𝐷𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 ✔️

#17

Aesira

"Hurry up" Athena yelled from the outside of my door, I slipped on my shoe while jumping on the opposite foot trying to study myself so I didn't fall.

Almost tripping I threw my arms out grounding both of my feet and taking a few breaths. "You ok?" She yelled again, I nodded my head to myself answering her question before realizing she couldn't see me.

"Yes," I yelled back pushing down the sleeve that had ridden up along my arm exposing my wrist. No amount of makeup that I had used would cover it. I didn't want to use all of April's makeup on just my bruised wrist.

"Please hurry. We're late!" She begged to knock on the door repeatedly. I rolled my eyes walking and opening the door. She smiled sweetly. I moved to grab my phone and slid it in the waistband of my tight skirt.

"It's just a few minutes, people won't care." I shrugged my shoulder heading out. She followed after me mumbling a few words.

"Some of these men are crazy," she told me. I bit my lip and continued to walk down the hall. They are crazy, I couldn't deny that. So I let quiet.

We stopped at the elevator and waited. I felt a huge presence behind me causing me to close my eyes. "Oh, you again," Athena spoke.

The elevator opened and I quickly went inside Pablo and Athena following after. Pablo had moved away when Athena got back, but I knew he was still lingering around. I always felt watched I knew there would be a camera or Pablo or some person watching me. I had no privacy.

"So are you a staff?" Athena asked, he turned his head towards Athena keeping his face straight and still. "You were on the staff floor" she explained backing up her question. I licked my lips, now bouncing my leg up and down.

He simply lifted his head giving her a small nod in reply. "That's nice. So what do you do?" She asked again while smiling kindly, she played it off as kind but was searching for more information on him.

He didn't speak to her. I was glad he didn't mention anything because I wouldn't know what to say either. "Athena lay off with the questions," I told her as they both looked at me in the middle. The door slid open and I quickly walked away.

"I was curious" she called out following behind. We walked to the casino and went to our destined spot. I could see Pablo move down to one of the round booths in the corner. He sat down keeping his eyes on me. I wonder if he ever got bored...

The man started sitting down around the table as I started setting up. A younger lady sat down in the middle and smiled at me. I gave her a sweet smile back, it was rare that a woman would sit down at my table. They'd usually go to the man dealers or they'd be with a group of friends. This girl was alone.

"Hi" she held her hand out, I placed my hand into hers and returned the shake. "Hi," I said back. She shook my hand while looking down at it her eyes going slightly wide. "Ouch are you ok?" She tilted my hand and looked at the purple and blue flesh.

I pulled away laughing it off, "oh yeah, I sprained my wrist pretty bad" I tried my best to roll while pulling it to my chest, she nodded her head suspiciously.

"Ready?" I asked everyone getting nods in return. "Ready beautiful"

"Of course gorgeous"

"Ready as ever" they sell spoke up," I nodded my head back and started. "Aesira" the girl called out looking down at my name tag.

I looked down at it then back at her. "Yep" I pressed my lips together. "I'm Brianna" she gave me a toothy grin, I nodded my head.

"What are you doing here alone?" I asked her curiously. She rolled her eyes "I'm not alone." She said my wonder increasing.