It was Friday night and Daniel was at his small student accommodation surfing the internet on his computer.
It's been a long day at school with finals coming up around the corner, and he was very much looking forward to the end of the week.
Not that he didn't like school. On the contrary, he was one of the top students in his class, who usually helped the popular students with their homework and exams.
All this hard work, being a student in his final year, and preparing applications to top universities across the country was draining him both physically and mentally.
Unlike the busy days at school, his free time during weekends was rather uneventful. His popularity among his classmates was mostly due to him helping them out with their studies, rather than his personality.
He was a shy, average looking 18 years old guy, with not many interesting stories to tell and who avoided being the centre of attention. His social life was almost non-existent, and despite trying not to think about that too much it was killing him on the inside.
He took another bite off a pizza slice he had order home and followed with a sip of coke.
Daniel opened a new tab in his browser and logged into his Facebook account.
*Sigh* No new messages. Only a bunch of annoying Facebook quiz and game invites that were piling up.
He took another sip of coke and clicked on the profile of Lisa Anderson. She was one of his classmates from school and had a crush on her for the past 4 years.
Lisa was a 170cm tall and athletic blonde, with long straight hair and blue eyes. She was half Swedish and half English. She had an equally attractive sister Amy, and their family was rather rich.
Daniel entered her folder with last year's photos and clicked on his favorite of hers -- Lisa, lying on the beach shore, alone and smiling, facing the camera with her bare feet crossed behind her back and her naked round boobs, slightly covered by strands of her golden hair, but very much visible.
So many times he had fantasized about holding this young 18 years old goddess in his embrace and pinning her on the very beach the photo was taken. Then slowly planting soft kisses all the way from her luscious lips down to her sweet pussy.
He had wanted to press "like" on that photo many times before, but didn't want to seem like a creep. He considered himself extremely lucky that she had accepted his friend request two years ago, and didn't want to make a wrong move somehow, and loose the privilege of access to her files.
Daniel switched to her Facebook wall to check if she's going out tonight as usual and skimmed through the latest comments. Yes, a bunch of Lisa's friends were posting about going out to club "Rouge" tonight. Lisa's sister -- Amy, had posted two hours ago about meeting her at 21:30 and going to "Rouge" after. 25 minutes later Lisa had confirmed.
"So she is going to be at Rouge, possibly around 22:00," Dan thought to himself.
He wanted to see her there, even if it is for a short while. Maybe he can talk to her and steal a hug if he gets lucky.
He finished his last bite of pizza and looked at the clock. It was 20:15. Plenty of time for him to get ready and be there.
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"So, how did it go last night with Tom? Did you do it?" Lisa asked her friend Sarah on the phone.
"Hmmm, you bet, Liz! All this time we were taking it slow and I didn't know what to expect of him, but gosh... he is like a wild animal in bed! He was doing all the right things, as if he knew me so well."
"Good, good!" Lisa replied cheerfully. "And how was little Tommy...? Not so, little I hope..."
"Liz, you've seen his large shoes... you figure it out yourself." Both girls giggled.
"I am so happy for you Sarah! You deserve a nice man, especially after how badly that bastard Jake treated you all these years."
"Yeah, he's in the past. I've heard that he is in prison now. He got caught for breaking in into some rich folks' house and it seems he won't be out any time soon."
"That serves him right," Lisa answered enthusiastically. "Anyway, are you coming tonight with us to "Rouge?" It'll be fun. Besides, with finals coming up, you need some way to unwind, you know."
"Of course I am coming! You know me well; I wouldn't miss a good time. I'll see you there at 22:15. Give me a call when you get there, OK?"
"Definitely! Bye, bye for now!"
"Bye."
Both girls ended their conversation.
Just as she hung up, Lisa's phone rang again.
"Hey Juls! Where are you?" she answered.
"I am on my way," Julie giggled.
Lisa looked at her watch, it was 19:53. "Just get your ass here, OK? I and the girls are having drinks at my place before we head out to pick my sister and then we go straight to the club."
"Oh, so Amy is coming then?" she asked inquisitively. "After the mess she got herself in last time, I thought your parents will surely ground her for a year at the least," Julie laughed.
"Don't even ask! I had so much begging to do to convince my dad to give her a last chance. I even put my ass on the line, by taking full responsibility for everything she does or happens to her."
"And people say the elder siblings are usually the more responsible," Julie replied giggling.
"Yeah, tell me about it, at 21, you'd think she'll act like an adult, but no... all she thinks about is parties, boys and alcohol. At least her new boyfriend Nick seems like a grown up and maybeee, just maybe, he will get her on the right tracks."
"Anyhow, I want you here in 5 minutes! Don't be late! Bye." Then Lisa hung up the phone.
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Daniel parked his car in the back alley close to "Rouge". He looked nervously at his watch. It was 22:45. If it wasn't for his old car that decided to stop out of nowhere, on his way to the club, he'd be on time to meet Lisa before she gets in. Now, it will be much more difficult to find her among the crowd of people.
He stepped out of his car and headed towards the entrance of "Rouge".
There, a small group of people had had formed a line, waiting to get in. Some of them already drunk, struggled to keep their balance. The bouncer was checking everyone's IDs and letting them in, one by one down the hallway, where loud music could be heard in the distance.
As he entered, the loud music vibrated in his chest. He couldn't understand what people liked about clubs. Loud music, sticky floors, sweaty and drunken people all around you, constantly pushing you... he much rather preferred a more quiet environment like in a pub for example.
The main stage was packed with people. Laser beams flashed in the darkness.
On the upper level, there were lightly lit separate booths for people to enjoy the company of their friends.