Take it with a pinch of salt

Loraine started second-guessing her choice to eat with Marc’s friends. Knowing them, they would definitely mock her relentlessly. But lord, was she hungry right now.

“Scoot over guys, we have a lady’s here!” Said Marc boisterously, guiding Loraine to a spot on the bench between two men. “And a starving lady at that, if you could believe the sound of her stomach.”

“Dammit, Marc!” Spat Loraine, looking embarrassed at the other guys.

“Hey, I’m just messing with you. Here, have some pizza.” Marc shoved a plate with a pizza piece to Loraine, who stared at it intensely. She just realized that they might’ve messed with the pizza. What if there are some laxatives on it, or something that would make her space out?

“Don’t you trust the pizza?” Asked the guy next to her, as he chewed on his own piece.

“I, erm…?”

“Here, switch for a piece from one of us, then you’ll know it’s safe.”

“O-okay…?” Loraine looked at the guys quizzically. It would be hard to put something on her food that way. “Then I’ll take… his plate.” Before the guy next to Marc could answer she swiftly swapped plates, ensuring nothing could be put on it. In fact, she pretty much stuffed the piece into her face.

“Erm, you said ‘lady’, Laurent?” Joked one of the men, causing all the guys to laugh. In fact, Loraine herself couldn’t help but grin.

“Maybe they’re not so bad after all.” Thought Loraine.

A bored looking guy walked by the table, looked at Loraine, quickly pinched her right buttock.

“AUW! HEY, WHAT THE HELL?!” Shouted Loraine, as one of the guys grabbed her shoulder.

“Easy, easy there, Loraine. Don’t let that jerk get on your back. Let’s get back to our pizza.”

“Ugh, fine…” Relented Loraine, as she continued eating the rest of her pizza.

Not much later, a goth girl walked by, looked at Loraine, and pinched at twisted her bum.

“AGH! I SWEAR TO GOD, I-“ Loraine almost launched from her seat, until one of the guys pulled her down.

“She’s not worth it, Dupont. Let it slide from your back.”

Loraine huffed. “I mean it, the next one-“

“I’m sure that was it.” Reassured Marc.

But he barely finished his sentence, or a unkept guy walked by and pinched both of Loraine’s cheeks with all his fingers.

Loraine immigrated stood up and grabbed the guy by his collar. “OKAY, THAT’S IT! YOU ARE GONNA GET IT!”

“The note, the note! I only did it because of the note on your back!”

“The note on-“ She let go of the guy, and touched her back. On it, she saw a note that read:

PINCH MY ASS

Her discovery was quickly followed by the loud laughter of the guys. “Oh my God, I thought you’d never find it.” Said Marc between his hackles.

Loraine stared deeply at Marc, when she rapidly stuffed the note in his face . “I hope you FUCKING **** on it!” She yelled with a bit more emotion than she wanted to, and stormed out of the lunch hall.