In Over Her Head by Elsie Russell - Parnasse.com

"Oh Max, how'd everything get so fucked up?"
"It's not you, he's a sick dude, man."
"It's not him, it's them!"
"Come on, we both know that ain't the whole story, baby."
"Oh, yeah? So, what is the story then?"
"Hey, baby, maybe you can tell us, Ula has us thinking you're
like, you know, a ménage."
"What? Oh, she wishes."
"She doesn't turn you on, heh? Maia had problems with her,
too. You gotta let her know how you feel about that, man."
"I did, look what it got me. She's berserk."
He put his arms around her. Angry sobs lurched out of her as
she clutched his shirt. He tensed with panic.
"Please, please, don't be sad," he repeated and stroked her hair.
"Tell me why I shouldn't be sad, Max, tell me that."
"Okay, I dunno. Life stinks. Purple. Here Purple, have some
weed, you never had any this good."
They sat on the futon and passed the joint, him squinting at her
through the heady cloud to see if it was having any effect.
When he put the move on her she offered no resistance. His
skin was really purplish black, like aubergine velvet against all the gold
of his hair and jewels especially at the back of his neck, beneath the
gold chains. She had never made the connection before, with the colors
of the Sacrifice room.
Sadder than ever now, she sat on the edge of the futon,
watching Max put on his pants.
"Wanna really turn on, Purple?" He took out a gold plated kit
from the inside pocket of his white tuxedo jacket. Whipped off his belt
and tightened it around his pockmarked arm. Shot up along the track
on his arm, then, with the same needle, he stuck her between the toes
like the models did, so it wouldn't show, and they fell back into the
futon and touched the sky.
Penny fumbled with her shoelaces and slipped out into the hall
after determined knocks woke her up.
In the hall they were waiting for them. Sandro's arm was draped
across Ula's shoulder in a hypocritical show of affection for the benefit
of the guests.
"We're all goin' to the party, you wanna come?" Maia asked
Penny.
Max came out and put his arm around Penny's shoulder.
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