"How you doing?" Beth shouted into my ear.
"Better than I expected," I admitted as a guy brushed past me on his way to the bar. The club was busy and the music was loud; I thought I might have freaked out, but I was dealing with it well. On the inside I screamed whenever a guy touched me, but on the outside you never would have thought something was wrong.
"Atta girl," Beth grinned and passed me a shot.
I smiled and took it.
A few hours later I was relatively sober. It was my first night out since it happened and part of me wanted to stay sober and alert.
"Beth!" I said and clutched Beth's arm. "I'm going to the ladies room!"
"Want me to come with you?" She asked and I smirked and shook my head, glancing at the guy she was dancing with.
"You crack on with him," I chuckled and pushed
