*rustle, rustle*
Someone start rousing on the bed. She glance at the window and slowly move her hand into the phone on her bedside table. It was a cloudy morning and too early for her to be awake. Ever since she start her new job in a new country she start to wake up early when it rarely happen in the past.
Jane, the said person, moved to South Korea a month ago to work. She was hired by the sister-in-law of Tiffany, her friend. They became friends after Jane pretend to be friends with Tiffany on a bar in Boracay when Tiffany felt uncomfortable to a drunk guy pestering her during her vacation in Philippines.
Tiffany along with her newly wed husband, Woo Jaehan, was on a business trip a year ago. They are planning to expand their business in the Philippines since they work in travel field. After their work commitments, they went to Boracay for vacation and honeymoon.
On their third day, Woo Jaehan find out that there is business partner, who they failed to meet before, was currently there for work inspection and only have that night available for both of them, so they decide to meet the partner and asked Tiffany to go stroll first and he will look for her after the meeting. Tiffany, not wanted to stroll alone, decide to stay somewhere near the meeting place and enter a establishment next to it, which is a bar.
The bar is located near the beach front and with cozy vibe that attract people that just want to drink, chill and contemplate life.
Jane, on the other hand, already sitting somewhere near the entrance. Contemplating her life choices, Jane is thinking of what to do next since she didn't like every accounting and finance job she worked in the past. She's thinking if she should do baking class, which she always like to learn but too poor to dream of, or train as a housekeeper, she wanted to start there because cleaning makes her mind empty. And because she wants to work on deep cleaning services or maybe moving services. It might be a bad decision for her wprk experiences but hey, she's rather deal with actual trash rather than dealing with annoying colleagues and it is much easy to deal with actual mess than someones financial and investment failures. Thinking with these two options aready filled her with joy and contentment. Any choices she makes doesn't make her unhappy.
Jane quietly sipping her cocktail when someone suddenly sit and tug her arms.
"Hey, are you here for long? I told you I am sitting near the bartender why didn't you find me?" a blonde woman ask her.
Jane was startled, she is squinting her eyes at the woman. Observing her carefully looking for the "please help me" eyes, it's not the first time a woman go to her on a bar just to ask for help subtly. It always happen more than you think. The woman squeeze her arms, a signal.
"My glasses broke, I was just about to text you. But I got carried away by the drink. Sorry." The same excuse, no glasses, she use everytime whether an acquaintance or someone asking for help. Her glasses is not that high so she doesn't need to wear it everytime but she always wear them when she's outside. She only stops wearing it when she also got in the same situation, but it was a co-worker who is constantly pestering her. It was the best excuse she can think of. If someone asks her why she didn't greet someone on a bar a day before she can just said she didn't wear her glasses. She's only in bar because of her annoying quirk of wanting the vibe but not the socialize part. If it were her she just want to drink at home but even if she do everything to duplicate the vibe it's just not that satisfying.
"It's okay, I know you always daydream." the woman smiled. It was probably the most beautiful smile she ever seen in her life.
(Ahhhhh, my heart noooooo-)
"Hey it's already dark." answering her while chuckling. "Don't make me the weird one." as she continue while rolling her eyes.
Jane taps the seat next to her, signalling her to sit.
"I didn't mean that. Why are your mind over analysing everything?" she retorted while adjusting herself.
Jane was surprised, she really do over analyse everything.
"Hey ladies. Mind if I join you?" a man ask while slowly reaching their table. He looks like someone from Middle East. His face look like those men you can see on the cover of your mom's pocket books. The guy clearly look like drunk. The woman squeeze Jane arms again. Another signal.
" No sorry. We are both waiting with our partners. " Jane replied with a smile but a wary in her eyes.
"Come on. I just want to drink with both of you."
"No." Jane answered firmly and with a glare.
"Geez, why so fierce." he mumbles while walking away from the table.