Cali and Skye hopped in the car. Cali drove them to the nearest shopping mall to shop and eat. When the sky darkened, they went to a bar called 'Calliope'. They saw people lined up to the entrance but they just went through it because of Cali's VIP pass. Skye and her friends are patrons of this bar. The farthest and the biggest VIP room serves as their group's headquarters. The first floor of the bar is a disco bar so many teens and young adults go there to unwind and release stress thru dancing and partying. The second floor is for VIP rooms. When Cali opened the door, they were greeted cheering and the girls in their group hugged and kissed Skye's cheeks. The guys also hugged her after the girls' turn. There are total of 8 people in the group. Their group originally started 4 girls but their circle grew in high school and as time went by. Paris, Cali's younger brother, is the first male to join the group. The 3 other males are the girls' partners. Bella and her husband Carmillo, Kallista and her fiance Jupiter, and Cali's college sweetheart, Rhys.
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When Carmillo greeted her, 'sparring' is the first word that escaped her lips. The guy cannot help but laugh. They used to be rivals in high school where a lot of fights happened between them. She used to be the no.1 fighter for their all-girls school while Carmillo is also the no.1 in their brother school. They became friends when Carmillo alone rescued the Bella from local thugs who wanted to have their way with her. They are really thankful to him, especially Bella and the two became inseparable ever since. They are now expecting their kid no. 2. The two other guys, Jupiter and Rhys, joined them when they went to college. Among all of them, Skye is the only one who didn't graduate from college because of various things that happened to her in the past so she is thinking of returning to school once all things are settled.
When all of them seated, Cali sprung up from her seat.
"Alright guys, since all of us are already here, I am thinking that to celebrate Skye's return, we should get on a road trip!"
"Sounds cool, but it depends on when and where", Paris answered cooly while sipping his beer.
The other guys mumbled "True", in agreement with Paris.
"No worries, guys. If you are busy, it will only be us girls will continue with the trip and it will just be a short one. Plus, it is our turn since you had your guys-only trip last month," Kallista non-chalantly said.
The guys agreed because they have no choice. All of them have businesses to run and they want their women to take it easy and relax away from their busy schedules.
While the girls are discussing the trip and the guys discuss their businesses, the door opened and a huge guy appeared. Behind him is a slim and tall guy that walked slowly towards the door. It is the owner of the bar and their chilhood friend, Justin. He greeted them and got surprised to see that Skye is back. He left shortly because he still have other meetings to attend to, he just wants to see and greet them. Cali invited him to her mom's birthday and he just nodded.
"That friend of ours is always so busy. Mom wants to see her godchild on her birthday," Cali pouted.
"That's how hard it is when you are an only child that got entrusted all of the businesses your family have," Bella symphatized with their friend. "I am just lucky that before my parents entrusted it to me, I already have Carmi to help me out."
"Does he have a girlfriend already?" Skye asked.
"Why ask? Wanna apply?" Paris sarcastically interrupted.
"Nah, just asking. I am just worried at him since he is like a brother to us. And don't get me started with having a man in my life, please. I am good." She then glared at Paris but he just laughed went to call the waiter outside to order some more drinks.
"That bro of yours really loves to get on our nerves," She said to Cali as she also laughed at the younger guy's antics.
"Let him be. He is just brokenhearted that is why he is back to annoying everyone and drinking his ass off."
The girls gasped. "What?! See, that girl is really not for him. She just wants your bro's money!" Kallista said then gulped her cocktail.
"Yeah, he just realized when he saw that she is cheating with him with another guy at their uni. He is the one who broke it up so he will recover from her, eventually", Cali calmly explained.
"My hands are itchy ya know. It is itching to slap that girl. Eventhough Paris is a jerk to me sometimes, I can't stand him being cheated. He is our bro too," Skye said.
"Calm down, girl. I already did. She had the nerve to go to his condo right after he broke up with her. Paris said that she even saw him leave after he saw them kissing at the football field at the uni. At first I didn't know what happened. I came first at his condo since Mom told me to drop by his place to give him some of the cake she baked that day and he came home somewhat looking like a ghost. Then he told me what happened and that bitch came up at his door, he didn't wanna speak to her but she is really is insisting to do so. She also said that I am the one convincing him to break up with her. And that is when I lose my cool and my palm came down to her cheek like a lightning." Cali said as her right eyebrow twitched up.
"Bravo!" the girls cheered and clapped.
"She was stunned when I suddenly opened the door and slapped her. She just looked at me like a puppy at first then her face reverted that revealed her true, vicious, colors. Then she swore that she will get back with him and prove that she is innocent."