Indulgence [h.s]

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My eyes snap open from my deep slumber, both of them red and irritated from the night before. I started to sit myself up, groaning as my feet hit the floor and my hands met my face, taking a big sigh and rubbing my eyes. Part of me wanted to stay in bed for another hour to sleep off my hangover, but the other part of me knew I should try to take something to subside the piercing headache that was sitting on me like a ton of bricks.

I finally built up the courage to stand up. I felt dizzy and nauseous, but what would you expect from a hangover? As I looked down, I noticed I was in the same clothes as last night and my bed was completely wrecked with mascara stains all across my pillowcase.

"Wow, last night really did a number on me." I murmured to myself, rubbing my temples as my headache still throbbed in my skull. I haven't partied like this since New Years.

I started to move throughout my room, picking up stray pieces of clothing that were strewn across my floor. Once everything was picked up, I started to change out of my clothes and throw them in the laundry bin. I always hated having a mess in my apartment, whether it be food or clothing related. Some people could call me a clean freak, but I just like having a tidy space. Once my room was manageable, I grabbed clean shorts and a shirt from my dresser and got dressed.

As I walked out into my living room, little bits of last night started to piece themselves back into my memory, like someone solving a puzzle. The visuals of beer bottles and shot glasses scattered around the living room table definitely helped bring me out of the haze I was submerged in. I looked across the room and noticed my best friend Kaia passed out on my couch.

I start to make my way over to the bathroom to wash off last night's memories and get the taste of alcohol off of my breath. I huff into my hand and try to smell my breath, but it just smells like a mix of alcoholic beverages that I can't distinctly make out, but I could feel the damage that the clear and dark liquids did to my body in my hangover.

I pick up my toothbrush, wet it in the faucet, and put my toothpaste on my toothbrush and walk out into the living room and go to nudge Kaia. She takes a few shakes for me to wake her up but once I do, she starts to groan, rubbing her eyes and faceplants into her pillow.

"Jade I feel like absolute shit right now. How much did we drink last night?" she mumbles and groans, rubbing her face as I spit my toothpaste out in the sink and rinse my mouth. "I don't remember Kaia, but our hangover is a sign that we definitely got fucked up last night." I say, throwing three capsules of ibuprofen into my mouth and swallowing them with water to subside my headache.

I offered Kaia some ibuprofen and water, hoping she will feel better later. "I feel like my brains got fucked last night. We haven't partied like this in ages." she states and chuckles, while I nod my head to everything she says with a slight grin. "I'm just glad we didn't go to the club and stayed home, it was nice to have a girls night in." I state, Kaia shaking her head, agreeing with everything I'm saying.

I stand up from the couch, feeling like I got hit by a bus, as I make my way over to the kitchen. I notice the half empty bottles of vodka and tequila sitting on the countertop with two shot glasses tipped over. "Fuck how much did we drink last night?" I mumble to myself as I pick the shot glass up and pour myself a shot, taking it in one gulp as the burn hits me afterwards. Hopefully this helps my hangover. At this point, I would do anything to relieve myself of this headache, but luckily today was a Sunday so we got to chill all day

Since we live in Toronto, we receive a significant amount of rain, so most weekends are rainy, but since it's in the beginning of October, the leaves are changing and it's absolutely gorgeous. Especially when the nights are beautiful, Kaia and I love to go out and explore the city.

As I move back into the living room to throw myself on my couch, feeling like shit still and I go over to Kaia and wrap my arms around her. I thank her for having a fun night with me and she wraps her arms around me, exclaiming how much fun she had. "We definitely need to have more nights like this, I haven't had this much fun in a while" Kaia explains to me. I laugh at her comment and kiss her on the cheek. She laughs back at me and kisses me on the cheek as well. Kaia and I have always been super close so kisses on the cheek are never really foreign to us. She's always been there for me and she's someone I can talk to if I'm struggling in life.

I always enjoy Kaia's company whenever she's around. We have been childhood best friends since 3rd grade, and she has always been by my side, and now we are 21 years old living in one of the best cities in the world. The nightlife here is amazing, the people are so kind, and we don't have a president who is a dumbass.

"Hey Kaia, do you want anything to eat?" I raised my voice so she could hear me. "Do you have any cereal?" she asks back. "I have Lucky Charms, Froot Loops, Cheerios, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch" I yell back to her. A couple seconds go by, Kaia contemplating which cereal brand to eat to calm her hunger. "I'll have Lucky Charms please!" she yells, with a cheerieness to her voice.

I grab two bowls and two spoons for both of us. I bring out the milk for the cereal and set the bowls, spoons, milk, and cereal on the table in front of my couch in the living room. I turn on the television and turn on Euphoria, both Kaia and I's favorite TV show at this moment. My favorite character is either Fez or Maddie and Kaia's favorite character is either Cassie or Rue.

As we eat our cereal, I start pondering back on last night, thinking about the fun we had, knowing we haven't let loose like that in almost a year. As I was thinking back on our fun memories, it suddenly hit me. Today is moving day.