I carefully left the car and waved to Mike that I was ok. He waved back and after I closed the door I watched him pull away and drive down the block. I took a deep breath and turned around and sluggishly went inside. I worked at party city, just a small store that sold party supplies, balloons, plates and other things like that. After a couple of hours of stock duty, I was put …showed first 75 words of 2421 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2421 total…her mouth and put her two index fingers together forming an X. She handed me her drink. "Here." I sighed eyeing the pill as she smiled at me. Thoughts flew around in my head but I didn't listen to them, I was lost in those blue eyes, and without thinking, and perhaps without even realizing it I popped the pill and chugged it down with the bitter taste of what I now realized was beer.