I entered his room without any hesitation, I just don't know what to do, but I had to do it, for the sake of my coworkers. I think I'm right. he's been looking at me for the past few hours. I just swallowed a few times, I secretly pray, help me what should I do? Maybe if he finds out that I'm not really rich and that I only secretly took clothes from guests who check in at the hotel, not only I will die, but also my family. He will fire my mom from her work.
"Um, sorry, I have a house near here at the hotel," I whispered. "I only really checked in here once so I immediately left without saying goodbye-" he cut me off.
"Are you nervous?" He doesn't seem happy. He passed me and wiped his wet hair with a white towel. He has a nice body, I looked away again when he turned to me.
"Are you looking for me?" I asked that I immediately stop my mouth, Gabriella! I secretly punch my mouth. I know he was not looking for me, but why am I still asking? But I wouldn't ask because otherwise, he looks mad.
Oh, wait... what does that mean? Come on! Suddenly he handed me a glass. There was wine, I didn't take it and just stared at it.
"Don't worry, I won't put any sex drugs in your drinks. I'm not like that."
He drinks his wine, but even though he sips his glass of wine, his eyes were still on me. His eyes went down my body. I was suddenly embarrassed by his stares and turned back from him, and I drink the wine.
"Why do you know I'm looking for you?" I swallowed, am I going to recognize? Am I going to lose my job and my mom? Will we leave my hometown? But no, stand up for it Gabriella.
"Um, I don't plan on coming here because-" my eyes widened... what did he do.
He kissed me. His hands gripped my small waist and pushed me against the wall near the door. I was shocked and my eyes were still open. What is this? Why it is so fast?
His kisses went down my neck and equaled my dignity but I still couldn't push E. My body was getting hot and knowing that he would stop, I hoped he will stop.
He slowly unhooked my bra from behind.
"E," I whispered, he stopped. He rested his arms on both of my bodies. He's now cornered me.
"What?" He whispered in a low baritone voice. I think I should go, he's serious and I can't even look him in the eyes.
"Are you leaving?" There was anger in his voice. "Where is your rest house? I'll take you there-"
"I think this is wrong?" I looked up at him, Evron's eyes were full of desire and strange emotions. Last night... just yesterday we met and talked, he's fast that I couldn't even know what to do next.
He laughed and licked his lower lip. His tongue swelled on his other cheek as he backed away from me. I exhaled a sigh of relief; I know I'm not to blame for why he did this, but is my brain telling me I started it?
He turned back and grimaced, as if furious and out of his mind. My hand was trembling. I'm already familiar with his moves... Evron is a playboy, I saw him every day at school with two other girls and kissing them. What exactly am I? Now I was thinking about a kiss, and if I didn't stop him, more than a kiss could happen.
"I should go." I opened the door and never looked back. I cried because of my foolishness, and I was terrified. I think he already knows what I said, that we will never see each other again.
As I sat in our wooden chair, my chest heaved. I wasn't sure what I'd do if I saw E again, but he kissed me. He kissed me on the lips. I was also stunned by what he did, so I was agitated and couldn't think clearly.
"She is there, isn't she?"
"Yes, that's right, I just got out of work, come in. Hi Gabriella, Clarens is here. Your friend from the city is looking for you."
I stood up from my seat and immediately put on my house clothes. I was shocked to see my friend.
"Clarence!" I hugged him and it was like I hadn't seen him in a long time. "I have Miss you, I thought you were on vacation in another country?"
"No, papa sent me here for managing the farms and other businesses." Renz and I are classmates, we have two months' vacation and I didn't expect to see him here.
"Sit down, do you want some juice? I'll make some." I smiled.
"Just water," he smiled.
"All right... here." I gave him cold water.
"Why did you come here?" I asked.
"I came here to see you? We have our rest house here near Bayan it is my grandfather's. He wants me to help with the farms and other businesses here."
Clarens is a good person, and we've known each other since high school. I'm not sure why he doesn't have a girlfriend when so many girls fell for him.
"Really? I had no idea. Take me on a tour; all this time I thought you didn't have a house here."
"I have no choice but to say that because I'm staying here on vacation and we'll be together."
"Wow, that's nice, take me on a tour of your farm and house, mama, Clarens is from here, his grandfather is here in our hometown," I said as my mom was in the kitchen preparing our dinner.
"You will be eating here, Clarens. Because I have many stories for you. I got a job here in the ownership of the Evilgreen Hotel. But I might stop..." my voice became sad.
"Why? Did you do something bad again?"
