Night Skylines

Chapter 5

Lexi hung up the phone. She was crying. She got up and started walking out of the bathroom. I followed her. She was speechless. She wasnt saying anything or even looking away. She had a dead stare of what was in front of her and did not differentiate from it. She walked into her bedroom. I had never actually been in her bedroom. It was all pink and super girly ironically. Totally ironic to the somber mood of the moment. Lexi still in her trance like walk kneeled down and reached under her bed. She retrieved a box from under the bed. I wasnt prepared for the contents of the box. When she opened it I saw everything. Marijuana, cocaine, Xanex, ecstasy, cigarettes, vodka, tequila, a dab rig, and most importantly a pistol. Lexi didn't even acknowledge me anymore. she took the xanex and ecstasy and crushed it up, mixed it up with the coke and was preparing to snort it all up. "Lexi!!" i yelled. "You don't have to do this, we can figure something out." She didn't take my plea. "well if you're gonna do it then Im doing it too." I retorted. And with that Lexi made two lines of her death concoction. I didn't know what I had gotten myself into. "CJ I really don't want you to do this, but im not stopping you." is all she said. And with that, I kneeled down and snorted my line. This was going to be one major headache I could already feel it. Lexi snorted hers and then she proceeded to make another line. Pure cocaine this time. I snorted that one with her too. Next it was time for a joint and big red cups full of vodka apparently. I wasn't going to stop. Whatever she did I was going to do. I smoke and drank with her. I threw up in the toilet once but she trooped on. I saw the life drain out of her eyes. She was merely a pure specimen of her energetic, bubbly self. She took the pistol out and looked at it. She spun it around, and seemed to be casually feeling it. I was getting nervous. "Alexia" she spoke. "Alexia is my full name." I was taken aback by the simple and random gesture of acceptance she gave me. "Charles, is mine." I told her. I hadn't told anybody my real name since forever. "CJ you ever just get on the roof and look out across the skyline and wonder to yourself how people so small can make buildings 50x their size? You ever look at the stars and touch one? You know its millions of lightyears away but you have it in your hand and you can feel the warmth? And you put all your hope in that star. And you know as long as night is here that that star is here with you? The night skyline is my favorite view Charles. It has never steered me wrong. Thats the only time every light is on as if every one has an idea at the same time." Her words pierced through me like bubble arrows. They were sharp and soft and ready to pop at any time. She connected her phone to the sonos stereo system that ran through out the entire house. In a matter of seconds Love by Musiq Soulchild was playing.

She stood up and walked over to me. She forced me up and put my arms around her. She leaned over to kiss me and stopped halfway, as if she was asking me if I wanted this. I leaned in and kissed her. This kiss was different. I could feel every celll on her tongue interlock with every cell of mine. Its like our tongues were made of velcro. She walked me over to the bed and kinda leaned back so I fell on top of her. She reached inside of her dresser and then reached down in my pants. She slid a condom on my penis. "Take your time" She told me. "I'm right here with you, We can go as slow or as fast as you want. I want this to be memorable for you." She slid her pants off and I took her top off. I had seen her naked but this was different. This felt different. Electrons were popping at the very touch of my skin against hers. I did my best to slide in her. She let out a small gasp as i provided to go deeper in here. She started to kiss on my neck and that made me want her more. I started to develop a stroke. I was gaining a rhythm. Musiq's voice was like the audible equivalent of the passion I put into every stroke. Soon I was making love to her. Lexi and CJ were friends but Alexia and Charles were lovers. Alexia seemed to be relaxed, almost too relaxed. I leaned in to kiss her and she didnt kiss me back. I touched her but she didnt respond. Her eyes were closed and she didn't move.....