Fan Fiction |
by Sensitivegal
Chapter Eighteen ‘Back to Hong Kong’
Charlene P.O.V
It had been nearly week she’s been in Hong Kong and she didn’t meet up with anyone. They had come back six days ago. It’s Friday night and she has neither work nor anywhere to go. The week had been tough for her. The manager Daisy Lin is in a business trip. She’s coming back on Monday. Charlene was furious at the manager leaving an unqualified to run the business. She had to do most of the work since the unqualified keeps messing everything up. The days were hectic. She found herself six Chinese models and a P.A, Kenny Kwan.
A knock came at her apartment door. She got up and opened it to find her very own models standing there. Speak of the devil, she thought. She indicated them to come in. event though they were her employees she treated them like her friends. Basically she treated anyone like her friend. They sat on her open lounge.
‘So guys, what brings you here?’
‘We thought you’ll be bored,’ said Rain Li.
‘And we thought you’ll want to go out with us,’ added Ruby Lin.
‘Oh, really?’ Charlene was amused. These girls were not like any other models you’ll see. They actually had brains!
‘Yeah! You wouldn’t possibly want to stay here on a Friday night?’ Cecilia Cheung got in.
‘We are doing this for you own good,’ Barbie Xu said.
‘And you know me so well,’ Charlene mocked.
Vicki Zhao pouted. ‘Come on, say you’ll come!’
‘We are going to have fun,’ Miriam Yeung excitedly said.
‘Guys, I don’t know,’ she was tired. She wanted to go to bed early.
The girls begged and pleaded until she gave up. Which didn’t take long. She got changed into a sky blue tank top and a beige knee skirt with white boots. She wore a denim jacket. They left the apartment, leaving her thinking where they were heading. They wouldn’t tell her.
The taxi they were riding in halted outside a club. It wasn’t just any other clubs but one of Nicholas’s. Charlene kept quiet as they climbed out and into a long queue. The girls were excited. They didn’t notice the nervous Charlene.
‘Charlene?’ someone called her name. She looked up to see Nicholas, Stephen, and Sam. Charlene closed her eyes wishing she were dreaming. But opening her eyes she knew it was reality.
‘Hiya!’ she said. She put on a smile.
‘What are you doing on the line?’ Nicholas asked. She wanted to laugh and say what does it look like? But she stopped herself. ‘Come on,’ he waved his hand to follow him.
‘Wei!’ she called out. Nicholas turned to face her. He had fear in his eye. Pointing to her models she said, ‘What about my friends?’ the girls waited patiently, they were excited.
He looked at them for few minutes thinking. ‘Bring them along then.’ With that he made his way to the front of the club along with Stephen and Sam by his both side. She could tell that Stephen and Sam were excited to see six beautiful models.
Inside the club it was dark and noisy like any other clubs. Green laser lights were flashing around. People were dancing on the dance floor. People were seated around tables or seated around the bar. They wee headed upstairs to the VIP section. The girls behind were excited that they couldn’t stop giggling. Nicholas flopped on a chair while the other two went to get a drink from the small bar.
‘Sit down,’ Nicholas indicated them to the couch. The girls rushed to be seated. Charlene took her time. ‘Are you okay?’ Nicholas said with concern.
Before she could say anything a lady in her young twenties came in the room. She went and sat on the arm of the chair Nicholas was seated. She leaned n and kissed him fully on the lips. Charlene assumed this must be Joey Yeung. She was pretty. Nicholas seemed reluctant of the kiss. Charlene guessed why but kept quiet waiting for them to break apart from their kiss. Stephen and Sam came and sat down at the empty chairs.
Breaking apart Nicholas looked at her and said, ‘Char, I’d like you to meet Joey. Joey, this is Charlene an old friend of mine.’
They both nodded mutely understanding each other. Charlene looked through the window were she can see everyone down. It wasn’t noisy in the room with the sound proof glass. She heard someone clear his or her voice. Turning around she faced Stephen and Sam.
