Gabriela and Hannah get kicked out

“And don’t come back!” the guards pushed the two girls out of the hotel. Gabriela stumbled onto the hot pavement. The honk of the cars assaulting her ears like jackhammers, the sun bathing her skin in harsh warmth, the smell of garbage wrinkling her nose. It was all overwhelming… at least enough to get her out of her stupor.

There she was, naked. In broad daylight. In the middle of the street. Yup, it was as bad as she feared, there were so many people outside! And they all still looked at her like she was either a professional buffoon or a pervert. And there was nowhere to hide, and, and! “Eeeeeeeeep!” Gabriela screamed. Her legs moved on their own and sprinted down an alleyway, away from the bustle of the crowd.

Gabriela found short respite behind a dumpster, her heart too agitated to even register the foul smell. Well, the day had been nothing short of a disaster. All she wanted to do was take a shower, sink in her bed, and maybe dig a hole to the core of the Earth. Huh, idea for a new video: How to become a hermit.

However, before she could do any of that, she needed clothes. She refused to even walk one block naked like she was. Where was- “Gabby! Are you here?” Hannah ran into the alleyway after her.

“Hannah!” Gabriela stood up, lowering her friend’s phone to grab her shoulders. “Video’s over. Give me my clothes, we are going home.”

“What? But you never got your clothes back! That was the entire point of the guide! We have to go back and do it properlllllly- Hey Gabby, can you squeeze a little softer? You are kind of hurting me.”

“Hannah, the whole premise of the video was thrown into the trash the second you decided not to rent a room in the hotel! How was I supposed to get back into my room if I didn’t have a place to go back?”

“The point was to impro-ow, Gabby, stop squishing!”

“Hannah, I swear to any and all deities watching. If you don’t give me my clothes back this instant, I’m going to powerbomb you into the dumpster.”

Hannah stood back, face looking nervous. “Well, that’s the thing… I can’t. I forgot my backpack with all your stuff back in the hotel.”

“YOU WHAT?! HOW!?”

“Well, remember when I had to carry the fire extinguisher? It was super heavy! So I took out my backpack and tried to put the fire extinguisher inside, but it didn’t fit and well… I kind of forgot to put it back on,” Hannah replied, spinning her fingers around each other.

Gabriela took a good luck at her supposed friend. Her back was indeed devoid of any backpacks, all she was carrying were her clothes and the phone. Thinking back on it, she didn’t remember Hannah having the backpack on the elevator ride either, so she must be telling the truth. “Go. Get. It. Back.”

“I-I tried to go back, but those gorillas keep throwing me out! And they don’t even listen to me!”

“S-so, I’m stuck here! Naked!”

“Not, quite! We can try to sneak back inside and get your clothes! As many times as it takes!”

“What? So they call the police next time?! We can’t do that!” Gabriela yelled, digging her nail into Hannah’s chest.

“I told you we should have gotten the number of those cute backpackers, I bet they could help.”

“Oh, so now this is my fault?”

“Well, it sure isn’t mine.”

“But it is! It literally is your fault!”

“Gabriela, that attitude isn’t going to help us find a way to get you home with clothes. So less pointing fingers and more thinking. Maybe you can try to wear something from there?” Hannah pointed at the dumpster.

“… You know what? I think I do see something I could wear.”

“Thank goodness, cause it was going to be insufferable to walk home with you like that, talk about second-hand embarrassment… Hey? Why are you staring at me like that? Gabby? Gabriela?! W-wait!”