EVEREST

4: Dylan

Now, I’ve seen fancy clubs in my life but this place that Lulu brought me to…..what the hell.

You could tell me A-list celebrities partied here and I would totally buy it.

“Close your mouth, Jacket. Act like you’ve been here before”

I turned my head to Lulu who had tossed her keys to the valet after we had gotten out of her car.

“What’d you call me?”

“Jacket,” she looked down at it, “Yeah, speaking of, take that off”

“Why?”

“Cause everyone is going to judge you and judge me for letting you walk in looking like that”

“Not my fault you picked me off the side of the street, Lulu”

“b***h, just lose the jacket. I’m not walking in with you like that”

I finally, albeit begrudgingly, took it off.

“Lose a few buttons and roll your sleeves up”

I did as I was told.

Lulu observed me for a bit before reaching up and ruffling my hair for a few seconds.

“Hey, hey,what are you doing?”

“There. Now you give off rugged handsome,” she broke a pill in half and handed me one, “What? I’m not gonna give you the whole thing. That’s dangerous”

“And I’m supposed to be the drug dealer?”

“Shut up and pop the pill, Dylan”

I exhaled.

“Here’s to peer pressure”

“To peer pressure”

We clinked the pills together to mimic a toast and tossed it into our mouths.

The bitter taste of the drug passed as quickly as it came but my body still shivered from the unsavory feeling.

“Come on,” Lulu held my hand, “Let’s go”

The blast of the loud music was the first thing that hit me as soon as we walked in.

The lights were blinding and everyone was starting to look purple.

A bunch of naked women were locked up in a cage dangling from the ceiling.

There were a lot of other weird s**t in there too.

“Hey, is that a tiger?”

“Quit staring and come on, Jacket!”

“It’s not the pill right? That was an actual tiger casually locked up in a club”

Lulu giggled and dragged me further into the sea of dancing bodies.

Then she swirled around and threw her hands around my neck.

She drew my hands to rest on her waist while she danced on me.

I danced with her, pulling her close with every move.

Then she reached forward and kissed me.

It was a light peck on the lips.

It was the first time that I had ever kissed a girl in my life.

On a normal day, I would be appalled and even a bit grossed out.

But this wasn’t a normal day and Lulu….She was gorgeous.

“Lulu, I’m gay!”

She laughed and threw her head back but her hands stayed around my shoulders.

I laughed too.

This weird girl was the first person that made me laugh in months.

“I don’t care, Jacket!”

“You don’t?”

“You’re cute, Jacket! Dance with me!”

We did dance.

We danced until I could feel the drug kick in, until the voice of my father went silent in my head, until I felt free.

Lulu let go of my hand and moved solo into the crowd.

I didn’t realize it fast enough and by the time I did, she was lost somewhere in the club.

I knew I was never going to find her in a place this packed.

I also considered the dumb idea of yelling out her name.

Also worth noting how neither of us had the hindsight to ask for each other’s numbers.

But then again, one of us picked up a stranger off the side of the road and the other casually took a strange pill from a stranger in a club.

Speaking of pills, whatever Lulu gave me was starting to kick my ass and I really need to sit down.

The bar maybe?

It seemed so far away.

Everything seemed so far away.

Okay, Dylan. One step at a time.

I started walking toward the bar, hoping to not fall while keeping an eye out for Lulu.

My limbs felt heavier with each movement and was it just me or was the music louder?

God, everything was so freaking loud.

Like I could hear it all inside my head.

It sucks.

Would definitely not recommend.

“Hey! You look lost!”

Whoever this i***t was that decided to yell right in my ear needed to drop dead.

I jolted back from the source of the voice and looked up ready to lash out.

I knew it was a guy but I didn’t expect him to be so…..Wow.

He looked like, well, the best description would be one of those really hot vampires from Twilight.

What was I mad about again?

“YOU LOOK LOST!” The vampire guy yelled out.

“I NEED TO SIT DOWN!”

“WANNA GO TO MY CAR?!”

“OKAY!”

He held my hand and carefully navigated his way out of the club with me not too far behind.

You know what? Now that I think about it, I really am every kidnapper’s dream.

You’d think I had enough sense to not follow strangers to their cars two times in one night.

Two strangers who surprisingly had very nice cars.

The vampire guy opened the door for me to get in.

Handsome and a gentleman?

Good one, Universe.

He got in after me and adjusted the driver’s seat so it reclines far enough that he has a clear view of my face.

I was shy.

I was definitely shy.

“You’re not lost are you?” The vampire guy asked.

“No. I was just looking for a friend of mine”

“Have you tried calling him?”

“Her. And I don’t have her number. We just met anyway”

“What’s your name?”

“Dylan. What’s yours?”

“Zayn Malone”

“Oh”

“I want to kiss you, Dylan. I want you to tell me that I can”

I don’t remember saying anything. What I do remember is Zayn grabbing my shirt and pulling me to him.

His hand grabbed a handful of my hair and kissed me till I moaned in his mouth.

“You’re so pretty, Dylan,” his hand reached down into my pants and kissed me again, “So f*****g pretty”

His hand went past my d**k and reached for my balls. Slowly he played with them forcing a wave of pleasure through my body.

“Do you want me to make you feel good, Dylan?”

“Yes” I whimpered.

He bit my lower lip and kissed my neck.

“Say please, Dylan”

“Please, Zayn”

“Good boy”