Chapter 40

Normani

After washing my hands and drying them off, I left the bathroom. The only people at the hall were two couples, who were drunk off their asses like me and were seriously making out, acting like the world was going to end the next day.

I followed the sound of the music, trying to find my way back, when I heard the sound of footsteps behind me and didn’t bother paying any mind to it.

I gasped when a calloused hand wrapped around my waist, stopping me. I turned around, and the smell of alcohol and cigarettes hit my nostrils. A shiver of disgust racked through me as I watched the stranger smirk up at me. I yanked his hand away from my waist, furrowing my eyebrows, and the smirk on his face dropped. His eyes darkened, and a menacing and dangerous look replaced it.

“What’s a pretty girl like you doing here all alone? Why don’t we go somewhere quiet? Just you and me; we can have a lot of fun,” he said, smiling at me.

“I’m not interested,” I state