Please Stay

Tanya Belle was invited to a friend's house, his name was Mike Stanley and he always liked her in a romantic way, unfortunately for him, Tanya never loved him in the same way. Mike was cool however, he had many friends and wasn't afraid to flex his wealth, the guy still lived with his parents but they owned a big house and had gone on holiday for the weekend, not coming home until Monday morning. So that Saturday he hosted a wild house party, inviting everyone from the college they both attended. Of course not everyone showed up, but at least 30 of them did. Now that may not sound like a lot, but those 30 students completely filled the house with still enough room for everyone to dance and enjoy the party. Tanya only came along because her besties were going, they were all hot young women just like her, none of them liked Mike in "that way" either, but a fun party is still a fun party. As the night began, things went smoothly and went just as awesome as you'd expect. The music was loud and trendy, the disco and strobe lights were groovy, the alcohol was expensive and tasty, everyone was having a great time! They played beer pong, pool, four player video games, spin the bottle and truth or dare. It was the last game on that list where things went sour. Whenever Mike Stanley was given the choice to dare anybody he always picked Tanya, daring her to kiss him (which she did out of peer pressure), he asked her to do other things but fortunately her friends stopped him from asking, by making fun of him for being a creep, he stopped daring her then because he didn't want to ruin his cool image. Tanya soon forgot about the whole thing later that night, even the uncomfortable truths about her sexuality that he asked during the game, like if she was still a virgin (yes) or if she secretly fancied Mike (no). The young lady got so drunk and had so much fun that night, she somehow forgot how predatory Mike had been acting. Not just with her, but the other girls too. He did kiss a few of the girls though, but they wouldn't go any further with him. The cool dude wasn't so cool after all, everyone was just using his house and generosity for a good time. No girls respected him, deep down he knew this but wouldn't give up. Because just like Tanya, he too was a virgin and thought this shared misery (as he thought it to be) was something that connected him and her in a romantic way that she just hadn't accepted yet. By the end of the night, Tanya found herself lying on the living room sofa inside Mike's house. She was half asleep and incredibly drunk. Only a few of Mike's closest friends were left at the party, which had become this quiet and creepy den of drugged out and drunken young men. The music was low and eerie too, it had gotten dark and the strobe lights had switched off, so had the disco ones. Tanya suddenly felt uneasy, this was the after-party where things always went wrong. She needed to go home!

"I- I- I... Think I better head home." She said to herself, before pulling herself up and dragging her feet.

"Please stay..." Mike was sitting next to her, "the party isn't over yet."

"Not yet..." Daniel laughed, stinking of weed in the corner of the room smoking a cigarette.

"No, I think I... I'm good!" She stood.

"Please..." Mike begged, pulling her back down.

"No!" She whacked his hand away.

"We're both virgins, Tanya!" Mike cried.

"Really Mike?!" Tommy laughed mockingly, "cool guy like you?"

"Yes!" Mike whined, "but..." He looked into Tanya's deep blue eyes, "it doesn't always have to be that way!"

"Come on!" Mike pleaded, standing up beside her.

"Easy dude!" Steven added, standing up to intervene.

"Help me!" She begged him.

"Think we've had enough, aye?" Steven smiled weakly, "we're not thinking straight."

"I did this for you..." Mike wept.

"Well... Th- that's just... Creepy." Tanya slurred her words, before stumbling into him.

"That a girl..." He held her tightly.

"Get off..." She whined.

"You heard the lady!" Steven pushed Mike away, "come on, girl. Let's get you home."

"O- o- ok..." She nodded, the girl didn't know Steven too well either, but she trusted him far more than Mike and felt no choice but to trust him. As she left the house with Steven, poor Tanya wasn't entirely sure if this strange little horror story she found herself was ending or only just beginning.

"Don't worry." Steven winked, "I'll look after you."