Saturday was a typical Melbourne wintery day. Cold, wet, windy... just plain drab.
I was enjoying a nice indoor type of day. Getting a few chores done around the house, watching the midday "feel-good" movie, washing my hair, moisturising, exfoliating, blah, blah, blah.
J had called, expressing his desire to wreck havoc on the city with a wild night out with the boys and I was growing more and more content with curling up on the couch with some DVD's for the evening.
Then my good friend T called.
"Hello"
"Em, what are you doing??"
"Ahhhh, that all depends..."
"On what?"
"On what you are calling for?"
"Get in the shower and get all prettied up... I'll be there in 30 mins"
... At this stage I've caught a glimpse of my reflection in the mirror...
"Um, it could take a little bit longer than that... but to be honest, whatever you're sellin, I ain't buying!"
"Pleeeeeeeeaseeeeeeee!! I need you to hold my hand... There is this warehouse party at the wharf, M will be there and you know how much I just adore him!!! Pleeeeeaaseeee!!"
... My gorgeous friend T, is probably the least self conscious person I know, so if she needed me to "hold her hand" through something I knew it meant a lot to her...
But...
"T, I'm really not up for a party... I have nothing to wear, a pimple the size of my ass on my chin and well... Sleepless in Seattle is on TV tonight... I just want to stay home.... "
THE SILENCE WAS DEADLY!
.......
.......
"Hello!!!! How old are you?!!?!? 60?!?!!?.... I WILL BE THERE IN 30 MINUTES!!!!"
Damn.
So 30 minutes go by.
I've ran around the house like a mad woman trying my best to look glamorous. Because anyone who is someone, attends M's parties and photos from the night are all over the society pages the next day.
I'm in a bad mood because I look more like a Chanel wearing junkie, than a glamour puss.
T barges through the door with a bottle of champagne in one hand and a bottle of tequila in the other.
I could already feel the hangover.
2 hours, three outfits and WAY too many tequila shots later, we arrive at the party.
I'm remarkably in a much better mood.
The place was like a nightclub, the line went around the block, it it was pouring rain!!!
Luckily we were on the guest list. (I've known M long before he became "cool")
Inside the party, there were more Paris Hilton wannabes, drug dealers and mafia members than one could poke a stick at. 2 minutes went by and T and already left me, chasing around M... who had thrown me over his shoulder as I walked in, shouting "This one is mine fellas!!!" and slapping me on the bum. Totally embarrassing - All 10 years of our friendship. Haha.
Without T, I was becoming more and more uncomfortable talking to a guy who was SO high, he was sticking straws up his nostrils until it hurt, laughing, then repeating. I'm serious.
I decided to go for a walk to find T.
The warehouse was massive and quite impressive. A winding staircase in each corner of the room took you to the second floor, which was like a collection of torture chambers. Big metal doors opened up into intimate lounges, where people were having intelligent conversations, heated debates and laughing fits in between lines of coke and joints.
The third floor was much the same, expect there was a dance floor with a jumping castle in the middle.
Excellent! I thought to myself, as I made my way to the castle. I'm going to bust some jumping castle moves, these wankers won't forget!!
The dance floor was hot and sweaty, bodies everywhere, the lights so dim that I could hardly see. I was blinded by quick flashes of the disco lights and the music was so loud, it was vibrating through everyones bones. I heard my name being called as I made my way though the sticky, sweaty mess and I saw T, bumping and grinding with anyone that came close enough. "Come with me to the castle", I said, as I grabbed her by the hand and we finally made it.. in one piece.
As I opened the curtain, I caught a glimpse of a girl with her top off. Weird, I thought.
After we had entered the castle I realised what we had walked into.
An orgy.
I swear, there were about 50 people getting it on in there, people were layered on top of each other, 3 fold... I had never seen anything like it in my life!! I was shocked, slightly scared, aroused, confused, freaked out, excited... all at the same time. T was laughing. The effects of the alcohol were blurring our judgments. We were clearly being invited in and we didn't know what to do.
As we stood there, dumbfounded... The quick flashes of the lights across my face, were like quick thoughts running through my mind.
What would J do in this situation?
Will I ever be in this situation again?
Am I too innocent?
Am I too naughty?
Would my parents disown me?
Did I shave my legs?
Am I too drunk?
Am I drunk enough?
20 minutes later, we were back at my place discussing the events of the evening. We both agreed that we will never experience anything like that, EVER AGAIN - and laughed. It was a good party, afterall. Even if we didn't take our clothes off.
What would YOU do?!?!?