Megan walked up to Juliet's house, heart racing. She knew she'd see Alistair and she didn't quite know what she would say or do when she would see him. Alistair on the other hand was feeling the exact same way. But there was one difference, Alistair was thinking about Juliet.
He walked into the front door of her familiar home and grabbed something to drink. He swallowed the burning fluid and proceeded to have fun. When he caught up with his friends they were surprised that he even came.
One said "Alistair! What's up? Are you sure you want to be here?"
Alistair replied with "Yeah I'm positive... Hey, have you seen Juliet?"
"Yeah I think she's upstair somewhere but do you really think that approaching her... "
"Thanks," Alistair said, interrupting his friend "I'll catch up with you later."
"Alright man, see you later..." he other replied.
Alistair grabbed a few more drinks, downed them and went upstairs. He found her and said, "Hi, Juliet... um, how, uh, are you?"
Juliet took a deep breath and said, "I'm good, how about you?"
"I'm good..." He said awkwardly. "I've missed you."
"We've been over this Alistair. I still need some time and space. You hurt me and I don't know how to forgive you after you continually abused my love." She said, clearly fighting the flood behind her eyes.
Pleadingly he said "Baby, I know but I'm different now. I know that it was a huge mistake and I want you back and..."
Juliet cuts him off and says, " I don't want that for myself... I cant want that for myself."
"But I thought..."
"Alistair," she said sternly " just go. We're done"
Alistair walks back down the stairs stunned by what just happened. He walks over to his friends and says, " Hey, I'm back you guys. Want to go get something to drink?"
They all can see that he's hurt and suggest that he just goes home.
"Fine, whatever... I'll go to the kitchen by myself."
He downs everything and sight. Maybe he can just drink his problems away until they subside. As his state of consciousness fades and his blood alcohol levels rise he begins to feel numb. Detached from the world, his problems, himself. He just sits there intoxicating himself further.
Megan sees him from across the kitchen and approaches him. She sees the empty bottles beside him and second guesses her actions.
"Hey Alistair, what's up?" She says cautiously.
"What do you want, Megan?" He asks dully.
"What's happened, what's wrong?"
"You know what, this is your fault... I shouldn't have ever started talking to you. Its pretty clear you have an immature, little, school girl crush on me"
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't play dumb... You know you did this on purpose. You thought that you could sabotage Juliet and I's relationship."
"Alistair..."
"No, don't bother! Just leave."
"I don't under..."
"Leave!"
She backs away slowly, confused about what just happened and murmurs a faint "I... I'm Sorry"
Alistair leaves the party with a bottle in his hand
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I can do this
Left foot, Right foot, Left foot, Right foot
Open door
Ding ding ding ding
Close door
Turn key
The engine roars to life
Red eyes, swollen shut
Tears roll down
I Take a sip
It burns
My body shivers
But
My palms are sweating
Gas, Break, Gas, Break
Follow the yellow lines
Avoid the white lines
White lights pass me
Left lane
White lights pass me
Like two eyes approaching me
They grow
Crash
I jolt to a stop
No more pain
The bottle...
It works
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