Trapped In A Group Of Bastard Men
"Wow, this far exceeded my expectations!" Joy exclaimed with a sparkling eyes. She continued to circle the room they both rented. The woman couldn't stop screaming with joy, moreover the sight they got was truly amazing. Skyscrapers that seem to be competing to be the tallest, the sky is clear without clouds, and it will be very beautiful at night with the sparkling lights from these buildings.
When Joy was engrossed in her world, Natalie was like a decrepit human who immediately lay down on the soft bed.
"Wow, I think if I had a bed like this, I could last a week without getting out of bed," Natalie mumbled as she patted the bed excitedly. Perhaps because of her lazy instincts, the only thing that caught her attention was the bed.
"Nat, let's take a photo! I'll share it on my social media," Joy said, walking closer to her best friend and pointing the camera at the two of them.
"W-wait! I'm not wearing a wig!" Natalie refuses to take a selfie without her fake identity. If only to be stored in a photo album without being posted anywhere, I'm fine."
"Geez, okay. Let's take a photo!" Joy invited again to flash her sweet smile in front of the camera, as well as Natalie.
"Promise not to post it anywhere?"
"You're so chatty. "After you become Loretta, I'll take another picture with you," Joy pouted, pursed her lips. She is again engrossed in taking pictures of many spots and sharing them on her social media accounts. Joy didn't appear tired at all; she even went live on Instagram to greet her followers.
Seeing Joy's spirit, made Natalie a little moved. If she stays lazing in this expensive hotel, it means she has wasted the money she has earned from her hard work who has to talk non-stop for hours every night.
Casey opened her trunk to dress up as Loretta. And just as she had just applied some thicker make-up, Joy approached her.
"Are you done greeting your fans?" Natalie asked.
"Yeah, only a while. What are you doing? You wanna live right now?" Joy asked back.
"I guess so."
"Then tonight, let's have some fun at the bar!" Joy invited. Her spirit still hasn't faded.
"I don't want you to drink too much, okay. You're troublesome when you're drunk," Natalie pouted as she put a pretty red lipstick on her lips.
"I don't promise," Joy said, sticking out her tongue, teasing Natalie who was already wanting to protest the woman with the short beige hair.
After Natalie finished with her full makeup, Natalie and Joy started a live stream together on one camera.
"Hi, guys! Joyce is here! This time I'm live streaming with Loretta again, yeayy!" Joy exclaimed very cheerfully with a big smile while clapping her hands like a child.
"Hello, today I'm with Joyce~" Natalie greeted as she waved her hand at the crowd that was getting more and more into their room.
Joy narrowed her eyes as she read one by one the chats that continued to enter the chat column. "Oh, we're at the hotel, I don't need to mention the name, okay! Because if we keep locking ourselves in the apartment, of course we're very bored," Joy said, pursing her lips so adorable.
"That's why we are looking for a new atmosphere even if it's only for a short time, but here it's really amazing!" Natalie added.
Gifts kept filling their room, because this wasn't using Natalie's account, maybe Nicholas didn't know she was live streaming with someone else. No, Natalie shouldn't think like that, it seems that Natalie's confidence is growing, and she thinks that the blonde man will continue to follow her to the ends of the world.
They didn't do the stream for very long because they wanted to spend as much time as possible at the hotel. When it was enough to cheer up lonely men, Natalie took off her wig and re-applied her face.
"It's so hard being Loretta," Joy commented as she watched Natalie change appearances.
"I'm not comfortable when I go out wearing a wig, my head feels itchy," said Natalie. "And if my make-up is too thick, I somehow get sleepy."
"Then during live, you always sleepy?"
Natalie was silent for a moment, recalling her activities during the live stream. "Maybe sometimes?" The answer is a little doubtful. It was enough, Natalie removed the hair tie so that her real hair fell beautifully. She got up from her seat. "Come on."
"I'm hungry, we'd better eat first," Joy said, embracing her best friend's arm out of the room.
It was time for dinner, Natalie couldn't stop staring in amazement at the food. All look classy with high quality ingredients and the starch is very tasty. It seems Natalie wants to try one by one!
"Wipe your drool, I know you're poor, but don't show it too much," Joy whispered, nudging Natalie's arm.
