CHAPTER 7 – WHO CAUGHT HER ATTENTION

“You are so late Rhi………I was dressed so early! I have been waiting here for almost one hour, what takes you so long?” Sheila is sulking, she hates it, when she’s waiting an eternity.

“I am really sorry, the reason I’m late because my sister want’s to come. She’s curious who’s the witch that has the guts to stoles my ex from a Howell. I did inform her about what happened in the canteen this afternoon…….so I’m here with Atty. Nadine Howell.” The young Howell answered her best friend while pointing to her older sister.

“Oh my gosh, Nadine!!! I’m glad you came, you want to come in first before we go?” Excitedly asked her friend’s sister, ogling at the person in front of her now.

“Really now Shei? Just a moment ago, you’re so pest……… you just see my sister, your mood change in an instant, you even invite her in, while me on the other hand, treating me like shit.” Venomously looking at her best friend with crossed arms and raising an eyebrow, eyeing at her so-called best friend with disbelief, who just scratch her nape with innocent puppy eyes.

How can she blame her best friend, she so much idolizes the older Howell, because she’s a frustrated lawyer?

She loves to take up Law, that’s her passion…..that’s why after taking education she wants to proceed law.

Unfortunately with grimace…….her family can’t afford anymore to finance her studies, because of such reason, she is stuck being a teacher after she passes the licensure exam.

But she is not losing hope, eager she will save enough, to pursue her desired profession.

Observing the two best friends, Nadine just shakes her head.

‘They still act like kids what a brat,’ she thought, still looking at them bantering.

If she will not step between these two, It will take them forever to stop bickering with each other, no one wants to lose.

“Hey…hey, stop it both of you…………..it’s getting late, we may not be able to see your ex there Rhi." Making the two stop on their backbiting.

“It’s her fault, not me, she’s not taking any consi…..” What she wants to say was cut short by her best friend, looking at her spitefully.

“Me? Why me? I was just asking Nadine if she wants to come inside, I’m being hospitable Rhi. What is wrong with that? And now your pointing at me, it seems you………” Now Nadine’s turn to stop her sister’s best friend firing up.

“Okay you two, I said stop it, let’s go now…….. so we could go home early. I’m not planning to stay there until morning, so let’s go…… stop arguing about nonsense things.”

Irritated by what the two are doing, Nadine walks out between them and going directly to her car.

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They are now in the car going to the bar, Nadine is driving, while Rhian seating shotgun, and her best friend Sheila was at the back.

“Mmmm, Rhi I’m really sorry earlier, you know me I easily get annoyed, I’m so sorry again.” Breaking the silence in the car, Sheila apologizes to her best friend.

“It was nothing Shei, no harm done……….it was nothing really. You're still not used to our little banters.” An assuring smile Rhian gives to her best friend, looking at her at the rearview mirror.

“So……let’s change the topic then. Bes, what is the first thing you will do if we saw your ex with her new conquest?” Curiously ask Sheila to her best friend.

“To tell you frankly Shei, I really don’t know…... since I don’t feel anything towards him anymore, I am over him. But without a doubt, I’ll be disappointed, considering he's a man of power and of course he is educated and in the end, he is dating a whore. Well, I’m not belittling that type of work in fact I’m kind of admiring the women, or may it be men or gays working in this type of profession, to support their family. We cannot easily judge and point a finger at the people who have this job, because we don’t know their back story…….on why they come to this last result, knowing they will be judge, ridiculed, and un respected.” Long explained Rhian to her.

Suddenly her best friend's jaw hung loose, she just asked a simple question that needs a simple answer, but her best friend giving her an ultimate speech that gets through her soul.

Automatically her best friend claps her hand when she heard Rhian’s speech.

“Oh my god Bes….you’re the………..definitely you are the one!” Praising her best friend with applause, she is saying it sincerely not sarcastically.

Rhian just gives her a roll of her eyes, knowing Sheila, she probably said it to mock her………but her friend thinks it otherwise thou.

Again Nadine just shakes her head, thinking that the two women were acting like teenagers and not teachers

“Okay, we're here!” Butted in Nadine, as she parks her car at the designated parking space for the bar.

After unlighted the car and fixing their selves coming out from the car, they then walk to their destination. Still, outside of the bar, they can hear the loud sound of music.

‘Here goes nothing’ Rhian thought.

As they open the entrance door, the first thing that welcomes them was the smell of the cigarettes and second is the smoky surroundings, then to the huge crowd who are dancing to the tune of the band playing on the stage.

“Wow…..this place is crowded!” Shouting appreciatively of Shiela, as she scans her eyes to the mass of partygoers everywhere…….they don’t know if there are still available seats for them because of those people who are having a great time in the bar, never minding the sweats and smokes inside.

“Isn’t it obvious?” Answered Rhian to her best friend, thankfully her best friend did not hear what she was saying because of the loud music, or else they will banter again.

“By the way how can we find an empty table here? Even it’s too early yet the crowd is swarming like crazy!” Nadine asked her companions shouting.

They need to shout for them to hear each other.

“Don’t worry ate (big sister) Nadine, my friend is a manager here………..he already reserved us a table in VIP!” Boastfully uttered out Sheila.

“You are so conceited sometimes she!” Commented the young Howell with rolled eyes.

“Of course not, any way………….he said our table is up the Mezzanine so we could see all the people who are here! I think the way is there!” Pointing to the way that leads them to the stairs going up to the Mezzanine level of the bar.

The sisters were just following Sheila on where to go, as they were nearing the stairs going up the Mezzanine, Rhian notices a short-haired woman.

TO BE CONTINUED………