Facetious (adjective): comical; jocular; flippant

The life of the party.

Floral dress, lace-up sandals, and a glass of sunrise cocktail whose ice cubes clinked coolly in the ombre liquid—it was as if a summer-scented wind followed her wherever she pranced. Every five steps had a colleague, a friend, an old classmate, or even a stranger waving and saying hi. Every ten steps, she swept one of them into her arms and twirled across the dance floor, the fabric of their clothes blooming under the neon light. Her mischievous, shining grin was always the last thing they saw before she once again vanished into the blend of partygoers.

When the last spotlight clicked off and the final drunkard stumbled into a taxi, the wind blew frigid outside. The gloomy clouds and the empty sky that held not a single bird were telltale signs of rain—a heavy storm, at that. Streetlights and their soft glows waned, occasionally sparking.

There, stone-faced and clamping a lit cigarette between her lips, she walked home alone without a coat.