The air was thick and the loud music slowed. It felt like the world was trying to force me to focus on the scene in front of me.

Two people threw him in the pool. I watched it happen. I couldn't move a muscle but not because of fear or hate.

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Keith Lauv

                  I came to this party for one sole reason. Get spliff and get out. My best friend Lydia, a regular brunette chubby girl I've known since childhood thought it'd be good to take me to a party. Good for me because she thought I needed to let loose. It's not my first time at a party and I was bored of watching the same things over and over again, listening to my mom nag about course work. 

                    As soon as I stepped into the house party it smelled like trouble. Alcohol, feet, and cologne attempting to hide the sweat and puke smell coming from literally all around. After getting whipped in the face by all kinds of smells I pushed through the crowd of people making sure to ask someone if they knew where a guy named Desmond was.

                    I don't know if you've ever been to a frat party or any kind of house party but there is always someone selling something. Anything. And like I said I needed to get high if I was going to sit here and try to ignore all the bodies bumping into me. I needed something that could make time slow down and my heart speed up. I wasn't gonna come if there wasn't a weed guy at the least.

                     Desmond was the kind of guy to get into trouble trying to protect what was his. No matter what it was. He'd always make sure to get his payment. Was he a scary guy? Not at all. He always had a smile on his face. I almost got into a fight with him last semester though but that was because he ripped me off. I think.

                     After pushing people and asking the same question so much my mouth went dry, I found someone I recognized. Dark red hair and eyes low and faded as if they were signaling that he knew exactly where Desmond was. "Eli. Yo! Elijah! Have you seen Des anywhere?"

                      He wrapped his long tanned arms around my shoulders. "Yoooo, dude! I haven't seen you since.. since you tried to hook up with my sister!"

                       "What?" Instead of me having to push his arms off of me he removed them knowing they had no place around me in the first place. I never tried to hook up with this boys sister. I think...

                     "Des upstairs wrapping shit up. You better hurry yo lil ass up there if you wanna get a piece of anything. That hoe up there making bank due to everybody coming here. We ain't even win the football game and this party still bumping. Shit I might have to go up there with you."

                             "No. Nah, I'm good. I'm not in the mood for small talk right now I just need a smoke." FYI- he went up with me anyway.

He pointed me to the room Desmond was in lazily. A room down the hallway lit by purple LED's. You could see the man of the hour lighting up a spliff from by the stairs. I walked ahead of Elijah and into the room. He still trailed behind me greeting the small groups of people crowding the bathroom and the laundry closet. "How y'all? My name is Eli, that's my buddy Keith it's nice to meet y'all." 

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Desmond Krosby

                            "Is that my boy Keith? What's good witchu? I was just packing all this up thought I wasn't gon' make no sells for the rest of the night. Plus I gotta leave time for some me time you feel me?" He chuckled.

"I just need some weed. Then I'll be out yo' panties." 

Silence filled the room. I looked back at Eli to see if at least his dumbass laughed at my joke but I was just met with a fading smile by both people in the room. "Whatever that means." Desmond shrugged off. 

                       He opened his suitcase up and used his hands to present what was laid out on the table between us and I bought what I had money for and left Elijah in the room.

… Authors note

My first chapter is a little longer than expected so I hope y'alll don't find it too boring. Comment, like, and subscribe maybe🥹? I'll post the next ep tomorrow which will be even juicier 😉