Momentum

Chapter One - The Flashback // Where it all Started

I'd never been to a rave before, but I've always wanted to go to one.

"Tonight," Tyler said, holding his hands out. "You will feel alive."

My adrenaline was pumping, I was so ready to feel alive tonight.

"Take this," Tyler whispered in my ear, pulling out a white pill. "MDMA, it'll amp up your experience. You'll actually feel the music inside your body, everything will become more eccentric, you'll feel euphoric."

I took it without hesitation and a few minutes later an artist came out on stage, taking their place behind the DJ stand.

"Shit is about to get lit," Tyler whispered in my ear. "Get ready."

Slow techno music began playing, but I could hear the beat starting up, winding up before the big drop.

Tyler was swaying back and fourth, he popped a pill and downed it with vodka from his flask (which he managed to sneak in somehow).

"Three, two, one, drop!" Tyler screamed.

The drop was so different than anything I have experienced.

It felt like everyone's energy was the same, all of us here for one thing: to feel alive. To feel something. My stomach dropped, my heart started beating as fast as humanly possible, and it felt like my soul had left my body.

"DROP!" The DJ said, as the crowd went crazy.

Everybody either head banging, making out, or crying from excitement, I just stared at the DJ in awe. I felt so euphoric, I never wanted to come down and leave this moment.

"Amazing, right?" Tyler nudged my shoulder, moving his body along with the music.

There were girls wearing hardly any clothes on, with neon necklaces or bracelets.

"Oh yeah, rave girls, get used to seeing them half naked," Tyler said in my ear before another beat dropped.

"Oh my god," I whispered, eyes almost rolling back in my head. "This is amazing."

I could feel the music, that's all I could say. I didn't know how else to describe it.

All the adrenaline in me turned into excitement, which resulted in me head banging along with Tyler.

"Dude, follow me!" Tyler screamed, grabbing my wrist and pushing through a bunch of people. "We're going up at the gate, we're gonna be in the front row."

He had to push and punch (literally) his way to the front, but eventually we made it.

I held onto the railing and looked up at the DJ, the night sky glittering above him.

The lights were flashing, strobing, confetti and glitter flying into the air and shimmering down on the crowd. I was in awe.

"Oh HELL yeah!" Tyler screamed, jumping up and down at the next track that came on. "Bro-"

He was cut off by some guy trying to fight his way to the front, but Tyler pushed him back.

The whole night, Tyler and I partied like it would be our last.

Tyler had a backpack, and in that backpack he had a fifth of vodka, and some water bottles. I took the backpack so it would be easier for him to dance.

"I'm so hammered!" I screamed, turning to see a girl next to me who was wearing a black crop top and black high waisted shorts. "And you're so hot." She had long brown her, big green eyes, slim, tan.