This was the last time, she thought to herself. Standing in a dark alleyway on the outskirts of the city she waited. Out of the shadows and what seemed to be thin air, a tall lanky man with the most squirrely of expressions approached her. He was pale, with dark circles under his eyes. He dressed in an oversized shirt and pants . He smelled more horrid then the dumpster just a few feet away, like piss and vomit. But he had the best deal in the city.
" How much would you like to purchase this time ? hmmm ... how far do you want to go... once you go down the rabbit hole you never go back hmmmm... " He liked to ramble with a grin from ear to ear , his eye twitching slightly that always made her uncomfortable.
Is this really were I am heading ?
" I just want one" she tried to be stern. She never bought just one before. He might get scared off.
" One... One! Just one! " He was more furious than scared.
" Don't tell me you are trying to jump off the band wagon sister! or are you a Nark and working for the authorities !" He started to spiral into a tizzy . She justed needed one. For one more dive. Putting her hand on his shoulder with firm grip she took her hood off . Something she never did with her dealer. Her dark brown hair falling around her face , her bangs swooping over one eye. The other a crystal blue piercing threw the city smog.
" Listen, I only need one. " Her voice was soft as she spoke, but firm.
" I only need to take one more dive and then yes, I am jumping off the band wagon Creep. It's been fun but even you can't guarantee that it's pure anymore. I don't need to end up like your friend or anyone else on the news. You hear me?"
Creep is what everyone in the streets called him. The only reason he never got busted was because he was so secretive. No one knew who the real Creep was.
" Fine" he said with a huff.
" But you will be back" he said has he slapped the tablet into her hand. It was wrapped in a clear plastic candy wrapper with a smiley face . It had x's for eyes and and squiggly smirk much like Creeps but the tongue was hanging out. As she handed him him the money he grabbed her wrist and looked her in her eyes.
" They always come back" Then he let out a giddy shriek before letting her go and disappearing into the shadow from which he came.
who does he think he is?
she flung her oversized hood over her head. letting the brim hang down to hide what she could of her face. Making her way out of alley she headed home weaving between the masses of people with her eyes focused on the ground.
One last time... she was holding the wrapper in her finger and her heart started to race. She was nervous. Happy pills have been out for some time, it's only been recently that people have been dieing from them. These little dissolvable disks sit on your tongue. You lay down and go to "sleep". This was actually a form of transferring consciousness. Some say it's just a vivid dream. But in reality you are reaching a state where your mind can hop threw dimensions and alternate realitys. Study's were being conducted in a closed facility , until someone got it on the streets. Now a couple months ago someone release another version of Happy Pills. You can't tell the difference. But it sends you to bad places. People die from heart attacks or physical injuries. Some say it's just a bad trip... but most who have dived think it's something else. Diving even with the original Happy Pill can be dangerous. For example running into yourself in another dimension and you can't fully control your dive.
She closed the blinds and shut off the lights. She heated up some wax melts that smelled of lavender and vanilla. Flopping on her bed facing the ceiling she set the candy on her tongue. She immediately felt it dissolving making some slight crackle and pop noises. Her piercing blue eyes stared at the corner were the wall paper started to peal. Slowly she drifts off... off to another world.
Opening her eyes in other place, it's a place she has never been before. Golden stalks of tall grass blow in a steady continuous breeze. They dance creating a wave effect across the land as they shimmer and sway. In the distance a large tree. Larger then any tree she has ever seen. It too had golden leaves that shimmered and twinkled, with a trunk covered in black bark. It was far off... but she felt drawn to it. She felt drawn to this place. She had never dived here before.