Prisoners of War - Chapter 9

I carefully left the car and waved to Mike that I was ok. He waved back and after I closed the door I watched him pull away and drive down the block. I took a deep breath and turned around and sluggishly went inside. I worked at party city, just a small store that sold party supplies, balloons, plates and other things like that. After a couple of hours of stock duty, I was put …

…her mouth and put her two index fingers together forming an X. She handed me her drink. "Here." I sighed eyeing the pill as she smiled at me. Thoughts flew around in my head but I didn't listen to them, I was lost in those blue eyes, and without thinking, and perhaps without even realizing it I popped the pill and chugged it down with the bitter taste of what I now realized was beer.