"There's always a first, Everyone has a first, and it being the first it wasn't good" - Dylan Thomas
There she was at the ripe age of 16 and already full of beauty, fair white skin, golden-brownish hair, green eyes with flecks of brown shining through. Those long lustrous legs crossed and laid against Kimberly's tiny, thick porcelain figure. Even at this large party, Alexia and Kimberly still managed to isolate themselves. They didn't know whose room or party they were at and they didn't care to find out. They were fine sitting, gossiping and giggling like young children. At that moment, no one and nothing existed or mattered but them and they were happy. Well, they didn't know that something would grow and destroy them and this very happiness would cease to exist in just a few weeks.
Their childish giggles were cut off, by the bedroom handle juggling, even with the door locked the girls grew worried faces. Outside the door, loud grunting and soft bangs against the door could be heard. The duo watched two shadows dance under the door as the lock gets fiddled with. They soon realize they'll be interrupted and prepare to exit the room. They sit staring at each other as the pair finally make an entrance into the room. The group of four are all stunned and surprised with the sight of each other. Kimberly and Alexia quickly leave the room and are now forced to join the party downstairs.
Once the pair arrived at the "real" Party downstairs, Kimberly quickly spots Alexia's and her crush, Rian, and Owen. Kimberly giddily dragged Alexia over to the couch where they were placed and almost immediately a conversation was started. The boys supplied the girls with alcohol, and although it was Kimberly's first time, Alexia had indulged many times before. After a few drinks and easy-going conversations, they were offered something that turned Alexia's face into a strawberry sundae whilst Kimberly seemed unphased. Neither of one of the girls had ever done drugs like these, but they also didn't want to seem lame, so they both held a hand out. Now in each of their palms rested two small pink pills. Both Kimberly and Alexia met eyes, Alexia's face slowly burning and Kimberly almost smiling they both popped the pills and at first nothing felt different. But within seconds they were gone. Everyone stopped, Alexia's heart abruptly stopped and her lungs froze. Her eyes spun everything thing the room.
With a blink, with only two seconds, Alexia's heart and lungs suddenly caught a grasp of earth's gravity. They began to steadily but surely pump blood, air, and life into Alexia's increasingly warm body. Their eyes rolled forward in sync each one's chest rising and falling. Finally, her lungs allowed her to breathe. She sucked in air rapidly, her lungs behaving like a maelstrom but she felt like, she still couldn't get enough air. Her eyes were sore but yet she moved them to look around at everything. For a second or two everyone was in slow motion and with another blink, everything sped up.
People bounced up and down while some swayed. The ringing in her ears rang until it became rock music. In her head, she was screaming and crying, flipping over everything in sight but in reality, she was still in that same spot on the couch. Then, Alexia ran fast. She ran out of the house past the couple in the corner, down to lawn past the bonfire in the yard and emptied all the contents of her stomach on the curb. Now not only were her eyes sore, but Alexia's throat also was hells fire, her head spun like a never-ending toy top. Her head spun and all Alexia wanted to do was get out of there and go home.
The problem was she couldn't leave, she couldn't ruin Kimberly's fun, plus Kimberly was her ride home. Alexia slowly made her way back to the living room to find Kimberly with her tongue down Rian's throat. Alexia suddenly believed Kimberly didn't need her, but Alexia now didn't want to leave. Then Alexia spotted her, Alexia slowly approached Penny, she didn't know how this interaction would go. Penny and Alexia didn't speak much to each other, only when Alexia went over to Kimberly's house did she interact with Kim's slightly older step sister Penny. Once noticed Penny smiled at the Alexia approaching her and they chatted for a while barely stopping the conversation. Only once did they upon Penny finally noticing her now empty cup. Alexia stood there contemplating plating on leaving, but before she could disappear Penny returned. Happily, Alexia didn't leave.
What Alexia didn't know that night was that Penny was also ditched and looking for a friend that night. So Alexia's night would not end just yet. Their chat moved to the empty couch were Alexia and Kimberly shared their first drug indulgently. Who knew that Penny was so interesting and calming? Soon Alexia no longer thought of Penny as just Kimberley's older sister, she thought of her as a friend. Before while the chat took another pause, Alexia's throat went dry, so she went for a drink. A nice cold drink. Hours flew by with them chatting on still no sign of Kimberly but Alexia didn't mind or worry. Rian would take care of her. Finally, the day started to get late and Alexia went to collect Kimberly. Penny joined in helping Alexia find her younger step-sister which once they did they ended back at the room where Alexia and Kimberly first started. Kimberly lay still clothed. (Thank God) Penny and Alexis struggled to carry Kimberly to the car. After fighting their way to the driveway it was time to figure out who would drive them home. I wouldn't say they were drunk, but they were not sober. Sooner or later Penny tossed the slightly more sober Alexia the keys and Alexia who was the better driver would drive them home carefully. With that, they journeyed home.
At first, the ride was silent but Penny clicks the radio and began to dance to the music getting Alexia to smile and nod her head along. Penny ran her hands through her hair and Bobbing her head, keeping contact with Alexia through her side-eye view. Alexia did her very best to keep her own eyes on the road and not be enhanced by Penny. When the girls arrived at Kimberly and Penny's house, Alexia climbed out of the car and help Kimberly to the house. Penny unlocked the front door. The girls struggled to get all three of them up the stairs finally they had reached the top of the stairs and Penny left Alexia with Kimberly and started off to her room. Alexia struggled with much difficulty walk Kimberly the rest of the hallway by herself. Alexia laid Kimberly across her bed and covered her and then quietly walked out of the room. Passing Penny's room Alexia decided to stop and tell her off to bed. Alexia cracked Penny's door and then quickly closed it then rush down to her car. It was a smooth thought-filled drive. Her stomach was in the air. At home, Alexia climbed into bed and struggled into her covers. She replayed the fresh memories from what seemed like minutes before. When she opened Pennie's door she caught a glimpse of Penny admiring herself in her mirror. Alexia was not embarrassed but she didn't know what she was feeling that night. Alexia had fallen asleep with a smile.