Chapter 3

"Of course, I know you don't wear a bra when you're just here in your house. In fairness your house looks beautiful and perfect," she said while still laughing at me.

"Hey shut up your mouth maybe someone will hear you but I think they didn't notice it. And maybe you're the only one who noticed about it." I said. "Thank you by the way," I added, smiling at her.

"Maybe the others didn't notice but I think someone noticed you besides me," she said with a look of doubt.

"What? Who else?"  I suddenly thought.  

"Earlier I noticed that your Pilot friend Troy looked straight at me. He seemed to look at me differently," I hesitated as I said while looking at the Pilot Troy Madrigal.

"Troy? I think you're right," she laughed out loud at the same time as if she knew very well.

"That's why I change my outfit,"  I said while thinking.

"I think Troy noticed that. You know they say that the Pilots are good and wise to read women's dignity," she said while looking at Troy who was busy talking to his colleagues.

"And a playboy, I think that the Pilots like him probably have a lot of girlfriends who came from different countries," I added as I spoke a little louder.

"Well, you're right but I don't think everyone is," she said while pouring champagne into the glass.

"He's handsome," I told her with a smile while keep staring at Troy.

"Really? Well, Troy is handsome and tall and has a muscular body that girls like. But don't get trap his charm and charisma," she said while suddenly thinking.

"Why, because he's a playboy?"  I asked her in astonishment.

"Well, that's how they say that the Pilots are playboys that they have a lot of girlfriends from different countries, just like what you said earlier. But one thing is for sure I  proved already that Troy had a big charisma to the girls out there," she said and took a glass of champagne and handed it to me.  "Let's drink, cheers!"

"Maybe I'm right about what I'm thinking," I said and drink the glass of champagne. 

"I can't say that yet because Troy isn't always with us so I still don't know much about his personality. But I only know one thing, Troy is a kind and good person. I can't just judge him if he's a playboy or a cheater," she said and laugh loudly. 

"It's obvious that he's kind and it's also obvious that he's like a playboy," I said laughing while drinking champagne.

Annabelle suddenly swallowed the champagne she was drinking.  "Ops don't judge the book by its cover," she said as she laid the glass on the table.

"It's not like that, but you said that earlier."

Annabelle and I had a long and happy conversation until we found ourselves searching for Troy's life and his status in life.

"Oh I have one thing to tell you something," she said loudly while busy eating grapes and drinking champagne.

"What's that?"  I asked her with a sigh.

"He doesn't have a girlfriend, he's single either," she said while looking at me while smiling as if something different could be seen in the way she smiled.

I stopped for a moment and it took me a while to speak. "I think I will not believe in you. I know he has a lot of girlfriends in different places."

"That's why don't get trapped to his charming," she laughed at the same time.

"How old he is by the way?"  I asked while secretly staring at Troy.

"Well, you seem to be interested," she said looking at me with doubts.

"I just asked. There's nothing wrong with that," I said while eating grapes.

"Troy is already 27 years old," she replied as if thoughtfully.

I stopped eating grapes for a while because of what she said. "At that age, he doesn't have a wife yet?"  I said loudly while wondering and turned my gaze back to Troy.

"Maybe he prioritize his carrier first before getting married. He doesn't even have a girlfriend yet, so he's unmarried," she said in a loud voice.

"Ah is that so," I sighed.

"It sounds so good and interesting, he doesn't have a girlfriend yet," I whispered to myself and smiled a little while secretly thinking about it.

"How is your love life by the way?"  Simultaneously holding her waist while looking at me differently.

I looked at her as my eyes narrowed.

"Here still single, when will I be able to find the one. You're lucky enough you've found the one," I scratched my head at the same time.

"Well, Jez and I are still staying strong together. Don't worry Kristina, you'll find the one you're talking about," she said while touching my shoulder.

"Until when?"  I asked once looking at her.

"All you need is to wait," she laughed and walked away from me. 

A few moments after Annabelle and I were talking, Anna and Jean appeared in our conversation.

"Let me excuse the two of you. Um, earlier we talked about going to the bar tonight. You know having fun, dance and drinking. If you'd like, you too can join us for more fun," Anna said while she invites us to join them.

"Please Annabelle gives us a chance to hang out for some time, " Jean added while looking at Annabelle and me.

Annabelle seemed to be thinking.  "Oh sure game, let's ask Kristina," Annabelle said while looking into my eyes.

I scratched my head so hard and thought. "It seems like it's late night and I still have a duty by tomorrow, maybe I can't join," I said while looking at my watch.

"Tomorrow is a Friday, isn't that your day off? It's Thursday Kristina, hello? Are you dreaming!"  Annabelle said while looking at the calendar on her cellphone.

I was surprised, I immediately looked at her cell phone.  "What? Isn't it Thursday today?"

"Hello today is Thursday, you really can forget that, you're still young to be a forgetful person," she said with a sigh.