It Smells Like Christmas

by thebetweenspace

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Vanessa met us at the sidewalk, clearly drunk off her ass. “Welcome, friends. I trust you’re ready for the grand tour. Poker in the front, liquor in the back,” Vanessa said, leading us past a group playing strip poker on the front porch.

Gotta love the depravity that sets in when the ‘rents go out of town.

“I thought it was liquor in the front, poke her in the ass,” Skyler said.

Vanessa tuned him out. We ransacked the liquor cabinet and headed out back. I lit a clove and watched Skyler search for weed as usual.

“What’s that?” Lisa, attached-at-the-hip to her friend Val, asked. “It smells like Christmas.”

Lisa had never spoken to me before. I was frozen in time, a profound amount of saliva racing to my mouth. To say she was hot would be an understatement. Before I had a chance to make a witty reply, Skyler returned.

“Do you mind?” Skyler said, rudely pushing the girls away. “I scored, bro. We are gonna get high.”

I always wondered what would have happened if Skyler hadn’t rained on my parade.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. It Smells Like Christmas

    BARomero's Buddy Icon BARomero

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    This might have made a good perfect moment ruined entry, but it also is a very promising start on its own…

  2. It Smells Like Christmas

    Mighty-Joe Young's Buddy Icon Mighty-Joe Young

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    i hate cloves and weed makes me paranoid, strip poker always gets me sick (with a cold) but willie wonka always says candy is dandy but liquer is quicker

  3. It Smells Like Christmas

    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Depraved and fun. Great tone and flow here giving us a nice sense of these characters and their general state-of-mind.

  4. It Smells Like Christmas

    Jenunique's Buddy Icon Jenunique

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Nice setup. I was around someone that smoked clove cigarettes once but I never thought they smelled like Christmas.. More like incense… in a weird way. Great beginning!

  5. It Smells Like Christmas

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    This is you at your wacky best, tbs.
    Favorite line?
    “I thought it was liquor in the front, poke her in the ass,” Skyler said.

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