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(3) Club Night!

MARCH 10, 2024
AROUND 7PM

HAILEY'S POV

I arrived at my hotel room after I hung out with Lilia. Flau'Jae noticed how big my smile was, so she asked me about it, "Girl's smiling big. What's up?"

"I hung out with USC's Lilia Suarez. You know, the little guard."

"Oh? How's she like?"

"She's kind of like you in a way, letting her impulsive thoughts win. She taught me a Filipino word and then purposely mistranslated it. Sounds like something you'd do if you spoke a different language." I paused for a moment, smiled at the thought, and continued, "She's also pretty awesome. Learned a lot about her. She told me how her life was back in her home country. And yeah, she's a great person overall."

Jae gave me a teasing look upon hearing the answer to her question, "Is Hailey crushing on Lilia?"

I playfully rolled my eyes at her. "She's just a friend. Stop that."

She squinted her eyes on me and nodded, "Suuuurreee."

I was about to argue with her, but someone knocked on our door. We told whoever that was to come in. It was Angel Reese. "I got exciting news. I convinced Kim if we could leave tomorrow morning so we could go clubbing tonight as a celebration." She exclaimed.

I burrowed my eyebrows at her, "I don't think leaving with all of us hangover is a good thing." I attested.

"Well, you got no choice now." Angel shot me a look.

"Don't worry, girl. We ain't gonna ditch you." Jae assured Angel, and I just agreed.

"We'll go there by 9." Angel said and left.

"You're coming, right? A little celebration wouldn't hurt." Jae asked me.

"Of course I am." I replied.

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Time passed by, and Jae and I were preparing for the club. Doing this might be a bad idea, but we also deserve it. After all, we made it until the finals.

Then we heard a knock on a door. Jae and I knew it was our cue. We both went out, and we saw our teammates with their astonishing style. Then, we called a taxi so we could arrive at the club.

When we arrived, we looked for a spot for us and ordered drinks. At first, we were just talking, laughing, and all that. We started off as chill.

But our chillness was gone when the alcohol started kicking. We started to join the crowd on the dance floor. Jae even asked the DJ to play one of her songs, and thankfully, he agreed. We might sound drunk, but we're still sober. Sober yet tipsy.

As I was having fun with my teammates, from the other side of the club, I saw someone with a red hair who looked exactly like Raven Johnson. Then I saw a tall girl who looked like Kamilla Cardoso. It didn't take me that long to notice that I might just be seeing the whole USC team. But I wasn't so sure because it might be the alcohol playing tricks with my mind. To confirm it, I asked my teammates if they were seeing what I'm seeing. "Guys, is that the USC team?" I pointed where they were located.

All of them looked to check. "Yeah, that's definitely Camilla." I heard Angel say.
"Yup, that's USC, alright."
"Yeah, it's them. Why?" The others agreed.

Now I got the confirmation I needed. I turned to Jae, "Do you think she's here too?" I asked her. Hopefully, she isn't that mind absent.

And I'm lucky she isn't. She knew who I'm talking about. "I don't know. Why don't you go there and ask?"