Secret Summer

02. ON CLOUD NYNE

   DJ NYNE'S MUSIC made my eardrums feel like they were going to explode, and not in a good way. If there even is a good feeling in relation to blowing your ear drums out. My friends and I entered the venue and looked around, noticing that DJ Nyne was not even on stage yet. So it was his pre-set playlist that was capable of making my ears bleed. Great.

"It hasn't started yet!" Eden exclaimed as the rest of us looked around, all a bit helpless. "Let's go!" Eden hollered. "Woah, not so fast," I warned her with a finger in the air. "Remember we're leaving early." I stared her directly in the eyes to get her to focus. "Our carriage turns back into a pumpkin at midnight."

"You're no fun," Eden groaned and slumped her shoulders downwards. "Neither are you when you don't get enough sleep," Kira reminded her with a gentle tap on her back as Bay laughed in agreement. "Jack, you've got our tickets?" I turned to face him. "I do." He replied and retrieved them from his back pocket. "Then let's be VIP's for a night!" I smiled. "And be back in our rags by tomorrow morning," Bay reminded us.

We walked towards the VIP area which consisted of a cabana that contained several golden-colored tables, a bar on the side, and access to the area right in front of the stage. "So, this is what a VIP party looks like.." Kira pressed her lips together and squinted her eyes together, taking in everything around her. "It's not just any party, Kira!" Eden exclaimed and clapped her hands together. "It's a VIP one!"

"That's what I just fucking said.."

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   "WOAH," Adam ran a hand through his hair, sitting up straighter in his seat. "Don't look now. But gorgeous woman at 5 o'clock." Max turned his head around to check out the woman his friend was talking about. "Dude!" Adam whisper-screamed. "I said don't look!" Max laughed and threw one last look over his shoulder before turning back to his curly-headed friend. "Paranoid much?" He cocked his head to the side and grinned. Adam laughed, "Just don't want to ruin my chances."

"With what one?" Max squinted his eyes and peered at Adam through his dark sunglasses, adjusting the baseball cap that sat on top of his head. "There's a whole group," he added. Adam sighed. "Glossy blonde hair, legs for days, white bikini." He smirked as he watched the friend group linger near the entrance, seemingly trying to console a small red-headed girl who was freaking out. "White?" Max pouted his lips and spread a confused look across his face. "Are you color blind?" He asked his friend. "It's pink and white."

Adam and Max stared at each other for what seemed like ages. "We're.." Max's voice trailed off. "Looking at different women?" Adam finished his sentence. "Yep." Max nodded.

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"LOOK HOW HOT, CAT!" Eden squealed as we approached a tower of Bridgeport Brew, strategically placed next to a life-size cardboard cutout of DJ Nyne holding a can. "That's hilarious," I thought out loud as soon as I saw it and erupted into a fit of laughter. "Wonder how he takes himself seriously," I whispered to Eden between giggles. "How could he not?!" Eden asked me. Right, I thought to myself sarcastically. "Well?" I heard Kira's voice behind me as she approached us. "Any good?" She asked Eden as we both watched our friend attempt to gulp down a can of Bridgeport Brew. "Oh, yeah, definitely!" Eden cheered and took another long sip. "Gonna try it?" She asked Kira. "No, thank you," Kira smiled sarcastically and patted Eden on the shoulder. "I would rather tuck and roll out of a moving vehicle onto I-95."

"I'll try some," Jack announced as he met up with us alongside Bay. "Can't be that bad, right?" He took a couple of long strides over to the display and cracked open a can with ease, taking a long sip down the back of his throat. "I can't watch this. I have to go to the bathroom," Bay laughed. "I'll go with you," Kira added. "I've seen enough of this shit."