The huge hall was filled up now and noisy but the seat beside us was still empty.
I stood up from my chair excusing myself to go use the restroom.
I stared at my reflection in the mirror and took a deep breath.
You can do this Neil. You watched YouTube videos so you know it's not that bad.
I took another deep breath as I felt a wave of panic hit me.
The door to the restroom swung open and a middle aged woman walked in. She had long light brown hair that was in a ponytail and twinkling brown eyes.
She stood beside me in front of the mirror and applied lip stick.
Not knowing what to say I pinched my cheeks to get some colour.
"First time?" She asked.
I smiled at her "is it that obvious?"
She smiled and I swore I've seen her somewhere before "you remind me of myself the first time
