A Mixup At The Pool Table Novels & Stories

18. Marked and Dismissed. The party came to an abrupt end due to the pool incident and guests began to leave one after another. Headlights flashed against each other at the parking lot, like water in a fountain. Cameras kept flashing, trying to get hold of the remaining tea of the night. In a dark corner, a man stood with one of the guests, asking questions about the pool incident. However, before the person could answer, Sam and Jace as if programmed, appeared, silencing both the person asking and the one replying.

Nothing about this felt normal. Jessica leaned into my side, saying something about using two poles this time but I barely heard her. All I could see from the corner of my eye was the tiny hurricane now looking guilty because of my own brother. I shrugged Jessica off and started moving through the crowd to the pool table which was far on the opposite side of the room. The music blared from the speakers, the disco lights flashing wildly in a mixture of red, blue, purple yet people parted without me having to say shit.

“This is exactly what I didn’t want,” Jess muttered, her face twisted in annoyance as she and I watched a couple of guys from our class cannonball into the pool. Water splashed everywhere, drenching the people sitting around the edge. Some laughed, some shrieked, and others protested loudly. Jess and I stood in the corner, watching the chaos unfold in her meticulously maintained backyard. Jess, being a bit of a neat freak, was visibly distressed by the mess they were making. I couldn't help but laugh, taking a sip of my lemonade.

With Jason was the single time I went against my better judgment, and look how that worked out. I gnaw on my fingernails as I enter the room. There are a few folks in the large room that are my age. There are several long tables and chairs positioned along the walls. a sofa and a TV. even an air hockey table and pool table. A few corridors and rooms are visible. The walls are covered with flyers and images of kids who I guess frequent this location. Coming to a location like this is unusual. I had to step out of the path as the door slams out behind me to avoid being hit. It's a boy, and he ignores me as he enters, brushes fists with another man, and leans on the pool table to talk.

I turned around to gauge the situation at our back to see if there was an audience behind us, beside me and Dre. Nope. Not a single soul. Not even in the pool. Seems like everyone left the stands when we went to change. However, as soon as I turned back, my eyes nearly left my sockets. Oh my fucking shit !!!! Why was there blood in the pool all of a sudden ? MY. FUCKING. GOD !!!! Was that Maya Black’s severed, bloodied head near the pool pump ? I wanna puke. Literally. Shit ! Dre and Kyler looked livid while Xeon looked on, at the other two with an amused smirk plastered on his face.

My savings vanished in a desperate attempt to salvage what I could. Now, here I am, as a server, hoping I can make enough to survive another month. I walked over to the table of suited men, trying to stay calm. They looked important, and I didn’t want to mess up. I placed the tray down and started pouring the wine, trying to keep my hands steady. Just as I reached for the last glass, I moved too quickly and elbowed the table next to theirs. The wine splashed across the shirt of a stranger seated just beside them.

I had to replan my strategy because I don't know what happened because my phone refused to turn on and the only way to call someone is if I get inside because I searched Felix and he wasn't with a phone. This has been the longest night of my life,I spat out the blood that had gathered in my mouth,Felix really gave me a good beating but he made a mistake by not putting a bullet in my head the moment he saw he,he was underestimating me and laughing at his friends,such a fool his fate was worse than theirs. Now that I have been beaten to this extent I have nothing to worry about since the police would see that I was trying to protect myself. It was just self defense.

When we arrive, we head straight up stairs to the Alpha table near the pool table, the bartender brings our beers, and we rack up the table while dad sips on his beer looking around the room. He must have spotted someone he knew because suddenly he gets up and walks towards the outside patio that wraps around the bar. I shrug and take my turn on the pool table sinking tree balls in a row, missing the fourth I watch while Jax sink his last balls then the eight ball… “Well, that was a quick game” I laugh shaking his hand. Jax is our packs best pool player I’m not bad, but I rarely beat him. Sometimes I wonder why I even try.

“ Mel ? Is he really someone important ? Is that why you look so serious ? “ said Luna confused as it was very hard for something to shock Mel . “ Eh ? No , yes !…..What ? “ said Mel . “ Then….. ? “ said Luna even more confused . ‘ It looks like Luna really has no idea who Massimo really is . I bet she would freak out if she were to know who she actually dared to throw in the pool . ‘ thought Mel . “ I am just thinking . “ said Mel . “ Thinking ? “ said Luna . “ Thinking how can you make such a funny mistake . Honestly , I feel like it’s a written script of a movie . You meet this handsome hunk at a party and accidentally throw him in the pool in front of the waiters by using an air balloon

When I drove the cue stick forward, it crashed into the white ball and sent the others scattering. Before I could stop it, a grin swept across my face. When I saw the way Jude looked at me—at it—I wiped it away. I couldn’t let myself forget. Not now, not ever. As the night went on Jude, and I settled into an oddly peaceful rhythm at the pool table. He didn’t try to touch me again and instead gave me verbal instruction that was surprisingly helpful. At the end of the day it didn’t make much of a difference. I really, truly sucked at pool.