The waiter dropped the juice.
"I'll stick to my juice but you should know..." Tessy sipped on the juice, "... I won't touch a single hair on your body if you get drunk." She said and Rain gasped.
"You wouldn't?"
"Try me!" She dared.
"Then I'd best call George to pick me up when it's time to go."
"Hm! You should." She giggled and looked around. She couldn't help but have this feeling that someone was watching her. But who?
Thirty minutes later, Rain was done with the bottle as well as drunk. Tessy had only drunk half of her juice.
"Uh-huh! Just what I was expecting." Tessy said, shaking her head.
"Tessy is so pretty." Rain said in her drunken state.
"Now that it comes to mind, are you even old enough to drink.?" Tessy asked.
"Of course!" She slumped on the table and raised her head. "I'm 18 years old, why wouldn't I be old enough?"
"Hmph! You're older than me but you act like you're younger." Tessy said and took out Rain's phone to call George. She saw that it was encrypted with a password. "What's your phone password?"
"It's Tessy25W!" She said to Tessy's surprise. She thought Rain was.jusy blabbing rubbish but decided to try it anyway. She was surprised that it worked.
"Why did you use Tessy25W as your password?"
"Because Tessy's amazing!" She giggled foolishly. "The day I bumped into her, she looked so much like a model. I was so amazed." She raised her head to look at Tessy but saw triple of the person sitting in front her. She laughed.
Tessy was short of words. She didn't know that Rain admired her so much to the extent of using her as her password. She felt touched. Her finger accidentally tapped on the gallery.
"Oh!" She wanted to remove it when she saw that Rain's gallery was filled with pictures of her. "Tsk! This girl!" She removed it and was about to call George when someone walked up to her.
"Hi!" He said and she looked up to see the boy she thought she had seen a few times on campus.
She didn't respond and just stared expectantly at him. Her not answering made it weird.
"I was just at a corner when I noticed you. I've seen you a lot on campus but haven't yet introduced myself. I'm Chad." He said and stretched his hand for a handshake.
He was expecting her to introduce herself and shake him like a normal person but she just stared at him completely unimpressed.
"Oh, I'm sorry! Should I introduce myself as well?" She asked with a bit of sarcasm. She couldn't help but laugh as she made him feel awkward.
"First of all, drop your hand, I won't shake you." She said and he did just that. "I am Tessy but sorry, I won't say more." She said indirectly asking him to leave but he still stood there.
'This girl is really a hardtack. No wonder no guy ever gets close to her. If I can win her over, I can hit the jackpot' he thought.
Tessy noticed he was still there and thought of it as annoying. She texted George and got an okay as a reply then looked up to see Chad still standing there.
"What do you want?" She asked rather harshly and he snapped back to reality.
"I was just wondering if you needed any help since your friend is drunk." He said.
"Thank you, but we don't!" She raised her hand. "Can I have a glass of water?" She ordered and a glass of water was brought to her almost immediately.
She took the water and sprinkled some on Rain's face.
"I'm up!" Rain said with a start. She was awake but not fully sober. The short nap had helped her a bit.
"Good!" She turned to the boy expecting him to leave.
"Then, I'll just get going." He said and walked away.
"Who was that?" Rain asked in between a yawn.
"Nobody! Don't talk while yawning." Tessy said as she paid for the drinks and stood up. "Let's go! George will be here in no time." She said and Rain followed from behind in a sluggish manner.
Chad walked back to his group of friends but wasn't ready to admit defeat.
"Ha! He failed!" One of his friends mocked.
"You couldn't even get a handshake from the pretty lady so, drop your bargain!" They teased.
"I didn't fail! You'll see, I'll get her!" He said confidently and dropped a few cash before sprinting out to go after them.
"Tessy?" Rain called.
"What is it?" Tessy replied.
"Can I rest my head on your shoulder for a while?" She requested with puppy eyes but Tessy gave out a merciless and cold 'No'
Rain whimpered but she was unmoved.
"Please!" She kept whimpering and it annoyed Tessy. She just had to give in.
"Fine but, clean your face before that. I can't afford your drool running down my shoulder!" Tessy instructed and Rain immediately wiped her face before resting her head on her shoulder.
"This feels nice!"
"Don't get too used to it. Not sure it's gonna happen again." Tessy poked her head slightly and she smiled before passing out. "You really had too much to drink!"
Suddenly, three guys approached them.
"Looky here, a couple of pretty ladies." The one in the middle remarked and stepped forward. "Why not come with me and grab a few drinks? I'll pay ya!" He grinned in the most lustful manner Tessy had ever seen.
Tessy glared at him.
"Stay away!" She simply said but they weren't about to listen to those words.
"Who in their right mind would see a loot and leave it just cause they're asked?" They snickered.
Tessy took out her phone and showed them a dial. It was the emergency number for the police.
"I'm calling the cops!" She threatened with a straight face but they still weren't moved.
"Look here pretty lady," the one in the middle approached. "How quick do you think the police are gonna get here? Do you think they'll arrive before we take you away or," he touched her hair. "...the other way round!"
Tessy remained calm but she was out of ideas. The best thing would be to distract them and run away but escaping with Rain in such a state was completely hopeless.
"Hey!" Chad called and grinned. "These ladies are with me!" He said.
The guys saw him and flinched. They hesitantly drew back and ran away.
"Those guys won't be bothering you ever again thanks to me." He said. "I'm kinda like a big shot around here so..."
"Say it!" Tessy suddenly demanded, which confused him.
"What?"
"You saved us and I don't like being indebted to anyone. So tell me, how can I repay you?" she asked.
'Is she seriously asking me that with a straight face? She looks so hot' he thought and looked aside. "Then," he turned to her. "...be my girlfriend!"
Without hesitation or even thinking about the request, she nodded.
"Okay!" Just like that, she became his girlfriend.