Never Again

1 :- Drunk Being

POV :- Jade(Yadnya)

"You are hammered!" I exclaimed.

"No, I'm not" Vee slurred.

It was going to be a long night. I should have known better than this; there was no way Vee could be sober after hearing about me getting ditched.

"What does he think of himself?" she burst all of sudden spilling the contents of her glass.

"Let him think highly about himself all he wants, after all is said and done, his high is as tall as a dwarf lizard" Rakshi muttered taking a sip, coming out of her zoned-out phase.

"I didn't think he'd turn out to be an asshole" Kushi swore, creases forming on her forehead.

Oh my Heavens, Kushi had begun swearing, Vee was as good as passed out and Rakshi had started hallucinating.

We couldn't possibly be drinking our livers out over a guy.

A guy whom I didn't even love, who was just a visiting butterfly.

But one Face-mask Night, an accidental spill-up, and here we were, almost a month later, cursing him out when he was probably hiccuping while fucking someone.

Face-mask Nights were my most loved among all others, but I didn't expect myself to land home drunk that night after literally sniffing on 2 glasses of whiskey. It ended up with me acknowledging that he may be 'the one'. The party I attended had imported the best of drinks, and being one of the hosts, I had no other choice but to have a drink.

My low alcohol tolerance was going to drown me one day.

By the time I was done regretting my last 3 months in a flash, all three of them had passed out. The silence in the room crept up to me.

The quote on the wall 'vivere sine desiderio' mocked me in the face.

We decided on this Latin quote as our Life Motto after a random day of hell and shit and lived by it ever since. We weren't delusional to get something majestic done every day, but the least we could do was try to live for the day. To get through the day in the best possible way. By focusing on the present and making the most of each day, we were able to find meaning in the days we spent.

But the last three months were only the beginning of the upcoming chaos. I couldn't believe I got myself a guy amidst all of the havoc, and I admit that it was difficult giving him time amongst all the other things, but that didn't mean he could just ditch me that way. The bare minimum he could do was be respectful and end it on a proper note. But, he didn't and that made him deserve the handprint on his left cheek. I had made my terms clear before getting into that godforsaken relationship, but for him, my career was a joke. I should have noticed it sooner, but better late than never. He was an undeserving, ungrateful bastard.

Settling back to the Indian lifestyle after being adapted to the one in Switzerland for almost 6 years was more difficult than I anticipated. From the time zones to the mentalities everything changed and it was demanding to change myself as well.

It was heavy for the three of us, but Vee strangely managed it without a word. I hated that she became so used to suffering in silence, while always being there for us at all times.

High school brought the four of us together and created a strong bond between us. Even after seven years full of challenges and experiencing both highs and lows, our friendship remained steadfast. The experiences we shared during our high school years and the following ones formed the foundation of our friendship, and we continued to support each other through thick and thin.

Turning into neighbors was just another blessing.

But Vee and I shared an unnamed bond since kindergarten.