The two men snickered, "Your friend stood you up, and you think she'd still lend you money?"
Estrella, grasping at straws, pleaded, "No need to borrow. I know her phone password. If you guys help me hold her down, I can transfer the money to you. And when she arrives, we can both serve you, okay?"
Seeing the skepticism in the men's eyes, it seemed they weren't planning on giving her another chance.
I leisurely turned off airplane mode and called Estrella.
"Hey Estrella, didn't we agree on snorkeling at 9 PM? Why are you calling me in the morning?"
Estrella's face contorted as she shouted, "Callie, are you fucking deaf? Who goes scuba diving at night? I said 9 AM!"
Seeing her agitation, one of the men tightly gripped Estrella's hair.
She cowered timidly.
"Oh, evening works too. It's even more beautiful at night. Come on over quickly."