"N-no, nothing." I shuttered and covered his voice. I have decided not to tell him that because I know he will not stop himself to help me from the trouble I made.
Clarens and I have a great conversation inside my house, and instead of helping Auntie in the town, she sells a store, rice, food, and household items. I haven't come in for a week and mom told her manager that.
Clarens also comes to the house every day, brings food and sometimes we bathe in the sea near our hut. The sea is almost close to us, just a few minutes walk.
Clarens is now squawking to go to the Evilgreen hotel because I know while they are wealthy, the Evilgreens are even wealthier; there is no comparison to how wealthy they are here in town, especially in the city.
"It's been a week since I didn't show up there, then another..." I turned to face him and grinned. "Something... I made a mess, Clarens."
"Huh? What's the matter again Gab, did aunty find out about that? Also, if you messed up at the hotel, the police might be looking for you." He joked I made it difficult for him but I saw my aunt who came from another town to get stocks of goods.
"Aunt Lu, why are you frowning?" I took what she bought and Clarens helped too. Renz and I looked at each other and my heart started racing because of Aunt Lu's face.
"They reduced the staff at the hotel because the first son of the Evilgreens temporarily managed the hotel, they fired the elderly... including my sister and your mother Lara." She said without any emotion.
"Huh!?" because of the bad news, I did not know that I Iet go of the stocks of goods that Aunt Lu brought, I ran, our house is far from the hotel but luckily Renz has a car with him.
"Get in the car, Lara..." It's a good thing he's here, as we were going there, I couldn't help but to think, I was nervous. Why is my mom? I thought that would never happen.
On the way, I saw a familiar car in the distance. It's a raptor, the color black. The man inside in there was none other than E. I just stared at him. I didn't leave my eyes on him; he was wearing black glasses with a cigarette in the middle of his mouth. He licked his lips and our eyes met; I looked away thinking he would ignore me. I bow down a bit and told Renz to hurry up.
We arrived in front of the hotel and I saw that Mom was already dressed in her everyday dress, which means she is no longer working in that hotel, and she was crying.
"Mama," I fell to my knees. What did I do to make this happen to mom? She loves her job very much.
"Did you get fired? Did the head fire you? I'll talk to them maybe I can do something-" she cut me.
"Gabriella, you cannot do something, my work is gone, it's final and they've put those who were fired on the top desk. Most of us are old and have been working there for a long time. There's nothing we can do-"
"There is," I stood up. "There is..." I said annoyed. "Don't cry, I'll find a way." I swallowed.
"Has she been fired? My grandfather is currently looking for a new maid in Hacienda, Gab. I can help her to--"
"No, Clarens. This job is very important to my mom. Since the Evilgreens started building a hotel there, she has been one of the people working there, so she is known almost to guests, and to foreigners." I said madly at myself. "It's my fault."
"Huh? Was it your fault? You didn't do anything." Renz was staring at me, I looked up at him and sobbed.
"Hey, why are you crying? Come on. You know my grandfather will give your mom a job so don't cry."
"I messed him up. I messed up the wrong person!" I screamed; he covered my mouth.
"What messed up? What person? I don't understand you-"
"E, our are classmates. I pretended to be a hotel guest recently and... I think... there is... he wants to get something but I don't know. I don't know, help me Clarens."
I'm so confused I don't know what to do. Clarens was just dumbfounded and seemed to realize what I did.
I told him everything because it was unexpected that he wouldn't recognize me.
"Renz," I whispered.
"I don't know Gab, you did that. How did he not recognize you?" He looked down at me. He snorted and shook his head. "either me, I won't recognize you when you suddenly wear a swimsuit,"
"How is it?" I said sadly. "I told him that we have a rest house around here but I didn't tell him the exact place. But it's been a while, it was a week ago. I don't know what his intentions are-"
"He just wants you in his bed, Gab. You don't seem to know the members of Alligators, of Gab. They just wanted to fuck." He said with annoyance in his voice and looked at me badly.
"I'm sorry… I was a bit carried away by the excitement, Renz."
"I will help you to convince him to return the former workers to the hotel."
"Really? You're going to help me?" My eyes widen and my voice is full of excitement.
"Yes, Gabriella. But the school year will get started soon, what are you going to do?" Renz's eyes were hot and he looked really angry at what I did.
"I don't know either...it is possible if I stop studying?" He raised his eyebrows and was about to yell at me.
"Hey, it's just a joke… it's just a joke. Mom will cry even more when I stop, my aunt is already helping me with my finances for school, I will not be going to waste it." I said in a sad voice.
