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We’re talking! We’re actually having a conversation!
“I guess you don’t have much trouble with tripping over yourself, do you?” I said.
“I rarely wear high heels.”
I chuckled nervously. “Right. Pleased to hear that.”
“Would you like a drink?”
He’s offering me a drink! I’m in!
“Uh, yes,” I said. “Yes, that would be great. A fruit juice. I’m the designated driver tonight.”
“You’re heading home tonight?” he said. “It’s Saturday. I would have thought you’d be partying.”
“That was last night. Unfortunately, we have to leave early. My friend is tying the knot. That’s her. Over there.”
I couldn’t resist turning to wave at her on the dancefloor. She was partially blocked by a hot guy with his tongue buried down her throat.
“Which one is she?” the hot guy said.
“That one there,” I said. “The one playing tonsil tennis. I guess she’s enjoying her last night of freedom.”
The kisser reached down and squeezed Hazel’s ass. She didn’t pull back. Instead, she reached down and cupped him through his pants.
It surprised me. I guess she would never get to do this ever again, so she might as well enjoy herself while she could. Still, something about it didn’t quite feel right. Hazel didn’t do this kind of thing…
She wasn’t the only one enjoying herself. Bianca led a guy off the dancefloor in the direction of somewhere ‘more quiet’ while Sirena scribbled her number on her business card and made the guy attempt to snatch it from her hand.
How did they find it so easy?
The answer was simple. They were hot. That was the problem with girls who’d always been gorgeous. They never understood how difficult it was for average girls like me to get attention from the guy.
“Those are my friends there,” I said. “The classy ladies on the dance floor.”
“Is it just the three of you?” Mr. Hotness said.
“No. There are six of us in total,” I said. “All here to wish her the best.” Then I extended my hand. “By the way, my name’s Alice. And you are…?”
“Nighteko,” he said.
“That’s an unusual name,” I said. “Are you from abroad?”
“You could say that,” he said. “I only come now and then for business.”
“Right,” I said, feeling more disappointed than I had a right to be.
“I hope you don’t have too far to travel tonight,” Nighteko said. “You might fall asleep at the wheel.”
It was so sweet he was concerned about our wellbeing. Now I really was bummed he wasn’t in town often.
My fingers found the locket on my bracelet and I rubbed it for good luck. You can do this.
“I have my caffeine tablets ready,” I said. “Actually, we should probably get going soon. Before I go, do you think maybe I could have your—”
The doors banged open and half the bar stopped dead in their conversations and turned in their seats.
A girl stood picked out by moonlight. Her dress was torn and a little dirty along the hem, her hair disheveled. I expected her to shout for help, that she’d been attacked…
