CHAPTER 8 – WHO CAUGHT HER ATTENTION 2

CONTINUATION……..

The lighting in the bar is so dim that it is so difficult to see the faces of each individual, but the woman’s face that caught her attention is so crystal clear.

The people surrounded by the woman are like dissolving in her background, they are like shadows in the young swimming instructor’s eyes.

Rhian even checks the people to see the difference…….but yah, all faces were blurred and as she checks again the woman, she couldn’t believe how she is magnificent to look at.

Rhian stops on her track as she’s following the woman’s every movement.

“Rhian, you're been here the whole time? We have been searching for you, we thought you were following us. Come let’s go Sheila is waiting for us at our table.” With a worried tone, Nadine asked her sister, but Rhian was looking elsewhere.

Nadine follows where her sister’s gaze since she’s been trying to get her attention but failed miserably.

She could not see anything that can possibly take her sister’s attention because of so much people on the dance floor.

Then she notices her sister was searching for someone or something? She can’t tell since Rhian was turning her heads in a different direction.

“Hey, Rhian are you okay? Are you looking for someone? Or….. Oh my god did you see your ex?!” Asked her sister which the latter didn’t even notice her.

The young Howell came back to her senses when her sister asked her with her ex.

“Mmmm….. no I did not, it’s nothing Nadine, I thought I saw someone I knew, it was not her……… they just have similar features but not her.” She lied to her sister, she can’t even look her in the eyes.

She is now dragged by her sister, holding her hand making sure they will not lose her again…… especially it’s crowded and it is very hard to search for a missing person in this kind of place.

While she was being dragged by her sister, her eyes are drifting elsewhere, searching for the certain woman that she saw earlier.

But she failed to find her, she was so disappointed………she doesn’t understand why?

“Hey, Bes are you okay? You have been spacing out. What happened to you?" Sheila asked her friend worried.

Sheila notices her best friend is not of herself, ever since she arrived when Nadine found her.

“Sorry Shei it’s nothing, I just had many things in mind right now.” She refuses to tell the truth again, she can’t believe how easily she could lie.

She can't tell what’s bothering her and convey the verity to her best friend….there is nothing wrong with it.

That she has seen an angel……………….

OH MY GOD!!!

Did she think that the woman she saw was an angel?

Not......a Goddess……my god Rhian get hold of yourself.

She’s trying to shake off what she’s feeling……she’s starting to have goosebumps.

‘What the hell?’ She thought.

How can she think straight when every now and then the woman’s face is flashing before her eyes.

This is insanely ridiculous, this woman makes her insane.

Is what she feels possible?

The young swimmer senses suddenly awake when her best friend tapped her and say something that alerted her.

“Bes your ex is here…..and she is talking to the woman prostitute that he's being crazy with,” Sheila informed, at the same time pointing to the direction where her ex is.

As Rhian looks at the person who her best friend pointing……. she was shocked when she saw the woman.

‘It can’t be…..this is not possible……….why her, why of all woman why her???!!!’ She is flabbergasted as she talks to herself, with an angry demeanor.

What happened to her?

“NO..NO..NO!!! It can’t be she’s not with him!!!” Rhian suddenly stands up not wanting not to believe what her best friend say.

“Hey, Rhian!” Her older sister is getting her attention while approaching her, with a worried facial expression.

Nadine thought that her sister is okay seeing her ex with somebody and now?

Why Rhian looks so devastated?

“Rhian snap out of it!” Nadine lightly tapped her sister’s face.

“What?!” Surprisingly outburst the young swimmer at the same time facing her sister.

She is now holding her left cheek, where her sister lightly slaps her.

“Why on earth do you do that?” She asked bewildered, with crest brows.

“Because you’re making a scene……….. you should be thankful that it’s noisy here if not you will regret what you did, now sit down and don’t make a scandal here.” Pointing at the chair where the young Howell seat earlier and Nadine calmly seat as well.

Then Rhian realizes what she did…..her sudden outburst.

For goodness, it’s humiliating what she just did.

She is so thankful that the music is so loud, if not…….. she doesn’t know what to do, she couldn’t believe that she’s being hysterical about it.

And the weird part was……..she didn’t mind about her ex............what she sooo concerned was, the woman her ex with……..WEIRD…..so weird.

‘What the hell is happening with here? Can please anyone explain it to her. It’s confusing…….'SHE’S making her confuse.’

“Bes I thought you were okay already, but when you burst out screaming……… you seem to want to kill, what happened bes? Shockingly asked her best friend.

“Nothing…….I’m okay, I’m fine…… I’m great definitely!!” She is nervous, she then gets the alcoholic drinks on their table and chugging it in one gulp.

Rhian is slugging the whole bottle.

Her sister and best friend’s eyes widen of her behavior, now they are more curious about what happened to the swimmer instructress.

“Hey, Rhi……take it easy, we have the whole evening ahead of us, don’t get drunk so early.” Grabbing the bottle that her sister is guzzling.

“Wait, what happened over there?” Sheila pointing to the table where Rhian’s ex is.

Both of the siblings turn their heads at where Sheila pointed.

They notice that the man was forcing the girl to sit down at his table.

He was grabbing her by the elbow forcefully.

Rhian notices that the woman doesn’t want to be touched…… because she saw how the woman’s face look so discomfort and irritated.

“Wait Shei, I thought they are dating, but it seems the woman doesn’t want Rhian’s ex, look how the woman is trying to ignore him……… she’s pissed.” Asking her sister’s best friend and turning he face to her.

Rhian’s ex is now trying to run after the woman when he releases his hold on her after she whispers something that makes the latter smile widely.

“Wait I will just go to the comfort room, I’m feeling to pee. I can’t hold it anymore.” Rhian abruptly stands on her seat, not waiting for her companions’ answers.

“Look at that girl, she didn’t even wait for our answers.” Sheila just shakes her head on how Rhian’s attitude could switch easily.

‘Rhian seems not in herself right now, earlier she was feeling great before they came inside the bar she was okay and look normal…….but what happened?’ Sheila asked herself, looking at the back of her best friend who is walking briskly.

“Shei what now?” Nadine is getting Sheila’s attention, who is still looking at Rhian’s way, who she could not find anymore.

“Nadine as what I have learned…………. Rhian’s ex is forcing the woman to go out with him and he never missed coming to her every day just to talk to her. My friend who’s managing this bar informed me that the girl is trying to avoid Rhian’s ex, the girl doesn’t like him. Even the woman’s co-worker was confused why she always turn down that man’s offer since he is proposing a very large amount.” Narrated Sheila, with amusement on her face.

“Then who spread that rumors that they are dating?” Confusedly asked Nadine to Sheila.

“Surprisingly it was Rhian’s ex, that’s what that man spreading out here because he doesn’t want the woman to entertain other customers beside him.” Informed Sheila, to the now shocked Nadine.