Griffin had called Ronan in an excited panic. 'Listen, dude, you've gotta come over to my place right now. Like right now. You won't fucking believe what I've just found.'
Ronan yawned and said tiredly, 'Man, it's fucking one o'clock in the morning--'
'Just get here, okay? It's absolutely insane...' Griffin giggled, a giggle which soon spilt into insane laughter.
'Jesus... I'm literally about to get into bed. Can't you just tell me tomorrow at school? We've both got English last period--'
'Exactly,' Griffin almost screeched, still chuckling madly. 'We've got English last period. That's why it's so fucking funny... and also why you need to come over right fucking now.'
Ronan rubbed his eyes. 'Christ... okay, fine. I'll be over in twenty minutes. Just, lemme get dressed.'
'Okay, okay, okay...' Another burst of laughter erupted down the cellphone. 'Hurry the fuck up.'
Now more awake than he cared for, Ronan threw on some clothes, grabbed his dad's car keys, and stumbled out into the cool night air. By the time he got to Griffin's house, the temperature had dropped another couple degrees making him wish he'd brought a jacket.
'This better be fucking worth it,' he grumbled as he approached Griffin's doorstep. He raised his hand to knock when the door opened slightly, Griffin's face staring at him through the crack.
'You gotta be quiet, dude. My mom and dad are sleeping.'
'What the fuck is so important that you gotta drag me outta bed at one in the morning--'
'Quiet. All will be revealed in due time.' Griffin opened the door and stepped aside. 'Quickly now, it's in my room.'
Ronan stepped inside. Griffin led him through the dimly lit hallway, tiptoeing as if they were on a covert mission. They reached Griffin's attic room which was bathed in the eerie blue glow of a computer screen.
'Your room's a mess.'
'Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were my fucking mother. Now, just sit down at the computer and shut up.'
Ronan sighed and settled into the desk chair. Then he noticed the website that had been left open on the PC screen. It was a website that he knew well, that most eighteen-year-old boys knew well.
'Dude...' Ronan said, 'you've left your porn open.'
'Do you wanna know what I found or not?'
Ronan nodded.
'Then shut the fuck up and listen to what I have to say.' Griffin sat on the edge of his bed. 'So, earlier tonight, after my parents had gone to bed, I decided that I was gonna finish off the day by partaking in some self-gratification--'
'You were gonna jack off?'
'Basically, yes. So, I loaded up some dirty websites and... you ever heard of DesperateSluts.com?'
Ronan shook his head. 'Nope.'
'It's a porn channel that showcases hot, young teens getting rough fucked by massive cocks. It's pretty hot stuff... all amateur too. None of that fake pornstar shit. These are all real girls. Most are college bitches doing it for some extra cash.'
'Hence why it's called DesperateSluts.com?'
'Exactly.'
'Okay, but why are you telling me all this? Man, I like watching girls get fucked as much as the next guy, but what's the big deal?'
Griffin smiled, mischievously. 'Click play on that video.'
Ronan, intrigued, turned to the computer, and clicked on the mouse.
The video was called Student Slut Gets Destroyed by Two Big Black Cocks and started with a shot of a black leather couch in a nondescript office-looking room. A voice behind the camera said, 'You can come in now. Take a seat.'
A moment later a girl strolled into frame. She was beautiful, with smooth tawny skin, and a head of raven black hair, and was wearing a tight black dress that showed off her shapely legs. On her thigh was a small black tattoo of a quill and inkpot. Ronan recognized it instantly, because he, and every other boy in his school, stared at that tattoo during English class. Stared and fantasized.
'Oh... oh my god...' he said, putting his hand to his mouth to stifle a laugh. Now he knew why Griffin had been so excited on the cellphone. 'Is that... oh my fucking god... is that who I think it is?'
'Yep,' Griffin said, grinning. 'Keep watching.'
Ronan did just that. He watched the whole video, his mouth agape, and his cock hard in his trousers. Then when it was finished, Griffin came and sat next to him and they both watched it again, both giggling as the girl on the screen got absolutely ravaged by two massive guys with two equally massive cocks.
'This is... I don't... I just can't believe it...' Ronan laughed. 'What do we do with it? Did you download it? If the video gets taken down I don't wanna lose it.'
'Of course I've downloaded it. What do you take me for?' Griffin said. 'And as for what we do with it... well, I have a couple of ideas.'
*
As Daniella observed the clock ticking away at the back of the classroom, a wave of exhaustion washed over her. Teaching this class felt like an uphill battle; their disinterest in creative writing was palpable. It seemed unlikely that any of them harboured aspirations of becoming the next Hemingway.
It was her twenty-seventh birthday tomorrow, and she found herself far from where she thought she'd be in life. The novel remained unwritten--only a few short stories had been published in obscure literary magazines. Teaching English to a group of grumpy high school seniors meant being ignored most of the time, especially by the boys who often seemed more interested in staring at her ass than paying attention.
