Go to a party

My phone rings, pushing me out of my hangover sleep and into the waking world. Fuck, why don’t I have that stupid thing on silent? I reach over and grab it off the nightstand to see my friend, Jaden’s, name across the screen. “Hello?”

“Hey, are you coming?”

“Not right now. That would be kinda weird, man.” Heh. Cum.

“Fuck, off. I mean to the party.” Did- Did I forget something?

“What party?”

“The one at my place. You told me you would come over last night, but it’s already been like half an hour and you haven’t shown up. Are you coming or not?” Oh fuck. That is something I would do.

“Shit, man. Sure. Just give me... some time.”

“Alright, bye.” Jaden hangs up before I have a chance to respond. God, he’s such an asshole.

I roll myself out of bed, trying desperately to ignore the headache pounding in the back of my skull. My gaze falls to my clothes, as I try to figure out whether or not I need to change. I mean, I’m covered, right? That’s good enough for me.

I grab my phone and keys, not wanting to risk losing my wallet at the party. Not again. I head out the door and start walking to Jaden’s place. As I get closer to his house, the sound of bass coming from inside gets louder and louder. This is gonna be one of those, huh? Dope. They’re some of the best places to get laid.

I open the door and walk in. Lights placed around the room bathe it in various different colors, only furthering my hangover headache. I venture slowly into the room, trying to reorient myself, fighting against both my surroundings and my own body. Motherfucker, this is gonna be one hell of a night.

“Hey!” I whip around to see Jaden, who snuck up behind me. “Jesus Christ, you asshole. What the hell?”

“Good to see you, too.” He puts his arm around me and smiles.

“Sorry, I’m just really fucking hungover.”

“Really? Never would’ve guessed.” Sarcasm flows through his tone. I glare at him for a moment, before smiling back. “Come on, I’ll get you something to drink.”

“I was thinking more tablets, if you know what I mean.” Jaden’s smile grows, the tip of his tongue sticking out between his teeth.

“Yeah. I think I got you covered.” He pulls a bag of little lilac-colored tablets out of his pocket and hands it to me.

“Thank you.”

“No problem, man. Now, I’m gonna go wander, you enjoy yourself.” Jaden pats me on the back before disappearing into the crowd.

“Flake.” I make myself comfortable in a corner and look out at the crowd of people around me, before popping one of the little Ecstasy tablets into my mouth and swallow it. Twenty minutes. I scan around the crowd again, paranoia eating at me. Calm down, man. Nothing’s gonna happen.

Before the **** can kick in or I can calm myself down, my chest tightens up as I recognize someone in the group in front of me.