Having A Coke With You By Frank O'hara นิยาย & เรื่องราว

Is a double shot of crown Chase that disco ball around ‘Til I don't remember Go until they cut me off Wanna get a little lost in the noise,in the lights Hey Bartender pour’em hot tonight Till the party and the music and the truth collide Bring it ‘til his memory fades away Hey Bartender 🎶 ***** “Yay!” We clinked the cups of beers and the biggest grin was spotted on our faces after the whole ordeal of singing on the stage for the first time. My body and senses are high on adrenaline with the way the crowds seemed to love and applaud for our performance, it was terrifying but in a good way.

“A lady never discloses where she acquires illicit booze.” He snorted and drank his beer. I couldn’t but be enthralled by his Adam’s apple bobbing, the way his throat worked. With the last remaining rays of sunlight filtering through my blinds, he seemed mysterious, alluring. It helped that the heat in his gaze was liable to set me on fire at any moment. Another slow song, “Just the Way You Are” by Bruno Mars, began playing. Jacob took my glass of wine and his beer and set them on the coffee table. He put his hands back on my waist, but soon those hands drifted further down.

I hate crowds, so why am I here? In a pub with noise and more noise, shitty beats in the name of music. Maria slides a glass of iced coke to me, I make a face and take a sip while she gulps the weird content in her shot glass with a grimace. Lucky her. I need a clear head and sharp mind for tomorrow’s fight.

bitter. “I told you, you will like it.” She yelled ordering more drinks and like a very obedient child I drank all of them until the world started to tilt a little. I need to slow down on the drinking. Was starting to feel tipsy. “Oh my gosh, it's our favourite song.” Sara yelled while my body buzzed with alcohol. But she was right, love is wicked by brick and lace was playing and I absolutely love this song. Brick and lace were definitely not telling lies about love being wicked.

Doris exclaimed, "How do you even know about this place?" “I have my ways.” The atmosphere was electric, with live jazz music filling the air and couples dancing, slowly swaying to the beat. We slipped into a cozy booth and indulged in exotic cocktails with names of old-time stars combined with clever phrases, like the Frank Sinatra Scotch Sipper. "Every time I look at you, Doris, it's like bathing in sunshine while seeing the most beautiful woman in the world." We stayed at the speakeasy for a while, having drinks and listening to the music. I'd like to think that her gaze looking at me was as hot and wanting as mine was looking at her.

Opposite was a long bar that curved around the room in an L-shape and reminded me of Coyote Willy. My breath quickened. This was just like Saturday Night Fever, only better, because this time I wasn’t the one drooling at a movie poster of John Travolta. Such a thing was impossible when I had Griff. “A Fifth of Beethoven” faded, and the DJ played Leo Sayer’s “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,” which made us both groan. Griff steered me toward the bar. “Drink?” “I’m going to need it to get through that falsetto.”

“Yes. I will have a brandy and coke.” “I will have a passion fruit and vodka,” I chirped, letting my hands slip from beneath my chin. “Maybe a shot of Jägermeister as well.” Ozias’ eyes widened; his jaw slackened. I needed some more liquid courage than normal. The girl nodded and bounced away. “So, as you may know- “

What came when the effect wore off was suffocating. I left Sunny with the neighbor and I thought I could see him from afar, you know, reminisce about old times. Talk to him. Tell him that he was ruining my life and that if he came back maybe things would get better. I didn't know how long it had been since I saw him from afar; the Ecstasy eased my need to see him a bit. But he was no longer useful... and Coke made me want to inhale to kill that feeling of suffocation and disorientation.

I diverted my eyes and kept up with Lily. Lilly and I made our way to the bar. "What will it be, ladies?" the bartender asked us. She ordered a jack and Coke. I wasn't sure what to get so I looked at the different available drinks. "I will take one of the liquid cocaine’s," I told him. He smiled and turned around to make my drink for me. It was a mix of all kinds of different types of alcohol.

Straight vodka. I was talking softly with Marcus when Tony passed him a plate with two lines of coke. Marcus inhaled a line quickly and pinched his nose. He sniffed his nose, looked at me and he offered the plate and waited for my response. I should have said no, but my stupid ass didn’t and I did the line. My nose burned crazy hot, then I sniffed again hoping it would subside soon. I closed my eyes and pinched my nose mimicking Marcus. Marcus rubbed my back while he passed the plate back.