Mic Drop

The Cinema

The afternoon of the party came quick. I ended up going shopping with Sabrina... Well more like she dragged me out to help her find a dress. She also made me get a dress which "is banging!" and I "just have to buy it". Bri didn't even let me say no, she just brought it for me. So I ended up getting us snacks for dinner. Knowing her she'll drink her brains out.

Sabrina is more like a sister than a best friend. Always been inseparable. We met in secondary school. She was in my tutor group and we sat next to each other. Her fiery hair always makes me jealous of how straight and glossy it was. Her personality to match makes sure she can definitely hold her own and won't take any bullshit. She's quite short for how tall she acts and somehow stores a lot of energy. Though her personality levels out mine and she brings out the best of me.

It's quite funny because we walk to school together and only ever talk about the weather. It wasn't until I lost my rabbit that we clicked and got closer. Our bond for the love of tiny fluff creatures showing us we had so much in common. Though her love for matching her sock with her outfits never understood my odd sock game, there's definitely nothing that could break us. And here we are, several years down the line, shopping for her 27th birthday.

Growing up with her, she mostly calls me Bluey though, as and to quote "Your surname suites you more. You definitely have a blue exterior which gets brighter like the sky when you get to know you more." And so everyone around us knew us as the two B's. Some would say two peas in a pod.

We're now back at her small one bed flat getting changed waiting on the other three of her friends to arrive. I get on well with them, which obviously puts Bri at ease. Ben unfortunately doesn't like my relationship with them or Sabrina, so I haven't been around them much. Which makes Bri a little protective over me just as much as I am over her. But these girls are sweet and easy to chat with, luckily.

First to enter is Flora. Her long blonde flowing in smooth blown curls, bouncing with every step she took. Her hazel eyes made to look slender and sophisticated with a dramatic cat look. The dress she had on showed off her long tanned legs and flowed perfectly on her body.

Lisa followed her in just as tall with a black slick bob, that framed her face perfectly. It also matched the intimidating personality. She wore an emerald green dress to match her green makeup around her brown eyes.

And then the 'always late' is Hetty, who stumbled in. She wore a baby pink dress and had her purple dyed her into a pony tail. She was the smallest out of the three but still stood taller than me. They were obviously dressed as super models. I know my figure isn't bad, but standing next to their tall slenderness does make you feel a little intimidated.

"Zoeyyyyy you're here!" Hetty screamed as she entered. The others have been here at least 30 minutes before her. "Oh I'm soooo happyyyyy." She squealed slurring her words.

"Looks like someone has already started drinking without us." Sabrina teased her. "So girls which club are we going to?" Wait... Club? "Oh no no no Zoey, I see that look! We are not staying in! It's my birthday! This is why I didn't tell you."

Flora and Hetty giggle at my shocked and annoyed face. "Come on Zoey, you haven't been out with us in forever!" Flora chimed in.

"But... the people, the music... I think I'll just stay here and get the blow up beds ready for you guys to crash on." I looked around the room trying to give them my best 'you can't change my mind' face. But they had all already ganged up and put the puppy dog eyes on. I sighed, dang it! "Fine!-" a round of 'yesses' and squeals came from their mouths. "-But," I continue now getting groans from them all. "-If I say I want to go, you let me go."

"Deal! And you have to give it at least a two hour chance!" Sabrina stuck out her hand and we proceeded to do a cheesy hand shake we always have done. "Right!! Letssss gooooo! Taxi should be -" a car horn went off and her phone started ringing, "-now!"

The girls all exited the building giggling and pulling me along. We all clambered into the in the back of the taxi. Lisa gave the taxi driver the address, then we were on our way, much to my annoyance and their amusement.

It was now 11.30pm and every club we passed had massive queues with at least 100+ people trying to push their way to get in to them. Kept making me question how we were going to get into a club at all. And where the hell we were going. The further we went, the busier it got. After another 10 minutes, the taxi stopped outside a club called Cinema. The queue for this club was by far the longest I'd seen, yet the girls dragged me to a red carpet that led to the bouncers and the doors. "Hey! Bobby!" Lisa shouted. "Let us in!"

I'm assuming the guy walking towards us chuckling is Bobby, but for sure didn't look like he suited his cute name. His muscles were straining against his tee as he moved. Lisa flipped on her charm and ran her nails up and down his tattooed arm. After a few more flirty comments from Lisa and a moan from the crowd, we were let in. No one even questioned that we were walking in without our IDs being checked. Clearly it's been a long time since I last went out cause I always had to fake some form of identity. But then again as we walked more and more into the club, not only Lisa was being greeted, the other three too! It's definitely been a long time. I just continued to follow them through the halls to get to the club. You could feel the bass of the music more and more as we got closer. The girls started to dance their way to a set of stairs that had a sign in the shape of a silver star saying VIPs only. At this point with how many people greeted them, I wasn't surprised that we headed up and made it past the second bouncer.

As we headed on up the roar of the music was getting louder and louder. I could feel my heart pumping in anticipation. The lounge came into view with only a couple of tables and a bar for drinks. Everything was black with a gold outline. The couches are covered in plush velvet. Everything looked so expensive to touch. But the girls seemed so at home waving to people and flirting with the DJ who we grabbed a table next to.

There was an extra stair case leading us down to the dance floor. The walls had projections of old black and white films. It oddly played in time with the bass of the music playing. The lights were quite tamed. Not much flushing, I guess so you could watch the films too. In the back right I could see a set of double doors with a light blue neon sign saying Disney. Which I for sure will be going to check out at some point.

"I'm going to the bar, you coming Bluey?" Sabrina tried to shout at me. In response, I nodded and began to follow. The bar itself was crazy cool! (Yeah I know I sound like a dork!) It gave me 50's retro vibes. With a purple glow and a couple of purple bar stools. The bottle of alcohol all lined up neatly behind, twinkling in the light. "Hey Philli," She shouted to the bartender. "Two shots of tequila please!"

"Coming right up," the bartender winked back.

Once he handed her her drinks, she passed me one. "Get that down you! It'll loosen you up! You look so stiff!"

"What do you expect?" I replied. "I have gone out in forever! This is so new!"

"Let's dance! I wanna dance!"

Flora and Hattie were already on the dance floor when Bri and I got there. They had their arms in the air swinging their hips. Not many people had entered yet and we had the whole dancefloor to ourselves.

As more songs began to play, the more I got into it. And the more people started to join us. Sabrina had her eye on me and kept grabbing me away from grabby hands. As Flora had already found someone else to dance with. Lisa was still at the bar and kept waving at us every now and again.

You could say the night was a success, until my eyes swept over and saw the familiar locks of blonde hair sway with someone that wasn't me.