Jaleena, showing everything that happened between the two of them and Jaleena's minions behind her.

They acted as if I didn't just see it with my own eyes. Why would anyone find it fun to post this? Everyone around me obviously loves drama and anything that would entertain them.

But the moment that girl comes to find out, her heart will be shattered in pieces.

I never saw her around, so I assume she's a freshman. I knew how my freshman year started out, but hers started off like this. I could say now that the girl would have one hell of a year...

MADISON POV:

I set my alarm to wake me up this morning, and it went off at the time I was supposed to wake up. I let it continue beeping, not even bothering to shut it off or get up and get ready for today.

I could still remember yesterday very clearly and I had no energy to get up, nor did I even try to. I mean what's the point?

Well I know the point is to get an education, but I'm sure that this wouldn't be the case today. I will not be able to concentrate with everyone around me knowing what happened last night and whisper behind my back.

I also didn't want to see those girls today, it would be too much for me to take. There was no way I could go and have a peaceful day today. The odds of it were fairly low, lower than 10%.

My alarm kept beeping, and I started to get agitated by the sound of it. I got up and turned the alarm off, trying to resume my rest but once I was up, I couldn't go back to sleep.

I removed the strands of disheveled hair off my face, and got out of my small bed. I checked myself in the mirror, and I looked so depressed and sad. I ended up taking a long shower, using up most of my time.

I was not in a mood for anything special, so I just put my hair in a back ponytail. Getting a pair of jeans and a regular t-shirt and jacket, I called it a day.

When I looked at myself in the mirror, I didn't look anything close to cute but I didn't have the effort to do anything else with myself when I didn't even feel cute.

When I got to campus, there were a few people rushing towards class. I just knew I was late. I quickly got my books out my locker and ran towards my second period since I had missed the first one.

I rushed towards the door and quickly opened it. Mrs. Pharrah was in the middle of speaking when I came in. She stopped and turned to me, I did the same.

"Miss Hill, I suggest you quickly take a seat for you are late," She gave me a cold expression.

It didn't take me long to figure out she hated late students, and I hated myself for being late too. Well that doesn't even make sense because I didn't even want to come today.

"S-sorry Ma'am, my alarm didn't go off and I rushed to class. Sorry It won't happen again..." I lied and hurried to my seat.

The truth was, it wasn't the alarm, it was me. The alarm went off but I decided to ignore it until I couldn't bear the beeping anymore, but I wasn't going to tell her that.

Everyone in class stared at me, somewhere laughing, some giving me daggers or disgusted looks, while some had pity on their face.

I was freaking out inside, but I tried my best to hide my anxiety from being eyed by everyone in the classroom. I know I was not looking my best, but the whole stare thing was totally not needed.

I kept quiet and lowered my head in embarrassment, staring silently at my feet and trying my best not to overreact with all the attention I was getting.

Valerie and Georgia were both gone to a different period, and it was only me and Jack in the same room but he was far away from me. I lifted my head a little to see him looking at me with a worried expression on his face.

I didn't want to be pitied or anything at all besides left alone at this moment. I wanted to curl myself in a ball in a corner and drown myself with sorrows.

My head was no longer being rational or working properly, for I found myself sounding gloomy and delusional. The next moment, Mrs. Pharrah cleared her throat loudly and everyone turned back to her.

"As I was saying..." Our Professor started speaking again and I barely listened to a word that came out her mouth.

My head stayed down, facing the ground the entire class and I didn't lift my head up until I heard chaos. I snapped out of whatever trance I was in and looked up, my neck hurting badly from the position my neck was in for a long time.

Mrs. Pharrah informed everyone that class was now over, and everyone got up out of their seats and walked out after picking up their belongings. It took me some time to get up and leave, my teacher never taking her eyes off of me. 

This was a bad habit that I was sure to develop if it happened again. I felt bad for not paying attention in class and zoning out, but I couldn't focus on anything.

I passed a lot of people who looked at me weirdly, making me feel awkward all over again. Some of them who passed joked around and reminded me of last night's events.

I didn't need a reminder at all though, because never once did I forget it and it was affecting my health, mood, and everyday things such as college.

