Wrong Turn, Right Hallway
A Wade Wilson Story
by The Preve
Based on the character and story created by Wade Wilson, and illustration by Lechono
The Author wishes to thank Wade Wilson for his permission in writing this story (and no, it's not
that
Wade Wilson :D).
Part One
It was one of those really stupid "Why the fuck did I take this, what the fuck was I thinking?" bets. The guy who took it knew it was stupid. It wasn't as if he really wanted to take it. It was just Robert Wentworth, head of the Alpha Chi Rho chapter at Dartmouth, had a way of getting under people's skin.
Smug, rich, and classically toxic, he exuded a predatory stench across the keg party like plague over a French village.
Most of the party goers didn't notice, or care. He was handsome after all, and magnetic. The girls, sorority and otherwise, were generally drawn in. So were his fellow frats and male guests.
Now, it wasn't as if he was the center of attention, just the life of the party. A few guests weren't taken in by his shtick, the aforementioned guy among them.
He didn't really want to be at this party. He hated frats, and didn't like to drink, nor was he good with crowds.
The circumstances which brought him here were pretty convoluted.
His cousin (actually second cousin, once removed), Martha Vandergriff, scored a couple of tickets to some high end spa for a full makeover. She had the Jones for Robert, and wanted to impress him, so looking her best was a must.
Unfortunately, the coupons required a couple. Most of her friends were absent, or too busy, and she wasn't about to waste a top coupon on any one of her male colleagues, who tended to have character issues.
She decided on a younger, poorer male relation, attending Dartmouth on a scholarship. He was cute, but a bit too geeky and shy, off-putting to her wealthy, cooler social circle. She avoided him generally, a policy dating back to childhood, on his family's, his Aunt's really, rare visits to hers.
However, his fair pliability made him easy to convince, with some reluctance on his part, to join her at the spa.
On arrival it was easy to see why Martha wanted to use the coupons. These tickets were really rare, platinum class; the highest, best, most expensive spa treatment. Pedicures, skin exfoliation, epilation, including full body hair removal with waxing, laser, and electrolysis ( an over century old process, which the spa allegedly was a pioneer).
Martha was ecstatic. Her cousin less so. She'd boxed him in though, so off he went.
The treatment was impressive for both. They'd had separate rooms, so didn't see each other until their respective sessions were over.
Martha noted her cousin's good looks but was unimpressed otherwise.
"If only he wasn't such a geek, or so shy," she sighed.
Still, he would be a better companion to accompany her to the keg party. It took some convincing.
"Look, it's only a few hours," she said.
"I don't like Robert, and I don't like your friends."
"You can leave after an hour. I just need a date to show up. I'll make my way to the door after. Just do this and I won't bother you again."
Her cousin said, also with considerable reluctance, "Okay."
So now he was standing in the corner, of the main room in the frat house, holding a cup of beer he wasn't drinking, watching Robert brag about some new car his parents bought for him, and the girl he'd scored in it. His cousin, Martha, didn't seem to mind. She stood near, a fox ready to pounce.
"Waiting for him to shut up, I guess," he thought.
The young man hated Robert Wentworth. They worked in the same building,
Jansonn & Berkshire
. The young man worked as an office boy. Robert was an intern.
The young man had to scrape by on minimum wage, while dealing with a scholarship that didn't cover enough, and student loans he'd be paying past retirement.
Robert wanted for nothing. His parents always paid his way, through college, and into a cushy job waiting at J&B after his internship. He made damn sure the office boy knew it.
Some of the other party goers, the young man noted, also looked at Robert with disgust.
"At least I'm not alone," he happily thought, "But I'm getting the fuck out of here."
He was at the door when he heard it, "Hey! Office boy!"
Fuck!
He turned around, slowly, with a scowl.
"What the fuck you doing here?" asked the fratboy.
"Leaving, Bob," answered the very sour young man.
"Uh uh, no one gets to leave without Doing The Dart."
"Dart? What are you talking about?"
"The dart game. The one for charity. Two compete. Loser has to pay a thou," Robert was very smug on this.
"A dart game. Martha did not say anything about a dart game."
Martha looked at the young man, no trace of embarrassment on her face.
"Guess it slipped my mind," she shrugged.
"Right, I'm out of here," the young man moved to leave.
"Chicken? Buck! Buck! Buck!" Robert smirked.
"No, smart. I don't have a thou, and I'm not playing games with a bunch of worthless rich fucks."
Robert's smug smile vanished, just for a second, then returned with a sneer.
"Well, office boy," he smirked, emphasizing "office boy," "In lieu of money, let's try another penalty. Loser does what the winner says. You up for that? A chance to take me down? Hmmm?"
Now, this moment was where the young man should have said no. Looking back, the young man told himself, kicked himself actually, asking, "Why the fuck didn't I say no?"