The White Line

Ever snorted cocaine? I watched some partiers snort cocaine last night, in a dark, Manhattan nightclub corner celebration. But I’ve never crossed that line. The white line. When offered some, with unctuous camaraderie, I shrugged and said, “No, sorry, I’m allergic.” What are you supposed to say, “Crack is whack,” or “I prefer my coke with rum and ice?” The white line. I don’t cross the line. It’s not the first time, of course, I saw more drugs in high school than I have at Yale. I’ve mostly seen “study drugs,” there, like provigil, adderall and alza (concerta). Do they give students an advantage? I don’t know, maybe. Call me a boxcut or a squarepants, but my parents are doctors, and I just don’t cross those lines - those little white lines. . . Webster: Unctuous: “an obvious, fake friendliness” Slang: ‘boxcut’ ot ‘squarepants’ = a square, a no fun party-pooper *I use artistic license for colors: for instance, adderall can be a blue, orange or yellow pill.