The Luke Brooks Diaries

Chapter 6: Gone Too Far

Luke’s POV:

I took a bow and headed off stage nearly deaf from all the screaming fans. Our first show and been a huge success and the boys and I were pumped. I still couldn’t get over how amazing of a time I had had last night at the club with Sophie. I thought maybe I would see her today at the show, but there were way too many girls, plus I’m not sure I would have recognized her anyways.

I sat down on a couch in the backstage lounge area. Beau plopped down next to me.

“That was amazing, wasn’t it?” Beau asked as I stood backstage wiping the sweat from my face with towel.

“That was fucking crazy,” I answered.

Everyone backstage was excited and full of adrenaline as we got dressed and packed up our stuff. After about an hour, we were all ready to go.

*** A Few Hours Later***

The boys and I were finally heading out for the night. We made it into the hotel lobby to see that fans had completely engulfed the front entrance, blocking anyone from getting in or out – clearly word had got out about what hotel we were staying at.

The boys and I formed a straight line, grabbing onto each other’s shoulders and snaked our way through the crowd. Our security team made us walk through really big crowds like this so that we wouldn’t get sucked into the masses of screaming fans. When we finally made into the van, girls surrounded us, screaming our names and pounding on the windows so hard that I was afraid they were going to break. Finally, with the help of security and some of the hotel staff, the van was able to make it out of the crowd and after a short drive we arrived at the club.

We headed in and immediately got ourselves some drinks. 1 hour and 5 shots later, I was starting to feel pretty good, so I headed out onto the dance floor with the boys. It wasn’t long before we were engulfed in a sea of pretty girls and some pretty pissed off looking guys. But I wasn’t having nearly as fun as I had had the night before and I couldn’t figure out why. That is until I saw a girl I was dancing near put her hand in her purse and pull out a little pill. That’s when it occurred to me –the ecstasy! I had completely forgotten about taking ecstasy last night until now and suddenly, more than ever, I wanted to get some to make this night as unforgettable as the night before.

I couldn’t wasn’t sure if she’d speak English like Sophie had, but there was only one way to find out. I casually made my way over to the girl, who couldn’t have been more than a foot away from me on this packed dance floor. I started grinding on her to the music to which she happily obliged. I put my hands on her hips and brought her closer to my pelvis. She leant up against me, bringing her hand up and reaching it behind her to grab onto the back of my neck.

“Where’d you get the drugs?” I nearly shouted into the girls ear, the music was loud in these clubs.

With her free had she pointed toward the far corner of the dance floor away from the bar and the door.

“Yes! She speaks English,” I thought to myself as I grabbed her hand and pulled her in the direction she’d pointed. I wasn’t planning on doing anything with her, but I knew the boys would have questioned me if I’d left the dance floor by myself.

We wove our way through the crowded dance floor finally making it to the spot where she’s pointed. A man probably in his mid-20’s stood there, wearing sunglasses. If he was trying to look inconspicuous he wasn’t doing a very good job – it was so dark in here.

“Hey babe, you back for some more?”  The guy asked the girl I was with.

“Nah, but my friend here needs some,” the girl answered. This was the first time I’d heard her talk.

“Can I get a couple?” I asked the man. I figured I’d get two – one for now and one for later when the first one finally wore off. I remember how depressed I had felt after the ecstasy had worn off last night and I wasn’t going to let that happen again.

The drug dealer, pulled out a baggie full of the little pills from his back pocket and handed two to me. The girl gave him some money, but I honestly had no idea how much it was since I wasn’t sure how Swedish money worked.

“I can pay you back,” I said to the girl as we walked away from the drug dealer and popped one of the pills into my mouth.

“You’re good,” she answered with a wink, looking up at me. We found a spot on a long red couch that ran across the back wall of the club. I sat down and the girl got on top, straddling me, as we started making out.

“God I love Sweden,” I thought to myself as the hooking up went on.

Eventually, I started to feel what I now knew were the beginning effects of the ecstasy. I pulled away from the girls kissing as asked if she wanted to head back to the dance floor. She smiled, grabbing my hand and heading us both back out onto the dance floor.

***2 Hours Later***

The ecstasy had once again worked its magic and I was having the most amazing night of my life, but I could feel the drug starting to wear off. I was still dancing with the same girl whose name I learned was Emma.

“Hey, want to go get a drink?” I asked Emaa.

“Sure,” she yelled back into my ear over the blaring music.

We headed for the bar and ordered 2 shots each. I put the ecstasy I’d bought under my tongue before gulping down the first shot and then the second, swallowing the pill down with the alcohol. I was coming down from the first pill, but I could still feel the effects. I just hoped the high would hold out until the second pill kicked in.

After a few more drinks I grabbed my phone out of my pocket. “12:17” I read the time out loud on the phone. We’d been here for a few hours and I didn’t have any messages or missed calls from the boys which meant they were still having as good of a time as I was… or so they thought. I did a quick scan of the club to see if I could see any of the boys. It didn’t take long for me to find Jai, Beau and James at a table surround by girls. They were always the ladies men of the group.

“Want to dance?” I asked, turning my attention back to Emma.

“Sure,” she answered.

It didn’t occur to me how drunk I was until I started dancing again. Within 20 minutes I was so dizzy I coulf barely stand up and the room was spinning. I couldn’t distinguish the sounds of the music from the sounds of people talking in my ear. More and more everything around me was turning into one big blur. I looked around for a way to get off the dance floor so that I could clear my head, but I felt like I was trapped behind a wall of people on all sides of me. I was starting to feel like I couldn’t breathe or like I might throw up or I don’t even know what – all I knew was that I needed to get off this dance floor.

I finally got may bearings and pushed through the crowd toward where I had last seen James, Jai and Luke. Jai noticed me first. He immediately got up from where he was sitting and rushed over to me, grabbing me by the shoulders to look me in the face.

“Luke?” He asked tapping me on the check with his hand.

I could feel my eyes drifting shut and it was getting harder and harder to force them to reopen. I nearly fell over but luckily with Jai still holding me I managed not actually hit the ground. Beau and James were standing nearby now, clearly worried.

“He must be really drunk?”

“Luke, did you take something?”

“Maybe someone spiked his drink.”

“We need to get out of here.”

Everyone’s words blurred together around me and I couldn’t think fast enough to answer their questions. I was so tired – I just wanted to lay on the ground and go to sleep.

The last thing I remember, being heading out of the club by Beau and Jai.