Darwyn Johnson
Noah smiled and looked at Clark. He was a fairly good looking guy, so it was obvious that Darwyn flirted with him for that reason alone. Still, Clark seemed liked a pretty laid back guy. He shook Clark’s hand with a smirk.
“What’s up man, I’m fine, just wondering about this party is all.”
He observed Lynn as he stood before her. He knew deep down in the depths of his psyche, that she really didn’t want to go to the party. He had noticed how she acted at all the other parties he had gone to and drugged her along. It was obvious to him that his lifestyle was a bit much to take in, and that she was constantly worried about him at parties. He had promised himself the last party that they went to together that he wouldn’t act as he normally acted at parties. He didn’t know how, nor did he have any clue what would happen, but he was going to try and change, for himself as well as for Lynn. She deserved a friend that wouldn’t pick up the guy closest to them and have his way with them. Sighing, he crossed his arms in front of Lynn and thought back on everything he had experienced in life. All the suffering he had experienced while his parents were away. All the times he was taken advantage of, and told that he would be nothing when he grew up. All the times he was told by men old enough to be his parents that the only thing he’d be good enough for was to lay on his back. Yes, Noél had been through a lot, yet he never told a soul. He always felt as if it were his fault. He felt that if he just lived a promiscuous life, perhaps he’d be able to remove the guilty stain that he always saw when he looked in the mirror.
“Lynn, you don’t have to worry about me tonight, I promised Noah I’d dance with him most of the night; however I’ll save a dance for you. Now come on lets rejoin the guys.”
Noél opened the door and walked back into the room with Clark and Noah.
“Clark, I hope you save me a dance at the party. Don’t worry, I won’t bite………hard,” Noél stated with a sincere smile.
Noah looked at Darwyn and could tell that something was a bit off with him. Still, he didn’t question anything, and watched as Darwyn gave Clark a friendly hug before the two decided to depart from Lynn and Clark’s dorm. Once outside, Noah asked Darwyn if everything was alright.
“I’m fine Noah, really, don’t worry about me,” Noél replied as he leaned against Noah as they walked back towards Darwyn’s dorm.