Knock! Knock!!
Kendra stood to get the door with the remote in her hand, she gripped the knob with the other hand.
"Hey! Please, come in"
"Thank you" Elena mumbled as she stepped in.
She took her seat beside the bowl of popcorn Kendra was snacking on, Kendra offered her a glass of juice and went in to call Camellia. Camellia stood, her mouth slightly opened in shock as she stared at the familiar figure in front of her, Elena also stood up, trying to recollect where she had seen Camellia.
"Antonio High" Camellia helped her out
"Yeah! You used to be the brilliant girl who was so rude because I asked for your assistance"
Kendra's eyes and Camellia's met, the anger and disappointment was so obvious on Kendra's face.
"Oh! That? I'm so sorry about that, maybe I wasn't in a good mood then" Camellia apologized, her gaze still fixed with Kendra's
"That's okay now. Elena, meet Camella, my friend and sister. Camellia, meet Elena, my friend and colleague "
They both exchanged pleasantries and took their seat.
"So have you thought of a business you want to venture into?"
"Not yet but I was thinking of opening a restaurant or a roadside fast food joint" Elena said but Camellia burst into a loud and mocking laugh, making Kendra and Elena to look at her.
"What's wrong? What's funny about what I just said?"
"You don't know? Do you remember the day you brought food for Ace and he mocked you in front of the whole class because the food was watery and salty" Camellia said, amidst her laughter but surprisingly, Elena joined her in laughing and Camellia stopped abruptly.
"Yeah, it wasn't funny then but now it is and I must admit, I was stupid to throw myself at a guy but can you please stay out of my discussion? I'm talking to Kendra, not you"
"C'mon, Elena, you don't have to be harsh on her"
"Let's continue our conversation, please"
"I'll be in the room then" Camellia said and went back to the room.
Elena adjusted her position and was now facing Kendra directly, "I don't like the way you reacted to what she said, she was only trying to lighten up the tense. Well, about what you said, I'd prefer you start with the roadside fast food first"
"Okay, exactly my thought but the problem I have now is capital"
"We'll get it, don't bother yourself about that." Kendra said, sipping her glass of juice when she suddenly remembered something.
"Have you been able to recall anything that happened that night?"
"Yes......... "
*
Elena waited a while but Kendra wasn't back so she grabbed the bottle of wine and staggered her way in the direction that Kendra followed and she saw Mr. Gavin trying to sit Kendra down but she was screaming rape so Elena threw the bottle of wine at him but he was lucky to see it coming and dodged it. The scattering sound of the bottle attracted people attention to the scene.
"What's going on here, Mr. Gavin? Are you trying to take advantage of the young lady? " a lady dressed in a black suit and trouser asked.
Gavin huffed.
"Really? Alicia? Are you asking me that for real? I've been patronizing this club for years now, has such thing ever happened?"
"So what's going on here?"
"These ladies are drunk and I know them so I'm only trying to help out"
"Okay, I'm sorry. I'll leave now"
The lady left the scene and the two ladies were now seated, opposite to Gavin. He brought out his phone from his pocket and dialed a number.
"Hello, Adler. Come to the club this minute with the car and book three rooms at any nearest hotel" he said and hanged up, staring and shaking his head as he looked at the drunk ladies.
*
"That was all I remember " Elena said
"Okay, he wants to see us by weekend"
"Is that it? Okay, let me know the time and venue. I have to go now, it's getting late"
Kendra saw Elena off and went to the room to meet Camellia, she buried her head in the pillow, sobbing.
"Hey! Girlfriend, don't tell me you're crying about what Elena did? She was joking" she said and moved close to her.
Camellia lifted her head up, tears gushing down her cheeks, "Why would I cry over such a loser?"
"Then what's the problem?"
Camellia threw her phone at her, she took the phone, her gaze fixed on Camellia. She looked at the message, reading it through, she covered her opened mouth with her right hand. She dropped the phone and hugged her, "It's fine, sweetheart." she said but Camellia broke free from the hug, one of her brow raised.
"Really? Is it that easy to get a job? Do you know what I had to go through before I got this job and now I lost it to my beauty. Is it a crime that I'm beautiful? I wasn't even seducing any of those men, I was committed to my job and this?"
She broke down in tears again, Kendra tried to hold back her tear, she sniffed it back.
"I'm sure you'll get a better job. You've always wanted to be a model so your beauty isn't wrong, the only wrong here is the job."
Kendra was able to tuck her to bed after so much crying. She was about to sleep when her phone rang, she rolled her eyes as she saw the caller, it was her mom.
"What is it?" she asked in a harsh tone immediately she answered the call.
"Kendra, all that happened that night wasn't my fault. You can't keep treating my this way, I'm the only one you have left" her soft and gentle voice said.
"You can say whatever you want, I have to go to bed now"
"Okay! I didn't get a reply from you so I called to ask........ " Kendra cut in
"It would be best next time that you wait for my reply because you might not be this lucky for me to pick your call. And about the dinner, I'd rather go out with a stranger than be with someone like you. Good night, I hope you have a bad dream." she said and hanged up on her.
She huffed and laid beside Camellia to sleep.