My boy ruby

La romana

Coco and me had gotten pretty lit, so of course the two of us were getting down on the dance floor. I was unsure where the guys were but I did notice Pouya was never far as he kept coming back to grind up on Coco giving me a break.

Pouya and Coco escaped the packed dance floor leaving me to dance solo. However this didn't last long as hands found my hips they guided my movements pulling me back into the crotch of who ever this was.

In collage i didn't get much attention as my more alt look wasn't adored by frat boys when they could have a tall skinny blond. It was mostly 'goth mommy' guys who think they're the shit because they know rosemary by deftones that gave me the time of day, but here was different i was still in florida and yes these girl were still at the parties but i was surrounded by 'outcastes' we were all the same and that comforted us all.

The song changed with no space between giving me no time to turn and see who this was. It was a true shake your ass anthem - muñekita - so best believe i was shaking my ass which this guy was lovely, he was hyping me the fuck up.

I felt him step away suddenly and a mermer come from the guy behind. I stood up right to see what was going on, it was Germ talking to Ruby.

"Hey i think that's enough now..." Ruby was holding his shoulder moving him away from me. "...don't wanna get to close" he winked at him.Germ rolled his eyes cursing Ruby out as he walked towards his next pray.

I pulled him back into the belly of the beast, the music was vibrating from the floor and to my brain cells possibly killing them off. I began to dance again but this time less on a guy and more just dancing. Ruby just stood there like a dad in a shopping mall.

"Come on Ruby... dance with me" i grabbed his hand so he was closer to me.

He waited a beat "wanna go for a smoke... I'm getting a little hot" he looked pretty done so I agreed to make him happy and maybe to get high.

He pulled me out of the room, eventually we were met with a white door. He looked back for reassurance, i nodded then his hand pushed down the handle. He seemed nervous like he didn't want to open the door on people or the pits of hell.

"Oh...it's the porch" i said as i peeked round him. He looked at me and giggled.

We took a seat on a white wooden bench, the paint was peeling revealing the original colour of sky blue. It was under a window sill which an ash tray sat. The street opposite was filled with cars of different prices from $2000 to $20,000. I sat watching the empty street letting my imagination fill in the lack of people, suddenly it was day and older people were walking hand in hand as the hot sun beamed on their thin, tanned skin.

"Here" Ruby passed me the blunt he had rolled and lit as i day dreamed, snapping me out of the little fake village i just made.

"Thank you" i took a deep drag still staring straight ahead.

We past it between each other in silence until it was half way burnt. "Do your rember the first time we got high together?" His red eyes locked with mine as he anticipated the answer to my question. "...well?"

"Maybe...I don't know... at mine or yours?" He squinted, extending his neck and tilted his head.

"It was when you came over for Harvey..." i was waiting for the memory to come back to him "i was wearing little shorts-"

" and we got food and smoked" he butted in

" i thought that would remind you" i handed him a judgey look then flicked the tip of his nose.

"That was a really good night... i would probably of fucked you if you didn't fall asleep... it was very sad for me" he pouted, begging for sympathy.

"Oh really... and what makes you think i wanted to fuck you?"