Based on a true story.

Roya woke up at the sound of screams and what appeared to be an argument between a couple on the room next door. Her head was throbbing, her mouth was dry and tasted like an ashtray, she was wet and she didn't knew where she was. She sighed and thought "Jesus, not this again. When i'm going to learn?" She decided to sit, calm herself and try to focus. Her eyes adjusted to the darkness and she could find the light switch. She was at one of the most seedy motels she'd ever been. The walls were crumbling, the ceiling had water mold marks and the carpet had a big burgundy stain. Probably wasn't wine. The room was littered with empty beer bottles and cigarette butts. There were two big separate beds and to make it worse, there were people lying almost naked (or completely) and scattered across the room. There was a blonde girl lying beside Roya, wearing nothing but panties and there was a black guy right next to the girl, wearing nothing at all. He was lying on his stomach and Roya could see his awfully hairy ass. There was a skinny guy lying down on the ground next to the other bed, his head inside a bucket. Roya looked down and to her relief, she was wearing panties and a big t-shirt. It was inside out and mostly wet, but at least she was wearing something. She stood up but everything spinned, so she sat again and took long breaths, trying to remember how she ended up there.

"Jesus Christ, what the fuck happened this weekend?" Then suddenly everything became clear.

Two days ago.

"I called a cab, then i'm gonna pick you up and we're gonna drink our asses off. I'll be there in twenty minutes, be ready!" Roya hung up the phone. She waited all week for friday. She dressed up nicely and by the time the cab arrived, she was finished and anxious to seeing what the weekend would bring. She was also happy that Giovanna decided to go out with her. They were friends for years, but Gio married and settled down and that meant that crazy parties that usually ended with everyone naked was off limits to them. 

She picked Gio up and they headed to the Golden Stool Bar, before going to the party. It was crowded there, but they found a place to sit and ordered some beers. They chatted, laughed and drank for hours, the night was just beginning. Or so Roya thought.

"Listen, it's getting late. James gonna get worried about me..." Giovanna said.

"What?!" Roya snapped "It's not even midnight yet and we still have to go to the party, don't you dare leaving me here alone." But that was exactly what Gio did. She left. Roya thought "You gotta be fucking kidding me" and sighed. She was having such a good time with her friend, that she didn't even noticed the girl sitting at a crowded table in front of her, smiling. She stood up and walked to Roya.

"I noticed that your friend left and i couldn't help but overhear your conversation, since those tables are almost glued to each other." the girl said, smiling "would you want to join us?" The girl introduced herself as Lexie and Roya explained that she needed to get to a party. Without saying anything, Lexie took Roya's hand, led her to the bathroom and pushed her inside one of the stalls. She grabbed Roya by the waist and kissed her deeply, pressing her knee to Roya's groin. 

"I'll go with you if you want" said Lexie, whispering in Roya's ear and caressing her skin "but first, i want to kiss you."

"is way too hot in here, we can kiss outside" Roya said, starting to sweat.

"You know we can't. People will see!" Lexie replied.

"Don't worry, this party is different. We can do anything we want and anything can happen." Roya said, between kisses "come with me."

Lexie gave Roya a last kiss and nodded. They got into a cab and headed to the party.

To be continued.

One day ago.

They arrived at the party. It was at a secluded location, away from prejudice and prying eyes. There was a stage where a band would play blues all night, an already crowded dancefloor and a bar with every drink imaginable. There were all kinds of people. Men looking for men, women dressed as men, drag queens, womens couples, it was a party where people could be free to simply be what they really were, without having to fear or worry. Roya took Alexa's hand and they went straight to the bar.

"I'll have a glass of whiskey please, neat." Roya said while smiling at Lexie. The girl was completely shocked by that party and all of those people. Roya cleared her throat and Lexie woke up:

"Oh, sorry! I'll have a beer, please" They payed for their drinks and went to the dancefloor. They didn't even started dancing yet, when a cute girl wearing trousers, suspenders and a fedora hat approached them.

"You're beautiful, both of you." She said almost screaming, because the sound was so loud "perhaps i could join you this evening?" Roya and Lexie looked at each other. They had practically just met at a bar. They weren't in a relationship and apparently both of them were just looking to have a good time, so they smiled in mutual consent and told the girl to join them. The girl's name was Tina. They danced, drank and kissed, even triple kissed at the same time (they didn't need to go to the bathroom to do that anymore) until dawn. 

Twelve hours ago.

It was morning already. The band was storing their instruments and there were staff dismantling equipments and decorations. Roya and her companions were totally wasted. Her friends were tired, but they wanted to have some private fun with her. That's when someone lifted Roya off the ground and spinned her around, laughing. She turned around and screamed in joy! It was one of the craziest motherfuckers Roya had the pleasure of meeting a long time ago. He was almost as crazy as Roya. Almost.

"I cannot believe it! What the hell are you doing here Rodrick?" Then she hugged him fiercely. He said:

"Dude, this party is over. We need to find another place to go, i still have cocaine enough for our fourth generation to overdose!" He laughed, as Roya stood there, jaw dropped. She didn't snort a single line of coke all night, she even forgot about drugs.

"Lets figure out somewhere to go. Ladies, it's been lovely and i loved spending time with you, but there's more fun and apparently drugs too, to be had." Roya kissed them both and even though they complained, she left with Rodrick.

He had a nice motorcycle. The sun was starting to burn hot and that made Roya had a stupid, stupid idea. They decided to go to a waterfall sixty miles away from town. They were carrying enough quantity of cocaine for them to go to jail for a long time and they were also drunk as skunks. But they had drugs and money, the sun was awfully hot, the day was beautiful, the skies were blue and full of giant white clouds and it was still sunday morning, they were young and life was full of possibilities, so they decided to go. They stopped at a liquor store and bought a bottle of good whiskey and some packs of cigarettes. They filled the motorcycle with gas and that was it. They hit the highway.

Roya was happy as she could be. The scenery changed as they got away from the city. She saw some lonely houses, big fields of grass with ponds, rivers, cows and horses. The smell of forest and wood filled her nostrils with the wind blowing on her smiling face, as she opened her arms and closed her eyes, and imagined that she was flying. It was the most amazing feeling that she didn't expect to feel on that sunday morning. Some time later they turned and reached a dirt road, which led them to a small village. The village was really small, it had only four houses, a mechanic, a grocery store and an old little graveyard. They knew the way to the waterfall, it was deep within the woods. So they left the motorcycle in front of the grocery store, grabbed the booze, cocaine and cigarettes and went into the forest.

To be continued.