Twenty Bucks to Burn

Summary

I opened my eyes and I was eighteen again.

I was in a classroom, a grimy, yellowing box, and a group of boys were using me to settle a bet.

“...I’m telling you, for twenty bucks, you could get a feel of Claire. Any takers?”

Their laughter was a low, dirty murmur. Finally, they settled on a champion. “Leo, you do it.”

Leo’s voice, cool and confident, cut through the noise. “Sure. Why not?”

I kept my head down on the desk, my eyes squeezed shut, and waited for his footsteps.