Chapter 4 Work and school

"Why are you here, Riley?" Bella asked again when they entered the room.

"I am here to comfort you, Bella. You don't expect me to just stay in New York when you are passing through pain here?".

"But you have work and school"

"Those can wait, you are more important than me" Riley replied.

Bella then sat beside her and buried her head on Riley's shoulder and started crying.

"That's right, cry it all out don't keep it all in" Riley said and started patting her back.

After ten minutes, Bella stopped crying and they started discussing school stuff.

Bella was actually a sophomore in New York university where she was studying food and nutrition.

She and Riley were also studying the same course.

"So what are you planning to do now?" Riley asked in the middle of their conversation.

"I don't really know, Riley," she replied.

"Don't worry we will figure it out together" Riley said and held her hand.

In the evening, Riley suggested that they go out but Bella refused.

"Come on, Bella, you need to go out for some fresh air," Riley said, trying to convince her.

After much persuasion, she agreed and they both dressed up and went out.

They went outside the house and Riley stopped a cab and they both went in.

"No 13, rockwood street" Riley told the driver where they were going.

Bella stared at her with an open mouth, "Riley, have you been to Mexico before?"

"No, but I have a cousin who frequent here and she likes to brag about the places she has been to. And today we would be visiting one of the place" Riley replied.

"What is the place?" She asked.

"I won't tell you, it is a surprise"

Finally the car pulled up at the place and Bella came out of the cab and stared at the building they were going into.

The building number was shining so she saw it immediately, Riley paid the cab man and then stood beside her.

"You like it right?.I know that you are excited," Riley winked at her.

"So this is where we are going to spend the evening?" Bella asked.

"Yes, we might even spend the night here" Riley replied, grinning.

"Hell no" Bella muttered and started walking away but Riley held her hand stopping her.

"Hell yes" she said and dragged Bella towards the club, when she reached the door and showed the bouncer there her card.

They smiled and opened the door for them, Bella was really surprised by how beautiful the club was.

If not for the men and women kissing and touching each other that are all over the place, Bella would have taken a photo.

Riley led her to the bar where a handsome guy was serving drinks to the customers.

"What can I get for you sexy ladies?" He asked, smiling at them.

"Juci.."

"Champagne is okay," Riley interrupted.

"Okay" he replied and walked away to get their drinks.

"Champagne?, before I forget where you got the card you showed the bouncer at the door?" Bella asked.

"Oh my sweet Ella, two questions at the same time, but you have to choose one. Which one do you want me to answer?"

"You know the one so answer it" Bella gritted through her teeth.

"Well the card belonged to my cousin, I stole it from her as a prank" Riley replied.

"And you didn't give it back?" She asked.

"Don't judge me yet, I wanted to give it back to her but the little brat started bragging that she was going to get two cards when she visited Mexico again so I decided to keep it for myself" Riley finished.

"Really?, I am starting to think you came here to enjoy yourself and not to comfort me" Bella said and Riley gasped.

"Ella, how can you say that?. Last semester, I had all the time and money to travel around but did I do it?. No, I stayed because I didn't want to leave you, you are really hurting my feelings".

"It is fine, I was just kidding," Bella said.

"Please don't joke with that, it is not really funny" she replied and Bella nodded in acknowledgement.

"Here you go ladies" the bar man said and kept their champagne on the table.

He opened it for them and poured two glasses for them, Bella took the glass and looked at the crystal clear liquid and grimaced.

"Drink it Ella, don't let my money go to waste" Riley said.

"As if I was the one that told you to buy it" Bella muttered and took a sip.

"Hmm, it tastes nice," she said after taking a sip.

"Yeah, I know that you would like it," Riley replied.

"Hmm, please can you spell cute in English for me?" The bar man asked Bella.

"Please don't get me wrong, my niece posted a pic and I wanted to tell her that she is cute," he explained when Bella stared weirdly at him.

"Okay, C...U..T..E" she spelled.

"Wrong, it is Y..O..U" he replied and Bella smiled.

He was definitely flirting with her, "nice move" she commented.

"I take that as a compliment, I will be right back let me attend to other people" he said and left.

"Aww, he is cute and he is into you" Riley said, grinning from ear to ear.

"He is not"

"Yes, he is," Riley insisted.

"Whatever, he is not my type" Bella said and continued drinking the wine when four men dressed in black entered the club.

There was something off about the men, they emanate a dangerous aura that made goosebumps appear all over her body.

It wasn't only her that noticed their presence, the DJ stopped playing the music and the people dancing stopped.

Bella glanced at the bar man and saw him staring at the man who was now standing in his front.

His face was pale as if all the blood in his body were gone and there was fear in his eye.