Zachary fixed his gaze on the lady sitting alone. He wasn't paying attention to the discussion topic among his friends. Noticing that Zachary's attention was drawn to something else, Mirabel stopped talking and nudged Zachary's shoulder jolting out of the distraction. Turning to face the lady smiling in front of him, he faked a smile."Zach, you're distracted. What seems to be the problem? You're not with us.""I… ugh, nothing."Zachary took a quick glance at the place where Emily was sitting alone. Pointing to the direction, he said to Mirabel. "Is that not Emily over there?"They all directed their gazes on the place where Emily sat alone and confirmed that it was her."Yeah, that's Emily.""Why are you not with your friend over there, instead, you chose to stay with us boys?"Mirabel took a quick glance at her friend and replied. "I don't have to go over there and stay with her. If she really wanted to hang out, then she should come here and stay with us.""What if she has seen us
Turning to face Mirabel, Zachary asked. "Are you not bothered about your friendship with Emily? You're friends with her, now you're close to me in friendship. Won't Emily see you as a betrayer?"Taken aback by the question, Mirabel dropped the glass on her hand and pursed her lips."Ugh… Well, I'm her friend but that doesn't mean that she'll have to tell me who I should befriend or who I shouldn't. She's not the lord of me. My parents won't even dictate to me what I shouldn't do or what I should, how much more Mirabel. In fact, when I told my mom what she and her father did to you, she condemned the act and asked me to stay away from her…"However, I can't just do away with her when we've been friends for so many years."Smith and Johnson glanced at themselves. Zachary was without a word.He looked at the side and saw Stone hanging around. Zachary stood up and said to his friends. "I'll be on my way now. Ugh, I have an engagement tomorrow so I'll have to start going now so as to prep
"How could you betray me in this manner?" Emily stood before her friend. She was wearing a disappointed look.Turning around, Mirabel saw that Zachary and his group had already left. She quietly went outside and Emily followed behind."What do you mean by that? How did I betray you?" Mirabel asked and Emily scoffed."Just stop acting dumb. I can't believe I've been so stupid taking advice from you." Emily was infuriated by her friend's attitude at the party.Mirabel didn't mind that Emily was also coming to her mother's birthday party. She had to even invite Zachary when she knew the relationship between the two. They were no longer friends.Infact, Emily was at the mercy of Zachary.All the times that Emily sought Mirabel's advice about her current predicament, she had been acting like she wasn't so close to Zachary. She even advised Emily to quit her job if she can't stand having Zachary as her new boss.She also encouraged her to search for another job because Zachary might end up
Emily dragged her back and she nearly fell on the ground. Before she could gain composure, Emily stretched out her right hand and gave Mirabel a dirty slap that she nearly fell to the ground. Swiftly, Mirabel rose to her feet and retaliated and Emily found herself staggering. She closed up on Emily and gave her more slaps and even battering.Mirabel didn't give her any chance to regain herself and retaliate. She kept pouncing on the latter until she fell on the ground.Emily kept calling out for help on the ground. However, Mirabel continued to pounce on her that she had to sit on her body.Mirabel was unusually brutal.She was still beating up the latter and raining abuses on her at the same time when someone pulled her up. It was one of the bouncers.They had watched the scene in awe.It was as though they intentionally left Mirabel to pound Emily enough before coming to pull her out. The men saw how it started. They saw that it was Emily who struck the first blow.As soon as Mirab
Two policemen approached them, stopping right at the spot where they were standing."You're here officers. I'm Emily and it was I who called earlier." Emily said in a little cheerful mood. She was happy that the police had hastily answered her call. Now Mirabel would spend the night there and that would teach her some lessons. Pointing at Mirabel who was still standing there with folded hands, she said."That's Mirabel. Arrest her, she did this to me and tore my dress." Emily pointed to the bruises on her face and the torn part of her dress.Perplexed, Johnson and Smith just stood there and watched the incident that was unfolding. They didn't understand what was happening. When did the girls fight that Mirabel inflicted some injuries on Emily? Emily's dress was even torn.They had really missed out on the drama. They really wished that they were present and saw when Mirabel dealt with Emily. 'That served her right.' Johnson thought. He glanced at Smith who smiled back at him. The lo
"What? What damages? If I pay for her treatment, who's going to pay for mine? You watched the video yourself and saw that she slapped me first. Don't you think I also need medical attention?" Mirabel flared up to the officers' bewilderment. She had been quiet all that time and they thought she was not a talker.Even though Emily slapped her, there was no physical injury. She just flared up because Emily was looking for a way to extort money from her.Emily burst into laughter but stopped when the bruises on her face hurt her. She only resorted to giggling as she made a mocking face at Mirabel."Calm down, Miss Mirabel." The officer who was with her tried to pacify her. Quietly, she sat back on her seat. "You see, from the video, you beat her up mercilessly and gave her a few bruises. You also tore her clothes and she's asking that you pay for her torn dress and for her treatment."Lifting her face, Mirabel glared at Emily and directed her gaze back to the policeman. "How am I supposed
Turning to her daughter, Mrs Elena said. "Let's go home. The party is already over." With that, the woman started towards the door.Mirabel tilted her head in shame as she followed her mother behind. They got to where Smith and Johnson were standing and Mrs Elena nodded at them. An appreciative smile plastered on her face. They both nodded at the woman before she continued walking.Mirabel stopped before the two friends who she now considered as her friends. With a forced smile on her face, she tapped on their shoulders and said to them. "Thank you for your help. I hope it's safe to say that you're my friends?"Johnson nodded and Smith smiled back at her."Of course Mirabel. We already consider you our friend." Johnson said and Smith agreed with a nod."Thank you."Mirabel started walking away before bidding them good night.Johnson and his friend were about to start leaving when they saw Emily standing before them. She had a smirk on her already disoriented face. Mirabel gave her a g
"What do you mean by that? 'I can use my friend to get what I want' I don't even understand what you're trying to say." Emily gave her father a questioning look. She thought that he was beating about the bush."And Dad. Mirabel is no longer my friend."John glanced at his daughter and hissed."Mirabel has grown closer to Zachary. You should not have fought with her because of that. Instead, you could just make her talk to Zachary by using your friendship as an edge. You can tell her to help convince Zachary to forget about what we did to him in the past. That way, it's a win-win for us as we don't get kicked out of the company."Emily's mouth fell apart.She hadn't thought about that. It was a good idea. Instead of picking up a fight with Mirabel, she should have just used her to salvage their situation. Unfortunately, they had become sworn enemies."We're no longer friends. She won't ever talk to me again. How do I make her help us when we've severed all our ties?" With furrowed brow