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You’re still not into it, right?”
    Dana sighed. Of course she wasn’t into it and she hated when her friends brought up her mother’s craziness. “Let’s just drink and have a good time. And no, this house isn’t haunted, okay?”
    Both Keira and Shelly laughed, but it wasn’t a merry laugh, it was a nervous laugh. Dana needed to get this party back on track. This was her one night to have fun.
    “Okay, so who wants to play a drinking game?” She asked, and just like that, the fear from before was gone.
    “Ooh, let’s play truth or dare,” Shelly suggested.
    “Uh,” Keira rolled her eyes. “The last time we did that I got arrested.”
    “But no charges were filed,” Shelly told her.
    “Uh, no.” Keira said. “How about we play beer pong?”
    “And destroy my house?” It was Dana’s turn to roll her eyes. “No. I know what we can play. We can play Uno.”
    “Really, Dana?” Keira pouted.
    “You are such a mother,” Shelly slouched back into her chair and took a sip of her drink.
    “No, it’ll be fun guys. Look, every time one of us have to draw four or well, draw anything, not only do we have to pull that many cards, we also have to take that many shots.” Her friend’s begin to look a little less irritated.
    “Go on,” Shelly prompted her to continue explaining the rules.
    “Okay, and every time a person puts down a reverse, the person behind them has to take a shot.”
    Keira and Shelly stared at each other then back at her. In unison they both said, “Let’s do this.”
    And so the game began. It wasn’t long before they were dropping cards on the floor and laughing like they were back in high school.
    “Come on Keira. You have to take four shots,” Shelly’s words were slurred as she pushed the bottle of tequila toward Keira.”
    “I can’t. I really can’t. Plus I have to pee.” Keira stood up and wobbled slightly. “I need to take these heels off. Why did I wear heels anyway?”
    “Because they’re sexy,” Shelly slurred. “Now go piss then come back. It’s your turn to take shots.”
    Dana was pretty sure they’d all already had enough shots. Though she was sitting upright, she felt like she was leaning to the left a little. Dana stared to her left. Maybe she was leaning to the right.
    She giggled. And for some reason her friends begin to giggle also. They were so drunk. Tunes from Shelly’s phone filled the air. Keira had suggested they listen to music as they played. A great idea. Dana sang along to the music as Keira walked slowly toward the kitchen exit.
    “Dana where is your bathroom?”
    “There’s one down the hall and there’s another one upstairs.”
    “Oh two bathrooms,” Keira laughed. “I can pee twice.”
    That made no sense, but Dana found herself laughing anyway as she reached for the deck of Uno cards. Shelly rapped her on the hand.
    “Ouch,” Dana pulled her hand back. “Why did you do that?” Hey, was she sounding slurred too?
    “We’re not done. We’re just taking a pee break. When Keira gets back she has to draw four.”
    “Oh yeah. Well what are we supposed to do while we wait on her?”
    “I don’t know. Drink.”
    “No, I think I’ve had enough for now.” Dana braced her hands against the table and pushed herself to her feet. “I think I’m going to go pee.”
    “Hurry up, because I have to pee too.”
    “I’ve only got two bathrooms.”
    “I know. Go, before I pee on the floor.”
    “Ew, if it gets that bad go outside and pee.”
    “No, a squirrel may try to bite me down there.”
    Dana laughed as she stumbled from the kitchen and down the hall. The hall bathroom door was closed. Keira. Dana stepped out of her heels and began her trek upstairs. It felt like she was climbing a mountain.
    She gripped the handrail so she wouldn’t fall. Each step was wobbly and when she finally made it to the top she thought about falling to her knees to kiss the floor, glad that she made it. Once she reached the bathroom she shut