Love Aint Always Pretty novel Chapter 3

Fraternité

- Brotherhood of man; Fraternity

Origin:French

3

Cameron specifically told me to stay away from frat men because well, they are frat men, they are dangerous and prone to fights. But here I am walking towards a black pick up truck full of frat men on the truck bed. God, why is Tracy even so persuasive? And why did I have to go with her? I should be up in our room sleeping or rereading the book again cos I miss the part where the antagonist was caught by the cops or maybe watching a movie in Netflix. But nooo, Savannah is out partying on her second night in Washington State University.

"Trace! Hurry up! Cmon! We're running late!" I hear one calling out from the passenger seat.

"Geez what's the rush it's only ten." Tracy whines as she grabs my wrist.

The men, they were in number of five, from the back of the truck were waving and smiling at me. They were calling out names but Tracy dissed them. Two or three were laughing at me, well cos of what I was wearing perhaps and I could compare myself from Tracy cos she's sporting a sexy outfit on that mini skirt but I didn't care about them. Tracy opened the backseat door and we hopped inside right away. Two girls were inside, that one on the passenger seat and this one right next to me. The one behind the steering wheel was a man and he just gazed at me over the rear view mirror. We speed off right away and I could hear the men getting very nosy from all the way back even though the loud house music was deafening from the insides.

"This is Savannah you guys. My new roommate. Be nice." Tracy introduced me while she eyed everyone inside the car.

The girl from the passenger seat turned her head to me right away when Tracy introduced me, she was chewing a gum in her mouth and just looked at me while I was looking back at her annoying bright red hair. She had a shiny thing on her nose, later then I realized it was a piercing.

"What the hell are you wearing?" She arched an eyebrow.

"Uhh.. Clothes." I mocked.

She bursted into laughter. "Well, we're not going to the library at ten in the evening, Miss Jamie Sullivan." She continued laughing at her own joke then the other two joined along except Tracy.

Ugh, did she just compare me to Mandy Moore's character in A Walk To Remember? Do I really look that loserish right now? I see Tracy wasn't happy by what this red hair said. Goodness and I quickly hate here now by what she said.

"Penny, please." Tracy hissed.

Penny, your attitude and the way you dress isn't even worth a penny. You're not even worth a fucking penny.

"I'm just being friendly." She fakes a smile at me before turning back to the rode.

Friendly my ass.

"The dude's Romeo and that one beside you is Megan. And that's Penny." Tracy says.

"Hi." I answered sheepishly.

"Your voice sounds so virgin-y." Penny commented right away.

Ugh, what's the deal with this woman?

"Penny." Tracy warns.

"What? It's true. Can't I say something? Gosh Trace, don't be so uptight. The night is just starting." Penny whines.

"It's alright Tracy. I'm not taking it seriously and it's a good compliment though. Thanks Penny." I said sarcastically. I see her looking at me on the rear view mirror.

"The guys from behind are Romeo's friends. They're frat as well. I don't really know their names cos Nick told them to stay away from me." Tracy says.

I nodded.

At least he's a protective brother.

When we reached this huge house, more like a mansion of bricks, where an engraved stoned of their frat name welcomed me was standing right before the house, Phi Delta Theta and a huge logo of their frat sign or whatever they call it was above the house. They wanted to know it was their territory and the house was loud. Really loud. Cars were parked right outside and the house windows were filled with colors from the inside. We hopped off the car and Tracy hooks her arm on my arm.

"Stay with me. You wouldn't wanna get lost inside that freak house." Tracy whispers.

Both of us followed the others while Penny was walking ahead first from all of us. It looks like she's been here a lot of times cos men were nodding at her then their heads travelled to me. Goodness I feel like an outcast cos of what I wore. I was new in their circle, I think that's why everyone's attention were on me and I think Penny hated it. We finally reached a couch but my eyes were moving around the very spacious house. It was amusing to me. I've never been on a frat house. It is deafening here and people had red cups on their hands while dancing and grinding against the opposite sex.

"You want to drink?" Tracy asks.

"No. I'm good." I declined.

"Trust me, you better have a drink in hand or else men will offer you. Nick said that to me. Here. Take this drink. It's safe." She hands me a red cup with a color red alcohol in it.

I looked at it eagerly.

"That's strawberry vodka." She informs me with a smile.

I just nod.

"Just hold it. Pretend to be drinking but don't drink if you're not a drinker." She says to me.

It's cool that Tracy is nice to me despite the fact that her brother loathes me for some reason that I don't know. I think he just really hates people. I think that's his hobby. But he's too handsome to be stiff and emotionless. He seems like he doesn't care at all. He still owes me a thank you. I take a look at everyone around me and they were enjoying it. Suddenly a guy sat down beside Tracy and he kissed her lips. Wow, that's unexpected. He's actually not bad at all. He's hot.

"Clyde I want you to meet my new roommate, Savannah." Tracy gestured to me and I smile.

"Hi." Clyde offered me a handshake.

I accepted. "Savannah meet my boyfriend. This is Clyde."

"It's nice to meet you." I said.

"You look--"