She slapped her forehead. ‘Sorry you guys for not introducing,’ she apologised. She introduced them one by one. She could tell that Stephen liked Rain. Same along with Sam liking Vicki. She smiled. The old Charlene she left behind in England would have liked meddling. But now all she wanted was her love back. She remembered what he had said to her.
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‘…You shouldn’t meddle with other peoples business…’
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She had a smile on her face when she was brought back by reality when she saw Joey leaving the room. She did the same excusing herself to go to the toilet. She had to stop thinking about him. Inside the toilet she went straight to the basin. She slapped some water on her face as if to erase the memories that keep flashing back. Looking up in the mirror she caught Joey coming out of one of the cubicles.
‘Hi,’ Charlene said giving her a smile.
Joey merely nodded. She swiftly walked to the sink basin to wash her hands. Then she spoke coldly giving Charlene the shivers. ‘If you are the reason Nicholas is being like this then I’ll warn you he loves me,’ Joey threatened.
Charlene was taken aback. Joey looked so innocent and shy, but turned out to be cold. Or is it only to her? She thought.
‘I don’t know what you’re talking about,’ she answered innocently.
‘Really? I hope so or you wouldn’t know what hit you when I find out.’
‘Wow, you can be mean,’ Charlene blew a whistle shaking her head at the same time. ‘Don’t worry I’m no threat. But I can help you sort it out with Nicholas.’ Joey raised her eyebrow not convinced. ‘Just tell me what happened.’
Charlene looked around to see a couch in the toilet. A couch in the toilet? She sat down beckoning Joey to do the same. There were few minutes silent before she spoke.
‘I didn’t want him to go to England. But what he told me I was happy that I let him. He told me he loved me before he boarded the plane,’ Charlene could tell that Joey was trying hard o talk. Her voice was cracking. ‘But when he came back, it was like he is a changed man. He wouldn’t tell me he loves me,’ Joey sobbed covering her face with her hands.
Charlene squeezed Joeys’ shoulder. ‘Don’t cry. I think I know why he is like that,’ this made Joey look up. ‘I think his afraid of commitment.’
‘How do you know?’
‘Just trust me on this one. I will help you,’ she told her the plan she just came up with. After ten minutes of explaining they made their way back to the VIP room.
‘There you guys are,’ Cecilia exclaimed.
‘We were going to go hunting for you two,’ Miriam said.
‘We’re here now,’ was all Charlene said. She sat down drowning the others chatting away and laughing. All she could see was Edison sitting there by the bar. He was slouched down on the stool looking straight at the glass of drink. She sighed heavily. ‘I’ll be right back,’ she told the guys. Without waiting for any reply she walked out of the room. She descended the stairs and headed for the bar when someone came in her view.
‘Hi,’ it was the guy that she danced with in Chase’s wedding. She still didn’t know his name. ‘Remember me? Shawn Yu?’ She was really glad that he told her his name or she would have struggled with the long conversation she knew was coming. He took her to a quiet end of the club when she had nodded. ‘I want us to be friends if that is okay with you?’ he blurted out.
Well he seems like the type to get it over and done with, she thought. ‘Sure,’ she answered wearily. She didn’t know what else to say. All she wanted to know was more about her mother. She didn’t know if he was telling the truth. She made a mental note to hire a private detective.
‘You know, my mother would always talk abut you all the time. She would say that you were the beautiful baby she laid eyes on,’ she wasn’t convinced at all. ‘I know that you are probably thinking ‘Yeah right, why should I believe him!’ but I’m gonna prove it to you bit by bit.’ He has done it again. Read her mind. What is he a psychic?
‘Listen do you mind if we carry on this conversation later?’ I need to think this through, she thought silently. ‘I’m kinda in the middle of something,’ she lied.
‘Not at all, I don’t mind. But can you do me a favour?’ he asked nervously. ‘Could you hug me?’
