1 Meet Up
Drrt
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The vibrating sound of the cell phone came from inside the pocket of the kimono towel hanging in the bathroom for the third time, a sign of an incoming call. The girl wiped her foamy hands a little, about to answer the call.
"It's 11:30 AM, HURRY UP!" The shrill voice of the girl on the other end of the call sounded irritated.
" I am taking a bath."
"Thirty MINUTES ON THE NEW YEAR, YOU PLAN TO DIE IN YOUR HOUSE? HURRY UP!" call ends. The girl rinsed her body, a sign that her bath was over.
Actually she was not at all interested in the New Year's event as most people were looking forward to. What's so interesting? just changing the year, the sun will still be as hot as the previous days. Why should they be happy just to count down the seconds before 12 o'clock at night? Firecrackers? Is it so beautiful? They can play firecracker videos every day on their cellphones, right?
Jessy Redriguez, her older sister who had been forcing her to accept calls since this afternoon asking them to celebrate New Year's Eve together. Long chattering for thirteen calls without stopping until she agreed.
So here she is, in short jeans, an oversized black sweater and black sneakers. Her black hair was left loose on her back. A small sling bag that only contained her cell phone and wallet she lazily wore after locking the door. ....
The streets are bustling, filled with people laughing in every corner of the city. The street lights were bright, colorful. Little children were running after each other with bubbles surrounding them.
The girl kept walking, occasionally looking around. One or two people greeted seemed friendly, but she was not interested in replying.
At 11:58, she had arrived at his destination.
No less crowded than in the previous streets, in front of her thousands of people were crowding. A high-rise building on the 50th floor, with a luxurious-looking front door building in the background of the crowd. Large screens in the building's windows display the countdown time for the New Year. Most of the crowd was filled with girls who looked noisy shouting someone's name, looking like K-pop fans waiting for their idol.
"LISA!" Jessy's shrill voice caught her attention. Running over to her, still wearing her work uniform.
"You're wasting my time, I have to go back to writing at home."
"You'll die in that house without ever feeling the night air outside." Jessy groaned inwardly. Her little sister was still the same, not having the expression or interest in normal life like people in general.
Lisa will not leave the house even if it is just to buy water at the supermarket, she will choose to order food delivery services. All day just sitting in front of the computer either to write or watch his favorite Korean drama series.
She does not like to be alone and curt from small. Lisa is an active and cheerful girl until the last few years. Jessy didn't know for sure why her sister had become a loner and curt like now.
"I'm not a weakling!" Lisa answered curtly.
The screams of the girls in front of the building grew louder, running in front of the entrance when a black car stopped right in front of the entrance. Men wearing black suits run from inside the building, lined up neatly to barricade the road to welcome passengers in the black car.
Davier William, CEO of WJ Group, the only son of Daniel William who is among the 5 richest people in the United States. He just got back from France last week and will be celebrating the new year with his friends here. The girls are coming to see him...." Jessy explained while jumping up and down like the noisy girls in front of him.
"Don't you work here?" Lisa glanced at the hotel uniform that Jessy was still wearing.
Jessy looked at her uniform, gosh, she even forgot she worked at this hotel because she was too excited. She planned to take Lisa to spend the night at the hotel to celebrate their new year's eve. As an older sister whose only family is Lisa's, Jessy has never taken care of her sister, it's just that Lisa asked her to take care of each other's lives. She knew that Lisa didn't like to be disturbed.
"TEN!"
"NINE!"
"EIGHT!"
"SEVEN!"
"SIX!"
"FIVE!"
"FOUR!"
"THREE!"
"TWO!"
"ONE!"
"HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
After the joint countdown, the sound of firecrackers greeted each other non-stop.
The big screens showed videos of firecrackers exploding inside, followed by the words "HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022" the whole city sky was bright filled with colorful firecrackers, it looked like flaming flowers. Lisa swept her eyes, everyone was looking up at the sky jumping up and down, looking happy.
What makes them happy? These noises make them happy?
Along with the dramatic scene of the firecrackers, a tall man in a black suit got out of the black car. The girls of the crowd screamed jostling to approach the man they were waiting for.
The man walked accompanied by bodyguards who were also in black suits, looking sturdy guarding their master. Lisa caught a glimpse, the man's back passed through the hotel door, then disappeared.
"Follow me!" Jessy pulled Lisa's hand towards the back of the hotel.
"I'm not interested, I have to go home!" Lisa stopped, pulled back her hand. She had been out of the house for about 30 minutes, that was a long time for her. She hasn't finished her story yet. Work as a writer she can not leave. Korean dramas as a source of inspiration are waiting for her at home.
"Are you coming with me or do you want to be squeezed into the crowd here? Soon this place will be even more crowded, just come along for a bit!"
Lisa looked around, sure enough. The atmosphere is getting busier, it seems that this hotel garden has indeed become a favorite place for many people. Most people do like, but she doesn't.
"Just a moment." Jessy pulled Lisa back, she knew her sister would definitely choose to follow her instead of being in the crowd.
They went through the back door, up to the elevator. Arrived on the forty-second floor in front of the suite. Lisa glanced at Jessy asking for an explanation of why she brought her to the hotel room.
Jessy just waved her hand, telling her to hurry in, she had to finish her work for a while. But Jessy forgot that her sister was not an easy person to manage. Lisa turned uninterested in following Jessy's orders, she would return to her house as soon as possible. Boring, he thought.
Jessy pulled Lisa's hand to obey, waiting for her there. She groaned in her heart, how could her sister have this stubborn nature.
"Get your hands off!" Lisa stared intently at her hand that Jessy was still pulling from earlier. Jessy swore in her heart, her sister was scary.
The elevator door opened, Lisa was ready to step in, but was held back by Jessy. The hotel room has been paid for to pamper her sister just once, it is impossible to return it. So there you have it, the next five minutes will be a tug-of-war scene between the two sisters.
TING !
The sound of the elevator at the other end opened, it was Lisa's golden opportunity to escape from Jessy. Pulling her hand forcibly then walked towards the elevator at the end which had just opened. Lisa run in just before the elevator doors closed after one person inside got out.
It happened so fast, she never expected things like that to happen to her in real life.
The five men in the elevator were joking, the conversation between men as usual. They were either playing or teasing each other, the position was exactly like in the dramas she often watched.
Four men stood shouting and one man squatted as if he was receiving punishment from the other four men. Obviously, they were close friends. What they did not expect, when the man who was in a sitting position was about to stand up, Lisa entered by running without looking around.
"WOW!"
"WOW!" Five seconds, one of the men cheerfully cheered, clapped his hands, pretending to be in awe.
Lisa opened her eyes.
Her eyes meet the black eyes of the man lying on top of her. It wasn't a position she liked, but in the stories she wrote she liked the scene. When the female and male characters fall in a position to stare at each other. If his position was watching a drama, by now she should be screaming in exasperation. She could smell the chocolate scent of the perfume being rubbed gently on the man's neck.
The strawberry scent of the lip balm on his plumpy pink lips. The breath of the man above her gave a cold feeling to her skin. Lisa was really in a conscious state, but she couldn't move with her size completely covered by the man above her. She should have been swearing by now, but the man above her looked like he was about to eat it savagely.