Like being stabbed with a thousand arrows straight into Natalie's heart, Joy's words were sharp but true.
Natalie didn't protest despite being insulted like that. Sometimes Joy does have a mouth that is too honest.
And after dinner, they went to the bar in the hotel. While Natalie was amazed by the food at the hotel, Joy's passion resurfaced after entering the bar, which looks elegant with a beautiful view of the city of Chicago, especially at night.
The atmosphere of the bar is quite crowded with visitors, but the music makes everyone there feel comfortable and enjoy all the facilities and services provided. They decided to sit on the chair facing the bartender.
This is not the first time Natalie has gone to a bar or club, it was with Joy. Because of that, she was a little worried about this friend who got drunk easily. Natalie was wondering why, no matter how often Joy drank alcohol, she always got drunk quickly. Even so, Joy still never gave up, and Natalie could only shake her head at the behavior of her next door neighbor in this apartment room.
"One wine, please," Joy ordered, turning to Natalie who looked at her doubtfully. "What do you want?"
"I'm just mocktails," Natalie told the bartender.
"Huh? You've come here draining your wallet, and you just ordered a mocktail? You can't use your money properly, huh!" Joy protested resentfully.
"Don't act too much, if you don't finish your drink, I'll be the one to finish it," Natalie sneered, not wanting to lose. Joy immediately went silent, she began to wash her eyes, looking for a man who could attract her attention.
"Hey, Nat. Do you think we can get a man here? There must be only rich men here," Joy whispered, bringing her mouth close to the other person's ear.
"I see what you mean, but go ahead and find the man you want," Natalie retorted, not as interested in seeking a momentary love as Joy wanted to do.
"Geez, you're still stuck with the past. What's your ex's name? I forgot, if I'm not mistaken–"
"This is the wine you ordered, Miss. You'd better drink it right away," Natalie cut, in with a sweet smile and handed a bottle of wine and a small glass to her best friend after the bartender put it on their table.
And it's true like what she said, only half a bottle of Joy drank her wine, she was already drunk and raving incoherently. Natalie is very tired of Joy's habits, but this friend is very stubborn indeed.
"Hey, Nat. I will approach the man, you don't bother me, okay. I'll prove that he will be my prey tonight," Joy said as she stood up a little wobbly. Natalie quickly held Joy's body to keep it from falling.
"You're drunk, Joy. We'd better go to our room."
"No way! We have to spend some time having fun, and I'm not drunk yet!" Joy said as she removed Natalie's hand from her. The woman with the short hair started walking towards the man she had targeted. While Natalie was watching from afar, she wasn't going to turn her attention anywhere. Because one second it blinks, in a flash Joy would be kidnapped by men and taken to the room.
Natalie's eyes narrowed even more when a group of men immediately invited Joy to join them. Shit, Natalie thought Joy wanted to approach the table next to her where there was only one guy.
This can no longer be allowed. Natalie got up from her seat and walked over to them to pull Joy away from there.
"Um, sorry. Looks like my friend is very drunk, I have to take her to the room," Natalie said in a gentle tone of voice, asking the men to let go of her friend.
However, what happened was the opposite.
The men looked at Natalie from head to toe with eyes like a wild animal about to pounce on its prey. Some of them even whistled, teasing Natalie.
"She offered herself to approach us. Why don't you have some fun here too? Come on, I'll treat you to a drink," one of them teases Natalie.
Natalie just smiled sweetly as she held Joy's hand to pull her up. "Maybe next time, if my friend is drunk, she will do something dangerous," Natalie said, of course, only as a threat.
Natalie's eyes were rounded when she felt a hand start to wrap around her waist and pull Natalie to sit next to the man.
"You're too stiff, what's your name?"
Natalie didn't answer, she tried to get back up but the hand kept holding her.
"Sorry, we have to go," she answered, getting annoyed.
"Just a moment here, it's just the two of you too, right? And we don't have any women at all. It's like a desert without water, you understand, right?"
'I don't care, you bastard,' Natalie thought, going goofier.
Natalie gasped in surprise when the hand that was originally on her waist now touched her buttocks. Spontaneously, she slapped the man beside her. Until everyone who was there turned their attention to the table.