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“Please,” Bernadette steps in front of her. “I insist. What kind of a host would I be if I didn’t get you a drink?”
Julie hesitates for a minute and then shrugs. “Sure,” she says. “Whatever.”
She sits back next to Nicole and lowers her voice.
“So how long have you and Bernie been friends?”
A change of subject.
Interesting.
Julie is fascinating me. I don’t consider myself an expert in reading people. Not by any means. Still, I’m educated enough and well-versed enough in psychology to know what she’s doing. She’s establishing a connection with Nicole, and I’m not sure why.
“Not that long,” Nicole says. “We just started working together, but what about you? You were about to tell me – us – what happened with the boy toy?”
“Here you are,” Bernie appears again, shoving a drink into Julie’s hands.
“Thanks.”
“Yeah,” Bernie sits down. She holds her glass up. “Let’s drink to that jerk.”
“You know,” Julie sets her cup down. “I appreciate the drink, but I think I’ve had enough. I’m not feeling too hot, so I’m going to head back and hit the hay, if you know what I mean.”
Hit the hay?
Who speaks like that?
“Don’t go just yet,” Nicole insists.
“See you guys later,” Julie turns and starts to leave. Good girl. She doesn’t seem intimidated by them, but unfortunately, the girls don’t take “no” for an answer. Nicole stands up and grabs her shoulder.
“Wait,” she says.
It doesn’t look like she’s hurting her, but Julie doesn’t appreciate being touched.
“What the hell is wrong with you?” Julie says.
“Listen here, you little bitch,” Bernie turns to Julie now, glaring at her. Nicole’s mouth drops open. “If you had just drank your fucking drink like a normal person, we wouldn’t be dealing with this.”
“What, so you could fucking kidnap me? Did you put something in it? Is that why you’re being weird? Is this some sort of B-horror movie, or is this real life? Fuck you,” Julie says, turning away again.
That’s my girl.
My inner-dragon likes Julie. I like her, too. She’s determined and strong. She’s feisty, and it’s been a long time since I met a girl who was feisty.
“Not so fast,” Bernie says, but Julie is gone, traipsing away into the darkness. Good. She needs to get back to her camp, pack her shit up, and move for the night. It won’t be safe to stay this close to these bitches.
“What the fuck?” Nicole turns back to her friend. “What is wrong with you? What do you mean? Did you put something in her drink?”
“Just fucking let it go,” Bernie rolls her eyes and sits down.
“No, I won’t let it go. Do you know how serious this could be? We were just having a drink. You were going to hurt her?” My ears perk up. I thought they were just being bitches, but maybe there’s more to these girls than meets the eye.
“She’s not going to tell anyone. She’s alone.”
“She might realize who we are.”
“Yeah, because a lot of Lucky employees spend time traipsing through the ‘forbidden forest,’” Bernie uses air quotes when she speaks.
