"Eight-thirty, Sharon! That is thirty minutes late!" Katelyn worriedly said at the friend, sitting together at the drinks counter in one of the biggest and busiest club joints in the city, "I don't want us to leave here late."

"Just relax, dear. He will get here at any minute." Sharon tried to comfort the friend from the unease and restlessness she was in, "I promise we won't leave late."

"I don't know, Sharon..." Katelyn deeply sighed, unconvinced from the friend’s comfort, "May be_"

"Katelyn you are letting Lei so much in your thoughts!" Sharon suddenly dished out, "If you do that we won't enjoy ourselves."

"That is the problem, Sharon. I can't be able to let go or do anything to stop it." Katelyn's tone was unrestrained with lamentation, "I deeply feel like I am betraying him! This guilt inside of me is killing me, Sharon!"

"Okay, girl." Sharon calmly said, understanding the friend due to the friendship they shared, "If you will feel better if we leave, then that is what we are going to do."

Katelyn didn’t expect the response, "Are you sure? What about Ben?"

"Ben will understand. It wouldn't also be his wish to let you be here when you are uncomfortable. This is a fan joint."

Katelyn exhaled in relief, "You are a true friend!"

"Oh, no I am not!" Sharon sternly joked, "This, you owe it to me." She stood up from her footrest stool seat, "Let me go and get Ben." But before she left, the lover showed up.

"Ben," She started, "We are leaving. Kate is not into it anymore. She is uncomfortable."

The lover looked at Katelyn and back at Sharon, "He is coming. There was just some traffic problems. But he is on the way. Five minutes."

Sharon looked at him tenderly, "It is not that, my love. It is something else. Something that just popped up."

Something that just popped up? Ben stared incredulously, "Okay... but can we do one thing before we go? It was a surprise I had for you after the concert. I guess I have to show you now, which will at least make up for the concert. Katelyn can wait here, five minutes."

Sharon turned to the friend, who quickly spoke, "It's okay. I am fine. I will be here waiting."

Sharon smiled at her and then left with the lover. Katelyn looked at them go until they were out of sight. Then a sudden thought occurred to her. A thought of how it would feel if the man she was deeply into came to her with a gesture of surprise. She couldn't imagine the feeling, but she was sure it would be an incredible feeling since the special man himself already made her feel an amazing pleasure at heart.

"Look at that chick having a drink all alone." A man in a fairly short distance from Katelyn excitedly said, "How will that butter skin and beauty taste?"

"I know that chick." A second man sitting beside the first with a glass of whisky also said, "She is a public figure. Probably she is being watched."

"Nope." A third man who also held a glass of whisky said, "My eyes have been on her since she sat at the counter. No bodyguard or anybody is keeping an eye on her. She only came with two people. Another chick and some guy- and the two have just left."

"If you are right, then tonight is our lucky night." The second man's eyes were still at the lady they were referring to, "Her juices should be succulent and sweet just like her beauty." He turned to the third man, "Call Jonny. Tell him our target is the chick next to him..."

Katelyn slowly sipped her refreshment drink while looking around the club. Everybody seemed lively and active. All looked to be enjoying themselves, even though the fun moment and the climax of the night had not yet started. The music played gently with a soft rhythm while the disco lights rotated attractively with brilliant colour sequence. The atmosphere was incredible. It made the club a perfect carnival of fun.

As she looked around, her mind was suddenly thronged by Lei's thoughts. The guilt and concern that was upon her because of the man felt overwhelming and powerful. She couldn't control it or do anything about it, and it made her realize how she strongly felt for the man. This is indeed a deep feeling I have for him! She felt a profound and special connection with the man. A connection that created a lovely and powerful bond in her heart, one that even surpassed the very that she had felt for toward the first man in her life- the man she had loved earlier in her life. The special feeling that was upon her from the second man imprisoned her heart within an enchanted circle. It was beautiful and amazing. She never thought, nor even imagined, that she would have such a feeling with another man while she was still with the first.

She had adored and admired the first man. She felt powerful feelings of attraction for him, but the man never showed back the same feelings. Even so, the feelings of attraction, adoration and admiration she had for him made her understand the man and gave him the time he would need for the feelings to develop in his heart. But to her amazement and wonderment, she found the feelings in another man, and more of it. Lei is a thousand times better! He understood her, valued her, gave her compliments and when they were together, he put her at the center of attention- all that the first man couldn't and didn't do. Lei had won her heart. A heart that she thought and was sure only belonged to one man.

She took a deep breath and strongly hoped her choice wouldn't disappoint or inconvenience what she already had with the man that dominated her heart completely. She had it at heart not to go against his wishes, and it had disturbed her all along from the moment she stepped into the club.

"Cool night." A voice suddenly interrupted her from her thoughts. She turned around at the counter and smiling at her livelily was the barman.

"But it will be cooler once Wizzy F arrives." The barman continued, looking at the target his partners had just mentioned. Apart from the bartender work, he had another secret hustle that paid handsomely whenever he accomplished it. And he always looked forward to accomplishing it using his wit and shrewd tactics. This world is all about money and living your life. All the other things are simply nonsense!

"I have the same feeling it would be great." Katelyn amiably smiled back at him.

The barman nodded and waited for Katelyn to do what he was anticipating before making the move of succeeding in his secret hustle. Katelyn made the move by putting her drink on the counter table. Immediately, the barman took his table cloth cleaner and started wiping the counter area around Katelyn. Upon getting to her drink, he carefully and intentionally knocked it down before it rolled down and spurting on the floor, yet all appearing as an open accident.

"I am so sorry." He apologetically said, "I will get you another."

"It's okay." Katelyn said understandably, "Don't bother. I am about to leave, anyway."

"No problem with that because it will be on the house." The barman insisted, "Please, allow me..." He turned to the drinks shelf and got another refreshment drink Katelyn was having.

Katelyn looked at him without a choice. He is a barman responsible for spilling her drink. It will be okay if he replaces the drink.

The barman took the drink and opened it, but before putting it before Katelyn, he cleverly and unnoticeably added a small amount of clear white powder to the drink. No one usually recognized or noticed this, unless one was too keen and observant.

"Okay, Miss." He now gave Katelyn the drink, "Enjoy yourself."

"Thank you." Katelyn appreciatively said and started taking the drink while waiting for her best friend and lover.

After two sips of the drink as she continued waiting, the crowd around the drinks and relaxation area of the club erupted in a tremendous noise as they headed to the concert hall of the building. This was followed by sudden high-pitched bass music that filled the entire club.

"I guess that is him." The barman looked at the crowd heading to the concert hall.

"It certainly must be." Katelyn also looked at the crowd, and suddenly, her head started feeling unusually heavy and dizzy. She looked around her surroundings. A thought occurred to her that it could have been the sudden change of atmosphere in the surroundings. So much noise and music at times tend to result in wooziness and lightheadedness.

But as seconds passed, she felt drowsy with weakness and disorientation. She put a hand on her forehead as she wondered what was happening to her.

At that very moment, the barman happily left the counter. His part was brilliantly done, and always smartly done. The waiting part was the easiest.

The dizziness persisted and a feeling of tiredness now settled on Katelyn. She turned with difficulty and looked around for the barman, but couldn't see him. A possibility of what could be happening to her struck her. Oh, God!

She now had no energy to get up nor shout any word as she continuously got weaker. With an immediate and only option coming to mind, she focused all her remaining energy which seemed to be draining fast and took out her cellphone. She then checked the most important number on the phone that was on speed dial in the home screen of the phone. Her strength and energy now seemed to have abandoned her, but she focused with difficulty and tried her best to call the number on the speed dial. I must before I pass out!