The Club and the Contract

Fun always has a price

Chapter 1 by Nickstar777 Nickstar777

School has just gotten out in a small religious town located seemingly in the middle of nowhere and an 18 year old Asian-American girl called Maria Mei was glad to be out. When school was out, she met with her best friend, Ashley, at a nearby café.

"Hey girl" said Ashley

"Hey Ash" said Maria

"You doing okay?" asked Ashley

"No, I can't wait for graduation" said Maria

"I hear you there, but our senior year just started, I'm sure you can endure it until the end" said Ashley

Ashley knew exactly why Maria was waiting for graduation, Maria absolutely hated school, actually, not just school, she hated the town. Maria was mostly treated as an outcast by the townspeople. The town had a lot of strict laws, most of them concerning sex, one law was that women were only allowed to have children when they are married, however, Maria was born out of wedlock, so both she and her mother were ridiculed and tormented by the overly religious people in the town, Maria wanted nothing more than to leave the town for good with her mother, and after she graduates High School, she'll be able to, the town had no college, so if Maria is able to get accepted into college, she'll have her ticket out of this hell on Earth. Luckily, inspite of all the ridicule and bullying Maria recieved, she did have some friends to support her and a caring boyfriend.

"Hey, Maria!" said someone behind the girls

Speak of the devil.

Maria turned to see her artistic boyfriend, Nathaniel, and his 2 closest friends.

"Hey Nathaniel" said Maria, with a smile on her face

"Listen, Maria, there's something I wanted to talk to you about..." said Nathaniel

"What is it?" asked Maria

"I think we should break up" said Nathaniel

"What? Why?" asked Maria

"Look, it's just...I believe we've had a good run, and you've been really supportive of my dreams to persue painting, but I just feel as though we both need a change, I hope you can understand" said Nathaniel

Maria didn't believe him one bit, there was more going on, she just knew it, but she also knew that when Nathaniel wanted to keep a secret, it was nearly impossible to get him to crack.

"Okay" said Maria, before turning to return to her friend, unfortunately for Nathaniel, Maria had really good hearing, so she was able to hear one of his friends try to whisper, "Thank god you didn't tell her about Kaitlyn".

"Kaitlyn?!" screamed Maria

Maria knew Kaitlyn from school, she was the daughter of the town mayor, and the most pampered and spoiled girl you could ever meet. She was also a major brat that would bitch and moan when she didn't get her own way. She was also one of the biggest hypocrites to exist, she was always calling people sinners for having sex before marriage, despite the fact that she had already slept with about 60% of the guys at the school.

"What about Kaitlyn?" asked Maria

"Well, let's just say she...allows more access to her heart than you do" said Nathaniel

Maria only raised an eyebrow.

"Fine, I slept with her" said Nathaniel

"YOU CHEATED ON ME?!"

"I wouldn't say cheated...I'd say...hooked up with someone during our time"

"THAT'S CHEATING, YOU ASSHOLE!" screamed Maria

"Fine, I cheated" said Nathaniel

Maria pulled a fist back and connected square in Nathaniel's jaw, knocking out a couple teeth. Maria sat back at the table.

"Nice going girl, he deserved that one" said Ashley

"I can't believe I wasted 2 years of my life with him" said Maria

"Hey, I know what can cheer you up, why don't you come with me tonight?" asked Ashley

"Come with you? Where to?" asked Maria

"The Cat's Meow" said Ashley

Maria instantly went wide eyed, The Cat's Meow was a nightclub located not too far outside the town's borders, there were rumors that the club corrupted the youth that entered. There were also rumors surrounding the owner, and truth be told, rumors were all anyone had to go on, the owner was a complete mystery. Maria didn't even know what the owner was called, only hearing the many nicknames given to them. Several students from Maria's class had been to The Cat's Meow before, but refused to say anything about the owner, or the experience at the club, going to the club meant breaking the town's curfew, and the students didn't want to get in trouble for breaking the town laws. Several parents wanted to have The Cat's Meow either shut down or torn down, but since it was outside the town's jurisdiction, there was nothing they could do. Maria was pulled from her thoughts by another voice.

"Whoa, what happened there?"

It was her closest guy friend, Jason. Jason was a town celebrity, as well as being the son of one of the richest men in the entire town, Jason was also a male model, so it's no surprise that he was extremely handsome. Jason's image to the townsfolk made him come across as the town's perfect example of innocence and purity, however, several people believed it to be merely an act, as he was friends with Maria, the town's example of sin, but Maria knew the truth, Jason's image was true, he really was the angel he came across as, but that didn't mean he didn't have a bit of a troublemaker in him.

"Maria found out that her boyfriend had cheated on her so she decked him" said Ashley

"Wow, good for you Maria" said Jason, giving his best friend a high-five.

"Thanks Jason, you care to join us for a bit?" asked Maria

"Sure, I got time" said Jason, sitting down.

"So, what were you girls talking about before I showed up?"

"I was asking Maria if she wanted to join me tonight at The Cat's Meow" said Ashley

"The Cat's Meow? Why would you want to go to that Den of Iniquity?" asked Jason, trying to make sure people around him didn't hear

"Den of Iniquity? You've been spending too much time with the town council" said Maria

"But, to answer your question, I want to meet the club owner, I could be the first person in town to get an interview with them" said Ashley

"But you'd get into a lot of trouble, just going within a couple feet of the club violates several town laws, and if you get an interview, you'd get caught easily" said Jason

"Plus, from the rumors we heard, the owner rarely, if ever, shows themselves, even inside the club" said Maria

"Well, from rumors I heard, the owner is appearing at the club, tonight, so, you coming?" asked Ashley

"Count me out, there is no way I'm going anywhere near that place" said Jason

"That's fine Jason, but I wasn't asking you...so, what do you say Maria?" asked Ashley

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