it was a Saturday night
time to let loose and party
John started drinking beers in the early afternoon
he had a good buzz before getting ready to hit the town
his friend came round to pick him up
a few shots of vodka before heading out
after a couple of beers in the first bar
they decided to switch to bourbon
moving on to a club for some more lively action
loud music and an overpacked dance floor looked like fun
propping up the bar with tequila shots
they felt brave enough to ask some ladies to dance
his head was soon spinning from gyrating
they sat down to chat with the ladies
ordering expensive champagne to impress them
the Red Bulls helped keep him awake
his friend slipped him some pills
soon the room was blurred
everything was moving in slow motion
he did not remember anything after that
he woke up in a cold sweat at 6am on the bed of a cheap motel
he had no idea where he was or how he got there
he was still holding an empty bottle of booze
his friend was passed out snoring on the other bed
John’s wallet was empty of cash but his ID and credit cards were still there
looking through the hundreds of selfies on his phone
he could not remember anything in those pictures
a long cold shower helped wake him up
he went home and slept the rest of the day to sober up
John worked extra shifts in the week to make up the money he had lost
he stayed in on weeknights but come Saturday afternoon he was drinking beer again
waiting for his friend to pick him up
the cycle continued
So ironic that John spends the whole week looking forward to his Saturday night
but by Sunday morning he has always forgotten most of what happened