“I’m an idiot.” That’s all I could tell myself as I took another shot. Here I am at Jake’s again, for another party, drowning myself in more alcohol. But I didn’t care. I’m up on a stool. Shirt off. Balancing on one leg. Some Asian kid thought he could out drink me was doing the same across from me. I reach out my arm and take a shot glass that was handed to me and he did the same. We keep our eyes on each other as we bring the glass to our lips. He might be cute, but that fucker is so going down. I quickly tilt my head back and down the shot and he does the same, but he threw his head back to far and falls backwards.

“Fuck yeah.” Arms raised. Screaming at the top of my lungs.

I hop down and help the kid up. Not my fault that I somehow can drink. I swear it’s always taken me twice as much as anyone else to black out. After I help him up I give the kid a wink before I head off to the bathroom to piss. As soon as the door shuts and it’s a little more quieter I take a deep breath, piss, and then throw some water in my face. Tonight is either gonna be a great night, or a fucked up night, but either way I don’t plan on remembering it. Before I could leave though I hear the shower curtain pull back. I turn to the tub to see that same ice eyed chick standing there.

“What the fuck.” Why the fuck is she here? How did she know I was gonna be here? Is she stalking me? And why is she in the tub?

“I thought you would have come by,” she says. Her voice seems like she’s singing her words. Each one is like the ringing of a bell or something, but there seemed to be a hidden malice to them that set me on edge. Well I’m already on edge so now I’m even more so.

I knew what she meant. I knew she was there because of my father. It pissed me off. I have spent years getting away from all that. Losing friends. Felt like I almost lost my mother. And this bitch wants to drag me back to all of that. “I don’t want anything to do with that man.”

“Don’t you want to know who you are though?”

“You don’t fucking know me. You don’t know what that monster did. And I sure as hell know who the fuck I am and what I’ve gone through because of that fucker.” I’m pissed. I’m beyond pissed actually. I had a good buzz, but now I’m as sober as a nun.

“If that’s what you wish to believe then you’ll believe it. Yet who you truly are will come to light.”

Before I could say anything she reached out a finger and traced something out in the air. Purple light left her finger as she seemed to carve a rune out in the middle of the air. As soon as she finished both she and the light just vanished.

What.

The.

Fuck.

I rush over and swiped at where she was gone, but there was nothing. What the fuck did I just see? How did she just disappear? She was right there. God, I need a drink now.

I leave the bathroom and quickly grab a solo cup of beer and chug that shit. I feel beer that slipped past my mouth hitting my bare chest, but that is beyond my worries right now. I notice that Asian kid staring at me while I do it. I smile at him and nod at him to come over. He was going to be the perfect distraction for me.

“Sup Dude. Nice job on the stool.”

“You did better than me,” he says with a shy smile. Fuck this is definitely my type of dude. Small. Cute. Shy. Can still drink with the best of them though.

“Nah you stayed up there longer than I thought you would. I’m Ben.”

I hold out my hand to shake his.

“Ken.” Taking my hand in a surprisingly strong grip.

“Haven’t seen you at a party before.”

“A friend brought me. Told me that these parties are always crazy.”

“Fuck yeah they are Dude. This a friend, or a friend?”

“She’s not my type.” And he gives off a laugh. Yup I’m getting me some of that tonight. Maybe he’ll get my mind off that bitch in the bathroom. That or another few shots that I have with him. I noticed the more alcohol I give him the more touchy feely he gets, not that I’m stopping him. Soon I have him up against the wall with my tongue down his throat. I’m definitely having a good night now.