Dennie's first time

     It started with a bowl of Chili.  A magnificent, giant, bowl of chili.  It had a healthy array of beef and beans.  The spicy kind. I ate it with a spoon.  It slid down my throat and into my digestive system like no bowl of chili ever had.  But that's where the nightmare began.
     I remember it vividly.  After the bowl of chili, I was craving a Reeses Peanut Butter Cup.  So I went to the nearest gas station and purchased a package.  Outside, I removed one of the cups and placed the entire magical candy goodness into my mouth. Wrapper and all.  That's when I knew something was terribly wrong.
     The tears started.  Not the kind where one slips down your cheek slowly, followed by another.  It was a flood of tears, I felt like an animal left behind when Noah built the Ark.  I didn't have any idea why I was crying though.  All I knew was I was feeling things I shouldn't be feeling.
     I returned to the place where I was given the chili.  My friends all watched me, seeming confused by my actions.  No one had any answers for me at all.  The trauma continued.  I spent the next three hours in a complete meltdown.  I was offered showers, prescription drugs, a bed, and absolutely no comfort.  I took the shower.
     It wasn't your average shower.  I couldn't focus on anything I was doing, and had no memory of anything that was happening even five seconds earlier.  Imagine how many times I had to shampoo my hair. When the shower concluded, I felt absolutely no better.  If anything, I felt worse.
     I decided to lie down.  Staring at the ceiling but seeing nothing at all, I accepted my fate.  I was dying.  This was the end.  No more eighth grade.  No more Boy Meets World. No more boyfriends. No more tying my shoes.  No more Kool-aid.  This was it, all the things I loved most, being torn away from me by the evil beast inside of me, the mystery Chili. I eventually cried myself to sleep.

Two Months Later

     I was alive. I went back to the place.  A friend said to me "I heard about the Chili!"


*Dennie was given a bowl of chili with illegal plant substances in it.  It was her first time, and she was completely unaware.*