Veil Of Innocence

Chapter 17

                             Zainab

“Heyo, Candice Accola, would you like Apepsi? Get it get it? Cola and Pepsi”
I laugh till my ribs hurt

“For the tenth time Zainab its Candice Heusen”
Candice fumes making me laugh all the more

“Have you guys ever thought about how many people have sat on these cushions?
Like some may even be rockstars by now. We’re sitting on legend’s ass prints! How cooool is that? Talking about cool, how many of you have held a snowflake in your hands and count how long it takes to melt? Bet it meltsss faster if you’re hawter.”

“Let’s get you home Zai, you’re clearly high”
Vanessa tells me

“Nnooo Nessy, I’m having sooo much fun. Aand I’M not high, I can still feel my legs on the ground see!”
I clap pointing to my feet

“Come on”
She says picking me up

“You’re such a mommy!
Bye guys mommy says its bedtime I hope she reads me a story and kisses me goodnight”
I chuckle

“Bye Zainab, see you next weekend” one of the guys shouts back

The next morning

“Good morning my dear daughter” Vanessa whispers

“Morning, gosh I slept like a log”
I groan

“Do you remember anything about last night?”

“Yeah, we were with Jake guys right?”

“Yes, any idea about anything you said or did?”

“Uuuhhh no, what did I do this time?” I cringe

“Lets see; you sat on the floor trying to look for ants that you could sell to the science department for their experiments.
You kept calling Candice Heusen Candice Accola and made a really lame joke about Acola and APepsi, and you called me mommy and expected a goodnight kiss when I brought you back home”
she counts on her fingers

I crack up all over again until tears run down my face, Nessy joins me of course picturing the events of last night.

“What did you have?” I ask her

“I had the usual, happy dose”

We have a deal; whenever I want to try the hardcore drugs, Vanessa sticks to the soft ones so she can take care of me if things get out of hand.
And vice-versa.

The friendly happy dose is just marijuana (weed brownies or just one or two joints) to get you into a cozy mood.
Last night I tried snorting a small powder line of cocaine and it felt goo-ood.
It made me so positive and funny and I wasn’t scared of anything anymore.

You see I had always been tied down by the thought of what my parents would say if they found out so I never really did anything nerve wrenchingly exciting.
But now I could go to any extreme. It was me and only me.
My exploring on the other hand is not complete; I still have to try the other strong drugs like LSD and Ecstasy pills to know what I like and dislike.

But hey don’t look at me like I’m the devil, I’m just having my fun and I’ve got it all under control.
I only do drugs when I’m depressed (which is rare) or on the weekends with the one and only aim: to not get addicted.
And I don’t let the after affects harm my education.

OK yes I don’t wear my hijab at all anymore because I’m a party freak and lots more people know me now since I’ve discovered how good I am at socialising.
There’s so many like me here who have an ‘IDGAF’ attitude but there’s also wide range of personalities and characteristics here (some I get along with, some i stay away from).
I try to pray as much as I can but somehow I rarely get a chance.
I mean I don’t even get a chance to talk to dad everyday and he’s pretty pissed about it but I’m sure he understands.

Vanessa on the other hand says that there’s more to it than just parties and studies; she says I also have to find love; I need to sit her down and tell her about my 'big bad experience' so she stops pestering me about that.


×Stay away from alcohol and stay away from drugs×

It takes no time to get addicted and the health hazards are too many to list

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