Page 150 of A Dark Melody

We wander around the party for a little while. He introduces me to a few people. We bump into Jeff and Dean. I see Ben and Dennis hanging out with some girls. Then I spot Wes with Nicolas and a few other people. There are some girls in the mix of their group. I try not to be jealous but then I see the girl from earlier in the group too.

Wes looks my way for a moment but then quickly returns to his conversation. The girl from earlier laughs at something he says, and my stomach does a flip.

“So, Wes and you, huh?” Skylar asks, and I look over at him.

“What?”

“You two weren’t just friends, were you?” I shrug. “I’m sorry. It must suck to have to see him now.” I shrug again. “Are you feeling the pill yet?”

“No. I don’t think so. Are you?”

“It’s starting to hit me.” He says with a laugh. “My body is tingling.” He takes my hand in his and pulls me towards his bus.My heart races. I wonder if Wes is watching. I wonder if Skylar is about to try something. “Let’s go sit on the bus.”

We walk on his bus, and he motions for me to have a seat on a bench, so I do. He grabs a bottle of vodka and takes a seat next to me. He takes a sip and passes it to me. I take a sip as a wave of euphoria starts in my chest and rolls out to the tips of my fingers and ends of my toes.

Skylar looks over at me with a big grin on his face. Vodka dribbles down my face as I forget to swallow for a moment. I swallow then laugh, handing him the bottle.

“Fuck. How are you feeling now?”

“Yeah.” I say with a smile. “Good.”

I glance around his bus and see a few people standing around, but most of the people were outside.

“Bump?” He asks, and I pull out my vial and hold it out to him. “I was asking if you wanted to do one.” He laughs. He touches my hand briefly, and it feels electrifying.

“Oh. Right.” I nod and undo the vial. I take two bumps and twist the cap back on, putting it back in my pocket. I don’t even check if people saw. I don’t care. Everyone was either drunk or on something too, or both.

The mixture is intense, and I feel my heart pounding. It feels amazing. My mind is buzzing. My skin feels like its vibrating.

Skylar taps his leg and I follow his beat. He laughs.

“Wow.” He comments after a minute. I feel it too, the sudden rush of feeling. “Maybe we should go for a walk.”

“Or run.” I grin.

“Walk.” He laughs. He has a nice laugh. It’s nothing like Wes’s. It’s more high pitch. Wes’s is deep. I prefer Wes’s but his laugh isn’t bad. “Come on.” He says, standing up. He sets the bottle of vodka down and takes my hand. He pulls me to my feet, and I wobble. He steadies me a with a smile. “I got you.”

We wander around outside. I kick at a rock on the ground as he sings along to the songs playing on the radio. His voice is bit pitchy but then he isn’t a singer so what does it matter.

I do another bump, without a care who sees me, just enjoying the high.

Time is flowing by, and I don’t have a care in the world right now.

I do another bump and he spins me around after.

I do another bump and he laugh as I get some on my nose. I wipe it off and rub it on my gums.

I do another bump and he looks at me.

“Maybe take a break.”

But I do another bump. My nose is numb. My body is tingling. I feel like I’m on another level.

“You are wild. Wild and so beautiful.”

“I’m not that pretty.” I say, seeing Wes still with his group of friends from earlier. That girl is still by his side. I nod to her. “I’m not as pretty as her.”

“You are a different kind of pretty, but still beautiful. You are tiny and fierce. You are dark and mysterious.” Skylar whispers, staring at me.

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