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    Kiro had rented the basement of Metro Bar. The place was dark, with walls, chairs and floor all in black. The only colour in the room came from the disco lights, and the red bar. And the costumes of course, though most of them were black as well. A beautiful white angel stood out on the dance floor, and I felt envious of her long, curly blond hair. It looked natural. Alice had tried to convince me to dye my hair black for the evening, but I declined. My chestnut hair stayed the same. The costume was enough.
    Mark and Una joined us at the table, dressed like two hippies from the worst flower power era. They quickly started the discussion most from my class were having. What to do over the summer. Most of them were moving out of the city, to where they came from, or to a place of work. Some were moving back to their parents to save money while searching for a job to support the art. I rarely contributed to these conversations. I had no idea what to do. My two-year plan was coming to an end. My degree held no importance, it was just an escape route. I had enough money to stay if I wanted to. But that meant finding a new apartment in London. My deal with B&B was almost up. Alice was the niece of Alfred, but she didn’t know why he took care for me. She had asked one time, and I had told her the truth, that he helped me with my finances. Then she wonder where the money came from, kind of a rude question coming from a British person. I told her I had a rich father, something that confused her, because she thought I was an orphan. ‘I kind of am,’ I told her, and closed the subject. This was over a year ago, and every time after that, whenever she tried to revisit the subject, I side-tracked her. She was my best friend, but I couldn’t tell her my whole story.
     
    The place was filling with people. I think Kiro had invited 30-40 persons, both friends and fellow students. I wave my hand to several I recognize. The DJ was playing the newest dance tracks, and made me want to move. I had finished both my beers, and was feeling restless. I interrupted the I want to stay, but I have to go -discussion and told Alice I was going dancing. She looked kind of startled, I was usually not the one to shake loose without a push. But I was afraid to start pondering the last days’ events, and needed to stay busy. Besides, the two last beers on top of the three back at the apartment made me feel woozy. Maybe I should stop before I started babbling about my new crush.   
    Alice joined me on the dance floor, and we had fun moving to the beats. I closed my eyes and let my body follow the rhythm. Moving to the music felt so easy and comforting. I felt liberated. It might be the beer. It made me fly. It made me carefree. I was in a world of my own until Alice knocked me back to earth.
    ‘ I need a break,’ she said, clearly out of breath. She leaves the floor, and I was about to follow her when a man blocked my way. He was wearing a white leather suit and a matching helmet. He reminded me of The Stig , the guy who test cars on Top Gear . It might as well be him, it’s impossible to tell, his visor was like a mirror. I could only see my own face when trying to see his.
    ‘ Excuse me,’ I uttered, and started to move around him. But he counteracts me, and I take a step backwards in surprise.
    He took my hand in his gloved one and points to the other people on the floor. I assumed he was asking me to dance with him. I stared him down from head to toe before shaking my head. He couldn’t possible move in that.
    ‘ I’m sorry, I not looking for a blind date,’ I said, and pulled my arm back. Then I ducked under his other arm to go back to my friends. 
    I didn’t see the other one before I reached the table. He was wearing the same, but in all black. Kiro was sitting next to him, holding a beer and pushing a straw under the helmet. The guy was trying to drink without taking of the helmet or opening the visor. Una and Alice were