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In the bar, as the noise grew louder and men and women got closer, Yonas found himself oddly calm. He had a booth to himself, his side littered with empty boodles as he kept ordering more. He tilted his head back, downing the bottle in hand.
Drinking too much would get you drunk, and though the last time Yonas drank he had gotten plastered, tonight his mind remained sharp even as he wished for the escape of inebriation
It wasn't until he finished the third bottle that his mind started to feel fuzzy, everything around him blurring with doubles. Just then, a woman slid into the seat beside him, her lips painted a bright red, her whole look excessively flashy. "Hey handsome," she said, her tone teasingly sultry. "drinking alone! I'm on my own too, why don't we drink together?"
The woman was doused in cheap perfume, its smell nauseating. Yonas waved her away, motioning for her to leave. But she was persistent, leaning towards him, her chest thrust forward, her voice a flirtatious purr. "Come on, handsome, look at me! Let's have a drink together?"
She reached out to refill Yonas's drink, but he snatched it back before she could pour. "Get lost," he snapped impatiently.
The woman's expression soured, puzzled. From his appearance-attractive, stylishly dressed, sipping on expensive liquor-she knew he must be local Just as she opened her mouth to press further, his cold eyes bore into hers. "Didn't you understand the first time?" Finally, the woman stood up, annoyed, muttering. "What a nutcase as she stormed off.
Finally getting a moment of peace, Yonas felt like his head was going to explode. He remembered the last time he went to see Yasmine, she still cared about him, all because of Irene....
At 2:30 in the morning, the Victory Bar was about to close. The crowd dispersed, and all the blonde and blue-eyed patrons left. Only Yonas and a waiter remained inside. The waiter, also from the same country, saw Yonas leaning on a couch and went over to pat him. "Sir, we're closing! Sir, wake up
But Yonas was already drunk, and at that moment, his phone started ringing. The waiter quickly picked it up. "Hello, this gentleman is drunk at our bar. Are you a friend of his? Can you come and pick him up?"
There was a brief silence on the other end before they spoke, "Sure, which bar is it? I'll be right there."
Fifteen minutes later, Irene walked into the bar and indeed save Yonas half-asleep. She gratefully looked at the waiter and said. "Thank you."
"Maam, we're closing soon, you should hurry and take him home"
"Alright." Irene was startled for a moment, suddenly thinking of something. She opened Yonas's phone and said to the waiter. "Can you do me a favor? This money is for you." She handed the waiter a stack of cash, a full thousand dollars, The waiter almost instantly took the money. "What do you need? I'm happy to help.
"Make a call for him" Irene said, pointing the phone screen toward the waiter.
"Sure, I can do that the waiter replied.
At that moment. Yasmine wasn't feeling great either. She gazed listlessly at the computer screen, working on data sorting. It was late, and she still couldn't fall asleep. She had crafted many models and was trying to pick the most suitable one. While pondering her phone rang. It was a call from Yonas. She hesitated for a long time before picking up. "Hello, are you a friend of this gentleman' He's drunk at our bar and we're about to close. Could you come pick him up?" but the peri Drunk! Yasmine wanted to say no, but the words wouldn't come out. No Yanas "Alright"
person speaking wasn't Yonas.
o matter how firm her words seemed, she couldn't deny that she cared about
Yasmine got dressed, grabbed her bag, and headed out. The Victory Bar was not far from her hotel, and she got there in just ten minutes. At two- thinty in the morning. Saint's Haven had a unique charm. The streets were deserted, and the dim yellow streetlights cast a glow at her feet. As she walked into the bar, she was taken aback. Before entering, she spotted trene from afar. Irene hurried out and opened a car by the road. Yasmine's breath quickened because behind Irene, she saw Yonas, who was being helped out by the staff
Irene opened the car door for him and placed him in the back seat before turning to talk to the staff. Even from a distance, Yasmine heard their conversation on the quiet street. Thank you for calling me, sorry for the hassle," Irene said.
The waiter replied. "I didn't know who to call at first, but this gentleman kept repeating your name, so I quickly decided to contact you again"
"We've known each other since we were kids, and when he's drunk, he often just calls out names, Irene suud, a bit embarrassed. After flunking the Walter once more, she got into the car, which sped swiftly down the street Chapter 176
The waiter turned back into the bar, glancing at her in what seemed like an unintentional look, and then casually switched off the bar's lights..
The whole street was quiet and empty, the lights in the shops on both sides had been off for a long time. Yasmine stood there alone, lost in thought, replaying the earlier scene over and over again in her mind. She looked down, her eyes slightly red, and let out a light laugh, "Haha What was she even thinking? Knowing that Irene was by his side, she should've realized that nothing would happen to him. As the waiter said, he was calling out for Irene, so she shouldn't show up
A cold drop of water fell
fell on her head, and Yasmine reached out to catch a raindrop. It's raining; it's so cold! She needed to head back.
Back at the hotel, her clothes were soaked, her hair damp and messy against her face. The scene replayed stubbornly in her mind, refusing to go away. She blocked Yonas phone, cutting off all means of communication. She felt deeply disappointed; this dream should have ended long ago. Yonas listened to the busy tone on the phone, feeling a bit dazed. He had called Yasmine many times, but it was always the busy signal. After the twentieth time, he finally realized Yasmine had blocked him. She wouldn't have done that unless he missed something important.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.
His memories from getting drunk at the bar two days ago were scattered. He couldn't remember how he left the bar or how he hotel. He had been busy dealing with matters at EverPeak company yesterday, and only now did he have a moment to himself. got back to the
He looked at his phone call history and saw he had taken a call from Irene while he was drunk. Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Irene walking out from the factory. His brows furrowed slightly. "Did you bring me back after I got drunk the day before yesterday?" Irene nodded, "Yeah, that night, when I called you, a waiter answered and said you were drunk, asking if I could come picky
you up. I said sure."
"And what else?" There had to be more to
to the story
"What else is there? I took you back to the hotel, that's it," Irene said seriously.
Yonas stared into her eyes, "Where's Yasmine?"