Chapter 155

Raya

The bar was loud, the music playing over the speakers as people danced on the floor, and I went through my phone again.

Still no message or calls from Maxwell.

He should have called by now, or maybe he was just busy.

"Raya, you promised not to sit in a secluded corner while the rest of the world had fun. What are you? A female character in an enemies-to-lovers novel?"

I chuckled as my roommate, Hailey, came to meet me by the counter.

She had been the one to drag me out on a Friday night because I was obviously such an introvert who needed to have fun, whether I had a boyfriend or not.

"You don't have to hook up with anyone; just dance and have fun."

"Yes, but you're forgetting that I offered to come so I could take you home. I'm having fun; I'm not much of a dancer."

She rolled her eyes and picked up a new glass of alcohol before swirling away back into the crowd, and I went through my phone again until someone sat beside me.

I sighed, ready to give the speech of how I was taken,