If I was given the opportunity to climb mount Everest at this moment in time. I would in a heartbeat.
I wanted to run. To go gym and to do something wild. The rush came on and all I wanted to do was something energetic. I started to do push ups. It was a silent roar boiling inside me, a powerful feeling I just wanted to last forever.
Yes I took the rum and coke and it was bloody amazing. Gaz was feeling the pump as well and looked really high. I went outside and the barbecue was on. Allen Winter was cooking crispy chicken wings.
" Winter the winner, whats cracking mate" I said as he looked at me he started to laugh.
"I never would have expected this Jay. Never in a hundred years" Allen said as he continued to cook the chickens.
Flipping them over. Char grilled, they looked so tender and juicy. Lun came out while Tubb was filming with a small go pro.
"Holy shit!" Lun said as he came over to me.
"Jay, just remember one thing man. One thing only" Lun said as he ripped off all his clothes, he was completely and utterly naked.
Lun screamed "FREEDOM!!" and ran back inside the house.
It was one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Everyone in the house, weather they saw it or heard it erupted into a massive thunder of laughter.
"Kicked in hard" Allen said as I couldn't control my laughter.
What the hell did he take? Lun must of still be taking the break up pretty hard. He had looked down all week and it was something that only time would heal. I looked over at Tubb who was still laughing.
"What the fuck was that" I said
"Welcome to Angelsea my friend. Welcome" Tubb said as he walked back inside.
I stayed with Allen for a bit while he was cooking the chicken wings.
"You know Jay I never would of thought I would be kicking it with you." Allen said.
It was true. While we had known each other since school we had never been really close. It's like we always saw each other from a different angle and never got to know the other person.
"Jay I don't mean that in a bad way."
"You're a good mate Allen, always been good to me." I said.
It's true though. Allen was a good kid at heart.
"So what are you doing now?" I asked
"Not much man just kicking it" Allen said with no emotion. It seemed as if he did not want to continue to talk about it.
"Are you looking for work?" I asked curiously.
"Maybe. I am just taking every day as it comes man. No rush" Allen said as he took the chickens off the barbecue.
Goldfish came outside and started up the shisha. He always started a shisha up wherever he wented and he was always the most sober one out of all of us.
"Jaysius!" Goldfish said as he placed Cole on the stove.
It was said with no intention of conversation. He just said it as a statement. It was actually quite a common thing to do. Lun came back outside still naked and got dressed. Tubb came following him with the Go Pro.
"I am not going to lie. I thought it was a good idea at the time." Lun said.
The image of Lun running around the house naked yelling FREEDOM still stuck in my mind. I started to grind my teeth. My hands became sweaty. I went inside and took a seat at the table. Tony Cars was sitting on the other end talking to Gaz.
"So take this and then that and then drink that later" Gaz said pointing to substances laid out on the table as Tony was listening to every word.
"Ok I got it." Tony said as I came over and wanted to know what they were talking about.
"Guys I want to do acid" I said as Gaz and Tony looked shocked at my statement.
I must have said it so loud that Lun came over from where he was sitting outside. Before Gaz got to say anything Lun butted in.
"Jay I understand you are trying new things and obviously your on another level of high at the moment. Just remember, some drugs can kill you if you're not aware of what they can do. Be careful" This was said as Lun quickly changed his tone. "Ok time to do pills" as he clapped his hands.
I looked at the time, it's only 4:30PM on Saturday I thought. This was seriously escalating extremely fast. I didn't even think that I would do cocaine and the jump to want to try acid.
"Jay just stick to these tonight." Gaz said holding two capsules.
"Do exactly the same amount as Tony and trust me you will have a good time" Gaz said as he passed me the capsules. There was two in a small plastic bag.
"Jay take this one now" Tony said as he took the red pill.
I was really high. Next level high. I still felt amazing. I reached into my bag and then took the red pill with water. I didn't feel any different.
Was I supposed to feel any different?
"How long does it take to work?" I said
"Depends on the person. You will know when you ping" Gaz said as he followed.
Lun then took the same. King George came out of god knows where and took one as if he had timed his entrance at that point. Tubb had already taken his before apparently. Goldfish then came inside and patted me on the back.
"See you on the other side" Goldfish said as he smiled and went back outside and started to smoke the shisha.
Tony went to turn on the music. It was trance which set the mood. We couldn't have it too loud but it was at a good volume. The calm before the storm began. I was patiently waiting. I had heard that pills give you an intense feeling.
"Guys how will I know when it kicks in" I said starting to get nervous.
I have heard a lot of bad story's about these kinds of capsules. Some people have one and then fry their brains. They become vegetables. My dream sent shivers down my spine. I guess that was heroin bad and this was just caps. Still... Anything can happen.
"Bro you will know when the caps kicks in. A rush comes on. It's intense" Tubb said.
Lun came over with a jar of brownish water. He filled up six glasses and then handed one to me.
"Drink this" Lun said.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Jay stop asking like a hundred questions and drink it now"
I started to sip on the brownish water. It tasted like a queer tea. That was the best way to describe it. Everyone grabbed their glasses and went outside towards Allen Winter to eat the chicken wings. Lun was at the kitchen and I thought now was a good time to talk to him.
"I know what you're going to say Jay" Lun said
"Good well I want you to know I care man. You seem really beaten up the last few days" I said. Lun looked at me and then stared at the window.
"What do I do man. I feel like everything is fucked. I smoke weed every day because it makes all my stress go away" Lun said.
"I know man it must be hard. She was a slut man" I said as Lun nodded.
"Yeah that's the hardest part Jay. The rest though you wouldn't understand. You haven't been in a long relationship like that or any I know. It's easy to comfort someone but you don't understand my pain." Lun said as he filled up a glass of water.
"I know it must be hard man-"
"Bro you don't know the half of it. That bitch slept at my house nearly every day. She manipulated everyone in my family to believe her over me. My own mum sided with her. It's always my fault. Always. Until I found out she had been sleeping with some other guy for a whole year. A whole year behind my back. A year I wasted with her every day. Memories that where some big fucking lie. That Jay is why I have been down. That Jay is what makes me smoke weed. That is the reason I take drugs. It makes it all go away." Said Lun in a powerful statement.
I was speechless. I only met May on a few occasions. She seemed nice but I guess all girls do at the start. Nicole Van Oscar came to my mind and I wondered if she was a good nice girl she made herself out to be or is she some nut case in disguise?
"Jay don't worry about it. You're a good kid. You have a big heart. You're my best mate" Lun said as he started to glow a strange colour.
I didn't make anything of it and hugged him. Lun then went outside. I was still shocked at what Lun told me and sat down next to Gaz and Tubb. Gaz got the guitar out and started singing to a song I didn't know.
But it sounded amazing.