Chapter 10 "The Blue Haired Girl"

The same purple hair that stood out among all the crowd in the shop. He could still remember the first time he saw her, the one who was making a whole fuss about her order.

Given how she looked and wore, he wasn't surprised by the fact that this girl would spend most of her time partying in the nightclub. But she wasn't alone this time and is currently talking to someone beside her.

It was a short-haired girl with black hair and a blue highlight ombre, and she was wearing a grey sweater with exposed shoulders. She looked timid from all of the things that were happening around her, and the purple-haired girl, Caitlyn, was the one who was engaging the most in the conversation.

"Come on, Aria. Be energetic for once. You said that you wanted to make new friends. Well, this is it! This is the best place for you to get to know someone, especially if you're like, you know, "down" for it." Caitlyn was slightly nudging her on the side.

Aria could only stare at the bright pink sign in front of them, blinking rapidly to the neon lights and the flashing music coming from inside the building. She turned around to see Caitlyn, who was already dressed up for the occasion. Her hair was done in a salon, and her face was painted with makeup.

Aria was not really good at that, so she just wore a simple lipstick. Her face was still bare and was now getting a little red from all the lights.

They were just sitting on the bar, looking as if they were a pair of teenagers enjoying a drink together.

But Caitlyn was right. The only way she was going to make some friends was if she was going to be out here, meeting new people, even if she was uncomfortable about the whole idea.

"Come on now, there's plenty of guys you can choose here. See if there are some to your liking and if you feel that you're not feeling up to that guy. You can just leave and find a new one." Caitlyn urged her.

"Uhh… I don't know about that. I'm really anxious about all these kinds of stuff. I have never been in a place like this, you know." Aria said while looking at her glass of soda on the table. She was really nervous at this time.

She wasn't comfortable being in a place like this. There were people all around, dancing, flirting, drinking, and just having fun. The loud music was pounding at her head. It was too much for her to take in, but she couldn't deny the fact that she was just feeling so alone back home, and that was why she agreed to go to this party with her.

She was the complete opposite of Caitlyn. She was more on the quiet side, she wasn't outgoing, and she always liked to stay home rather than go out. She had few friends, and it was all through online chatting.

"Bah, suit yourself then. I'm going to someone that I know here, just enjoy the party and the drinks. Tell me if you need anything. I'll be back in like ten minutes or so." Caitlyn finished her drink and started to walk away from the bar.

William saw this scene and overheard their talk for a bit. He was going to talk to Caitlyn, given that she was there at the bar, but now she left, leaving only Aria alone with her drink.

(Ooh, check the app now. You're gonna love it.)

He hadn't realized that the app had been updated. He opened his phone only to find out the contact profile had been updated again.

[Contact Profile: Evelyn, Caitlyn, Aria]

{Okay, this one, I can agree on. I might hit on her, and I think it's easier to approach her rather than Caitlyn because I don't even know how to strike up a conversation with her, and she's a little bit hot-tempered from what I've seen before.}

(Go for it then, although my little advice is that don't push her too hard. You know that she's not the social type, and meeting new guys may make her even more nervous later.)

(Don't worry about that, I got this.)

With full confidence, William started to walk in the direction of the bar where Aria was sitting. He was finally about to make contact with her after watching her from a distance for so long.

He sat on the stool next to her and tapped the desk,

"Bossman, can you give me a glass of coke with ice?"

"Sure thing." The bartender replied.

Aria noticed the voice and turned to look at the source of the voice. William felt her eyes on him, but he decided to just pretend that he didn't notice.

After the bartender brought him his drink, he raised the glass to his mouth. He took a sip, feeling the cold sensation of the soda inside his mouth and the refreshing flavor as it spread through his whole body.

He looked at her after taking a sip while raising his glass, "Nothing is better than a glass of soda after a whole day, right?"

Aria nodded, surprised at the sudden interaction, before turning to look back at her drink.

William looked at her with a smile on his face and then took another sip of his Coke. Aria was just touching her drink without saying anything. She doesn't know what to say in this situation.

He looked at Aria and said, "How's your night? Been doing good and meeting some good people?"

"It's fine." She replied nonchalantly.

"Well, you don't look like someone who came here often, or am I wrong about it." William casually took another sip of his drink.

She glanced at him on the side, "How'd you know?"

He smirked as he held his glass, "Well, no one would come here just wearing that sweater and short pants like that. They would always go out with their best outfit to impress the new people they met."

"I could say the same to you. Why would anyone come here with a bag on their backs." She replied while averting her eyes to her glass.

"Well, you got me there. This is my first time coming here, and I'm just checking out." He finished his drink and asked the bartender for another refill.

She glanced at him and took a sip of her drink. She wasn't usually talkative when it came to meeting new people, but she found herself opening up to him. They were both in the same situation - first-timers at the club, trying to enjoy themselves.

She definitely felt a little bit weirded out talking to new people in a place like this, but she had no one to talk to. She might as well talk to this person to kill her time.

"What's in your bag?" She tried to strike up a conversation.

William noticed this and felt like this was a progress,

"Nothing in particular other than my laptop for work. It's nothing interesting."

"What brand and type?" She asks.

"An ASUS TUF Gaming F15."

"Specs?"

"i5 10th Gen, 16 GB RAM and a 1650."

"Huh, not bad." She smiled and took a sip of a drink.

"It is good enough for everything. Whether that be doing some work or a little bit of gaming, maybe a bit too much sometimes." He kept trying to engage and thought this must be something that she was interested in.

"It's not so bad for a laptop. Perfect for everything you need, though PC would be better for gaming, but then I guess since you need it for work, that'll do." She kept talking without looking at him.

"Well, if I were to game, I would just need to switch on my console and then play on my bed. Sitting for hours after work and then sitting again while playing will tire me off. I do have a PC, but I barely used it. The specs were better than my laptop, I can show you later."

She looked at him and smiled. She knew that the person beside her had the same enthusiasm about consoles and laptops as much as her. She didn't expect to bump into someone with this kind of interest in the nightclub.

"You're interesting." She said while smiling at him.