“It’s them! The two gorgeous ladies!”
The host beamed at us excitedly. “Give it up for those two ladies in the back! If your performance is Liked by the audience, you’ll get a year’s worth of free drinks!”
I refused without hesitation.
“Sorry, but we quit! You can pick someone else to perform!”
But as soon as I said this, Riley clamped her hand over my mouth and shouted, “No! We’re happy to perform! Let’s go!”
She didn’t give me a chance to refuse and dragged me onto the stage with inhuman strength.
Oh, God. I was having a headache.
Riley was finally herself now that she was drunk, but the timing couldn’t be more off. If we performed together onstage, all eyes would be on us. Riley might be recognized.
And worse yet, judging from how things were going, we wouldn’t be able to escape at this rate.
The only good news was that since all eyes were on us, Janiya couldn’t order her bodyguards to catch us for now.
But this stalemate was only temporary.
As soon as the show ended, she’d definitely have us captured.
As these thoughts swirled around in my mind, Riley dragged me onstage.
Angela’s Library
Riley suggested, “Debra, you’ll sing and I’ll play the piano. We’ll definitely perform well!”
Only then did I notice the piano tucked away at the corner of the stage.
This was exactly what Riley wanted. She Loved playing the piano and performing very much. But I wasn’t sure how well she’d play if she was drunk.
We had to find a way out of this situation, or else our cover would be blown at any moment. So I told Riley in a low voice, “It’s not safe here. We have to go.”
But Riley rolled her eyes and waved her hand drunkenly.
“If they Like our performance, we won’t need a years’ worth of free drinks. We’ll just need a ride home!”
A lot of men flocked to the front of the stage at once.
“Need a ride? I have a car!”
“Me, too!”
Riley’s rash behavior was digging our grave, and I was afraid that she’d blurt out something that’d give us away, so I reluctantly agreed to shut her up.
“Okay, okay. I’ll sing. Go and play the piano already!”𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.𝘤𝘰𝘮
Riley’s eyes lit up. After deciding on a song with me, she walked to the piano and sat down happily.
