It all started so innocently. With a dare, if I remember correctly. My younger brother and I were home alone. Our parents were attending some fancy party or maybe they were at the movies. It’s not important. It wasn’t their fault. Anyway, my brother and I were bored when I remembered the container of Tide laundry detergent that my parents had bought grocery shopping. The good stuff, the powder, it was the orange and blue box you can find on any grocery store shelf. We had heard on the news about teenagers eating tide pods, but that was boring. We wanted to take it a step further. I had my brother give me a boost and I grabbed the box off the shelf from the laundry room. We used a spoon and an envelope and made four lines on the coffee table, about six inches a piece. My brother went first. He put the straw into his nose and tentatively lowered his head close to the coffee table. We locked eyes for a split second before he inhaled, and the expression on his face was one of uncertianty. However, after he inhaled his expression was that of pure ecstasy. He did one line in each nostril and immediatly collapsed into the fetal position on the carpet. The small wet spot on his jeans told me he just climaxed. He layed there, still except for the occasional muscle spasm which let me know he was still alive. I watched him for a few minutes before picking up the straw off the floor and preparing myself for my turn. Two lines remained on the table and I intended to inhale both of them. I positioned myself above the table, put the straw in my nose and prepared myself. I inhaled first in my left nostril, and then immediatly switched to my right and snorted until no powder remained. At first there was nothing. I was convinced that I had done something wrong or not used enough of the Tide powder. Then it hit me. The first wave was pure ecstacy, it caught me off guard and all the muscles in my body went completely limp. My eyes rolled back into my head, my toes curled
and I shit myself immediatly. I couldn’t move at all but I didn’t care. The second wave was more psychedelic. My astral form left my body and as I looked down I could see the biggest erection I had ever seen on a human bulging out out of my pants. I flew higher and higher, saying goodbye to the earth and the solar system, eventually leaving theuniverse and flying through what I could only assume were the gates of heaven. I saw Benjamin Franklin smoking marijuana and flying a kite naked, as well as Elvis Presley eating a McRib. I floated past them and waved. I found Steve Jobs and was surprised to find him using a Note 9. Anne Frank was teaching Kaylee Anthony how to do Fortnite Dances and Helen Keller was
grunting and screaming because she was still blind and deaf as fuck. I was suprised to find my little brother on a basketball court playing with Doctor Jay and Magic Johnson. He looked like he was having so much fun, it broke my heart to tell him that Mom and Dad would be home soon and that we should probably get going. Our parents had left us a list of chores to complete before they returned, and there was the matter of evidence to deal with. He begged me to let him play one more game, and I agreed. I floated back through the gates of heaven, through the universe and back into my body. It took me a full hour to regain motor function, and when I started moving my brother was still passed out on the floor. I sighed, picked him up and carried him to bed. I did all the chores and cleaned up the bodily fluids, making sure to put the box of Tide back on the laundry room shelf. It was getting late so I
went to bed. I woke to the sound of screaming, and the distant sound of sirens. As I came down the stairs, I saw my mother crying on the couch, and my father talking to some policemen as well as some first responders. I sat next to my mother and asked what happened. She said my brother had passed away in sleep last night. I was shocked, but silent. As much as I loved my brother, I feared getting in trouble even more. We buried him the following week and I never told a soul about our little experiment, until now.