chatting up tranq

chatting up tranq

chatting up tranq

chatting up tranq

"Tranq" Epidemic aka the Zombie Drug

Xylazine is an animal tranquilizer that goes by the street name tranq and is a common additive to illicit drugs like fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine. Those who repeatedly use drugs containing xylazine can develop open wounds with dead tissue that, left untreated, may require limb amputation. Experts are calling for an increase in drug checking, support services, overdose prevention education, and distribution of narcan, an overdose reversal medication. Users of the drug are normally in a stupor, some unable to stay awake, some with open sores or wounds on their hands, arms, legs, heads. 

On its most basic level, tranq is the latest development in the evolution of street drug composition, in part because it’s so easy to get and it’s relatively inexpensive. With xylazine commonly used in the veterinary industry, the drug is not a controlled substance in America; anyone with a vet’s license has access to it, and it can be ordered online.

I've been hanging around the club for a while and I know all the guys. I've had a thing for Hank for a while but he seems to have a thing for one of the other girls. I look at her and she's been hooking up with Angel. She's pretty and has a perfect figure and then there's me. I'm five feet tall and am a bit of a big girl. I know Hank would never go for me so I don't even approach him.

I'm working around the clubhouse and I hear Hank and Nails in the bathroom and she's telling him that she's pregnant and the father isn't in the picture. Then I hear him tell her he's all in. I lower my head and slip out of the clubhouse. Walking out to my car to leave, Gilly stops me. "You okay Mia?" he asks. "Yeah. Just heading out. See you later." I tell him before slipping past him and driving out of the lot.

It's Friday night and I'm in the clubhouse and see Hank sitting over to the side. Angel walks over to Nails and announces that not only are they having a kid but they are getting married. I look at Hank and see the heartbroken look in his eyes. I walk over to the bar, where he's sitting, looking down at his beer and order a couple of shots. "Take a shot with me Hank." I say. He looks at me and nods before taking one of the shots in front of us. We click them together and down the shots. A few shots later, we see the guys sitting around the table and the newest patch member, takes out his gun and shoots himself. I jump at the shot and Hank pulls me close to him and shields me from the scene.

A little later, we are all standing outside while the medics remove Steve's body and I am still standing close to Hank. He looks over and sees Nails and Angel snuggled up and she looks at him and he just walks back into the clubhouse. I follow him and he heads towards the dorms. As he gets inside his dorm and goes to close the door, I stop it. He just looks at me. "You don't need to be alone." I tell him and he looks down at his feet. "Use me." I tell him and he looks at me confused. "You need a distraction from her, from Steve. Use me." I tell him and he shakes his head no. I grab both sides of his kutte and pull him closer to me. Putting one of my hands behind his neck as his hands find my hips I whisper "I got you." before kissing his lips softly and he returns the kiss.

He pulls me further inside the dorm and closes the door before picking me up and carrying me to his bed. Laying me down, we start to shed clothes in between kisses before he enters me and spends the rest of the night inside me. As we both come down from our high, I hear his breathing even out and I slip of the bed, dress and slip out the door.

The next day, I am in the clubhouse and cleaning the bar when Hank walks in. He walks over to the bar and sits down. I place a beer in front of him and go on cleaning but he comes behind the bar and stops me. I look up at him and he pulls me close and just holds me for a minute. "Thank you." he tells me. I pull away from him and look away before whispering "She doesn't deserve you." He takes my hand and pulls me from behind the bar and over to one of the couches. Pulling me into his lap, he kisses me softly and that's how we spend the next little bit.

I get up and head to the bar to get him another beer when Nails walks up. "Are you and Hank together?" she asks. "No. We're just hanging out." I tell her. "Looks like you're together to me." she says. I shake my head and say "I'm just a distraction to him. Nothing more." I tell her before walking back over to Hank. "I gotta get back to work." I tell him and he nods.

I walk behind the bar and finish out my shift and head to my car. Leaning against my car is Hank and as I walk up, he holds out his hand and I take it. "You want to follow me to mine?" I ask and he shakes his head. "No. I do want to talk though." he says. I take a deep breath, waiting to be told what we did was a mistake. "Why did you come to me last night?" he asks. "You needed a distraction." I tell him as I move to unlock my car. "The real reason." he says. I look down at the keys in my hand and don't turn back to face him and say "I've been into you for a while but knew you'd never go for me and I thought if I offered myself up as a distraction for you that I could at least let myself believe I was the one you were thinking about even if it was just for a night." I tell him. I feel his arms wrap around me from behind and he pulls me back into him. I feel his breath by my ear and he says "You're not a distraction and I was thinking about you." He turns me to face him and kisses me softly. "I want you to do something for me." he says and I nod. "I want you to go somewhere with me tomorrow evening." he says. "Okay. Where are we going?" I ask and still won't completely meet his eyes. "To dinner at my mom's." he says and I look at him shocked. "When I needed someone, you were there. I'm not letting that go. We can take things a day at a time but I'm in this." he tells me. "I'm in this too Hank." I tell him before he kisses me softly.