The moment we stepped into the enormous field which is filled with students and my ears went deaf. The music is so loud and bass is so unpleasant that my head began to vibrate. Selena has entwined her fingers with mine and she drags me to bunch of people I've never seen in three years of my college life. Mandy is sticking together like glue and gave hive fives to her super weird buddies the whole way. She would sometimes hug them or snatch their drinks then gulp them down at once.

All I do was watching her with wide eyed. What a nightmare! If I didn't  already have an escape plan, I'd really start going crazy here.

And my plan is simple, first—hunt Brian down, second—steal my phone, and third—get the hell out of here.

So I scan the whole ground for like 20th time in last 10 minutes and still there's no brown hair and brown eyes guy. Hell, I don't even see any of Brian's friend. The grip of selena tightens when I tried to move away. God, this woman won't let go my hand  until she squeezed it hard enough to split into two piece. And I think she's is aware that I'm not enjoying her company and I'm trying to elope.

Another swarm of drunkers escalated in front of us. They all have muscular body and great biceps. For any girl they all are sight seeing guys but for me, they are just other demons in my nightmare who came only to spoil my mood more.

They clang their alcohol bottles with eachother after offering one to Selena and other to Mandy. I instantly denied when one was passed to me. No way I'm getting drunk and end up looking a freak life them, or worse, loose my virginity to someone behind the bushes or a car or someone's apartment. The idea only gave goosebumps.

As the music changed once again, the students gave a loud squeaking cheers to the football team for their spectacular performance each year. The fire has been already ignited, so it seems we have arrived very late. Few girls walk past us, almost stumbling into each other wearing jerseys.

Meanwhile, the crowd doubled. I dont believe how people go crazy just to have plenty of free alcohol. Yes, mostly bonfire are organized with the rich brats who spend grands to bring alcohol at the college ground. Even the authorities aren't bother about the amount of money is spent on it. You can sometime see coach having shots with their favorite players at some corner.

"Cheers!" Selena and her newly turned friends-hooligans raise another toast. A boy slid his hand around Selena's waist and for the first time in last 20 minutes she let go of my hand.

I look at my sore and sweaty wrist and didn't miss the mark of her fingerprints. Since my hand is free, I better dodge them off and find Brian. Thats the first thing I've to do. With him, getting my phone back isn't difficult.

The guy who held Selena now attempted to kiss her. Firstly she backed away but shortly after, she smashes her lips with his. The group echoes. "Ooooohhhh!"

Taking advantage of the situation and distraction, I disappeared into the crowd, away from them. First I was happy for this much crowd as it will save me from the eyes of Selena but then cursed it because it will take hours to search Brian.

While shoving people out of way, I ran into so many people twice or thrice or even more. One of the girl also spilled her drink on my flats. Muttering her story, I again strode off to another direction. What took me like hours, I couldn't find him. This is frustrating because after hunting for such a long time, I got nothing.

Panting, I decided to gave up but looks like god has some other and better plans for me. Across the field, near the gate is standing a dark skinned guy, Brad. He is roommate with Brian and a computer genius, a software creater. He's so dedicated to his work that he wouldn't even attend classes for months. The only time he comes to college when he has to submit assignments or exam.

I immediately run to him while he is talking to someone on the phone. I reach to him just after he hung his phone.

"Brad!" I call him. He turns at me, fully surprise.

"Caroline!" He let out a breath in relief. "Thank god I got you here, otherwise I have to search around the whole ground."

"What do you mean?"

"Brian called. He's in Brooklyn,  actually he went to meet you but your friend brought you here. I don't know why but I think it's something urgent. So urgent that he made me shift my meeting with— anyways, he want me to reach you and know why aren't you answering his phone."

"How can I answer my phone when Selena has it. She won't even let it out of her sight." I explain him.

"Oh yeah, right!"

"Now give me your phone. I'll talk to him right now."

"Yeah sure!" He handed his phone to me but before I can hit call button, it began to ring. "Wait a min. Let me take this. An important person is coming to see me. He must be here somewhere!"

I nod and he picks the call up and talk into the phone, telling the person where he's currently standing. After the call ended, he hand me back his phone and I dial my friend. In first go he picked up the call.

"Brad, did you—"

"Yeah, he did. I'm standing just next to him." I tell Brian and heard him saying 'thank god'. A car finally approaches near us. Delighted, Brad walks toward it and I turn my head and walk away a little further from them to give them privacy. I hear the car door opens and someone comes out of it.

"Is Selena near you?" Brian voice bring me back to the topic.

"No, I literally had a hard time freeing myself from her manacles like hand."

"Damn! If I had known Selena will take it this far, then I'd definitely told you earlier."

"Tell me what?"

"I'd assume you have already discovered that she has started taking drugs."

"Very late, but yes...but what's the point"

"The point is she's not in her right mind now."

"I can clearly see that." I commented dryly and didn't miss to spit out venom.

"You don't understand what I'm saying. Actually I saw her blowing marijuana two days ago by her car. I don't know why I stopped but now I regret it the most."

"What happened, will you tell clearly without scaring me?"

"I stopped and ask her not to do that near college campus or she'll get expelled. But instead, she ranted it all and started telling me that it was my fault and I should be blamed if something happens to her and so on. We get into arguments and she asked me why I always came back earlier but not this time and I said I do that because of you Caroline."

"Me??"

"Yeah, I know how it sounds but I don't mean that way. I meant that you were there to fix everything everytime. Or how you always gave me hopes that she will do better but the thing is that you can't be everytime she screwed over. This is what I meant that I used to forgive her because of you."

"And now she thinks that if can mend your relationship then I can only broke it."

"Yes, something like that and since then she's going nuts about getting back on you. Like a revenge. I'm sure she has planned something at bonfire. I thought that I'll warn you in person when I'll come Brooklyn for my father's work"

His words sent a shiver down my spine and I began to remember how Selena was forcing me to come here despite my will. She even admitted to punch my face as she feels jeolous. Is that the reason of her jeolousy?
That is why she used this whole PR thing as leverage to boss around me and got me a slutty dress for god knows what?

"So you get the hell out of that place." Brian went on when he didn't heard a response from me.

"She has my phone and, I didn't even got my purse. All I have right now is $200 in my jeans which is also at Selena's dorm and I don't have the keys."

"Just forget about the phone. Pass the phone to Brad. He'll give you the money or you can wait at my apartment for next few hours. I'm coming."

"No don't. It would be exhausting for you to come here and go back. Your father won't appreciate doing that. I'll come some how."

"Fine, but let me talk to Brad." Agreed, I turn to Brad who was still talking to a guy whose face is blocked as he's standing between us. I looked away so I don't look like I'm prying at their conversation. Brad is really secretive about his work. He never talk about it with Brian.

Suddenly, two different voice called my name. I turn my head at their direction. The first voice is Brad's and the second one is....Kol?"