“A friend is somebody you want to be around when you feel like being by yourself.” —Barbara Burrows


Lucy's POV


“Bottoms up!” Anya cheered as we chugged down our fourth shot of the evening.

I should’ve known that hitting her with my good news would only result in celebration, but who was I to stop her. Once she’s set on doing something, there’s no talking her out of it. Anya’s stubborn nature was one of the many things I found intriguing about her. When I first laid eyes on her, I would’ve never guessed that a party animal crept within her bubbly spirit. I wiped the liquor off my lips with the back of my hand and screwed my eyes shut as the tequila burned down my throat. I slammed my glass down on the countertop and erupted in laughter over the sound before abruptly stopping upon hearing the change of songs.

“—Oh my god! This is like, my favorite song, will you…will you dance withme, Anya?” I slurred.

The wild blonde smiled and nodded drunkenly before placing her glass on the table beside mine and escorting me over to the center of the dancefloor, our hips instantly swaying to the beat. I turned myself around and grinded my backside into her front, raising my hands in the air. She responded by wrapping her arms around my waist and palming my navel before twirling me around. I dropped my hands to her curvy sides and rocked her into me, seductively biting my lip. Anya and I sang along to the song and continued to move our hips in sync.

“Fill the tub up halfway and ride it with my surfboard, surfboard, surfboard…I’m swerving on that, swerving, swerving on that big body…good good.”

The moves we were displaying on the dancefloor immediately caught the attention of the group of males idling by the bar, but their stares went unnoticed. We were too caught up in “Drunk in Love” to worry about who was ogling us. I tilted my head back in a smile when JZ’s part came on with my eyes closed before flicking them back open, watching as a couple of males crowded around us. A wave of fear swept through my chest as I grabbed Anya’s hand, bringing her attention to the group of guys who were obviously checking us out. Our movements ceased as we exchanged nervous glances.

“Aw. Hey ladies, don’t stop on our account,” The guy with scruffy blonde hair frowned.

“Yeah. We just wanted better seats to watch the show,” The man to his right added. “Haven’t I seen you from somewhere before?” he asked me, placing an unwanted hand on the bare part of my waist, his grimy palm damp with sweat.

Not again. I can’t let this happen again.

“N-no. I don’t think so,” I stuttered, urgently stumbling back into Anya to escape his touch.

“Excuse us, but we have to go,” She said to the men with a smile before taking my hand and dragging me toward the exit. We were about to walk out the club when I realized we left our purses on the counter.

“Anya, wait. Our bags!” I yelled, eyes widening with the realization.

“So what. We can leave them. C’mon lets get you out of here,” She said, attempting to proceed out the door with me, but I stayed put.

“We can’t. How will we be able to go home? I’ll go get them,” I told her.

“What about those guys?” she asked.

“I-I’ll be fine. Go hail a cab for us,” I said to her before turning around and walking back to the bar.

My height allowed me to conceal myself from the wandering gazes of the mates who were still on the dancefloor probably waiting for one of us to make the mistake of coming back inside. Once I reached the bar, I scanned my eyes across the counter filled with various drinks and empty shot glasses but didn’t see the bags anywhere. Where did they go?

“Excuse me,” I said, tapping the barista’s shoulder to get his attention, “but did you happen to see two purses, one red and the other black?”

“Sorry. I haven’t seen ‘em,” He answered sadly, disappointment visible in his hazel eyes, before turning back around to mix more drinks.

I couldn’t distinguish whether or not that disappointment had to do with me not being Anya or him being upset he couldn’t help, but I didn’t ponder over the thought for too long. “Fuck,” I cursed to myself before twisting around and accidentally bumping into a man, nearly tumbling over. Warm hands cupped my sides and steadied me back to balance.

“Easy, princess. Wouldn’t want you to tumble over and hurt that pretty face of yours now would we?” His husky voice spoke in a smile.

“No, sorry…” I shook my head while walking around him.

“Hey, wait a second! Aren’t you forgetting something?” he called back, causing me to stop in my tracks. I turned around to meet his green eyes with a frown, noticing he had the very things I was looking for in his hands.

“Give it back,” I reached for the bags, but he raised them over my head, the difference in our height now becoming apparent to me.

“You should be more careful with your things, love. What if this ended up in the wrong hands?”

“Says the person who’s holding my bags now.”

“Now, now. Hostility won’t get you your stuff back, love. What’s your name?”

“Lucy. Now can I please have my bags back?” I asked. He smirked.

“Lucy…” He hummed. “Such a pretty name, can I call you Lulu?”

I rolled my eyes, flooded with disgust as he lowered his head down, lips slightly coming into contact with my ear as dirty profanities left his mouth. My very own mouth fell open as he moved away with a smirk on his face. Who the hell does this guy think he is? Before another word left his mouth, I slapped him hard and snatched the purses back. He looked pretty pissed, but I didn’t care.

“Asshole!” I yelled back at him while taking off in the other direction. It was dirtbags like him who disgusted me.


When I got outside, I spotted Anya inside a yellow cab and by the time I entered the vehicle, the meter was up to £7.00. How long was I gone?


“What took you so long?” Anya asked, obviously frustrated by my late arrival.

“Here’s your purse,” I ignored the inquiry and just handed her the red leather bag.

“We could’ve been home by now,” She said. “I hope you don’t mind paying for this one.”

“I never do,” I sighed while looking at my bag.


That guy was such a dick. I hope I never have to see him again.

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