Finally! Only two more groups ahead of us and we would have arrived at the bouncer. In the meantime, we had waited an hour to finally go in. Now, at 9:30pm, the entrance was within reach! The two groups in front of us were stamped on the wrist and disappeared into the entrance and we approached the big beefy and grim looking bouncers.

"Hi!", I greeted excitedly. "Good evening..." one of them greeted me back and reached for my wrist to stamp. But then he paused. "I would just need to check your bag contents for a moment, please." I opened my small handbag for him, he checked it thoroughly and then finally stamped.

Lina and I stepped through the door and found ourselves in a beautiful and modern designed room with a checkroom. We handed in our jackets and followed a neon-lit staircase to the first dance floor. First we headed for the bar, where I ordered a Sex on the Beach and Lina a Swimming Pool. Immediately after the first sip it was clear to both of us, with alcohol was not spared here. "Thank goodness we had the pizza!", I yelled at Lina against the bass. She nodded in agreement. "Let's check out the music genres in the hallways!" Not sure I'd heard Lina correctly, I leaned in toward her. "Where do you want to freak out?" She laughed and came closer. "HALL-WAYS CHECK OUT!" Oh well... I nodded and toasted her with my drink.

It should turn out that five of the six floors were exclusively for dancing and another was reserved for the karaoke maniacs. On each floor there were lounges and inviting separées. Music genres continued from pop to disco to house to R&B to synthwave. Lina and I found our beat at the house floor and earned some nasty looks from young women dancing around us. But that didn't let us get out of our own way. I completely surrendered to the beat and continued to chase the alcohol through my veins with every swing of my hips. "this is so cool!" I shouted to Lina, who then jubilantly raised her arms above her head and swung her hips in my direction. Suddenly someone tapped me on the shoulder.

I turned around and looked directly into the eyes of a young, friendly looking man. "Hi!" he greeted me over the bass "Hi!" I waved playfully...and already well buzzed. "May I ask what your name is" "Quynn!" "Hi, Quynn!" "Hi!" He gestured me a little closer with his finger. "If you could choose, which song would you like to sing?" Had he really just said sing? I loved to sing, yes...but why would some random guy want to know what I would like to sing? The alcohol didn't make me suspect anything bad though and so I cheerfully replied "Everytime we touch - Cascada" Yeah...that song was easy. "Cool! Well then Qyuinn, it was very nice! Be sure to check out Floor 3 starting at 11:30pm!" "Okay!" He grinned, waved, turned and disappeared into the crowd. I only caught a glimpse of his t-shirt, which sported the club's logo. I shook my head and turned back to Lina, "WHAT A GUY!" She laughed, shaking her head.

The evening progressed. By now the bodies were gluey from all the dancing and the mood was at it's highest thanks to the alcohol. It's just a pity that not everyone was in a good mood when drunk. Some bitch seemed not to like the way I danced. So she rammed into me from behind and I flew into Lina's arms. "Hey, what did I do to you?", I started up. The girl just smiled mockingly. "Oh sweetie, give it a rest." Lina grabbed my arm and pointed at her smartwatch. It was 11:23 pm. "Come on let's move to floor 3 like the guy advised you. I think people are running out of air here!" I nodded and followed her holding hands.

It turned out that Floor 3 was the karaoke floor, but there was also a lot of action here. Right now, a drag queen was on stage singing in low and slightly off-key tones to Queens 'I want to break free'. The crowd danced to the beat while listening enthusiastically and cheering her on. Lina and I smiled at each other, raised our glasses and swayed along. Yes, this was clearly a better place to party. I was excited about how many different cultures had gathered here. I also noticed that there were a lot of girls hanging around. At least their number exceeded that of the male attendees by quite a bit. However, the guy from a while ago spotted me and came up to me with a grin. "Hey, nice that you came! Enjoy the show's!" I laughed. "Thanks, I will for sure."

Lina and I listened to some karaoke versions and danced wildly to them. Just before midnight, I was looking at my watch when the DJ's voice rang out from the loudspeaker for the karaoke call. "So, my dears, wonderful that you are here tonight, it's almost midnight! But you must still be in a celebratory mood, am I right?" The crowd shrieked in agreement. "Yes, that's exactly how I want it. And speaking of wanting to have it. I've been informed that dear Quynn would like to entertain us with a contribution as well..."

