Umbry and Ally used to work together in the same coffee shop. Once they became partners after get off work, Ally met Aubrey's best friend, Kayla. Before I appeared, they had been together for almost a year.
I pointed at them. "How are they?"
Allie held up the phone. "I sent them a text message." She looked for her feet under the stall, and only when we were satisfied, she slid the door latch in.
"Very mysterious," Keira said.
Umbry looked at her screen. "Wait for us in the bathroom. Come alone."
Keira and Umbre both opened their eyes and walked forward. They gently pulled down my gauze.
"Girl, you are such a badass," Umbry said. She is an American of American descent, with short, pointed hair falling into her eyes. When she laughed so loudly, her eyes were almost closed.
"I saw you on TV and I couldn't believe it. The medication must have been stopped." When she got closer to examine my wound, she tore her dark brown ponytail from her shoulder. "You know, when she is really a female, calling her female is not fun."
Allie dragged me away from them. "The worst part is that we don't know why she did it."
That's not the worst part I have ever experienced.
"Allie said you need a car to leave for a while," Umbre said, turning to the mirror and putting on more shiny lipstick. As she moved under the light, I realized that she was covered with sequins.
"Yes, Jǐngcha is watching me. Fan Fan can't let them know that I'm leaving."
"Wow, I think this is the biggest trouble you have ever encountered, right?" Van Van Umbry fixed his eyeliner, gave up the mirror, and looked at me intently.
I nodded. Fan Fan "put your hands down."
"Even than that time when the dog ate your finger, we had to wait until it—"
Allie raised her hand to intercept. Fan Fan "They have been disinfected before sewing them back."
I twisted my right middle finger to emphasize that it was as good as new.
Kayla looked like she was going to throw up, even though I couldn't imagine that she would do something unlady like throwing her intestines up. Van Fan Kaila is the tallest among us, long and thin. Fan Fan's skin actually has some beauty; Fan Fan and I are as pale as I can. Fan Fan I blame my poor circulation.
"You can borrow my car," Kayla said. Fan Fan "I don't even care if they arrest you and seize it."
Kayla is a child of a trust fund, so this may be true.
"I don't want to be arrested, thank you," I said.
"Check. Fanfan, this is what we are going to do," Umbry said. Fanfan" Whenever the crowd becomes quite crowded, Kaila will go out to pick up the car in about an hour. Fanfanfanfan can slip through the back door. Fanfan and they will return to Kaila’s place and put her down , Fan Fan will be on the road."
"But what if someone sees Fan Fan get into Kayla's car?"
Kayla slapped her finger. Fan Fan "The east gate is dark and you can't block the way. Fan Fan, you can't see it from the road. If I roll down the back window, I can lean directly against the exit, and you can jump from the window to the back seat."
I'm not sure about the idea of this jump. Fan Fan, I'm not even sure if I can jump up. Fan Fan, am I a lemur
"What if someone suspects and follows you?" Van Van Elli asked. Fan Fan pulled one end of her hair.
"If I think we are being followed, Fan Fan can hide in the car until it is safe," Kaila Fan Fan said. Fan Fan "Or, if it doesn't seem to work, she will have to spend the night at my house. Fan Fan will go in with me, the whole process is just like plan."
"Sounds great," Umbry said. Fan Fan walked over to open the bathroom door, but stopped and waited for us.
Allie frowned, suggesting a strong internal treatment. Fan Fan finally agreed.
With Ali’s approval, we left the bathroom and reintegrated into the throbbing masses.
Now there are light sticks in addition to sequins. Fan Fan I found that those sticks are like fire. If they move quickly, I can write my name in the smoky darkness.
Umbry is a great Van Van DJ. Fan Fan To be honest, I don't know Fan Fan dj Fan Fan very much, but other people seem to be very moved, which impressed me deeply. Fan Fan she sits on the throne of the speaker, looking like she is at home.
When Ally was not dancing awkwardly by my side, she was shooting in the bar, which was a sight in itself. Except for an occasional glass of wine at dinner, Fanfan Aili rarely drinks anything.
Once, she cried back to the dance floor and put her arms around me. Fanfan makes us look like we are dancing slowly, even though the music is not suitable for us.
I don't know why she is so sad.
Did Garrison say something to her? Fanfan, is she also in trouble and decided not to tell me? Van van Brinkley? Fan Fan I don't know, but I tried my best to comfort her and stroke her hair with my fingers.
