I finished my shower and got out, getting dressed in some casual wear. I quickly checked the time, seeing that it was nearing nine pm, then grabbed my small purse and followed Nancy outside to her car. She got into the driver's side just as I got into the passengers and soon the key was in the ignition, turned, and we were off to wherever we were going.
"Where are we headed to anyway?" I asked Nancy. She turned to me and smiled.
"You'll see." She answered, then reached forward and cranked up the cars stereo volume, the music blaring loudly as she sat back in her seat, bouncing her head back and forth happily with the music as I slightly cringed, the sound being a bit too loud for my ears.
We soon arrived at the club we go to sometimes called The Block, but something was different. I couldn't hear the music that was usually blasting loudly from inside and there was barely anyone standing outside, not to mention that the usual security guard who lets people in wasn't standing at the front door. I stared at the club as we parked, confused.
"Nancy, it looks like it's closed." I said. She looked at me and smile, shaking her head.
"No, it's not. In fact, tonight it's packed, just not with our usual scene." She said, and I looked from her to back to the club, confused. Nancy let out a puff of air and opened her door, getting out. "Just come on." she said.
I got out of the car and shut the door behind me, following Nancy up to the club. We walked through the front door and I could see that the place was indeed packed, but not in the same way as usual. Instead of a band up on stage to play music as people danced on the open floor, there was a guy up there talking and the floor was filled with tables, most of them being occupied by people who were watching the man and laughing. I looked at the bar, which was usually full of ignorant drunk people, but tonight there were actually sober looking people sitting there, sipping on beers as the watched the man speak. I continued to stare at the man as he talked, and then I realized that he was telling jokes.
"Wait a minute," I told Nancy as we walked farther into the club. We briefly stopped as she handed two tickets to a man standing near the door and then continued in. "are we at, like, an open mic night sort of thing?" I asked. Nancy glanced back at me with a smile before turning back around, needing to watch where she was walking.
"Yeah. I thought you would like it and that it might cheer you up a bit." She said, and then sat down at a table that was basically in what would be the second row and was set in the middle of the room. I sat down across from her and we both turned to face each other. I leant forward a bit and smiled.
"Thank you, Nancy. To be honest, I thought we were going to a club and I didn't think that I was going to be able to handle it." I whispered. She smiled in return.
"No problem, Cas." She said, and then turned to face the man on stage, and I did the same, laughing at the joke he had just told along with the rest of the audience, happy that I had finally been able to get my mind thinking about something other than my ex.