Casey had no idea what to wear, so she settled on jeans and an Old Navy sweatshirt. Max picked her up on time, as he always did, and in silence they smiled mutually at one another. Casey heart was pumping a mile, which was mildly better than before when it dared to come near out of her throat. Max had told her that the people coming, came mainly from different schools surrounding the area. It should've relieved her, the ability to give her a fresh start to be whoever she wanted to be, but instead it made her that much more nervous.
A few other cars were already in the drive, when the two reached the house. Casey was awestruck with how elegant it was, and suddenly felt way underdressed. A young man, with extremely curly hair, whose name Casey later found out was Zeke, greeted them at the door front. Him and Max talked for a bit, and Max introduced Casey to him. Zeke gave an unusual grin, "You're in for the time of your life tonight."
Casey returned his smile, but a cold chill went down her spine. A strange odor emitted from the hall, and Casey found herself asking, "What is that?" Max sniffed the air, and shrugged, "Just a little weed." Casey's mouth went agape at her boyfriend's subtlety at the problem. "Weed? Isn't that illegal?" Max laughed, "Honey, I know that this has got to be the first time you've done something like this, but I brought you here to loosen up our worrisome lives. Just let your hair down. We only do this once a month."
Despite the situation Casey laughed, the only other person who said, "Let your hair down," was her grandmother. But how could letting loose hurt anyone? Especially when it was once a month? "Want some refreshments?" One girl grinned at them, and offered to them a large popcorn bowl, which was full of everything but popcorn. It had an M&M medley of meds, and Casey's head spun from the colors.
She felt Max nudge her with a small smile, "Go ahead Case." And she gingerly took a small handful, and popped three in her mouth. It took near to an hour for it all to take effect, Casey had never felt so relaxed in her life. She became so aware of her body, as her senses heightened. People were talking to her, but all she heard was the one girl inviting her to another party like this next weekend on the other side of town. Before Max could answer Casey was nodding her answer ferociously. Of course she wanted to come again, you couldn't feel that good, and walk out on it without getting a fill of it first. And Casey was going to get her fill.