I sat at the bar. I wasn't in the mood for work tonight. Then again, what sort of mood do you have to be in to sleep with someone for money? I took a hold of my drink and necked it back. The liquid ran down my throat, giving a burning sensation as it did. I placed the glass back down and took a drag from my cigarette.

Here I was. Wasting my money on getting drunk.

A man took a seat next to me. I didn't look at him, just noticed him out the corner of my eye.

"A pint of larger and whatever the lady wants" He said. I realised he was referring to me. I turned to him, frowning. Oh well, I wasn't going to turn down a free drink.

"Vodka and coke" I said. I then turned back to the man. He was in his early 30's, short black hair, dressed well. He gave me friendly smile.

"You're looking beautiful" He said. I frowned again.

"I'm sorry, but do I know you?" I asked. He nodded his head. The barman placed our drink down on the bar. The man handed him a ten pound note.

"Keep the change" He said. The barman smiled and thanked him before walking off, he then turned his attention back to me, "I was one of your customers a few weeks back. Just wondering if you were working tonight"

"No... not tonight" I replied. I was still trying to remember him, but no luck.

"Shame" The man replied. He stood up and walked off to the other side of the pub. Was it such a wise idea to turn him down? After all, I was struggling for cash. I remained seated and didn't go after him. I took mouthful of my drink.

I really needed to sort my life out.

It was club, after club, after club. Soon I found it hard to even stand up, yet I was still capable of forming a sensible sentence when talking. That was it, I said no to anymore drink, I just couldn't handle anymore. I spent most my night hoping to see that girl again, the beautiful one who asked me for a lighter, but no luck. I watched as Daniel danced with a girl. He caught my eye and gave me a thumbs up, pointing at the girl. I smiled and returned the thumbs up. That's when Luke approached me, a pint in his hand, swaying it side to side so it flew out the glass and splashed various people.

"Dance?" He asked as he got closer. I laughed and shook my head. Me? Dance? Never. I was the worst dancer ever, plus in the state I was in I would probably just end up falling into poor innocent bystander.

"May… maybe we should go somewhere… quieter" I suggested, stumbling over my words slightly. My head was beginning to thump with all the loud music.

"What?!" Luke exclaimed, "It's like 11pm Treneman. Night's only just begun. You're staying here with us" He then headed back to the dance floor, losing more of his drink on the way. It wasn't long before I was joined by someone else, a blonde girl. Then I recognized her. She was the girl who was on the street earlier, she was with the girl who asked for a lighter.

"Alright handsome?" She said, with a strong cockney accent, "You already had your share tonight? With Amanda?" I turned to face the blonde girl. So the beautiful woman was called Amanda.

"No" I shook my head, "She left… just walked off"

"Shame" The blonde girl stood up again, rearranging her outfit and hair.

"Do you know where she'll be?" I asked. It was worth a shot. I was relieved to see the blonde girl nod her head.

"Yeah, one of the girls saw her go in the pub" The girl responded, "No idea why she's gone the pub. She ain't gonna pull in there" This was my chance. I could go and find this Amanda girl. I collected my coat. I wasn't thinking straight though, I just wanted to see Amanda again. "Turn left when you leave here, it's about a 5 minute walk away, called 'The Jester', she'll be there, it's only pub within walking distance" She added, as she noticed I was leaving, assuming I was going to find Amanda. Correct she was.

"Thanks" I said as I stood up, I stumbled through the dance floor. I spotted Daniel. "Just going outside" I shouted to him as I passed by. He probably had no idea what I'd said, but he simply nodded. The blonde girl remained in the club, looking for her next source of income. It took me a while to actually get my coat on as I stumbled up the street. It took me longer than 5 minutes, probably because it was just so hard to walk straight. I soon spotted the pub, 'The Jester'. I pushed the door open. Amanda was there, sat at the bar.