Sometime after my girlfriend and I got back together, I attended the School Heritage Party. But, the fact that we were at a school party did not stop my friends and I from gulping down alcohol like crazy, though. We had snuck the booze in, and not even halfway through the party, we were already sloshed! Dead drunk! My friend had had too much to drink, and she seemingly could not handle it. I took her to have some water before the teachers realized that we had snuck alcohol in.

That was when I saw her, Kemofiloe. She looked very perfect, standing amongst her group of friends. They were all surrounding her, and they were listening to her talk like she was their boss. I liked what I saw.

That was the second time in my life where I had gotten attracted to a girl my age. She was laughing and talking, and her group of friends kept adding their two cent opinions into the discussion. She was wearing a short black jumpsuit, a black bucket hat, black lipstick, and she had on a tongue and nose ring. I could not help but notice her beautiful sparkling eyes under the fashionable glasses she was wearing.

She had one dimple on her right cheek, and as she turned her head, she caught me staring at her. She then smiled shyly and looked away. I stumbled over to her. I was stupid drunk, but I will never forget the day I first saw her.

I do not remember what I said when I got to her, but I remember that I had her laughing and eating out of the palm of my hand. Her group of friends had dispersed, and it was just me and her there.

As it turned out, she was dating Bontle, who was some feminine girl from my school. But, as I continued showing interest in her, Kemofiloe did the most unthinkable thing ever. She asked me to accompany her to Bontle, and I did. When we got there, she ended things with her in front of me, for me! I was taken all over again when she did that. Not just by her attitude, but by her stature and the way she carried herself.

I, myself, would not have been able to talk to her had I not been under the influence of alcohol. Before the school bash ended, I had to seal it with a kiss. So, as the school learners were preparing to go to the after party, I pulled her to a quiet area.

“So, kiss me,” I said, drunkenly.

“Beg me first,” she responded, laughing.

I did as she asked. I was stupid drunk, and she was sober. “Come closer,” I told her, as I pulled her to myself.

She hesitated, then covered her eyes with her hands. “I’ve never kissed anyone before,” she confessed, shyly.

I laughed because I thought she was joking. But then, suddenly, I noticed a childlike innocence about her that made me see that, indeed, she had never kissed anyone before. She was shaking as I held her to me.

“Close your eyes and pout your lips. Follow my lead,” I told her as I put her arms on my neck and I wrapped mine around her waist.

She did as I told her. I got closer to her, and her breath smelt of mint. Mine, on the other hand, smelt like a tavern. Our lips touched, and I felt a thousand different feelings in my body. One of them was aroused. We kissed for what felt like an eternity. I pulled back, and she shyly looked down.

“Was I that bad?” She asked, and I shook my head in response. “Then, why did you stop?” she asked, pulling me to her again. We kissed again, and in that moment, I fell in love with her.

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