I lay gazing at the clear night sky, the atmosphere crammed with sweltering moisture like a fog. The fuzzy glint of the lighthouse in the distance makes the night even more serene. I hear a humming sound from time to time in my ear, It feels like it is a brisk and soft hymn and it is the allure of my dusk. This is my last night enjoying the alluring raw atmosphere of my hometown. Basking in the niche of my sundeck is the only spot that keeps me sane.
Hereafter, I am commencing a fresh chapter of my life, I am leaving everything behind. I am leaving this town and I hope to bury all the memories that come with it. I hope to never come back.
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I partially open my eyes. It is already morning, I can see the morning sun beaming through my curtains and into the room. I hold my head in my hand without fully getting up off my bed.
I have a pounding headache forming. It is probably from the previous night when I got to my new apartment. I move my body off the bed to get myself water and some painkillers to get rid of the fixating headache that is not planning on going away anytime soon if I don't act on it. When my feet hit the floor, I slightly close my eyes, and a moan escapes from my mouth. it helps lessen the headache and I use my left hand to scour for my phone on the bed.
I feel something rigid on the bed and my body grows stiff. It doesn't feel like a thing but rather it feels like a human body. I deadpan wide-eyed open my eyes in a panic trying to scour my mind for memories of last night's event.
Bits and bits of memories start to resurface. But I am so skeptical. I don't know if anything transpired between the John Doe and myself. I remember meeting up with Mayamiko and Chrispina at the club. They said that we had to go out clubbing to welcome me to my new house and Job. It was more like a get-together since we haven't seen each other in a long time and we just so happen to be working in the same city. I remember entering the club and we sat at the bar counter, pina which Is what I call her, short for chrisPINA insisted on getting us some shots to let loose and we did just that. It was shot after shot until we couldn't take it anymore.
We went to the dance floor to dance and the John Doe started dancing with me. He asked if he could get me a few drinks. At first, I was a bit skeptical until he talked me into accepting the offer. We went back to the counter and I can't remember what happened from there.
I start panicking. I am still dressed in my outfit from the previous night with my underwear missing.
"Oh shit! I hope it's not what I'm thinking, I hope it's not what I'm thinking" I cry in frustration. The human sleeping on the bed starts to fidget, alarming me that he is about to awaken.
"Good morning gorgeous," he says in a husky tone and gives me a seductive smile. I think it is disgusting and annoyingly cute at the same time. It makes my insides twirl. Even though he doesn't know me, he probably doesn't know my name too. I'll give him credit for his looks though. He has cute emerald green eyes, hefty brows a mustache and he is very masculine.
If it were under different circumstances I'd be so happy to wake up next to him. I'd be drooling over him every freaking day. No lie God took his time creating him because oh my oh. unfortunately, I have more important things to worry about and a man is the least of my concerns.
I want to get myself out of the misery my core is feeling, I want him to assure me that nothing transpired between us since my mind couldn't help me recollect what happened after I left the club. "Uhm did we?" I question him pointing at me, him, and back at me.
"Did we what?" He questions me with one eyebrow raised and a smirk on his lips.
"Stop acting dumb, you know what I'm talking about.", I retort rolling my eyes at the back of my head.
He chuckles "Oh babe, you're asking if we had sex?" He chuckles again "We didn't have sex, but we did something better."
This man must be sick, I feel the urge to vomit my lungs out. Entirely not because of him probably from the hangover. I quickly ran to my bathroom.
After puking my lungs out, I rinse my mouth and look at myself in the bathroom mirror. What's seriously better than sex? Which involves two strangers of the opposite sex? This man must be sick in the head. I don't even want to know what we did, I'd honestly rather remain in suspense.
My eyes bulged open, " what if his a serial killer? Or a rapist? Or a drug trafficker? Or a mafia? Oh my God, what if he's waiting on his gang members to kidnap me and sell me to an enemy drug cartel to settle a deal? Okay, I watch too many movies. If he has evil intentions he would have taken me a long time ago."
I don't want to leave him alone in my bedroom, thoughts keep on creeping through my mind. "What if he is a thief?" I go back to my room and find him half-clothed. His shirt is unpinned and his trousers are below showing off his V-line and it's really hard not to look.
He notices where my eyes are and he clears his throat. "I'll be taking my leave now. Thank you for the wonderful night." He smirks at my actions and I cringe at that. To avoid embarrassing myself even more. I grab his hand and walk him to the door or rather drag him to the door which is an epic fail because his way bigger than me body-wise. After closing the door shut, I quickly ran to the bathroom. I take off what I have on me, and take a shower. I felt dirty. After showering, I put on a pair of essentials sweats, Tee's, and my Louis Vuitton Crocs.
I take a painkiller for my headache because I wasn't able to take any earlier. I grab my phone and face time Mayamiko and Pina. On the first ring, the second ring, and then the third ring, Mayamiko answers the call.
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"I seriously need a time machine, what happened yesterday?" I bubble, feeling agitated because my mind can't help me remember the important details.
"Eish girl, we are not in a hurry. Where have you taken the Little manners you had?" Maya inquires sarcastically, rolling her eyes and playing with her fingernails.
"Hi Manyaaaaaa, how are you?" I reply sarcastically adding an extra letter to her name and dragging it for dramatic purposes.
"Ahhh, as if that will change the fact that you lost even the little manners you had. This is heart-wrenching." She sarcastically puts her hand on her chest pretending to be hurt. "Now give me the dits, what happened with mr hot Guy?" she inquires wiggling her brows I seriously wonder how she does that because I am not able to wiggle both of my brows. I look like a clown doing it.
"Now are you ready to take me out of my misery? Tell me what happened. Please." I cry out over the phone. "I can't remember everything that happened last night and it's getting to me"
"Okay, Areli here's what happened. We got to the club and had a few drinks."
"Can you please fast forward to the part where we went to the dance floor?" I interrupt her.
Rolling her eyes she continues" Okay so yeah, you and Kelani wanted to dance, and well you know me, I'm not much of a dancer so I decided to stay back. I met a 'friend' and he asked me to have some drinks with him. I agreed to that and the next thing I knew, you were not with Pina but with some hot guy. You were not looking irritated by him, so I decided to not interrupt you. After having a few drinks with him, you said bye to Pina and me, then you drove off with him."
"That's all you can remember?" I sigh. "Remind me to never get drunk with you guys again." We both laugh over the phone and switch to a different topic. An hour or two passes by before we end our Facetime call because she has some errands to run.
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I don't feel like cooking so I decide on ordering some Chinese food. Whilst waiting on my food I get the files I am required to fill in, ready for my new job.