NIGHTCLUB CHRONICLES
CHAPTER 2
We were comfortably seated at the VIP section. The club was beautifully lit with all the recent rotating bulbs. The DJ was specialized in playing old school Naija and early 90s and 2000s slow jam; my favourite.
I am not the dancing type so I chose to sit and watch how Tercy danced alone. The waitress showed up and asked if she could get us drinks. I didn’t have money on me so I decided to take something cheaper, but I was told that except for wine and whiskey, all the drinks cost the same. I ordered Harp and Tercy did same. We sipped our drinks slowly and watched as the other clubbers danced. Suddenly, two boys showed up and moved to our tables. I got uncomfortable immediately. They looked rugged and one of them even wreaked of alcohol. It is evident they had been drinking.
Just as I was trying to get comfortable with the two guys who had invaded our privacy, two others joined them. I immediately hated the face of one of the two new guys. He had a terrible behaviour and was already eyeing Tercy. I was about to call him on it but Tercy realized it could start trouble and stopped me.
“Please be careful, those guys look dangerous and you are all alone. You have to be careful” She warned.
“Then he has to stop making passes at you or I am going to punch him. ”
“You better not. I want you to leave this place in one piece.” She said.
” But I am not scared of them”
“But you should. They look dangerous and those “dossier” bags they are carrying, anything could be inside”.
I was thinking about what she had said when her phone rang. She picked. It was one of her close friends. Since the music was loud, she put the phone on speaker.
“Baby baby!!” I heard the other voice say. “This one that I am hearing music in the background, where are you at this time of the night?”
“My friend, hmmm! I am at Double Dose” She responded.
“Ashawo!! Who are you with? Tell me. Is it a new catch?”
“Which new catch? I beg. It’s just Ric.”
“Ric? Wow! I like that guy. Can I come over?” The voice asked.
“Yeah, if and only if your boyfriend will allow it. I don’t want you to run into trouble on my account.” Tercy warned.
“Which boyfriend? I beg I am coming. Let me get a cab.”
Ten minutes later, she arrived. I was happy to see her. She was tall and beautiful. I had never seen her before. It looked like Tercy wanted us to have some time together, so she left the VIP section where we were and moved to another table. Dear reader, I have to remind you that Tercy is not my girlfriend. I have to make this clear otherwise you would be wondering why she is allowing her friend make a pass at me. As soon as she left I started the conversation.
“Hi”
“Hi”
“My name is Ric. Any name I could use to call you?”
“Vanessa. Nessa for short”
“Nice name. I know most of Tercy’s friends. How come I have never met you?”
“I don’t live here. I am a student at the famous University of Buea, but my family is here. I always spend the holidays here.”
“Great. What do you study in the university? ” I asked.
“Special Education. Anyway,I have seen you in many of Tercy’s pictures on Facebook. One could think you guys are dating. ”
“Yeah, most people think that way. But she is just a friend. No strings attached.” I assured her. Then suddenly, she asked:
“Do you have a girlfriend?
“Yeah, I do.”
“Where’s she?
“She lives in Limbe”
“Hmm!! I am jealous.”
“Don’t be”
We had been in the club for about four hours now. We had both taken quite a good dose of alcohol. I was already slightly tipsy. I hadn’t danced to any song and so had Nessa. Tercy however, had hardly sat down. I was browsing on my brand new iphone when Nessa drew my attention again.
“Why do you concentrate so much on your phone as if you are all alone?” She asked.
“I am sorry” I said but continued browsing.
She pulled the phone from my hand and put in her bag. When she did that, I tried to reach for the bag but she prevented me so we struggled for a while. Struggling means our bodies touching each other. You know what that meant. The alcohol, loud music and the club environment.
I stopped struggling to get the phone but didn’t get away from her. She turned to look at me and our eyes met. Only then did I realized how close our mouths were. We kissed.
TO BE CONTINUED…
