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ic

im to keep the change as I vault out. I stare at my pho

rdust, and I shudder. "Good lord, what is Tanya up to t

ter once before and I know the number of sleepless nights I got. It's not someth

I open my eyes, chin up and walk towards the door. The closer I get to the entrance where two heavyweight-

're of varying ages. Young, middle aged and old. I stare unbelievably at the man wi

one of the bodyguards. He could probably crush me with one of his huge h

es. I hear sniggering and try not to look. "Hi!"

probably find your parents in there as well." He jerks his hand behind him where loud music is p

ignaling Tanya, has begun to move. I can't have her disappearing on me once again. If she leaves this club without me seein

past week, and, well, I put a tracker on her phone but lost the signal. I've only just got it back and I

other ordinary girl on the streets like me. Go back to the line and stop

pointedly, as if to sa

ld have called her to come out, but she

hit don't smell when in fact it reeks. You're not better than

You don't even look like you belong here. Run bac

to open and swallow me, but I push down the embarrassment their words caus

flare loudly in my brain. He's going to bring out a taser or a gun

nd call yo

in his hand, he's waiting for me to take it from him. I practically snatch it with profuse thanks an

reluctantly and move to the side. The second bouncer pointedly ignore

moves away from me and puts his

e him, he tr

me his phone is busy talking on his walkie talkie, and the other one is also busy admitting people inside. The en

ibration as I step inside. Strobe lights flash left and right momentarily blinding and

give me a headache. I hope I haven't made a mistake by comi

e crowd when I see them. H

me

aked, while others are.

ocks, like they're in an auction and

hen it h

ay. And the men. . . they look at them greedily, lapping them all up,

ere's not mu

ld here, one that could easil

small, like an i

nd whips me round. I come face to face with the bouncer that g

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