‘But of course,’ he exhaled loudly.
‘The point is,’ she said, shaking her head, ‘that I had one too many to drink that night. This hardly ever happens to me. And as a result of that, and thanks to the horrible state I was in at the time, I got into a really strange condition.’
‘What do you mean?’ Hayden stopped for a second and turned towards her.
‘It was as though I had found myself in a delirious state. Khalid asked me to dance, and I still remember saying yes. We danced, maybe even talked, but I could only see your face, whether I closed my eyes or opened them. I felt dizzy and sick. Whatever happened after that, I only know from Pamela’s account. To me, it’s all a blank.’
Hayden looked at her dumbfounded.
‘Are you sure there was nothing else?’ he asked, furrowing his brow.
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