Risking It All?

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I walk down the stairs on the back side of the house, the pool is full of guys and girls laughing and splashing about. The music is bumping and I look around to find some of my friends. Over in the corner I spot Rafe lounging with some girl. He appears to be having a good time. To the left I spot Ruth. "Ugh why is she here" I whisper to myself.

"Probably because she has boobs and a pretty face, same reason all the others are here." Sarah says from behind me. She trots down the stairs with an estranged look on her face. They used to be friends, but things change when you start dating a Pogue. Us on the other hand, we were never friends. Ruth has always had a deep seated hatred for me. I could be because I am a Pogue on the wrong side of the island, or maybe its the fact that I have beat her out at everything. Captain of the cheer team, I got on varsity before her in field hockey, got in to her dream college with early acceptance, oh and of course I get the pleasure of hanging around the 'in' crowd.

"All she does is walk around like one of Rafe's groupies" I let out. We both laugh. "Its not like he wants her, I can't even count the amount of times Rafe has begged me to keep her away."

Sarah lets out a snort and laughs loudly. Ruth glares this way. "What does she have bionic hearing?" Sarah asks as we continue walking down the steps.

"There is no way she heard that." I respond. I am right, there really is no way she could have heard us, but her timing was scarily accurate. "I'm going to go say hi to some friends, I better not catch you with a bottle in your hand later." I say as I wink at her as she walks off. I stop for a moment at the bottom of the stairs and take it all in. Rafe really did through the best parties. I still can't believe that he was willing to have my graduation party at his house, its pretty considerate of him.

I approach a few friends and we begin chatting about the party and the various boys making eyes at us. One of them hands me a shot and we toast to graduation. I down the drink and at that time, Summer by Calvin Harris starts playing over the loud speaker. I take a sip of the beer that someone so generously placed in my hand. "I love this song" I shout to the girls I am standing near.

"No one cares Pogue!" A voice shouts from over my shoulder.

"What the-" I turn around and see Ruth with a menacing grin on her face. I turn to approach her but an arm grabs mine from behind.

"She really isn't even worth it." I turn to meet Topper, whose face is mere inches from mine.

"Woah" I mumble, backing my face away from him. I adjust myself and stand up fully, creating a little distance between the two of us. Topper's hat is on backwards and I can see his blond hair peaking out of the front. His shirt is unbuttoned revealing his chest and abs. I think to myself, "Wow he is in better shape than I thought." He is wearing yellow swim trunks with flamingos all over them. There is a ring on his right hand. Just like Rafe's. I have one too; it was a gift from Rafe for my birthday last year. I guess it meant I was part of the club or something. I don't really know, I was just happy to have a piece of jewelry that was worth something, unlike all the rings I used to get that would turn my fingers green.

"Nice ring." He breaks the silence.

I look down at my hand "Yea Rafe got it for me" I reply, rubbing the back of my neck.

He takes your hand and pulls it closer to his face. "Bad eyesight" he says to as he inspects my ring. He lowers my hand but doesn't let go. "How are you feeling tonight Y/N?" gosh his eyes are so blue. I stare for a moment.

"I am feeling great!"

"One shot in and you're already feeling it, huh." Topper says with a slight smirk on his face.

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