Anyway, we hadn’t invited her husband to our evening get-together. It was a girls’ night only. This night out was just the same as all our usual nights out, except that we decided to go to a night club instead of a bar. Well… the place looked more like a pub with a dance floor. Beforehand, we dined in a local restaurant then we headed off to the club. Something would change the course of the evening: Lesya’s cousin had given her an unusual present and told her she should enjoy it with her friends. After drinking a very strong cocktail, Lesya pulled a small, round, metallic box out of her handbag. This was the much-vaunted present. Inside were about ten sachets of white powder. I guessed straight away what it was. Lesya explained that we were each going to tip the stuff into our glasses. H

