Two Night Stand

Chapter 2

"I'm not much
but I'm all I have"
- Philip K. Dick

    As I step inside the club, I am met with awfully bright lights and shrieking music. People are pushing themselves against me, trying to exit. The bodyguard yells at me to move in or out.

I try to spot Eden, but, of course, it is impossible.

I manage to order myself coke with lime and go to sit down at the nearest table.

Eden finally texts me back. I shake my head as I read, "I thought you weren't coming, so we went home."

I will admit that it is three in the morning and she invited me around ten. It took me longer than I expected to stand in front of the mirror and prepare myself for this.

I am wearing a black dress with no bra and a thong that really keeps bothering me.

I feel like everyone can see my naked butt, even though the dress goes down to my ankles.

I am not sure how it's supposed to look like, but I think that the club is quite empty. Maybe because it is late or maybe because this particular one sucks ass.

I indulge in people watching and a strong feeling of sonder washes over me.

I slurp on my coke and somehow half of what I had in my mouth comes out and it spills on the table and down my arm. I cringe at myself. I want to go home.

I immediately look up to make sure no one saw this and am completely mortified to see a guy standing in front of me, smirking. Actually, I want to bury myself.

"Hi!" I exclaim out of embarrassment and wave with one hand, trying to sweep the spilled coke with the other.

He nods at me and sits across me.

Why is he sitting down?

"Happens more often than you would think!" He points to the table with his eyes. I examine him with my eyes, trying to remember his face from somewhere, but nothing comes up.

"Well.." I shake my head and it makes him laugh.

I made him laugh?

"I'm Noah, by the way!" He says and I can tell that he is definitely a confident guy.

"I am Hazel! Nice to meet you!" I give him a little smile.

Nice to meet you?

Why is he even talking to me?

"Looks like your glass is empty.." He starts to say and that makes both of us laugh again, "anyway, can I buy you another one?"

He is very attractive, so attractive that it makes me nervous.

"Um, sure, yeah!" I say.

"So you're a junior or something?" He asks.

"What? No, why are you asking?" I am confused. Do I look like a kid?

"Didn't want to sound rude, it's just that usually people from my college come here, but you are a new face. Just making sure."