Helanie:
"Lamar!" I called for him again, and finally, he opened his eyes. This dude didn’t even care who was sitting on his lap. The way he could barely blink made me feel bad for him. He was so drunk, and the girls around him were in full control of their senses.
"Hey, don’t drag my friend away," Lamar complained, but his voice was barely audible.
"She was anyway leaving," the girl lied, but I shrugged her arm off and pushed her away. Now that I knew he was so wasted that he couldn’t consent, I felt sick to my stomach.
"He can’t even allow you on his lap," I hissed at her, and she acted like I had said something completely out of the blue.
"Did he push me away? No! So it means consent," she placed her hands on her hips and argued. Of course, she did. That was typical of her. I would’ve expected such a defense from her. She was Sydney’s friend—they don’t really care about people around them or their rights.
"You fucking psycho, you touch my friend again and I’ll kill you," I muttered, giving her a little push.
Her eyes bugged out in shock as I continued, "He is too drunk to consent. So fucking stay away from him."
I couldn’t believe that girls were behaving this way without showing any realization that a man has rights too. But I knew how it felt when somebody touches you without your will.
"He likes girls’ attention. He’ll even do it with me in the morning," she folded her arms over her chest and argued while I reached Lamar.
"Then do it tomorrow when you both can consent. Just because he sleeps with women doesn’t mean he’s an open invitation now and has no right," I muttered, shaking my head in disbelief.
If everyone starts respecting the other’s space and dignity, we can make a heaven on this earth. But if wishes were horses, beggars would ride.
"Come on, Lamar, let’s leave." I put his arm around my shoulder and helped him up.
"You are a bad, bad woman—" While walking with me, Lamar hissed at the girl, making her act shocked once again. As we made our way out of the guesthouse, I heard someone come after us.
I didn’t have to turn around to know who it was because she had already made some noise and made herself known to me.
"Helanie, what’s going on?" Lucy stopped after me and quickly put Lamar’s other arm over her shoulder. The minute he got support, that jerk lifted his legs and bent them, trying to swing.
"Yooooo!" he yelled like a child, making us instantly hunch over to relieve some pressure.
"Oh great, Jenny is here," I muttered as I raised my head.
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