AFTER HE LEFT, I TURNED MY FOCUS BACK TO MY SISTER AND HER BOYFRIEND. THE THREE OF US WERE JUST VIBING, LETTING LOOSE, LAUGHING AT THE STUPIDEST THINGS—COMPLETELY IN OUR OWN ZONE.

THE DRINKS KEPT COMING, AND BEFORE WE KNEW IT, WE WERE DRUNK—THE GOOD KIND. THE KIND THAT MAKES YOUR BODY FEEL LIGHT, YOUR HEART LOUD, AND THE MUSIC FEEL LIKE IT'S RUNNING THROUGH YOUR VEINS.