Taming The Perfect Prince

End term for this semester is right around the corner. Cold season is fast approaching and in just a blink of an eye, we would be celebrating holidays. Sadly, that's how time flies in a haste.

"Friability test, stage 3 new formulation 0.8 percent." I muttered under my breath, trying my best to memorize— inculcating whatever these are inside my head.

Studying, especially memorization is not my forte, but when you are in a relationship with someone who excels in academics, you would surely be inspired to strive harder and be influenced to do the same. I don't want people to think that I am useless and just a stain in Crow's name. I know that I am not pretty, but I often hear people saying that I am just using him and that he doesn't deserve me. I want to prove them wrong and that I am worth it for his love, because I love him more than anything else.

So here I am, studying in my best capability for our Pharmaceutical Analysis examination for tomorrow. I am aware that I am not pretty much gifted with brains. I am just a mediocre student who sometimes passes exams, but failed most of the times.

It's past midnight now, and I was in the middle of scribbling on my green sticky notes when my phone suddenly buzzed — indicating a notification.

A message popped out from my man. It's like all my exhaustion vanished away in a sudden. The feeling that you're stressed out in school works and responsibilities, but at the end of the day, you have that someone who checks out on you and let you feel inspired to never give up is the best feeling in the world. I guess I am so lucky to have him. People say, I won a jackpot to be with the person they admired the most.

We are in a relationship for quite some time now, yet, the excitement was still there inside of me every time he sends me a text or updates me on just whatever he does. You may call it cliché, but he always put a smile on my face and he doesn't fail to make me still feel that giddiness inside every single time until now. Even just thinking of him still makes me smile. I am falling for him deeply everyday and I could not ask for more, and I hope this feeling will last.

I released a half smile, elbow planted on the table and propping my chin on my right palm that was holding a green highlighter, excited to read the message. I slid my finger to tap the view button using my other hand.

Message

Hey, Red! This is one of Crow's friends, Jake, remember? Can you pick him here tonight? He's pretty intoxicated.

My smile instantly faded, not expecting the kind of text. A kind of text that has a complete punctuations few men will rarely do. Sudden jitters poured all over me.

I don't even know his phone's security pin. I thought to myself.

I am a believer that even if you are in a relationship with someone, you still have your own personal space and privacy. It's up to to the partner if he will give it to you or not, but for me, I didn't ask for his password even if I want to know. After all, I trust him so much that it's hard for me to broaden my suspicion.

Changing my pajamas and baggy doraemon tee shirt, I wore a turn down collar-blouse plain chiffon inserting it into my pair of faded blue jeans and topped it with a beige blazer coat. I wore flat sandals, colored in flesh on my footwear. Brushing off the strands of my hair that blocked my face, I raked it one last time as I looked at myself on the mirror. It's pretty late, so I slowly degraded down the stairs like an expert spy. My parents are strict and conventional types especially my dad.

They had already approved my relationship with Crow, but my dad will surely get pissed-off when he'd know that I went out in the middle of the night just to fetch my boyfriend who went to a party and got wasted; and I don't want to reach to that point.

Hopping in my car, I turned my waze app on after his friend sent me the exact location.

My heart was pumping erratically for unknown reason. My elevated good mood suddenly leveled down as my intuition told me something different. My mind was quite preoccupied with school and the thought that Crow is not typically the one who wants to drink hard and get wasted like this is something that bothers me.

However, part of me understood the situation. They are celebrating for their back to back victory of their basketball team and even if it's me, I would probably be intoxicated now as well.

It took me quite half an hour to finally arrive at Jake's house. I released a deep breathe as I parked my car underneath a huge tree, wishing that my intuition is not right this time. From here, I could already hear the house filled with music and chatters, but not loud enough to disturb the neighborhood. I bet the house has a sound proof insulation.

Parties.

Yeah, I love parties, but school is more important right now.

