99 Tough Luck, Bro. (1/2)
After taking bath and change clothes, Lola sit on the swing in front of Jake's house. His house is not that big. But it's cozy and comfortable.
Jake went out and give her a cup of glass fill with a warm milk to her.
Looking at the glass, she giggles. ”What did you think i am? 5 years old?”
Jake also chuckles. ”No, but you drink almost two bottle of wine for today, so at least you need something warm to keep sobering up.”
Take the glass, she thanks him.
”So, what did you plan after this?” Jake ask while leaning on the wall looking at the road.
”I don't know. I need to talk with my superior first. She will be back from Lu island tomorrow. So maybe for the time being I will stay at the hotel. Like you said, maybe I should change my way of 'moving on'.” she finishing her milk and went inside after that.
She will be sleeping at the guest room that Jake already prepared for her.
Lock the door, she lie down on the bed. Her mind keep rewinding Nigel's face. Her heart right now is really in weird state.She worried about him, but then her ego was bigger than iceberg.
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Early in the morning, Chase send Violet to her faculty. He wait for her to finish her exam for today. While he was waiting, he got a call from Nigel.
”What's up?”
”Did you see Lola?” he ask worriedly.
”No. I didn't see her today.” he reply.
”Did any of you see her?”
”How am I supposed to know? I am the outside right now. Call her phone.”
”She blocked my number.”
”What did you do to make her block your number?” Chase ask curiously.
Sighing, he just reply. ”That's fine if you didn't see her.. thanks though.”
Chase look at his phone tilting his head a bit. ”What's going on between them two?”
After three hour of waiting, finally Violet walk out from the faculty building. Her face look relief and happy at the same time. Her presentation got a good review from the high tech company. So she just need to wait for her result to be out by the next three week.
Open up his arm, Violet run to her embrace. ”Done?” he ask and kiss her head.
”Mm.”
”Let's go. Release a bit tension.” he said before he open the car door for Violet.
Get inside the car, she finally ask. ”Where are we going?”
”Aspen, Colorado.”
Violet's eyes lit up. ”We going there?”
”Yes.”
”Now?”
”Yes, dear. Now.”
”Oh my god!” she cover her mouth with her palm.
Chase smile to her and drive to the airport. This is their gateway that he couldn't join the others when he had to stay behind and accompany her last time.
So this time, he want to spend all his time enjoying the vacation with her.
…
Hazel look at her phone's screen when seeing Lola's name on it. She pick up the phone when she get in the car while Alan already at the driver seat.
”Hello.”
”Hey, hazel. Uhm, are you already landing?” she ask.
”Yeah, I want to go home now. Is there anything you want us to make a stop first?”
”Huh? No no.. actually, I want to meet you at the outside of the house. Can I?”
Hazel frowned with her voice and the way she talk. ”Erm, now?”
”Yeah now.”
”Okay. Send me your location. We'll go there.”
”Erm, okay. Err, wait!”
”What else?” Hazel ask. This time she really want to know what happen to her.
”Don't tell the guys. Not even your husband. Please.”
Hazel turn to look at Alan. Alan divert his eyes to his wife when he feels like she was looking at him.
He lift up her eyebrow to her but then Hazel just shake her head.
”Uh..okay.” Lola ended the call and send Hazel a location.
”What is it honey?” Alan ask after Hazel put her phone into her pocket.
”Ermm..nothing. Dear, drop me off at the Moon cafe. I'll be back with my friends later. She needs my help.”