Laura combed her bright red hair and tied it up into a high ponytail. It had been a very long time since she went out to have fun. She felt like jumping around as she got ready, from how she was excited to go. After living with Rachel over the past five years, she barely went out, as her friend's introverted nature influenced her.
Seeing that she now looked good, she picked up her things and went to the living room where Rachel was waiting for her. Laura looked at her friend's outfit and sighed in her heart. She understood why she wore such modest clothes, but whenever she saw them, she couldn't help but think that it was too unfortunate.
"You are ready, right? Nancy told me they have been waiting for the past fifteen minutes," Rachel said to her, resisting the urge to lecture her friend.
"I'm done," Laura said and smiled guiltily.
"Let's go then. You looked fine before. Why did you have to change your clothes again?" Rachel said as she gathered her things, ready to go.
"Ah! Wait! I forgot to pack my swimsuit," Laura said, and ran back to her room. Rachel looked at the door that slammed shut behind Laura and grit her teeth in annoyance.
"Then you can come downstairs yourself," Rachel said and left the hotel room. She mumbled in annoyance the whole way down. Everyone ended up waiting for another fifteen minutes before Laura went downstairs.
When the three other girls saw that she had finally appeared, they were all visibly relieved. When Laura got in the car and started excitedly telling everyone how happy she was about seeing them again, Rachel asked David who was driving them to go first. She didn't know when Laura will say she had forgotten something and insisted on going back to the hotel.
They had all been invited to their friend's boyfriend's birthday, and he was generous enough to find someone to drive them there and accommodate them overnight. They were all excited and nervous about who was going to be there. It was obvious that the most excited person was Laura. It had been so long since she had looked forward to doing anything or meeting anyone, so it was inevitable.
She had also heard that her friend Jen's boyfriend's brothers were also going to be attending the event. Seeing how handsome and attractive the boyfriend was, she was looking forward to seeing his brothers. Even if they were a bit less attractive, she was certain that they wouldn't be ugly.
Nancy, who had been talkative the last time they met, was not as talkative today and the girls in the back observed how she would keep glancing at the man who was driving the car. Laura finally took notice of him because of this.
She looked at him through the rearview mirror and almost couldn't contain the surprise she was feeling. Who has such a handsome man as a driver? Sir, do you want to change your life? I can help you become a popular model, she thought to herself unabashedly.
She looked at Nancy and the way she was currently staring at him in a daze and felt a bit bad for this new friend she had just met. It looked like she was already interested in him, but he hadn't said a word since they got in the car.
As they all chatted about everything and nothing, Nancy, who was still staring at David, was startled out of her daze when her phone rang. David was also not expecting her phone to ring, so he turned to look in her direction before keeping his eyes on the road. The people in the back silently watched their interaction with amusement, but the people involved were completely unaware.
"Hello?" Nancy said into her phone without even checking who it was that called her.
"Hi! Have you all arrived already?" Jen, who was on the other side, asked. She had gone to have lunch with her boyfriend and his family for his birthday and it looked like they had just finished.