"I wish I was wrong, thinking bout' the things you did, I wish I was wrong, thinking bout' the things you said, I wish I was wrong, oh girl I wish I was wrong...."
"this is the lyrics to a song by Xandre Dominique playing from Ivy's boombox on a Wednesday afternoon while he was high on shrooms.
Judging by the lyrics of the song, you could tell he was in his feelings.....
{Ding}
"Ivy picked up his phone to see who just texted whilst he was on a trip down memory lane...
"guy wats up, you just ghosted your homies for like a week now
hope you're good tho, we miss your vibes over here fam, pull up so we can roll sum' herbs and vibe together maybe pop some pills and record some tunes on FL studio"
".....this was a text from his homeboy, Marley
Ivy was a little confused by the context of the message he just got due to how his last vibe section with the homeboys turned out..
"regardless of his uncertainty to how his homeboys really felt about his absence, Ivy was excited he got the text.
it made him feel "important"
....a feeling he hasn't felt in a while since Eillish traveled to see her parents.
he took a glimpse at his watch, it's was only a few hours till dusk so he got up from the floor where he was sitting and went straight into the kitchen looking for munchies to fill his tummy"
"um, where's my charger, he said
trying to recall where he might've kept it.
..... maybe I gave it to Kelvin, as he was about to leave his room to kelvin's, he bent down to pick up his ashtray and something that was hanging on his neck fell, my charger. he said...
{laughing stupidly}
see cruise, pure jonsing.....
he kept his ashtray on the table and then went straight to his wardrobe and started picking outfits which he would take to his homeboys' later on.
....the time was 6:15pm. At last, dusk.
Ivy picked up his phone and called his homie
"wats up bro,
I'm about to pull up at your crib hope you're still at home.
....yea we're all waiting for you fam...." said marley
"alright....
{call ends}
".... when he got to the place, the main gate wasn't locked so he glided the gate to the side as he stepped into the compound.
greeted by a familiar face whom he vividly remembered from his last visit, he was full of smiles....
Rambo my boy, sit
good boy
it was Marley's dog.
{ring ring}
"Nolito answered the door bell....
guy!!!!
finally, you decided to show up, he exclaimed.
bro I've been fucking busy I swear, I can't forget my "day ones" bro, never...
"where the boys at tho" said Ivy as they both went inside.
.... the living room was lit and the sound system was jamming a very catchy afrobeat song
🎶bling bling bling bling🎶
"blaqbonez the GOAT"... said Ivy as he was vibing to the song...
bro, you're always updated I swear" said marley
everyone was vibing and for a split second, ivy felt euphoria..
he wished the moment could've been never endless.
....sadly, nothing lasts forever!
"Gimme spark....said ivy
he lit up his joint which he had rolled earlier as he sat down on the sofa whilst vibing with his homies.
the night was still young but sadly the herbs and pills were low and they needed a refill ASAP.
.....I even need to fuel my car" said marley
we'll buy herbs and pills too. we can't just sit and cruise all night without "highness"....we gahz dey on trips"
"They all loved the idea so they dripped out for the night ride....
I mean, simple but trendy fits was what each homie had on.
..ivy had dreadlocks at that time so he put on a beanie hat (head warmer) which color complimented his Yeezy slides.
they were ready to make the best out of this brief trip.
.... after getting everything they needed to "come alive in the night time". They glanced at the clock and behold the time was lagging.
"...there's still time guys" said marley.
I swear...." echoed everyone
let's drive through "African house" and see if we can see some barnnys (girls) to impress with this our fits...." said Nolito as they all giggled and accepted without debating his suggestion.....
...{African house}
it's a street where the hot, sexy and beautiful girls in their school do reside.
I mean don't get me wrong, it's not the only area to posses these qualities but because they had a ride at their disposal, they decided it would be a waste if they didn't make the most of it...
so they took the long way ride to the "city of angels" where they packed at the intersection.
They bought munchies to keep their mouths busy whilst they wait for some fallen angels to walk past.
"...Now this is where the Unexpected Happened.
"Ivy caught a glimpse of a figure in the dark walking towards them.
he said nothing as he was so anxious to see the face behind the shadows slowly walking towards the light at the intersection.
....the light kissed her face a little.
"bro you're too focused towards that dark area, wats up?.....asked Nolito
whilst smiling...
"bro check this babe out"..said ivy.
...blast!!!!
"bro your eyes are razor sharp"...shouted Nolito
how were you able to spot such beauty in the dark!!!
"who will be the one to attack?....said Marley
before you could say "jack Robinson" Ivy sprinted towards her in a flash...
"hey....hi....I mean
good evening beautiful, how are you. Ivy said smiling"
she smiled and then replied
....hi, good evening.
"um....okay sorry for the disturbance, I know you probably have somewhere important to be right now....said Ivy
"while she was still smiling".....she replied
....apology accepted, but I don't really mind cus' i was actually heading home
"ok cool....
do you live around this area tho...." he asked
....Not particularly, buh I do stay a bit close to this area, just came to buy something from that mini Mart over there...." as she pointed to the place.
"alright.... I'm Ivy
hope you don't mind me knowing your name too huh..." he said
....she smiled and said
No, I don't mind
I'm Uk...."
"Uk as in Jand.....said ivy
...hahaha, no naw
it's short for Ukeria (eucharia)...do you get?
"oh!!! he exclaimed
silly me....what a nice name you got there
.....yea,thanks
"I actually came to get some stuffs too tho buh I came with my homies...." ivy said whilst pointing towards Marley and Nolito.
"Ivy then offered to give Uk a lift to her place which she accepted and walked towards the car with him.
He sat at the back with Uk where they both continued their conversation as they drove to her destination.
....she said"
"um, Ivy I came with my friends tho"... while she pointed at two girls standing in front of a chemist
"so they pulled over and picked the two girls...
..."ivy and uk exchanged contacts.
whilst they were driving, ivy recognized the street they were en route to UK's place. I mean why won't he recognize it..
that's also the street where his lodge is, so he told Uk.
when they finally got to her place, ivy and Uk said their first momentary goodbyes
"so I guess it's goodbye for now.....said Ivy
....yea, I guess...she replied
"I'll call you when I get home tho, if that's ok with you....said Ivy
.... Don't call, I prefer texts, WhatsApp to be exact
"perfect....." said Ivy
I'll text you up on WhatsApp then
....cool, goodnight
"night
"Ivy got in the car and they drove back to the crib. On their way back his facial expression was like that of a baby who just caught a glimpse of his mother's breasts.
As soon as he got home, he sat on the sofa and then brought out his phone from his pocket, he opened the WhatsApp messenger app immediately and texted "you know who"
"hey stranger, remember me?
she replied.....
....Not really
"it's ivy, the guy you met earlier this night
....um, still don't remember
".....ivy was now thinking he's been given a wrong number and he felt sad, his facial expression turned opposite to the one he had earlier on their way back....
just as he was about to ask Nolito for his spark
{Ding}
"a text from UK"
"Lol, I know it's you joor.
wats up....