Escaped The Cage

"What the fuck”.
What the boys saw was like at the club with the bright lights and loud music, but it was much worse this time. More extreme. People were spraying alcohol and smoking weed; people were unconscious on the floor; people were sniffing cocaine, had needles in their arms, and consuming pills, and there were pills scattered on the floor. It was a mess. What kind of party was this? It was definitely a Halloween party, as everyone was dressed up. The costumes ranged from clowns, killers, ghosts, cops, bunnies and characters from shows. No one was dressed boringly. Despite the boys being told it was at a secret location, it looked like everyone knew the secret. There were a lot of people; it looked like there were around 200 people or more. However, they weren't all students; some looked older like they were in their late twenties. Remember, the campus wasn't only open to students; it looked like some strangers got word of the party. The boys stood there speechless; this was nothing like the previous party they had been to. Lucas went to the club the most out of the group and would sometimes bring William; that was it. None of the other guys went to the club. The only time they went was that one time after the first challenge. Lucas and William expected it to be like the club, while Malakai and Benjamin didn't know what to expect.
"You lot still wanna be here?" Malakai asked, looking at their shocked faces.
"I don't think this is a good idea", Benjamin replied with uncertainty and his eyes all over the place.
"Wait, isn't that a teacher?" Malakai asked, squinting his eyes and pointing at a table.
"Yeah, it is", William replied. "Why is he sniffing the table?" he questioned, squinting his eyes to see in more detail.
"He's doing cocaine lad", Malakai answered like it should've been obvious. Shock was written all over William's face. He'd only ever seen stuff like this in TV shows.
"Yeah, this isn't a good idea, let's go", Benjamin decided, turning around.
"We just got here, we can't leave", Lucas disagreed, grabbing Benjamin's arm and wanting to stay.
"He's right, we got invited", William added in favour of staying.
"We didn't get invited; you were told about it", Malakai said in favour of leaving. More people started walking into the building, forcing the boys to move forward.
"Let's stay for a bit", Lucas said. "We came all the way here", he had a point, walking this distance to just turn around and go back would be a waste. Not to mention the fact that they spent time on their outfits, well half of them did.
Malakai and Benjamin looked at each other, knowing this wasn't a good idea. Malakai didn't know what to say, so he waited for Benjamin's answer.
"Only a little bit", Benjamin agreed.
"Yess, let's goo!" William said, marching forward.
"Wait", Malakai said, yanking the back of William's costume, causing him to stop.
"What?" William asked, turning around so Malakai stopped yanking him.
"You're not doing any drugs. If you do, I'm smacking the shit out of you", Malakai clearly told him, pointing at him.
"But", William tried to protest.
"No!" Malakai replied with a scary look in his eyes.
"Why're you only telling me?" William said, feeling like a younger sibling being told off for something he never did.
"I mean everyone. If I see any of you doing drugs, I'm smacking the shit out of you", Malakai said, looking at Benjamin and Lucas.
"Don't need to tell me", Benjamin replied, shrugging his shoulders.
"Drugs is a no-go for me", Lucas replied with his hands up.
Malakai let go of William’s costume.
"You said no to drugs but said nothing about alcohol", William cheekily said, walking away to the bar.
"You might need to watch over him", Lucas said, walking in another direction towards some girls.
Benjamin and Malakai stood there and watched their friends go separate ways.
Benjamin looked at the people partying, "What're you gonna do?" he asked Malakai.
"Fuck up the party", Malakai replied.
"How?" Benjamin said, looking at Malakai.
"I don't know, imma make these kids stop taking drugs", Malakai replied, scoping the place.
"Kids? I guarantee everyone here is older than you", Benjamin said. "And if you're gonna mess with people, you'll get caught".
"I got my bally (balaclava/ski mask) on; no one can see me", Malakai replied, pulling up his ski mask so only his white eyes showed.
"Right. You have fun", Benjamin said, not understanding what Malakai was going to do. "Watch Will", he said, leaving Malakai behind as he walked ahead. When Malakai said he was going to 'fuck up the party,' Benjamin believed him, but he didn't know how he was going to do it. One thing for sure is that he didn't want to be near Malakai when that happened. Benjamin wandered through the party, stepping on substances that were on the floor and passing barely conscious people. They were like zombies. He wasn't comfortable, but this wasn't the first time he had been in a situation like this. He didn't know where he was going; he was hoping he'd find someone from another class he knew. Staying with his friends was out of the question. He didn't want to stay with Lucas while he flirted, William while he drank, and Malakai while he was being Malakai. If David or Ray were here, it would've been perfect; he'd have someone he could stay with. Regret was always a thought when he was getting ready for the party, but he felt bad after seeing Lucas put in so much effort.
Bump!
“Sorry I wasn’t paying attention”, Benjamin was lost in thought.
“Watch where you going man. Wait, Benji?”
“J?” Benjamin replied, squinting his eyes. “It’s really you!” He excitedly said. Benjamin accidentally bumped into an old friend.
“Benji!”, J embraced him. J isn’t his actual name; it’s his nickname. “Why’re you here man?”
“I should be asking you that. You’re not even a student here”, Benjamin replied, stunned to see him.
“There are a lot of people here that aren’t students”, J said, pointing fingers at strangers.
“I know, but I still didn’t expect you to be here”, Benjamin replied, feeling his mood rise.
“It’s not only me here. Everyone’s here”, J said.
“Really?!” Benjamin replied, looking around, trying to spot them. He was like an excited kid.
“Yeah, let me show you”.
Benjamin followed J through the crowd until they reached a somewhat quiet spot near a wall. The spot had a few chairs, and that's it, no table. When Benjamin got closer, he saw four other familiar faces—faces he had seen throughout his childhood.
“Aye, Benji! Is that you!?” They recognised Benjamin before he even reached them. Benjamin approached them with a smile, a smile those guys couldn’t forget. Three of them sat in chairs while one leaned against the wall.
"what you wearing, man?" Tevon laughed, looking at Benjamin's outfit and leaning against the wall.