As soon as I entered the house with enormous reluctancy; the modern pop music becomes louder, chatters become dirtier as it spreads on the air, and smokes from cigarettes almost suffocate me.

I roamed my eyes around the house and saw people were pretty wasted; several folks were dancing together with the rhythm of the lively beat, and some are making out in almost eight corners of the house.

Some stares and gazes flickered at me. Stares of disgust, envy, and hatred. Some are just stoic. It's maybe because I think the hindrance of their obssession is here. All the while, I don't have the time to dwell on them because what's important right now is my boyfriend. Calling him as my boyfriend still felt surreal. I can't believe that he is mine despite of all the girls drooling over him and dying to have his attention.

"Jake!" I exclaimed as I called the owner of the house who's with his circle of friends.

He shifts his head this way and that, figuring where the voice came from. I took a few steps forward and soon, he finally landed his gaze at me.

"Hey!" he responded as he spread his arms wide while approaching me. The corners of his mouth turned up into a smile, his eyes almost gone. His other hand has a glass of liquor which I guessed is a tequila.

"Whoa! You're so pretty! Lucky ass, Dallas," he said drunkily and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I flinched at the smell of alcohol from his mouth, but I didn't make it obvious.

"Thank you, Jake. Congratulations to the team," I said.

"Well, thanks to the captain who happens to be your boyfriend. Come on, let's have a drink. I didn't expect you'll come," he offered, our breaths practically fanned our faces because of our proximity since the music was loud we barely hear a thing.

"Thought you were the one who texted me, didn't you?" My heart skipped a beat. I drew my brows together in enormous confusion.

"I never touched my phone since the party started, Red. I am a busy host. Is there something to be worried about?" he naively asked. The feeling of unexplainable nervousness reemerged inside of me.

"Nothing..." I shook my head in pretense. "Where is Crow by the way? I'm here to pick him up," I asked, turning the volume of my voice higher due to the new music roaring louder in.

"He's on the guest room. The Captain's MVP was too weak with alcohols. He's really drunk," he replied with a chuckle.

Guessing from his actions and the way he speaks, he's also drunk too and I can feel the incredulity in his voice.

"Go find your fatty ass boyfriend, Red. I hope he's in a good state." His voice was hoarse and eyes seemed fuzzy brought by the alcohol in his system.

I nodded and forced a smile. I tapped his shoulder in gratitude and crossed my arms above my chest when I inserted myself in the crowd, feeling unsafe.

"Hi, Red." A man greeted me with a teething smile when I ascended the stairs. I don't know who he was, but I have seen him around the campus. 

"Hi." I greeted back and just by that, he degraded the stairs with a bottle of gin on his hand.

When I finally went on the second floor, I feel like I was being lost. The house was gigantic and elegant I'd never expected it based from the exterior. There are numerous of rooms like one of those luxury hotels and there are also several guest rooms.

Nervous, I opened the first door that I passed. Loud moan shockingly escaped through the door.

"Fuck!" A man cursed in exasperation and I quickly closed the golden door. I caught my breath with what I have seen. A man was eating the girl's possession and I tried my best to wash the image off from my head.

This time, I was very hesitant to open the next guest room. Don't have much of a choice, I closed my eyes and opened the second door. I caught my breath when two naked people banging each other wildly right before my eyes. 

"The hell! Go away!" I almost screamed when a case of pillow almost hit me. Thankfully, I immediately closed the door.  I touched my chest of that sudden wave of shock.

The gross scenes went on like that not until I passed to a slightly open door in one of the guest rooms. It seems like it was intently left open. I don't know why, but I got very nervous all of a sudden.

Why am I feeling like this?

Walking with heavy and uncertain steps, I slowly held the door knob with quivering hands and opening it slowly.

My eyes went fuzzy in a haste and tears cascade down fast my cheeks as the whole world loses its weight over me. My feet were trembling with my heart broke into shattering tiny little pieces at the sight of my boyfriend and with his seemingly...

Best friend.