"I am fine. I just needs to plan my life, and the next time I see them I will be stonger and brave enough to fight back." Aline said, not knowing if she is saying those words to console herself or to assure her friend that she's ok.
She feels lost. She doesn't know herself now. She wants to break free and create her own destiny, but doesn't know how. That's the biggest problem to her.
Shen just stayed beside her. Then and idea came into her mind. " Aline, let's to a bar. It will be my treat since we didn't attend the concert."
Aline is skeptical. She doesn't know whether her friend is thinking or not.If she goes with Shen to a bar, she will be in trouble to her family. If will go back to their house, she's still in trouble.Neither way she's still in trouble.
Upon realizing something, Aline agreed to her friends suggestion. And just because of that decision, her life will change dramatically.
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" Hey man, what are you up to this time? Did your grandfather again asked you to look for a girl you like before your father will do that for you?" Ali asked his best friend Tim.
He is already used to his best friends mood when he asked him to go for a drink. Tim just keep silent thinking of something.
While he is looking around the bar, his eyes spotted Aline drinking a whole glass of cocktail without stop.
Ali stand to approach her, when he see Tim already walking towards her direction.
" ooh, this is bad. What is he thinking approaching a drunk girl?" Ali is muttering to himself.
Tim is already beside Aline,when she took his drinks from him. Then gulped it directly. She doesn't know what she is doing, it's her first time inside a bar. And she easily gets drunk due to her low alcohol tolerance.
" Thanks for the drink mister." she said after, then handing back to him the emptied glass without looking at him.
Tim was shock with her action. He doesn't know whether to laugh or scolds her for being careless. When he see her grabbing another man's drink, he pull her towards him without realizing what he is doing. " Be good." he said after
When she feels that someone pulls her when she almost reached the drink that she is eyeing a while ago, she started getting annoyed and wanted to scream at that person.
" You, what do you think you are doing? Release me now,he took my drinks." she shouted then pointed her finger to the man at her right side drinking leisurely. Seeing that Tim looks at the man at her right side she said " yes, that's him. he took my drinks and still drinking it , tell him to give back my drinks or I will he will face my wrath"
Tim doesn't know what to think. 'Does she know the word stealing while accusing the her victim? Poor man.'
Instead of releasing her, he said to her, " sit, I will order a new drink for you."
" Really? What about my drink that he took? He needs to change my drink, he already finish it all." Aline said while glaring at the man at her right. Tim is getting annoyed by her actions already. ' Why is she still keeps looking at that man when I'm just beside her. Too troublesome.'
"Anyway, miss? did you come here alone?" Tim asked her
" don't call me miss, I have a name. Call me pretty Aline,yes that's my name my name should be pretty Aline. did u understand Mr handsome?" Aline said to him, then continued " My friend is with me, she goes dancing. I stayed behind to drink, but he took my drink." pouting her lips and making a sad face while crying. Tim panicked,he does not know now what to do.
" hey, I said I will get you a new drink and much better from what he is drinking so stop crying." Tim said to her, then look at the bartender" one cocktail please" in low voice that only he and the bartender can hear.
Tim knows Shen, When they enters the bar he is already looking at them. His eyes are focused to Aline, he is observing her while she is getting drunk and when he is sure that she does not know already what she is doing, he approach her.