I instantly froze. ...WHAT?! Lina snorted and nudged me. "I think he means you." I shook my head frantically. "Impossible!" A spotlight came on, scanning the crowd. "Dear Quynn, please come to me, don't be shy." laughed the DJ and I indignantly downed the remaining liquid from my half-full glass. Shy? Pah, long time since! The crowd around me started chanting my name. "Where are you Quynn?" the DJ curled. My hand shot out from the crowd "Over here!" and the spotlight found me.

My face appeared on the screen by the stage. My hair looked wild but at the same time still elegant the way it fell around my shoulders. My makeup had taken no damage and still sat as well as it did freshly after application. Only my cheeks betrayed my drunkenness and the fact that I had already danced off properly. My smile looked confident and my eyes sparkled dangerously in the light. The crowd cheered fervently and cleared an alley for me to get to the stage. Lina escorted me up to the stage "Come on sweetie, show us!"

When I mounted the stage there was wild applause. The DJ laughed at me, gave me a Micro and leaned down to me. "Everytime we touch?" I laughed and nodded. "Let's go!" As I turned and looked into the crowd, panic briefly gripped me. But then I took a deep breath and gave a barely perceptible nod to the DJ. The lights dimmed and spotlights of different colors focused on me.

Here we go, I thought, and began, "I still hear your voice when you sleep next to me..." I noticed directly how the crowd's breath caught briefly at my voice. I knew I could sing well, but it was still always a nice feeling to have it confirmed even by strangers. "I still feel your touch in my dreams..." My gaze slid through the crowd and lingered on a group consisting of seven Asian handsome young men. "Forgive me my weakness but I don't know why..." One of them fascinated me with his eyes. He had something so haunting in his eyes, they were awake at the same time....

The moment our eyes met, it felt like only he and I were here. His mouth twisted into a mischievous smile and he raised an eyebrow challengingly, which - as I noticed - was pierced. All this happened only within a second.

Before I could lose my composure, I quickly continued to focus on the lyrics and the crowd. "without you it's hard to survive......" The beat kicked in full blast and I belted Everytime we touch into the mic. I lost the boy among all the faces just as quickly as I found him. The crowd was beside themselves and bouncing along. From the stage, my audience now looked like a small sea moved by waves. "Can't you feel my heart beat's fast..." and so I sang on in good spirits, causing the crowd to literally explode.

By the end of the song, I was completely out of breath, but I earned the loudest applause I've heard so far that night. I shined and bowed like an actor in the theater. "Thank YOU!", I shouted through the mic. Then I handed it back to the DJ. "Awesome! Just insane! Again, a huge thank you to QUYYYYNN!!!!" Thunderous applause again as I fell into my friend's arms laughing. "You were amazing Quynnie!!!" she whooped and others also extended their hands to me congratulatingly. I thanked them and nodded reservedly so as not to seem arrogant, but my gaze was on the lookout for the one boy who had briefly captivated me before. Unfortunately, I couldn't make him out because at 1.67m, I didn't necessarily have an overview of most of the people here. Too bad. Lina tugged on my arm. "To the bar?" she asked, gesturing to the counter, where a few seats were currently empty. I nodded. I could well stand a little break....

"What'll it be for you two beauties?" the charming barkeeper asked as soon as we sat down on the bar stools. The bar was lit with blue neon lights and had a cyberspace-like appearance. Thoughfully, I glanced at the menu before answering, "I need a few more minutes, but I'll wave you on when I've decided." I gave him to understand. I then turned to Lina, "Oh my god, I love this night!" She squealed in agreement, bouncing around in her chair while sitting down. "This place is awesome, we really need to come here more often! Hmm...I think I'll take the Sex in the Snow next...but first I really need to go to the bathroom. Will you order for me when you decide?" I nodded and she grabbed her purse and disappeared into the crowd toward the ladies' room.

