The music hit before they even stepped inside. Bass, loud and Unrelenting.
It pulsed through the walls, through the ground, through her chest.
Seraphina paused at the entrance, fingers tightening slightly around the small purse in her hand. She wore the elegant red dress Emily had given her earlier. The dress was inches above her knees. clinging unto her skin and revealing her curves in the right areas. Seraphina had wanted to change it earlier but Emily insisted it looked good on her.
Lights flashed in quick bursts- purple, blue, red- cutting through the dark like sharp blades. Laughter spilled out, mixed with voices and clinking glasses.
Everything felt like too much for Seraphina.
"This is it," Emily said, grinning as she grabbed Seraphina's wrist and pulled her in.
Seraphina stumbled slightly as the noise swallowed her whole. Bodies moved everywhere—dancing, swaying, laughing too loudly. The air smelled like alcohol, different kinds of cologne and something heavier.
