CHAPTER 11
CLUB
Louise
While we are on the way to the restaurant we bond and chitchat about ourselves so we better know each other more. Kristoffe is just looking from us onto the rear view mirror while seating on the passenger seat. He just laughed at some jokes and talked when someone is asking him questions. I wonder if he's like that when I'm not around or he's just like that since then. I'm happy coz I never experience eating on the restaurant with friends. For 18 years, I'm not allowed to go out unless I have important things to do. After class I should go home or else I'll be punished.
Every summer, I'm alone in the house with the maids to attend my work shop classes. While my sister is with my parents to have a vacation abroad. During Christmas season until new year my family and relatives are having a family reunion while I'm left with the maids to celebrate.
I never experience playing hide and seek, Chinese garter, jackstone, etc., when I'm a kid. The games I played before are mind games such as chess, Sudoku, scrabble, puzzle, and sports such as badminton, tennis, volleyball, etc., All of my life I did everything to proves myself from everyone that I can do better, too. It's one of the few times that I broke the rules the first one was when I joined the pageant.
Although, I didn't follow the rules yet I'm still happy coz I'm new to these things. I never knew that having a lots of friends is great. I came back from reality when the car stopped outside the restaurant. We went out of the car and went inside the restaurant. The moment that we step in I know that we are on a prestigious restaurant just from the look of it.
The receptionist assists us to our reservation that Kristoffe reserved for us earlier. I looked around the restaurant and saw that all of the customers are staring at us. The receptionist brought us to the VIP room which is a long table with eight chairs on it. We ordered foods immediately because we had early lunch earlier for the pageant.
"We should go to the club to celebrate! Are you in, guys?" Archer said at us with a grin while we are waiting our food to be serve. "Were in" they answered in chorus except for me and Kristoffe that is just looking at them. "Oh, common guys, don't tell me you two won't come with us? Kill joy!" Gavin said with a creased on his forehead coz we're not answering. "Ate Micks and I won't come with you guys. After this we just go home" he said in a serious tone. "But, Kris I want to join them besides it's still early to go home" she said and pleaded at his brother. "How about you, Louise? You should come with us. We know that it's your first time to go there but you are safe with us. So don't worry, okay?" Jennica said in a hopeful tone.
I sighed before answering them. "Okay, I come with you guys" I said with a smile that make them gasp in surprise. "Woah, that's good. I thought we'll still convince you to come with us" Kevin said while he's still look shock from my answer. "How about you, cuz? Louise is now in to go on a club. So don't be kill joy, join us. We will celebrate because you guys won the title. Come on?" Gavin said while grinning. He sighed and look at us then the waiters come in bringing our food so he stopped on what he's gonna say. While we are still eating Jennica broke the silence. "Cuz, what's your decision?" she said in hopeful tone. "Okay, I come with you guys" he said with a bored tone.
I can feel that he doesn't want to come with us, yet he's forced to joined. I've never been to that place that's why I decided to come with them. I know somebody thinks that I'm ignorant yet people really doesn't know all things. Yes, I grow up living in the city yet I'm not allowed to go out unless I ran some errands or I'll do important things. People thinks that when you are living in the city you are aware of those things.
They think that the people from the province aren't aware of this things yet it depends on the person. It doesn't mean that they lived in a province so they are ignorant. I can feel that it's my first time to see what the world has. Our dinner is done with joy and in a peaceful way. I'm afraid coz I feel so happy yet it will be vanished like a whirl wind. Before we went out Kristoffe left a cash on the table.
After a few minutes we reached the elites bar. It's a high class bar which only elites people can afford. The building structure of it is grand and classy. Giovanne just nod on the bouncer and he let us in inside the bar. Maybe they are always here that's why the bouncer knows them.
The moment we entered inside the bar I saw a lot of customers and the lights can make someone dizzy. It smells cigarette with a mixed of alcohol. The bartenders are busy mixing the alcohol beverages and the waitresses are also busy serving the customer's order. There's a band performing onto the stage that entertain the customers. We searched for a vacant spot for us, then we occupied it. I really don't know what's the bar looks like so I'm at owe that I'm here and I've heard there's a VIP rooms upstairs. I'm amazed that this bar doesn't support prostitution. It's a bar which the bands and comedians perform here every night.
The men ordered the vodka while we ordered soju. "Ladies, please don't go to these places without us. Okay?" Gavin said while looking at us seriously. "Yeah, it's dangerous nowadays so be careful and be safe all the time" Archer said with a smile. "We know that you guys wants explore yet you should know your limit. When you think it's might be dangerous just quit with it" Giovanne said as he lectured as seriously.
"That's why ladies, you shouldn't go out with a guy who had a bad intention to you. Ladies, you should understand us coz we are just taking care to all of you" Kevin said in a calm way. "Don't go out without us so we can guard you, ladies. Are we clear?" Kristoffe said while looking at us with a blank expression.
"Yeah, we will follow. Thank you very much for your concern and reminding at us. We know that are you just doing it for our safety that's why you made the rules for us to follow" Jennica said with a smile. "There are really like that, Louise so better be used to it coz you're our friend so they care for you, too. Hahaha" Mikaela said while laughing. "I'm overwhelmed for your concern at us. Thank you very much" I said and smiled genuinely at them. The waiter serves our orders on the table. "Ladies, you can only drink a glass of soju. You can't be drunk" Kristoffe said that makes Mikaela and Jennica's smile faded.
"Is it your first time to drink, Louise?" Gavin asked with a lace of concern on his voice. "Don't worry it's a ladies' drink so it has a little alcohol content only" Jennica said with a reassuring smile on her face. "No, I drink wine occasionally so no worries" I said with a smile. Now, I know what's the feeling when someone is concern at you. It hurts that the concern I'm yearning to feel from parents is I got from other people.
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