Bab 18: Harley Greene 2
After introducing ourselves, the four of us began searching for the ring, retracing the steps that the couple had taken on the beach.
This wasn't what I was expecting to do on my first official day on vacation on this beautiful island but again, it wasn't like I had any plans so I might as well move with the flow.
We had started when it was very early in the morning and after a while, quite some time had passed and the sun was at the peak of the sky and it was harder than ever.
Just as I was about to call it quits and leave the three of them to their own devices because I couldn't be bothered anymore, Minako yelled, "Yes!"
"What?"
"What? What?"
The couple rushed their way over to her.
"Is this the ring?" Minako asked, showing the object she was holding in between her thumb and index finger.
"Yes! It's my ring!" Harley screamed in joy as she hugged Minako so tightly that she could've popped like a balloon.
I watched as Malcolm fell to the sandy ground. His back lying flat on the sand.
This gust of relief washed over him.
I squatted near him and whispered quietly enough where only he could hear me, "That could've been bad for the pockets."
He didn't respond verbally but with a smile and this slight nod, the two of them let out this soft chuckle as we watched the two girls in front of us hugging each other as if they were best friends.
"Is that your girl?" he asked me.
"No," I shook my head.
"Hmm. I see," Malcolm responded, having sensed that our relationship was complicated. He sat up and asked, "It's about to start getting soon. I'm so sorry about wasting both of your times."
"No no no. That's fine. I'm glad we could've helped," Minako responded.
"How about the four of us head out to drink a little? I'll pay as payment for the help," he offered.
Before we could respond, Harley chimed, "Please. It's the least we could do. If you don't accept, we'll forever feel guilty about this favor."
"Okay. Fine. I'll be sure to order the most expensive drinks to make sure that guilt is gone," Minako joined. She looked at me with a question raised in her eyebrows and I nodded, informing her that I would follow along.
"It'd be my honor," Malcolm said as the four began heading out to a bar that was half-indoors half-outdoors.
One shot became two. Two shots became four. Four became ten.
An hour turned to two. Two to four. And by the time we were done, the sun was halfway sunken into the horizon.
Other than me, everyone was extremely drunk, barely able to speak proper sentences, and would walk in zig-zags.
"Yasuo, I want to head to sleep now. Take me to my room," Minako whispered into my ear with that seductive voice that was enhanced by the alcohol in her system.
I asked the bartender, "Could you make sure the two of them stay here? I'll return to pick them up once I get her home first."
"Sure thing."
Our hotel was thankfully only a few minutes walk away from the bar where we were drinking.
At first, I tried to help her walk but once I realized it was a futile task, I picked her up and carried in princess-style.
"Kekeke. What a gentleman," she laughed as she stretched her arms. "Are you perhaps a gentleman pretending to be a bad boy? That'd be hilarious." (This is an interpretation of what she had actually said which is full of slurs and incorrect pronunciation of words).
"Don't make me drop you by accident," I responded.
"Kekeke."
Once I got to her hotel door, I asked, "Where's the card?"
"It's in the back pocket of my pants."
The pants she was referring to were the ones I'd been carrying all day.
Taking the card, I used it to open the door and as soon as I got to the bed, I threw her with full force onto the bed.
"Ow," she muttered as she rolled over and buried her head into the pillows.
"Go to sleep. Good night," I said.
She gave a quick wave before her arm flopped back down.
Leaving the room, I began heading to the bar and saw that the bartender had kept his word and ensured neither of them had left.
"Thank you," I said, barely able to get the words out of the clog in my throat.
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