My mate Ken phoned me. "Mate, have you been to that new nightclub downtown yet?", he asked.
"No, I havent, but Ive heard its pretty hot," I replied. "Do you want to try it out tonight?"
So around 8.00 pm we joined the queue at the door. There was a good crowd there, and Ken and I noted the large numbers of attractive girls going in.
Inside, the club had a DJ playing good music, there were lots of people on the dance floor, and many revellers were sitting at the tables drinking and chatting. Ken and I bought ourselves a drink, found an unoccupied table, and sat down.
Before long, I got up to go to the bar for another couple of drinks. The barman came over to me, but I indicated that the girl beside me was there first. She turned, and flashed me a bright smile. "Thank you", she said. "Who says theres no good men left". I grinned, and we chatted for a minute. She told me her name was Jennifer, and this was her first time at this nightclub also. She said shed come with a girl friend, but wasnt sure where she was at the moment.
Being a bit of a womanizer, I stayed at the bar to chat with her. I finished my drink, and started on the one I had bought for Ken. (He wouldnt mind, we sort of have this agreement when it comes to picking up girls - if youve got a foot in the door, just go for it.)
I bought Jennifer a drink, of course, then another. We were chatting away, and getting on like a house on fire, until we were interrupted by an announcement from the DJ. "Ladies, its time to play Cash or Flash. Come on up here now, were giving away two thousand dollars tonight." "Wow", Jennifer said, "I could really use some cash - I wonder what you have to do to win it".
"Only one way to find out", I grinned. "Go on, be a devil, youll win for sure".
"Im too shy, I dont do that sort of thing", Jennifer said with a note of fear. "But I could really use some dough ..." The way her voice trailed off, I could tell she was very tempted. "Ah, you only live once, go ... Læs hele novellen
