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"Hey!" He calls out as you approach him. "What kept you two?" he says and walks up to the two of you, looking mostly as how you remember him: tall, well-built and rakishly good-looking, with a sly twinkle in his brown eyes. It doesn't surprise you why a lot of girls in high school used to fall for him, Lamesha being one of them. You also recall there being a club of heart-broken girls who discovered that Alejandro was gay, Lamesha also being one of them.

You give him a friendly wave and he grabs your hand, shaking it quickly. "How are you, amigo?" he asks, wrapping his arms around you in a tight hug. You grin and hug him back, telling him that you're fine and glad to see the two of them after a long time. "You better be, 'cause I've already got the whole night planned for the three of us, and there are going to be no bad moods for tonight," he stares at you and then at Lamesha. "Lo entendiste?"

"Si," the two of you say simultaneously and he breaks out into a wide grin. "All right, then. We're going in, we're going to dance and the three of us are going to party all night long like it's 2015 all over again," he says and slips his arms around yours and Lamesha's shoulders as the three of you head into the club, only to be stopped by the bouncer, demanding to see your ID's.

After a moment to grumble about how the mood has been ruined, the three of you show the bouncer your ID's, conveniently stored in your Magifona and after a quick scan and verification process, you are allowed inside the club. Inside, the loud bass of the music hits you hard and you give yourself a chance to get used to how loud it is before you follow Alejandro inside, Lamesha by your side, as he leads you straight to the dance floor, where a small crowd has gathered and is dancing to the music, a syntho-pop number that you think is the newest hit.

Alejandro looks around for a bit and says in a loud voice, "Why don't we grab a table first? Get some drinks in us before we hit the floor." The two of you agree and you find an unoccupied table near the dance floor, which is quickly cleared as you settle down and Alejandro orders some beer for the three of you from the waiter. "Really? Beer?" Lamesha asks sarcastically and he shrugs. "What's wrong with beer?" he asks nonchalantly.

She sighs and stands up. "I'll get something else instead. Wendell Dumein, you want to come along, or are you fine with beer?" she asks you. You shrug and say that you're okay with beer for now. She sighs and heads off, trying to catch up to the waiter. As you sit there with Alejandro, you…