CHAPTER 5
Later that night, music filled the air around me. Bodies danced on the floor, pulsing and grinding. I sat, staring into my glass. What a terrible idea. I’d needed to get out of the hotel, away from Manhattan, but maybe getting off the subway randomly and walking into the first place selling alcohol wasn’t the solution. Now I sat alone, surrounded by college students practically having s*x on the dance floor. Being miserable in a club didn’t improve my overall outlook on life. Nothing did anymore.
“What on earth is such a hot thing like you doing looking so sad in a place like this?”
A guy stood next to my table. He seemed young, probably in his early twenties. Too young for me, but cute. “Sorry. Long day. Well, long month. I should go.”
He slid into the seat next to me, took
