The music blasting around me vibrated within my bones, numbing my skull with its waves that entered my ears.

Getting away from home and avoiding conversations with a brother who had betrayed me seemed like a wise decision, until my afternoon evolved into late night time in a pub full of unfamiliar and drunk people.
At this point, I was no different from them: drowsy and utterly under the influence of the alcohol I had been consuming since the minute I set foot inside.