Chapter 16

"I can't take it, I really can't... I've been thinking about you non-stop..." The music in the private room abruptly cut off. Everyone inside turned simultaneously to look at the unexpected intruder. Anna shut the door behind her, the loud thudding of her heart practically echoing in her ears. A pack of angry people right outside the door. An entire room of strangers demanding explanations behind her... The silence was almost suffocating. Only the last few notes of the background music lingered in the air. No matter what she did, it was going to end badly. Might as well just get it over with. Forcing what she hoped looked like a sweet, friendly smile—though in reality it probably looked more like a grimace—Anna turned around, lifted her hand awkwardly, and said, "Hey..." Everyone fell silent. It was a classic boys' club scene—every guy with a drink in one hand and a girl in his arms, all dolled up and provocatively dressed. In her plain T-shirt and jeans, Anna looked like she'd wandere