"How Am I Going To Get Home ?"

Debbi's mind was racing and finding it difficult to compute as Jackie and Sarah kept dragging her towards the bar. She was thinking of the embarrassment of dancing here in the club; of how many people had seen her topless, hell, were still seeing her topless, all she had on were skimpy knickers and stockings and suspenders for goodness sake ! She was wondering how many of these people knew her. She was still wondering how in earth she was going to get home tonight.

They had reached the bar. Debbi was suddenly surrounded by familiar faces from work. There seemed to be a party of lads from accounts and the girls from H.R. It was little immediate comfort that they all seemed to be complimentary. 'Wow Deb, that was brilliant', 'Didn't know you had it in you', 'All for charity', 'So brave'. They all seemed to want to pose for selfies with their arm around her, which encouraged people she had never seen before to want the same. Strangely, there did not seem to be anybody from her actual team but that was scant consolation.

Jackie and Sarah returned bringing her a drink. "Look No-E. Sarah recorded your little dance and uploaded it to our college alumni what's app group !" announced Jackie. Sarah held up her phone with an alarmingly clear recording of the topless Miz No-E Rap. "They all love it Deb" smirked Sarah. Debbi was aghast but before she could react, Lynn and Jody bounded up. The girls were too excited about all the cash they had collected to bother with teasing Debbi. "Look No-E. Isn't it great ? We're certain to be top float now" enthused Jody. "Er, yeah, wonderful" said Debbi. "But have you seen my blouse ? Or anything ? I'm practically naked here. How am I going to get home ?"

Her car, clothes and bag were all back at the college, where they had been supposed to return to on the float. "No idea who got your blouse" admitted Jody. "And we'll be ages yet. We've got to add up all this cash, Shazzer's still collecting and I don't know what's happened to the boys." Encouraged by Jackie and Sarah, another group arrived anxious to obtain selfies. Lynn and Jody disappeared again and Debbi was starting to get ****. She was approached by a tall, well dressed black man.

"Congratulations on your act Miz No-E. The club manager's delighted, his bar takings have sky rocketed. My name's Solomon by the way, that's my equipment you've been using" he explained. "Oh, so you're Clinton's cousin ?" said Debbi. "Yes, that's me" he confirmed. "Do you know where the boys are ? This was all so unplanned. I'm stuck here, no way to get home and I haven't got any clothes." She suddenly blushed, realising that she was carrying on a conversation with this attractive black man while virtually naked ! "Sorry, how remiss of me. Take my jacket" Solomon offered, slipping out of his tailored suit jacket and draping it over Debbi's shoulders !