Dancing with the Beast

16. I... forgot to feed my silverfish

In a black party dress, I left the hotel. Chris and Karl were already waiting outside to pick me up. I greeted both of them. "Wow, you look stunning.", Karl said to me with a smile. "Yeah, this dress is pretty.", Chris added. "Thanks, you guys look good too.", I responded. We headed into Chris car and drove to the warehouse. "You're ready to celebrate the week?", Karl asked. "Hell yeah!", I answered in joy. I felt safe with the boys and partying with them should be fun. I was excited to celebrate the ending of the filming and the great week we had together. I made a bunch of new friends over the week, especially Chris and Karl. Chris felt like an older brother to me and Karl as the younger one. I would definitely trust them with my drink in a club. We kept talking until we arrived at the warehouse. I could already hear some loud music from inside as we headed to the entrance. Chris opened the door, the music getting louder as we went inside.

The Warehouse was already filled with a lot of people from the Crew and the lights were nearly turned down to create a party atmosphere. "Keira!", Chandler exclaimed from behind me, putting an arm around my shoulder. His other hand was holding a drink. "Let me show you where you can get a drink.", he said. "Sure.", I responded and he led me down the hallway into the room we had used for our dancing lessons. I turned my head, looking out for Chris and Karl. Karl was following me and Chandler but Chris was already talking to a bunch of people I don't know. The room which we had entered was turned into a dance floor with some party lightning. Chandler guided me into the left corner to a bar. I ordered a Gin Tonic from the barkeeper. "Do you like Tequila?", Chandler asked. I nodded. Tequila is definitely one of my favorite shots. "3 Shots of Tequila please." Chandler ordered. I'm only 5 minutes in here and already had to take a shot? This could be a funny evening I thought. My drink and the shots were served. "To a great week and new friends." Chandler said, raising his shot glass. Karl and I did the same. We toasted each other before we poured the liquid into our mouths. I swallowed, quickly biting into the slice of lemon which has been served with the shots. The lemon reduced the burning from the tequila in my throat. I exchanged the shot glass with my Gin Tonic and glanced over to the people. I could not find Jimmy.

"So how did you like the week with us?", Chandler pulled me back into the conversation with Karl and him. "I really enjoyed getting to know you guys. It was a fun week. Honestly I'm a bit sad that I have to leave tomorrow.", I answered. This week was great. I made a lot of really nice new friends and had a fun time in Greenville. I am glad that I could end this week with this party. Somehow, I am sad that I have to leave the crew but I was looking forward to my friends in New York too. "I hope you will visit us again soon. I liked having you around.", Karl smiled at me. "I would love to. Maybe you can come visit me in New York too." "That would be awesome. I will miss your dance lessons.", he answered. "Well, I will miss you too K and I really enjoyed your lessons but honestly I'm glad that I don't have to dance anymore.", Chris joined the conversation as he arrived at the bar. "And I'm glad that I don't see you dancing anymore, Chris." Chandler mocked him. We all laughed. The conversation went on and I finished my first Gin Tonic. I ordered a new one and also got the boys and me another round of Tequila. "Would someone like to dance?", I asked them after our shots. "Yeah, let's go!", Karl was excited. "Uhm.. I... forgot to feed my silverfish.", Chris joked. "Thanks for the reminder, Chris. I forgot to feed mine too.", Chandler said. "Okay you boreboys, Karl and I will have some fun at the dance floor without you then.", I responded and left the bar with Karl behind me. We joined the people at the dance floor and started dancing. Karl tried some of the moves I taught him at our private lesson. We had a lot of fun dancing and singing to the songs. Besides Jimmy I definitely will miss Karl the most. He became a great friend over the week. You cannot not like this boy.

After we had danced for like over an hour, we decided to grab another shot at the bar. I already finished my second Gin Tonic and could feel the alcohol rushing through my veins. We ordered the shots, cheered and poured the liquid down our throats. After we were done Karl decided to grab some fresh air while I ordered another Gin Tonic. I leaned at the bar alone and watched the crowd. There were so many people in here, how does Jimmy know all of them? "Are you having fun?", Jimmy joined me and ordered a drink. "Yes, Karl and I danced like there's no tomorrow.", I turned my head to his direction and smiled at him. "I'm glad you enjoy this party.", he smiled back. "How is your mum?", I asked him. "Everything is alright, she is back at home again.", Jimmy answered. "We should cheer to this. You like tequila?" Jimmy nodded and I ordered us two shots. We cheered and looked in each other's eyes. We both swallowed the alcohol and bit into the lemon. "I should stop drinking this evening.", he said. "Already drunk?", I mocked him. "A bit tipsy maybe.", he responded to me. "Me too.", I answered. Maybe I am a bit more than tipsy, but he does not have to know that. "Wanna go talk somewhere else? The music is really loud in here." Jimmy asked. He was right, we nearly had to scream at each other. I nodded and followed him.

We left the room and headed down the hallway which was also filled with some people. We walked around the corner where the corridor was completely empty. He opened a door at the end of the corridor. The room behind it turned out to be his office. I entered and leaned against the office desk. He locked the door behind him and moved close to me. A part of me had already thought that he didn't just want to talk in silence.