This Week's Prompt

At the Club
by @zeldacroft

The club lights flashed and waved to the beating music. They washed the dancefloor in neon colors, in time to the heavy vibrations of the giant speakers. Surprisingly, Toby admired the bright lights, how they illuminated the huge space and modern architecture. Though he found himself nursing a headache at the bar.

Jan from accounting had organized the “bonding time” for the office, saying how it’d bring everyone closer together. Toby had been devoid of any good excuse, so now he was stuck between a beer, clubbers, and Jan, with her volume louder than the pounding speakers.

“And so that’s when I said, ‘Kevin, that’s the wrong variable!’” She snorted in laughter at her own joke. Toby managed a smile. “You see, he made a simple mistake!”

“No, I get it. I think Susan’s around here somewhere, she’d appreciate hearing it too.”

“That’s a good idea, but I can tell her on Monday!”

Toby took another drink. He liked Jan well-enough at work, but tonight was proving a little more difficult.

“That does bring up a good point, though. I haven’t seen many people from the office here." Scanning the room, she asked, "Do you think they're stuck in traffic?”

“Yeah, maybe,” Toby answered, knowing full well it was more a case of empty promises. Still, there was something about the disappointment in her eyes that struck him. “But hey, you got some of us here.”

She gave a small smile and looked around again, this time lingering towards the lights.

“Hey, let’s go dance!”

Before Toby could gently protest, she’d swept him onto the floor, beer and all.

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Extending the story:
Agitation
@felixgarciap´s ending

Toby spread the beer to those present, a loud thump in the room canceling the music momentarily.

Jan laughed when saw her partner in that situation, she without imagining that he was so weak to not stand on his feet slipping. Then she hurrying, helped him to get up.

Toby, however, now annoyed began to shout wildly, the other people who were present approached when they realized the situation. There now Toby took Jan by the neck and said:

"You are nothing of mine to treat me this way, it will be that in your house you have not been taught manners"

Those present realized that the scene was taking another turn, so one of them alerted the gatekeeper.

Susan appeared now as everything was already red hot, she was alarmed that her friends were arguing, issued a loud order to remove the music.

When the room was left without music, everyone was silent, the lights went on and at that moment a mariachi´s band music entered singing.

"Estas son las mañanitas que cantaba el Rey David ..."

Returning the joy to the club, a waiter brought a chocolate cake with printed Toby´s name.

Susan satisfied with the group's response, called the rest of the office to join the celebration.

Toby, not believing what was happening, had forgotten that his birthday was being celebrated that day.

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The end
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I invite this challenge to my friends @sacra97, @marybellrg, @amart29, @wakeupkitty, @fitinfun and @hlezama.

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