Mike and I had known each other for a few years now from work. We didn’t grow up with each other, but we already felt as if we did within the first year. Being guys in our early 30’s, we found every opportunity we could to get away from the stress of life and just sit back and have a few beers.
My name is Jake. lived alone, a few minutes from Mike’s house. Four years prior to this event I had a divorce and had to move into an apartment to save money. Mike lived with his wife (although they fought) and daughter, who was turning 18.
Mike’s daughter, Allie, was having a party thrown, because why wouldn’t she? It was in the month of June, roughly six weeks before she would leave for her freshman year of college. The arrangement was made that Thursday night Mike and I would get off our shift a little earlier to help set up at his house.