Harry asked the members of The Jackal before they lay down on the floor. Ashley nodded, aiming a look at her friends. Everyone had come. They had been surprised, though, to see Wayne there as well. Hadn’t he said just a day before that his present life was much happier than the one he’d previously had? Wayne had answered their questions evasively: “Smart men don’t get into relationships with despotic bitches.” Smiles had appeared on his friends’ faces. “Now relax and feel how your whole body grows heavier. Your arms are heavy, your back, your torso, your legs, your feet – your whole body is heavy, heavy, heavy…” Harry was giving his instructions. He prepared the solution and injected each of the participants in the experiment with a dose. He looked at the clock on the wall – it was five fifteen sharp. He wondered how long the trip would take this time. *** “All right, all of us are here in the club, right?” Ashley asked in The Viper Room.
