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Chapter 1: Charley

I wonder what goes better with fast food grease stains — brown or black?

It was a worry I never had before I failed out of college and found rew up in with no hint of a future left onMy father was just stoic and angry I was supposed to be the shining star of ers nearly to the bone for the entirety of e, but I wasn’t sh to appreciate that until it was all over I hid rades from theo Facing thebut the worst was over with They were going to let me stay there and find a job I could save a little face since I wasn’t going to be horace of our se as I lay in bed, staring at the ceiling

Shit Madison’s party

It was technically the beginning of summer, which meant it was tie was fro where I was I had promised to co otten about it I knew they probably wouldn’t be happy that I was leaving, but I couldn’t blow her off We had been best friends since ere children and I felt obliged to go help, even if I was torn up inside I got dressed and quickly rushed past my parents to the door It was disrespectful, but it was necessary At twenty-one, they couldn’t very well give er h to walk, and I definitely planned on drinking, so I grabbedeye contact with my parents

“THANK YOU SO MUCH, Charley!” Madison hugged me and nearly spilled her beer on ”

“I can’t believe your dad is letting us have a party here with actual alcohol” I sipped my beer once she broke the embrace

“I’m twenty-one! Woo!” She let out a yell and everyone at the party cheered

Madison’s father was the cool dad we all wanted He was also s hot Mr Vance had made his way into my masturbation fantasies onwhen he knocked up Madison’s ot full custody of Madison when she was still a baby and had raised her by hi ever seemed to be serious As cool as he was, I never expected him to actually let Madison host her twenty-first birthday party at his house and serve alcohol I enty-one, but I knew some of the people at the party hadn’t quitewith the rest of our friends, but I finished ood job of drowning the sorrows I had fro home drunk seemed like the kind of behaviorout I failed out of school There was no reason to hold back and try to pretend I was a good kid anymore

“Are you okay, Charley?” Madison caer as I helda wooden post from her deck for support

“Yeah, everything is fine!” I forced cheer out of h to drink, so hit the keg hard, baby”

“Hell yeah” She grinned and chugged a cup of beer before refilling it

The party started to wind down as we crossed the e, I would have just partied until dawn, but I was already buzzed enough that I knew I should just go hoood friend to one Madison said goodbye to those that remained and I followed her into the house Cars cranked up and then I heard theain filled the neighborhood Once things settled down a little bit, I heard the upstairs bedroom open and Mr Vance appeared at the top of the stairs I hadn’t seen hi, but he was as attractive as I re a pair of jeans and a black t-shirt His well-defined arht fabric It was enough to in like le with excitement

“Hey Charley” He nodded to me “Had a little bit to drink?”

“You can tell?” I giggled and sipped my beer