After miles of running away from home, I've arrived at a Stopover park. It seems famous as the open parking lot seems full and people come and go from the building. The building is tall with a modern glass and wood design, in the center of a beautiful green park which surely attracts passersby.
To catch my breathe and clear my head, I've decided to take a look inside. One thing that caught my attention immediately is the poster of the cafe named "Gatori Cafe". Their poster design consists of colorful macarons, cakes and pastries, as well as cute coffees and drinks. I went to every floor I could but can't seem to find it. There were no other poster other than the one at the entrance by the ground floor. It looks like the higher floors are not for the public as there are no stairs, escalators nor elevators going up from where I am right now. I am currently at the 6th floor and I'm pretty sure this building has way more floors than that.
It's starting to piss me off so I was about to give up until I locked eyes with a woman with long golden hair. She's wearing sunglasses, tight fitting dress on high heels and a large black sun hat.
She smiled at me as if she's seducing me and making sure my attention is on her. Her high heel noises keeps getting closer and with just an inch between our faces, she whispered to my ears.
"I can show you what you're looking for"
Thinking she must've mistaken me for someone else, I quickly stepped back, bowed to her and turned around. She quickly wrapped her arms from behind around my waist.
"Don't go. If you're looking to relieve your worries, I'm here to help."
Is she an escort offering her services? Is this that kind of establishment? Is the floor above us some kind of hotel? But why me? I don't even look rich? I'm just on my sweaty shirt from running and a plain jeans. Whatever the answer to that, this seems sketcky But, it may still be wrong to push a woman so I could escape from her embrace and run. People are already looking at us I don't want more attention. Let's just be polite as possible.
"Sorry, but I don't think I can afford your services."
"Oh you don't have to worry, I actually approached you with the intention of paying you."
"You must've understood, I'm not into that."
"I know" As she slowly slid her hand on one of my pocket. "I fully know what you're into" I can hear her giggle and now more attention are on us. Is it still too late to push her and run? Besides I'm never going back to this place ever again. As I was about to execute my plan, she quickly released me and put her hands up as if she hadn't done anything wrong.
" Geez... no need to be violent, I was just helping you. " She said as if she was mocking me. "You're looking for Gatori Cafe, correct?"
"How did you...."
"Most people who looks lost, are looking for Gatori Cafe but not everyone can enter it."
"What do you mean?"
"It's an invite only cafe. Actually all of the establishment above us are invite only. If you're one of the normal human beings you can only roam up to the 6th floor"
"Oh.. Guess it was a waste of time even looking for it" Why even put up a poster as if you're advertising it if people can't even access it.
"Not for you." She proudly claimed. "If you look into your pocket, I just gave you an invite."
I reached on my pocket as she suggested and there I found a blank black card. Looking still confused, she explained.
"Those are key card for the exclusive elevator. Each establishment has their own key card.
The guest will just tap their card on the scanner inside the elevator and it will take you to the floor of the establishment you we're invited to.
Not even the guests no which floor are they going to."
Scanners, huh? I think I don't remember seeing one. "But the elevators here don't have scanners"
"As I said, only for exclusive elevator, you have to go out of the building and you will find the exclusive elevator at the rear of the building"
"Oh, I know I said guests don't know which floor the establishments are but let me tell you." She came close to my ear and whispered. "Don't tell anyone but Gatori Cafe is at the Top most floor"
"You could have just helped from the start, you know."
"I did offer to help, but you're the one who rejected me."
Remembering what happened earlier, she does have a point. Ah.... so embarrassing for misunderstanding. She's still at fault. If she didn't hugged and touched me suggestively, I couldn't have thought that way.
"Off you go now!" She said as she tapped my butt to push me away. There she goes again.
I did as instructed and went out of the building. And here I am now in front of an outdoor elevator.
"The top floor...."
I stepped off the sidewalk and backed to the middle of the road to see if I could get a glimpse of the cafe on the top floor. As I was gazing up, I realized that the scene from before, for the watcher's perspective, It could look like she invited me to her room and she even made those suggestive touchings. She even touched my butt. And now here I am holding a key card. What if this actually leads to her hotel room?
As I was just pondering, a very loud car honk and screech brought me back to senses. The car was just an inch away beside me. While panicking, I instinctively entered the elevator and mindlessly tapped the keycard and waited for the door to open.