Kayla appeared on our left, squeezing my shoulder. Fan Fan remembered what I was about to do, and my intestines were almost turned out. Fanfan hugged for the last time, and I followed Kayla out of the crowd and came to the dark and empty place in the attic.
Jumping is not easy, even if the car is stationary. Fan Fan When I climbed over Kayla’s windowsill, I bumped into my elbows, knees and shins. Fan Fan I hope no one in the club will see my knick-knacks, because I think if they see what is on my skirt, they can see clearly. Fanfan but I didn't hurt my neck.
"Thank you very much for doing this," I said to Kayla, squeezing myself in the narrow space between the two front seats, as graceful as a three-legged dog.
"If you don't help you escape the law, what is your friend for?" Fan Fan blinked her big brown eyes playfully.
"Break the law, hide your body, find the lost pet. Fanfan, I think this sort of thing."
"Those are too," she agreed. Fan Fan "But Winston didn't go far."
I was silent for a while, and Keira gave me a light elbow. Fanfan "nervous?"
"One thing," I admit. Fan Fan "I hope I didn't do this for the wrong reason."
Keira shrugged and twisted her blindfold slightly. Fan Fan "Your mother has passed away. You haven't seen your brother for many years. Fan Fan, what other reason do you need?"
I mean Rachel. Fanfan, why should I go back to see Rachel? Fan Fan is not just asking her questions, right
"This situation is unlikely to happen," I said. Fan Fan "Hello, I'm Fan Fan, Danica's zombie daughter. Does Fan Fan remember me? Fan Fan then had a heart attack. I replaced them and I became a corpse on the floor of the living room. "Fan Fan I have imagined a fake version of some distant relatives, looking like a standardized 1950s housewife, breaking the teacup, fainting, until I suddenly appeared, and then committed suicide.
If I can do this, that would be great.
Kayla smiled. Fan Fan "Yes, but I know why you want to go back. Fan Fan people have a strange connection with their family, even though their family is as crazy as mine."
Kayla’s parents were art dealers and ran a large company with offices in New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. In contrast to Fan Fan, her family income makes my comfortable suburban life seem pitiful. Fan Fan, after all, they can afford her apartment on West End Avenue, and a beautiful sky rises overlooking the city center. Fan Fan and they also paid for her doctorate in art history.
"Well, I have to ask," she said, breaking the silence. Fan Fan "It's killing me and Umbry."
I was surprised by her interesting change in tone. Fan Fan "Just ask me."
"Who do you like? Van Van Line or Ally?"
My jaw fractured, leaving a big hole, and my mouth should be there.
"Oh, come on," Keira said, stepping on the steering wheel. Fan Fan "Who do you fall in love with? Fan Fan, I voted for Ryan, is it Ryan?"
I removed all the heating vents from my hot face. Fan Fan "I didn't fall in love with anyone"
She grinned hard. Fan Fan "Oh, my God, are you sleeping with both of them?"
"No."
She frowned, as if she didn't like the answer either. Fan Fan "Obviously, they both fell madly in love with you."
"Obviously, dating any of them is the worst idea."
"But you slept with Ellie," she said.
How did she know? Did Ellie talk to Umbry
"So if you sleep with her again, nothing will change."
Allie must have told Umbre. I want to kill her. "Sexing with Ellie almost ruined our friendship," I said. "And I don't sleep with more than one person at the same time."
"So you slept with Ryan," she announced. "Is he great? I bet he must be great. His ass is the most sexy. It is so cute, I want to squeeze it every time."
"Oh, my goodness, Kayla, stop talking." I pretended to count the street lights.
"Allie slept in your sex. You have a sexy single lesbian who loves to sleep in your sex, but you don't do anything?"
"We snuggled together, but nothing more. Sometimes she would read to me or massage me if I felt pain."
Keira smiled triumphantly.
"What?" I asked.
"It sounds like this—" She pretended to be looking for a word. "Being in love with xìng."
I'm still unyielding. "I didn't fall in love with anyone. Ryan and I decided not to have sex anymore."
"You have two people, but you didn't go to bed." She frowned. "This is so pathetic."
"When was the last time you **?"
"Saturday, don't change the subject. Umbry thinks you should be with Ellie, and I hope you are with Ryan," she said. "So you have to choose one of them, because we have money on it."
I sneered. "You are very simple."
We parked the car in her driveway. She hesitated in her seat and did not come out. "Do you know?" (to be continued) (end of this chapter)