So...what should I take? Hmmm...In my state, my memory suddenly seemed like that of a mayfly. I quickly realized that I had a very high level - I couldn't even remember the first three drinks on the laminated  drink menu! I giggled once briefly and then pulled my eyebrows together in concentration to be able to read better. Thoughtfully, I chewed on my lower lip. Another karaoke singer made me briefly look up from the map with interest. But in the very next moment, I cursed that decision. Crap, where on the map had I stopped now?! Again from the beginning! Suddenly, I heard a glass scrape in my direction and when I looked up, there was a Tequila Sunrise in front of me.

"Uh, 'scuse me...?", I slurred, calling the bartender right back to me. "'I didn't order that." He winked. "I know... he has ordered it for you..." he said, pointing to the counter opposite me, which was lit purple at that moment. I followed the direction of his finger....and there he sat. The Asian boy with the eyebrow piercing.

My breath caught for a moment, then I pulled myself together, smiled at him under my most beautiful look, took the glass in my right hand, toasted him and slowly began to suck on my straw. He toasted back like a mirror. I set the glass down for a moment, let the sip take effect, and again glanced briefly at the stage. A blonde stumbled and fell after a swinging turn. I grinned and convulsively tried to hold back a laugh. I looked back at the boy...who seemed to have magically disappeared again!

Hoooow?!!! I became concerned and started searching all the people nearby for him. Unfortunately, I didn't notice that I had approached the edge of my bar stool. I slid down a little awkwardly, but suddenly strong hands held me by the waist. Immediately after, they were gone. I looked up, startled, and there he was, standing right in front of me.

"Hi, everything okay?" he asked, grinning mischievously. He looked familiar. I had seen him somewhere before. His lips had a nice curve to them. I noticed that he also had several piercings on both ears.... and his right hand was tattooed. Army ... umm, Army ... Armyyyyyy ...Error message!!! My brain had gone bye-bye. You could literally hear the modem sounds of my brain rebooting in the stale air. Only when the boy raised an eyebrow questioningly did I register that he had asked me a question. "Oh, sssorry ... yes ... all's well. I'm fine... and yourself?" I tilted my head slightly and tried to take a sip of my donated drink as coolly as possible.

By a hair I had swallowed! Now he grinned and looked briefly to the ground before he looked at me again. Hm....diese Mimik... And suddenly I knew who was standing in front of me: Jeon Jungkook! The only real Jeon Jungkook!!! The youngest member of the Korean K-pop band BTS. Holy Shit!!! Okay, now I could die.

It took all my strength not to let my jaw drop to the floor. He registered, my astonished expression and gave me a slightly mocking look. "You're sure you're okay?" I quickly regained my composure. I also instantly felt a few shades more sober. Cheeky and defiant, I jutted my chin out a little. "Of course, don't you believe me?" Again he laughed. Then he changed the subject. "You have a beautiful voice." Wow, to be told that by someone like him made me feel like I grew to 1,70m". "Thank you...what are you doing here?" He gestured to the room around us. "Enjoying the music. You too, apparently...Quynn..." I had to admit, his accent was extremely cute.... Wait, he had remembered my name?! "Yeah...I..." I was just trying to get a grip on my perplexed expression when Lina joined us. She looked from me to Jungkook and from him back to me, but didn't seem to catch who he was. Obviously, she was even drunker than I was. When Jungkook noticed her, he nodded politely to her. "Hi." She raised her arm in an official handshake that he returned. Then she turned to me. "Have you ordered yet?" "Uh, no, I was given the drink before I could order. Sorry." She waved it off with a laugh. "Oh it's fine." After giving him and me another good look she came closer and murmured in my ear "I'll be right one chair behind you if anything comes up." With that she pushed her way to the vacant chair next to me.

I turned back to Jungkook. "This is my friend Lina, she's awesome. I'm sure you're here with friends too?" He nodded, pointing to one of the lounges further back. "Are back there." As I followed his gaze, I also recognized the rest of the BTS members, who were just laughing boisterously about something and toasting with glasses of champus. Only Taehyung didn't seem to like the alcohol as much. He screwed up his face as he sipped from his glass. Suddenly, Jungkook leaned over. "Will you come out for some fresh air?" Hesitantly, I grabbed his proffered hand and let him lead me through the crowd to the terrace. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw his bandmates watching for us...