Two Can Play
I looked up at him. And without wasting a single second, I took out one pill, tilted my head back, and threw it into my mouth.
The moment it hit my tongue, everything changed.
It was like a switch being flipped inside me. The heaviness in my chest, the sickly feeling in my stomach, the trembling in my hands, all of it melted away like frost under a hot sun. What was left was pure bliss, a warmth that spread from my core to the tips of my fingers, a lightness that made me feel like I could float right off the ground. Euphoria flooded through me, bright and clean, washing away every shadow of fear and pain, and I could not stop the smile that spread across my fa