I ran out of the mall without caring about anyone's gaze, even though I was being looked at strangely. Once I reached the front of the mall, I quickly called a taxi back to the hotel.
Luckily, I can speak English; otherwise, I definitely wouldn't have been able to get back.
Hotel
"Hey, Aey, did you take a taxi back?" Meen, who was standing at the hotel front desk, asked in surprise.
"Are you working in this department?" I just found out that Cha-em was working in this department.
"No, no, the person who usually stands here went to the bathroom, so I'm just filling in."
"Oh..."
"But what about you? Didn't you say the hotel car would pick you up? Why did you take a taxi?"
"Uh... um," I hesitated, trying to think of an excuse.
I pondered for a moment before quickly responding once I