Walking pass them, I tried my best to avoid them or not listen to what they said to me. I bowed my head down once again.

My back was hunched a little, and I went towards the lockers. I opened my locker and put my books in it with a sigh.

When I half-way closed the locker, I was met with that same girl who humiliated me in front of everyone and her friends alongside her.

"Hey Bitch," Was the first thing that came out of her mouth.

I stayed silent, for I didn't want to say the wrong thing to her or anything to her at all.

"I'm speaking to you...don't you dare ignore me!" The girl yelled in my face.

I mustered up a little courage and spoke my mind in hesitation.

"I...I have no-nothing to s-say to you. I apologized for the ac-accident last n-night but y-you still ch-chose to humiliate m-me in front of ev-everyone..." I said meekly.

They all laughed at me, and next I found all my books out of my locker on the floor. "Why did you do that!" I spoke up loudly to them.

"I can do whatever I want to bitch," The girl replied sarcastically.

"That doesn't make it right," I said slowly and quietly.

"What are you gonna do about it, huh?" The girl took a few steps closer to me, her friends following behind her. They all shared amused smiles that had a hint of loathe in them.

I could feel myself breaking down in front of them slowly. Why do people have to be so mean? My heart was racing, because I feared that if I did or said the wrong thing, something bad would happen again.

Just as she was reaching her hand out at me, which I had a bad feeling about, my friends out of nowhere came and stood beside me.

"Don't you dare to touch her," Georgia walked up to her and it looked like they were fighting with their eye stares.

I felt uncomfortable and I didn't want to be here. After a few moments of glaring at each other, their eyes disconnected. 

Jack and Valerie helped me pick up all my books and put them back in my locker. My friends tried to soothe me and tell me that I didn't have to worry. I did have to worry though, because everything about her was dangerous for a girl like me.

"This isn't over bitch, but for now...enjoy!" She said to me before they turned around and left with a flip of the hair.

"I so want to rip that bitch's hair piece by piece and feed it to her!" Georgia watched them leave with a glare, sharing her evil thoughts with us.

"Please don't," I gave them a weakened look, as we turned around and went to the cafeteria, sitting down in our signature seats.

"Hey," Valerie rubbed my back like I was a little kid. "Stop worrying about them, they won't hurt you. They're only talk and no action.."

"She is not harmless though. If you forgot, I can still feel a slight pain where she slapped me." My tone let them know how broken I was inside, at the same time a little mad.

It was not only that but she mentally hurt me more than anything, and I can't ever forget that. I haven't spoken to my parents or told them about the incident, and I for now would keep it that way.

I know how disappointed they'd be if I were to tell them how I went to a type of party like that under the influence of my friends.

I didn't drink at that party but I was still met with it without drinking it. Who knew alcohol could take part in helping mortify a person.

"We are truly sorry about making you come, I honestly didn't expect any of that to happen..." Georgia voiced her thoughts with guilt. They all shared the same guilty faces looking at me with sadness and regret. 

I wasn't one to hold grudges or even get angry at someone often. Part of me wanted to let them off the hook, and then every time, I remember that everything happened because they insisted I go.

This was all because of them, and they should feel guilty and regret for what they did. Their sorries to me were a little comforting to my ears, but not enough to stop the pain I felt deep down inside.

Everything that happened couldn't be changed or fixed with a simple sorry. The damage was already done, and couldn't be changed. Therefore, their sorries basically meant nothing in this case.

"Look guys, I appreciate your apologies but I am mentally drained from the humiliation I went through, because you guys literally gave me no option but to go...I need to be alone for some time." I explained heavily.

"I- We know this...and I know our sorries are complete bullshit but please don't end this new friendship of ours. We all got so close in these little days, I want to get to know you more,"

Valerie lowered her head sadly, while Jack and Georgia looked at each other. Their eyes held something that basically said "We did it this time" or "This isn't good."

I looked away from them and looked around the cafeteria, avoiding them a little. I couldn't look at them right now. I hate to say it, but it was all their fault.

Well it was mines for wasting the drink, but I couldn't have got myself in any of it if I wasn't there.

