Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled novel Chapter 56

Whether it was Neil or Russel, they were never meant to be in my life, to begin with. Only because of some butterfly effect due to my rebirth we had some unexpected encounters. Now that things were back on track, I could accept that.

In the early winter, the chill in the wind was getting stronger. I sat by the window in a white wool coat, watching the falling leaves outside.

My phone buzzed. Stella had tagged everyone in the bestie’s chat, "Ladies, it's snowing! Today's the first snowfall. Anyone up for a hangout?"

Alicia sent a crying face emoji, "I'd love to, but there's a company celebration in a couple of days, and I'm stuck being the organizer!"

Stella said, "Does your dad think you're his daughter or his laborer? Go protest!"

Barbara chimed in, "Alicia, power through, become a boss lady, and take care of us three lazy bums in the future; we’re rooting for you."

Stella said, "Barbara and Rena, come out. Let’s go bar hopping first, see if there are any hotties, maybe invite a few to play escape game, then have some barbecue, get full and drunk, then go home and sleep like logs, perfect!"

Her plan sounded pretty good, and I was a little tempted. Staying at home alone was boring anyway, so I replied, "I'm in. Send me the address; I’ll be there ASAP."

Seeing this, Barbara also replied, "Count me in!"

At this moment, a little snowflake landed on the window and quickly melted. It really was snowing. I grabbed a beige scarf, put it on, and headed to the bar.

As soon as I entered the bar, the temperature rose sharply. Barbara and I arrived almost at the same time, and we found Stella, who was already chatting with some hotties.

"Are you two trying to melt or something? Take off your coats, there's a dance event later, and the ladies who get up and dance can get a free bottle of wine, and the most popular one even gets a half-year 20% discount coupon!" Stella was all excited, reaching out to grab our coats.

What a weird event! I was clueless but still took off my coat and put it aside.

Not far away was a colorful stage, with a few sultry women swaying to the music. Below was a crowd of hyper men and women, very noisy.

I looked around and saw a familiar face, Oscar. It had been a while since we last contacted or saw each other. After going through heartbreak, he had clearly lost weight, and his aura had become a little gloomy.

He seemed to do part-time jobs at various bars, which I could understand. Such places are lax in personnel management and offer higher income.

Seeing me, Oscar was stunned for a few seconds, then came over to me, "Irene."

"Working here part-time?" I asked.

"Yeah, waiting for next semester's internship. Then I'll find a decent company to work for." Oscar gave a small smile.

Stella's eyes went wide. She looked at the handsome young man, then with her remarkable memory, she remembered Oscar, "Isn't this the hottie who hit on you at Cielo Nocturno?"

I quickly pinched Stella, "What are you talking about? He's still a student!"

Stella quickly covered her mouth.