323 Trouble & Danger (1/2)
Ying opened her eyes to a brightly lit room and squinted her eyes. Her dry mouth felt sticky with thick saliva. A slight movement of her body made her moan in pain as the headache was clear tell-tale of what she did last night. She wanted to retreat under the duvet to escape from the ache that ebbed and flowed like a cold tide through her skull.
A wave of nausea hit her hard making her run towards the bathroom. She needed to throw up and empty her guts before flushing her last night's shame along with it.
She was drained after puking her guts out and leaned her head against the cold glass wall of the shower. She had just closed her eyes to rest a bit when she heard, ”You're finally awake.”
Ying opened her eyes slowly and looked at Cali. She tried to smile but it was tiring. She barely made a sound at the back of her throat in reply. Ying licked her cracked and dehydrated lips as she continued to stay in the same position.
Cali was amused by her condition. She could tell in a glance that Ying wasn't used to this. It really surprised her that someone like Ying was actually not good at either drinking or handling her alcohol. In fact, she was the worst one Cali had ever come across in her life.
”Would you like some water? Or should I bring some more vodka for you?” Cali teased Ying on purpose. Ying who was barely holding on cringed at the thought of alcohol before crawling to throw up again as the reminder of alcohol was enough to make her feel nauseous. Cali laughed at her softly before crouching down beside her to hold her hair while rubbing her back softly. ”If you know your limit, why did you push yourself?”
Ying looked at the blurry image of Cali before her because of the water that had gathered in her eyes. ”I'll be a dog if I drink again.”
”That's the hangover talking now,” said Cali before helping her up. ”Wash up, I'm gonna find some clothes for you.”
Just as Cali turned to leave, she heard Ying say, ”Thanks.”
Cali smiled to herself. She knew why she was thanking her. But she really didn't think it was necessary. ”You're helping me, so I helped you in return. I don't think there is anything to be so thankful for.”
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*Knock!*
Cali got up to open the door of her suite room and let the room service wheel in the trolley of food that she ordered for a certain someone suffering from a hangover. Just as she closed the door, she saw Ying coming out of the bedroom wearing her clothes and it made her face twitch.
Even though Ying could be considered a tall girl compared to Asian girls but before Cali's exceptional height, she was small. That's why Ying had to roll her jeans three folds to make it acceptable for her size. As for the shirt, it was way too loose on Ying's dainty looking figure and that's why it looked so weird.
Cali shook her head at Ying as she asked, ”How did you manage to hold the jeans up?”
”By using my emergency pins,” shrugged Ying as she shoved a berry into her mouth with delight.
”And what are you gonna do with the shirt? You look like a homeless person this way,” remarked Cali.
Ying scrunched up her face slightly before she held the hems of the shirt and tied a knot in the middle making it a little more presentable than before. ”Have you seen my cellphone?”
Cali went over to unplug her cellphone from the charging and threw it towards Ying who caught it with ease. ”It's been ringing all night and only went silent when the battery died. So, I put it on charge for you.” Ying hummed in reply as she turned on her cellphone and it started buzzing non-stop. ”Looks like someone's really missing you.”
Ying shook her head at Cali who flipped open a magazine to read before she dialed the number that had called her the most number of times. ”Hey, Uncle Kuan!”
”Young miss, where are you?” came the voice of the person who was trying to keep his voice as leveled as it was possible. ”I've been trying to contact you since last night. It's already midday and I still don't know where you are.”