"Please forgive us?" I heard Georgia desperately say.

"I accept your apology but it isn't good enough to just let everything slide. I could easily say that everything is fine and you're forgiven, but now I have enemies on my second day of school who hurt my ego badly." I responded lazily.

I went to sleep late last night, and I was mentally drained with my surroundings taunting me. I was hesitant and anxious to come to school today. Not the anxious I felt on the first day, but the anxiety of being hurt by words.

I wasn't used to this, because I never really had to deal with bullies but now I am. It took me so much effort and self-assurance to get me to face reality that came with last night.

Continuously reminding myself of the reason I was in college helped me a little to show myself today, but the worry and inside pain I felt had distracted me.

The entire class, I was completely zoned out of it. I felt deaf to everything around me, like I was in another world or I was heavily dreaming.

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The rest of the day was exhausting, having to sit through classes, stress and terror inside you about what's next. For me, it's not what happened, it's what's next after what happened. It's always the after that's worse than the before. The after is living what happened in the before, and I was living mines.

Humiliation is nothing to many, but for me it's everything. Your ego is one of your strengths, and when that's bruised, you're bruised. It's more than your outside being judged by everyone around you, it's the inside too and that hurts like hell.

After the day was over, I was a little relieved. My friends continued to try and apologize, but I shrugged all of them off. It wasn't considered rude for me, since I was going through it all because of them.

I didn't ever think I would get bullied, because I have never done anything to anyone. Even if I did, I wouldn't have ever thought it'd be so soon.

I didn't feel like going sit in the dorms and stare at the ceiling, so I decided to go to a restaurant I found nearby that seemed nice. When I walked into the space, the aroma of different pastries, food dishes, sweet drinks filled my nostrils.

My stomach rumbled and I was full of hunger for the food they served. It smelled amazing, and the deep breaths I took in of the dishes were killing me.

I found a seat and sat down closer towards the door. The table was set elegantly, not too flashy or too plain. This restaurant was really nice...

"Hello Ma'am, what would you like?" A waitress came to me with a pad, and nicely asked.

"Um...Hello. I would like a..." I stopped and rumaged my eyes through every dish on the menu.

They all looked really nice, but I wasn't going to buy everything just because it would be good. I bit my lip in concentration and frustration. When my eyes finally settled on a dish, I looked back up.

"I would like the shrimp and spinach fusilli and the garlic Bread, with Macaroni salad." I told the waitress my order, and looked back down.

She wrote my order down on her notepad, and gave me a kind smile. She told me the waiting time, and I gave her a small smile back before she turned around and left.

Around 10 minutes later, the waitress returned with my food dishes. She sat them down on the table in front of me and I paid for the food the same moment. I would have paid for the food before I left, but I decided to pay the moment I got my food.

"Thanks," I kindly told her, eyeing my food hungrily.

"Enjoy," She replied, turning back around and walking away.

The moment she left, I immediately started to eat my food. Everything on the dishes were mouth-watering and I could literally eat it all day if I had the money and the stomach.

Once I finished all my food, I rubbed my stomach. No doubt I was full, my stomach couldn't hold any more food tonight. After I organized the dishes on the table for whoever was to pick it up and clean it, I got up and left.

After dinner, there was nowhere else to go, and by now, I should be heading back to the dorms. I made my way back to my dorm, and took a quick shower.

Hopping into the small bed, I pulled the covers over my body and took deep breaths. My phone rang somewhere in the room, and I got up to see who it was.

When I picked up the phone, it was none other but my friends. I didn't have the energy to deal with them at this time of the night, so I let the call go to voicemail.

My phone was ringing and beeping non stop, missed calls and unread messages. I sighed and turned my phone off, tired of hearing it go off every five seconds.

Once the phone went silent, I got back in my bed and closed my eyes. I didn't go to sleep, even with my eyes closed, I was still not ready to sleep.

My mind ran circles, and I couldn't ease my mind so fast. I got back up and found my earphones. I put them on my head and played music.

The music in my ears somewhat gave me ease and I eventually fell into a soft slumber with the help of the melody and beats.