But hey, at least the pay was decent--at least that's what she told herself when she had to stay late marking crappy short stories.
Finally, the bell rang and the class started to pack up their bags. Daniella let out a sigh of relief. Soon she'd be home, under a comfy blanket with a hot chocolate and a good book. Or maybe she'd do some writing tonight, or at least try to do some writing. The inspiration just hadn't been there recently. She needed a muse, like the poets of old.
'Come on guys,' Daniella said, forcing a smile, 'get a move on. You don't wanna be locked in over the weekend, do you? And don't forget to get those stories on my desk by Tuesday.'
As the students gradually left the classroom, Daniella settled behind her desk, taking a moment to check her emails. The inbox was filled with mundane updates from fellow teachers and administrative matters related to school--a pile of rather uninteresting content. Luckily, there was nothing there that needed her immediate attention.
It was then that she noticed that she wasn't alone in the classroom. Griffin James and Ronan Barker were still sitting at the desks, both smirking like they knew something she didn't, like they were in a joke only they were aware of.
'Uh, you guys okay?' Daniella said.
'Yeah,' Griffin said. 'We're good.'
'We've just got something to ask you, Ms. Perez,' Ronan added.
'Okey-doke,' she stood up and sat on the edge of the desk, crossing her legs. She was wearing a grey pencil skirt that was bordering on being too short and had to be careful not to accidentally flash the boys. 'Ask away. Is it something to do with the assignment? I can give you some pointers if you want.'
'No, it's nothing to do with the assignment,' Ronan said. 'It's something... a bit more on the personal side.'
Simultaneously, almost as if it had been rehearsed, both boys stood up from their desks. Daniella didn't understand Ronan and Griffin's friendship. They didn't strike her as two kids who'd get along. Ronan, a sporty, broad-shouldered jock who was always flirting, and Griffin, a tall, lanky nerd who, if Daniella was being honest, gave off major creep vibes. Why would Ronan, a certified cool kid, be hanging around with a future pervert?
They slowly came over to her. Daniella didn't know why, but she felt a twinge of fear, of anxiety, of vulnerability. What the hell could they want?
'So, guys, what's bothering you?' she said, in the friendliest manner she could manage. Because of her youth, she found that the students could be a bit more open with her than with the other teachers, who were mostly old, greying men. However, she still had to be cautious and keep the boundary of a teacher/student relationship.
'We've got something we think you need to watch,' Ronan said. 'Show her, Grif.'
Griffin pulled his cellphone out of his pocket and tapped on the screen a few times. Daniella kept a composed faΓ§ade, but inside her heart was beating wildly. 'What is it?' she asked, trying to sound calm rather than anxious.
He turned the cellphone toward her. A video was playing on the screen. It took Daniella a moment to register what she was seeing, but when she did, she yelped and slapped the cellphone out of Griffin's hand.
'Delete that video this instant,' she said, her cheeks quickly turning bright red. 'I mean it, Griffin. Right now!'
'But Ms. Perez,' Griffin said, picking up his cellphone, 'it's so hot. You're so hot. I've jerked off to it like, six times now.'
'Me too,' Ronan said.
'Delete it, or...' Daniella stuttered, flustered, 'or otherwise I'm gonna tell Principal Blake. You know the rules about inappropriate videos... I mean, watching porn in school... that's a cause for suspension. You might even get expelled...'
'Yeah, we might get suspended,' Griffin said. 'But we can live with that. Can't we, Ronan?'
'Yep, it wouldn't be the first time I've been suspended. But what would happen to you, Ms. Perez? What would happen if Principal Blake knew one of his teachers filmed a porno--a fucking hot porno, mind you, but still, it wouldn't reflect well on the school, would it? And also Principal Blake is a Catholic? Isn't that right, Griffin?'
'Yeah, dude's a ranging Catholic.'
'So, he'd have no choice but to fire her, would he?'
'No choice at all.'
No one spoke for a moment. The boys just stared at Daniella. Her heart felt like it would burst in her chest and her throat felt dry and tight--the early sign of an oncoming panic attack. That video. That motherfucking fucking goddamn video. She'd forgotten all about it. Forced herself to forget. Pushed it into the deep, dark caverns at the back of her subconscious and carried on with her life. She'd been a naΓ―ve eighteen-year-old student with no money in her bank account. There'd been an advertisement online, asking for girls who wanted to make some easy cash modelling. Of course, there was more to it than that... but she desperately needed the money for rent. She'd felt ill for a year afterwards, felt hollow and numb, but she got over it. She had to get on with life. And that's just what she did.
But now it had all come flooding back. A tsunami of shame and embarrassment dragged back up to the surface, by her fucking students of all people.