"Pretend to be rich, then. But make sure... that he can't get what he wants, all right?" he said while smiling widely. I think it is a good idea, to pretend as a rich guest of the hotel.
"Yes sir... noted." I smiled too wide. Hugging his arm. he is my best friend.
…
"This is our just a secret, just between us, Renz. Mama doesn't need to know this, especially in our whole class. It's just the two of us, got it?"
Renz smiled slowly and ruffled my hair.
"I'll just convince him to bring back the former worker of the hotel, and then I'll be not showing up, after." I smiled at him widely.
...
"We still have more than a month here so be careful." He whispered, I nodded. Renz had a boyfriend, he's part of the LGBTQ community, Renz just cannot like me as a girl, because he says I'm not his type, I just smiled thinking that.
His parents don't know about his gender and I'm the only one who knew, and to be honest, I like him the way he is. He was just scared of his parents.
"The whole week my grandpa is not here and I won't show up at this house either, and if you want to use this, you can just be careful."
"Thank you so much BFF, I told Evron that I have a boyfriend, so uhm why don't you pretend to be my boyfriend?"
"Did you See this?" he shows me his fist. "You're going to get hit by this." But E didn't seem to believe me when I say that.
Why does he have to replace older workers? He is annoying, I clenched my fist, my mom will be back.
"Check into the hotel with my credit card, you know what to do." He gave me his card.
"Thank you very much… I owe this to you."
"Go ahead and call me when you need me." He messed up my hair.
I looked up from here at the big hotel, I think I'm not ready for this. I sighed and entered the hotel.
Before entering, Renz advised me to put sunscreen, lotion, and other things to put on my body. He also taught me to make up a little and we even went to the city, far away from here. I prepared for it but I'm still not ready.
The plan is to convince Evron Evilgreen and be his friend. I think I can do this, fighting.
We also bought expensive things, but I told Renz that I will pay for them when my problem is over.
And tonight, I told to my mom that I will sleep in Clarence's house and told her that he can give me a job if I lied. I breathe in and out. I can do it; I won't be nervous.
"One room for tonight?" the front desk asked me, I was on the first floor of the hotel with my head bowed a bit and staring at the floor, did the front desk recognize me? After he gave me my card, I quickly entered the elevator and went to my floor unit. Oh my god, I was trembling. The heat is sudden, even in the entire hallway of the hotel, it's all air conditioning.
I got into my unit, and I still took Lara as my name. I won't be caught, who would have thought that Lara was rich and was also working here at the hotel, right? No one will think about that.
I lay down and looked at my old phone that I still use. Renz texted me good luck and he said when I will recognize by Evron, it was my fault, grr that guy scares me.
At six pm in the evening, I went down to the lobby and did what Renz said, I had a hat on my head so that people wouldn't recognize me here.
I meant to take a bath at this time, apart from wanting to watch the sunset, I also wanted to see E and I again.
Unexpectedly, I saw him down on the sand near the lobby of the hotel, because he was riding a horse. I saw how he stopped running on his horse, two men supports him down and drink his water in the bottle, then poured it on his body.
I swallowed as I watch him, I raised my eyebrows and as he picked up his phone. He was talking to someone. I think I'm not ready yet, I went back to the hotel I was about to take the elevator but I bumped into something...
"Sorry... I'm sorry. I'm sorry..." I said, but I stopped and looked at him and my eyes widened. Even he was surprised and his eyes widened when he saw me.
"L-Lara." He was shuttering, there weren't many people passing by in the hallway but I immediately stood up straight and looked at him... even though he was towering me with his height.
"I'm okay... thank you." I turned away because I didn't know what I was feeling. my heart was racing fast like it was going to explode.
Oh my god!
Suddenly he grabbed my hand and swallowed hard.
"I'm sorry." I don't know either why am I saying that.
"Huh?" He asked as I looked him in the eye. He bits his lips and licked it, and avoided my gaze.
"I'm sorry for what I had done, a few days ago. I shouldn't do that... but Lara." He held me on my waist.
"Huh?" I swallowed, and I blushed at his gaze. With my lips down to my neck, why am I trembling? Not now Gabriella.
"Because I kissed you without your permission, but I just want you to know."
"W-what?" I breathe harder, and my heart beats faster.
"I want to get to know you more, Lara. That's why." if just me or it was just my imagination, but he couldn't meet my gaze.
"Don't avoid me again." He whispered, and his eyes. were now staring at me.