Chapter 36

*****Tessa's POV*****

Three rollercoasters later amongst other rides around the carnival and we now sat in another outdoor bar eating some fresh salted fries which were divine!

"Count me in for the dancing over at Sally's bar!" Arianna states firmly, glancing around at the males whilst they all collectively groan and roll their eyes at the suggestion.

What’s Sallys bar? I wonder…

The group as a whole got drunker as the day had went on - as we laughed at pointless stuff and I could feel myself becoming more confident than what I usually am which was definitely odd.

Is this what being drunk feels like?! Perhaps I need to be drunk permanently in that case!

"Yeah sure… you can go and we will stay right here!" Talon responds, as Arianna giggles and twirls her hair innocently.

"Sure! I'll take those two with me for some real fun." Arianna suggests, catching me off guard as Erin almost chokes on her pink gin from beside me.

She wants to hang out with us now?! I seriously did not get that impression! Is it a trap?!

"Ok fine. But you go over there together and nowhere else!" Kane states firmly, his eyes flashing to me as I nod instantly - not wanting to disagree or upset him or Arianna for that matter!

Maybe after some wine, she has realised that myself and Erin could very well be here to stay. Maybe this is her way of apologising for our rocky start? I guess the least we could do would be to give her a chance, right?

"Great! Finish your drinks girls, show starts over at Sally's in ten!" Arianna rushes, pointing over to the pink barn type of building with pink and purple strobe lights glimmering out of it.

It’s not too far… and I had wondered what that place was with it being pink and all!

Kane and the others could see over to where we would be, so not much could go wrong. What's the worst that could happen under Arianna's care? I mean seriously, I don't think Kane would be too happy if she hurt us in any way or made us upset which would kill the whole vibe of the day too.

With that, I give Erin a quick 'let's do it' look before we both clink glasses and shoot the remainder of our third drink back.

These pink gins were proving to be totally lethal! They tasted great but I could definitely feel the effects of drinking them already! Kane however didn't seem to mind much as they would hand us another each time after they visited the bar.

"Let's go! Be back soon guys!" Arianna stands, as I push myself up with a small wobble before I steady myself and giggle - with Kane eyeing me steadily.

I hook arms with Erin, as we say a short goodbye and follow behind Arianna towards the pink girly party.

The closer we got, the more confusing it seemed as I wouldn't ever place Arianna to enjoy being in a place as pink and as girly as this. But who was I to judge? I barely knew her...

We go inside, seeing masses of females dancing around and having fun, which put me at ease a little more considering that everyone seemed like they only wanted to have a good time.

"NO WAY! Arianna? Oh my gosh! I didn't think you'd make it this year! Who's this?" A preppy brown haired girl rushes at us, as she offers myself and Erin a quick stare before pulling Arianna into a tight hug.

"I'm babysitting!" Arianna huffs with an eye roll, as I look to Erin to ensure she had also heard the sarky comment.

The nice attitude didn't last very long at all...

"Well come on! You can all come over and sit with us!" The girl states, grabbing Arianna by her hand as myself and Erin again just plod along behind her like lost puppy dogs.

We are greeted by a group of three other girls and a guy who seemed quiet yet intense as he chose to observe rather than to greet us.

Arianna squeezes in to the booth style seating beside the group, seeming as happy as ever for the first time as she clearly knew these people well...

Myself and Erin hovered beside them for a moment, not having seats to sink down and hide into and it only took Arianna a short moment to notice.

"Fucking hell stop being so weird and grab a chair from over there!" Arianna waves us off with a groan, causing the group to disappointingly giggle at the comment - proving to be just as mean and ignorant as Arianna herself.

We stay quiet, and make a move to fetch the chairs - using the time to complain about how she was being in here. "What's the deal?! She could have came over here herself to see her friends! She didn't have to drag us too! I might just tell her we are going back." Erin states firmly, as I nod and sigh.

I knew this was too good to be true I shouldn't have gave her the chance!

We sit down beside their table, being completely ignored for what felt like an hour, before Erin perked up from beside me and cleared her throat.

"Arianna... we are going to go back." Erin states, as Arianna's icy blonde head snaps around to give us both a death stare that reads 'don't fucking dare'.

"But the show hasn't even started yet? And I've put down your names!" Arianna informs us, as my jaw slackens at the comment and Erin's brows furrow.

What show and why did she give our names for it?!

"W-What?" I blunder, feeling my head spin a little from either the encounter itself or from the alcohol - perhaps a mix of both?

"Guys she does that a lot... the stutter drives me insane... although I thought it was a thing she only put on to look cute for the males... but it seems that it's actually a real problem!" Arianna explains loudly, her tone condescending as I grow embarrassed with the odd stares that I receive from the group.

Great... just what I needed!

"Ladies! I have a Tess and Erin on my list here?" An older man appears wearing a black and white tuxedo, as my mouth opens and closes like a fish out of water.

"Right there!" Arianna cuts in with a point, before Erin even has the chance to defend us both.

What is she doing this for?!

"Perfect come with me! I hope you two have some seriously nice racks for this - you might even win!" He chuckles, moving to score our names with his pen before pulling us both by the bicep to stand.

"E-Erin!" I panic, as she also looks startled, our attempts to say no being overshadowed by the hysterical laughter of the group beside us.

This isn't good! What has she done?! What is this show she’s tossed us into?!

"Let's just get back there and we can make a dash for it!" Erin whispers worriedly, as I nod frantically and allow the man to guide us through a black curtain into a small room with around eight other females all stood around.

They seemed to be changing into white tees, as the men tossed the garments around.

"What are we doing?" Erin asks the man, receiving a loud laugh in response before he grabs a pair of scissors.

"Let me help you both get over the nerves!" He chuckles, moving behind us swiftly before two clips are heard causing us both to scream.

Did he just?!

Why did he just?!

We both stood clutching the material of our tops to our breasts, feeling exposed and horrified at what was happening.

"If you don't want to flash us, then you better put these on!" The man laughs, handing us both the same white tees as the rest of the females.

Feeling embarrassed and overwhelmed, I quickly moved to face one of the walls - pulling the tee over my head and allowing my top from before to fall from my body as it lands in a heap at my feet.

Erin copied me, as we both made eyes and searched for an escape route - only finding the curtain to be blocked by a huge male.

"Ok ladies! Climb inside of the wet cages and may the best breasts win!" He suddenly announces with a clap of his hands, as my head spins and we turn to find steps leading into large cages attached to vans.

"N-No! We don't w-want to!" I stop the man from passing us, pleading to leave, as he rolls his eyes and huffs.

"W-W-Well... I don't give a shit! I had ten spots filled up and you two were on the list so don’t disappoint me now!" He sneers, before he clicks his fingers and a larger man approaches and pushes us both towards one of the cages with another girl inside.

The sun was setting, and my heart hammered inside of my chest at the thought of Arianna leaving us to suffer through whatever this was to completely ruin the amazing day we had both had.

She had crossed the line, and I seriously feared the consequences of this stunt...