The family Christmas party wasn’t anything you’d every enjoyed. 40 some people gathered in house was cramped. And now, as a college freshman, you’d enjoyed the freedom of dorm life only to return home for this.
You made your way to the garage, there was an extra fridge out there with a lot of soda, and plenty of beer. You figured you could throw back a couple to make the party more tolerable.
As you made your way into the garage you smelled cigarette smoke. You figured a couple of the aunts and uncles had snuck in there to indulge their habit since it was so cold outside.
You cracked open a beer and began to chug.
“Mike?”
You almost spit beer everywhere. You turned to see your sister-in-law, Shelby. She was married to oldest brother, Mark.
“I know you’re not out here sneaking beer…”
“And I know you’re not smoking…”
Shelby had told everyone she quit smoking when she was younger. Clearly she hadn’t. She was very nerdy looking, almost chubby, big glasses, hair always up in a bun. She was a librarian and looked the part. She was around 10 years older than you, and very pretty. Your brother had definitely married up.
“Everyone has secrets,” she said, playfully blowing smoke in your face. You let out a little cough.
“And this is our secret, don’t tell anyone. You don’t have any secrets?”
You chuckled.
“Well, here’s something funny. I’ve been taking these experimental serums for a pharmaceutical company for spending money at school. I actually just chugged one a few hours ago…”
“Oh?” Shelby asked, taking a drag off of her cigarette. “And what’s it do?”
“Some kind of extreme weight loss,” you replied.
“You’re rail thin kiddo… maybe I should’ve taken it,” she laughed.
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