They meet on the rooftop, party underway, the trendy and unhip neatly segregated.

I, above the labels, cross the crowd observed, envied. This is my house partied upon. I stand amongst the beautiful people.

We sham an invented happiness. Our surroundings believe the lies.

It’s time to retreat; more cocaine.

Jeffrey Albright is an aspiring writer of compelling fiction. His passion for storytelling was fostered by years of working in and owning a boutique hair salon where, from behind the chair, he has heard many a tall tale and met enough characters to cast his stories for years.