Her mouth dropped for two second before she clamped it shut again. She gathered her nerves and gave him an awkward hug. She the hurriedly made her way to the bar and asked for iced water. She didn’t drink any alcohol, wouldn’t dream on it. She gets tipsy easily.
‘Hey!’ she froze. She forgot Edison was there. She got her courage and turned to face him. She smiled at him. ‘How long have you been here?’ he waved his hand around.
‘Not long,’ she said quietly.
He sighed. ‘Can we be friends at least?’ he cut to the chase. She didn’t mind. To answer his question…
‘I don’t know…’ she saw him struggle to say something but nothing came out. ‘I want to know why we can’t be together.’
‘Not now,’ was his thin reply. ‘I can’t explain now. Let Monday come and you’ll know.’
She was frustrated now. ‘What is wrong with you? You kissed me couple of times in England. You made me believe that there will be…’ her voice cracked. She couldn’t carry on. She wouldn’t cry in front of him. She ran away from him. She ran out of the club. Hailing a cab, she climbed in and went back to her apartment. She didn’t care that she was leaving her models behind. All she wanted to do was climb in to bed and weep, as she liked. And that is what she did as she got to her apartment.
The next morning went but she didn’t wake up. She slept through the afternoon until evening came were she had to wake up since she promised to help Joey. She had a quick shower. She didn’t wear much make up but a touch of a clear lip-gloss. She wore a knee white trouser; a different shade of blues sheer top that flowed freely on the front with to lace that went and fastened at the lower back. The sleeveless top was flowing just above her knee. The only thing that kept the top up was the collar that ringed around her neck. She wore a white crop top underneath. Wearing her straps high-heeled sandal and grabbing her small Mui Mui bag she headed outside to hail a cab.
Inside the cab she gave a voice mail to her P.A. The cab went to the club. Not the club she went yesterday, but another one of the guys clubs. She didn’t have to wait in the long line of queue since yesterday Nicholas and the guys made her the special guest in all the clubs. Inside she went straight to Joey and Nicholas who were already seated in the VIP section.
‘Hi guys!’ she cheery said. The lip locking couple broke apart. ‘Am I interrupting you two?’ she asked innocently.
‘Not at all,’ came the rapid response from Nicholas. Charlene saw Joey flinch. Sighing she went and sat on the opposite seat to the couple. ‘What brings you here?’
‘No reason. I’m just bored at home,’ her reply was in a bored tone.
They talked for hours till midnight. They had talked about anything. Midnight exact, her phone rang.
‘Wei.’
‘You ready?’ said the person in the other end of the phone.
‘Wei,’ she hung up and looked at Joey signalling her to do her part. Immediately she got up and said she wanted to go home. Agreeing Nicholas, Joey and she went outside. His car was in the other end of the car park.
They were at the pavement when Joey decides to stop. Charlene just looked at her. Nicholas noticing this stopped to face her.
‘What’s wrong?’
‘What’s wrong?’ Joey mocked back his words. ‘I should be asking you that!’ she spat the words.
Nicholas shook his head as if he can’t believe this was happening. ‘Lets go home and talk about this,’ he said quietly.
‘No!’ Joey shouted. ‘Ever since you came back from England you changed!’
‘That’s not true,’ his head was lowered as he spoke.
‘Tell me you love me,’ she said.
‘Oh, come on. You know I do!’
‘Tell me,’ she once again shouted. When he didn’t say anything she crossed the road. Charlene went after her.
What they didn’t see was a fast car was headed their way. The flashlight blinded the three of their eyes. Charlene heard Joey shriek. Or was it herself? They were all frozen. No one dared to move. The car was just a meter away…
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Oh oh! What is gonna happen? Comment please! Does anyone want Joey or Nicholas to die? Just joking! Lol. As if I’ll let any of my characters to die! Unless you want t kill sum1?
Luv Sensitivegal.