June of 2001... The Evening of Graduation Day
"I DARE YOU TO GO UPSTAIRS AND FUCK BIG RHONDA!"
Tristan could not believe the demand that was spew out of Ethan's mouth. It was so unbelievable that he asked his best friend of seventeen years to repeat himself. Once again, but this time with a taste of sadistic glee, Ethan had repeated his dare to Tristan. "I dare you to fuck Big Rhonda!" he said, before taking a swig from his bottle of Corona, a beverage that he wasn't old enough to buy. He stood in front of the living room's giant bay windows, as he announced his dare.
"You want him to fuck Big Rhonda?" Ethan's brother, Eli, said to him. He was sitting in a giant recliner that was positioned against the wall that was to the right of the windows. A bottle of beer was nestled in between his legs while a burning joint was being held in his right hand. "Man, if you dislike Tristan so much, just tell him, man. You don't have to try to get him killed!" There were a few snickers, in response.
"I can't believe you want him to touch that beast," commented Chelsea. She was reclining on the carpeted floor with her back pressed against the couch.
"Yeah, I can't believe that you want him to touch her," Chelsea's sister, Cassandra chimed in, who was lying a few inches away from her sister.
"Give him another dare," Eugene told Ethan, who sat on an ottoman that was positioned in front of the entertainment system.
"No," Ethan said to Eugene, "it was my turn to announce a dare and that's what I chose. Now, Tristan has to either nut up or shut up."
"So, you're pretty much is condoning him to rape a girlβ
"He is not gonna rape her," Maya interjected, as she flipped her long blonde locks over her left shoulder, "that eight foot-tall beast should be lucky that he would touch her. Shit, she should be counting her blessings that Tristan even would allow her to sit at our lunch table."
"Honestly, I would like to see how this shit will turn out," Dante admitted to the group, as he sat in front of the fireplace. The girls booed at him as they threw throw pillows at him. He managed to grab one flying object and throw it towards Cassandra.
"Thank you, Dante" Ethan said to him, which caused a tidal wave of boos from his friends. "Thank you for your opinion, which is why the dare will remain the same!"
The party game "Truth or Dare" was a game that The Crew had been playing since they were kids. It was the 'go-to' game that they used as a source of entertainment. Thanks to this game, Tristan managed to receive his very first kiss from a girl, at the age of ten. Thanks to 'Truth or Dare'; Tristan received his first orgasmic experience, a hand-job, at the age of thirteen, due to a dare that was given to a classmate by the name of Deborah McCartney. Pretty much, thanks to Truth or Dare, Tristan was able to build up his sexual experience.
So, it shouldn't have been a surprise for him to have this gauntlet of a dare being thrown at him.
"No, manβ
The noise barrier in the living room exploded with the sounds of disappointment from the other members of The Crew. Some of them were booing while others were cackling in laughter.
The Crew wasn't a gang or the name of an after-school, extra-curricular group. The Crew was a nickname that was given to Tristan and his group of friends by his late father, Demetrius. The Crew has been friends for a very long time; each kid lived in the same neighborhood, from the same affluent community, as well as, was classmates in every private and prestigious school that they attended. There were nine members of The Crew: five guys and four girls. First, there was Tristan Caldwell. He was considered to be the unspoken "leader" of the social circle. Thanks to his good looks, his alpha male demeanor and the fact that he was very talented in the sports department, it was only natural. His leadership status was solidified ever since he was the kid who came from the wealthiest family out of their town.
If Tristan was the alpha male out of their group, then Ethan had to be his beta. Ethan Montgomery was the level-headed one of the group, as well as, the most stylish one. He was the person out of the Crew whose stylish skills were always copied. He was the one person that everyone would go to when they needed advice and to rant.
Ethan had a fraternal twin brother named Eli, who was more of the comedic relief of the group. Where Ethan is the calm one, Eli was the wild brother who would do anything to capture an audience.
Then there was Dante Grant, another life-long member of the group. Dante and his family was the only African-American family that lived in the town Port Ridge, Long Island. His father used to be a professional football player, who was intelligent and business-savvy enough to form several successful businesses, after the end of his sports career. Dante was the member of the group who the "Renaissance Man" out of the bunch. He had the natural gift to be very talented in anything and everything: from sports to music to politics. If Tristan, Ethan or Eli wanted to hear the truth, straight with no chaser, then they would go to Dante.
The fifth male of the group was the bookworm of the group, Eugene "Genie" Greene. Eugene was Tristan's cousin and his confidant as well. He was intelligent, respected and well-liked by everybody that he's encountered. Due to his good-natured and positive persona, the guys playfully teased him. Whenever when one of the guys doled out a jab, he usually took the hits with dignity or he would come up with a witty comeback.
If Tristan was considered to be the alpha male of the group, then Maya Hampton was the alpha female. Maya's life was almost parallel to Tristan's: a background of wealth, good looks, well-liked by peers and had a bright future.