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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Tonight" by Nonso Amadi boomed in the club and people danced to the rhythm. Everyone was having a good time except the ones who didn't wish to or the ones who were denied access to the top floor where the reggae singer patoranking was with few friends.
Sean, Jason, and Mason were lucky enough to have made it inside the cubicle without much stress. Mason was a high school classmate with the singer, which made it easier for the trio to enter.
In the meantime they were being entertained by patoranking, he was doing a freestyle reggae for them while they listened with rapt attention.
While he was on it, Jason kept texting Charlotte and her. Once she found out where he was, she was madder than before blaming him for not telling her beforehand about the club thing with Pato.
Jason tried apologizing but she went offline.
"Man would you stop texting Charlotte and listen to what we're discussing here" Sean nudged him giving him his normal signature glare.
"It's boring why won't he allow the girls to come in I mean what's the fun without them."
"Really? You think that's why we're here?" "Man I need this deal with him I know he'll help me a lot I just need to get him to trust me though," He said and took a sip from his drink.
Mason was engaging the reggae artist while he sipped from the pot of shisha on the glass center table.
"And he's got real hit there you know you once confided in me about wanting to do something with a serious person and he's very talented and loves his money so much. Such people can't just misbehave."
"I... Get what you're saying man but am here to have fun with you guys not to do business today okay?" Pato replied
"I get it yeah..." Sean cut him off before he could finish. "Depends on what you call fun" he continued looking Pato in the face.
"Really?!" Thought you had no guts to speak?" Pato asked.
"Oh I do, just feeling reserved because I thought Mason had it all in control."
"And?!" Pato asked.
Sean shook his head in dismay "he's a sissy."
Pato broke into a peal of loud laughter alongside Jason and then Sean.
Mason was embarrassed."Guys this isn't funny at all, I mean how am I a sissy? You just sat there all along and allowed me to do the whole talking and just for you to up and call me a sissy! That's bad!."
"Yo, that's just how this ma nigga is since I've known him he has always been the Duff and scared to say his mind" Pato explained while tapping Mason on the back.
"Correct, while we were in primary school he would always pee on himself whenever he's caught late from break, It got worse I had to deny being related to me in any way"
Sean said and they all cracked up again at Mason's sorry life."Funny but that's not the fun part of being here we need the women, I don't see reasons why they shouldn't be here at all, don't you too Pato" Jason finally spoke up.
Pato nodded at him. "Yeah, I was coming from another bash at Eko hotel and a lot of them there so I didn't see the need here too."
"Oh, there is" Sean added happily.
While they were going on about the girls, a commotion was heard outside the room and it sounded like someone was fighting.
Mason stood and went to check if everything was alright.Once he came back frowning.
"Jason she's here" He announced"Who?" Confused Jason asked.
"Thought you specially invited her a few minutes ago?."
"What the hell Mason who is that?!" Sean whisper yelled.
"Charlotte" he announced.
"What?" Jason looked at everyone.
"What the hell is she doing here?" Sean asked looking intently at Jason.
With raised shoulder. "I... I don't know. She... I just texted her and she vexed, didn't know she'd still come over."
"Ha! You know how troublesome that girl of yours is."
"Ya calm down bro who's Charlotte?" Pato asked confused.
"She's my girlfriend."
"No ex-girlfriend remember?... She broke up with you days ago" Sean encouraged.
Jason nodded in agreement."So what's she doing here? Does she want to make up with you?."
"I don't know really, I'll go talk to her excuse me" Jason stood and strode off to meet Charlotte.
The bouncers outside let go of her once they spotted Jason.
"So this is another of your stupid plans of cheating on me right?" She barked.
"No wonder you were hesitant to tell me where you were... Is there a girl with you in there eh?" She asked and moved to look inside the room but Jason wouldn't let her."Calm down Charlotte, you wouldn't even let me explain myself you go all about how am with another girl... Can we please just go somewhere and talk? Like outside let's not make a scene here."
"Ah, so you don't want me to come in and see for myself eh! We gon make a scene here I don't care besides it's raining heavily outside" Charlotte stood her ground.
"Babe I'm sorry for what I did truly, I didn't know they were your friends... and... and why would you set me up that way?..."
While he was still explaining to Charlotte two scarcely dressed women walked past them to the VIP room. They both winked at Jason and walked past... Jason stared ahead while Charlotte didn't hesitate to give him a dirty slap. He paled.
Charlotte stormed off the stairs, Jason ran after her... He caught up with her on the dance floor.
"Babe am sorry truly I love you so much those girls were just flirting I don't care about them it's you" He cried.
"You bastard, I want you by morning to come over and pick all your belongings from that house, you cheating lying ass!" She stormed off from the party. Jason stood there for a while trying to comprehend the situation while people danced around him.
"Jason!... Jason!!! What's up, man?" Sean shook him by the shoulder.
"What's the matter? Where's char?."
Jason left him and headed towards the bar alone ordering shots... He gulped down three glasses immediately and ordered more. Sean caught up with him and sat beside him.
"Don't tell me you're brooding over char? Damn! Why are you so letting her twist your emotions around? I bet she's finally sent you packing, first she cheated on you not long ago... but you forgave her and now she can't even give you a chance... At a set up she made herself!!!."
"Man I get she's angry at me but... But... She told me to get my stuff out of the house by morning... is she doing this?" He asked facing Sean.
Sean sighed in defeat, his friend was soo stupidly in love.
"See just forget it and let's drink away our sorrows I bet she'll change her mind tomorrow... You'll see" He assured him and they drank till they couldn't walk again.***
Sean and Jason struggled to enter the car. It was still raining outside. So they were quite drenched on their way out.
"Lemme drive Jason you're too drunk to drive I can manage" Sean proposed staggering a little.
"Look who's talking, at least am not the one staggering" He claimed and entered the drivers' side. "Where's the key Sean?."
Sean threw the key at him and they started up the premises.
On their way home Jason maneuvers some of the traffic lights but was lucky no police was on his tail."Hey I know am drunk but I think you're worse than me here, slow down bro we're no longer on the highway and you've missed some traffic signs... I can't get killed this early you see?" Gesturing to his body
"This here is the full package and I don't intend to misuse it alright?" He laughed and Jason joined they put on the radio and nodded to the trendy hit "Gock am" by the upcoming artist Crayon when suddenly.
The car tire screeched its bonnet crashing into a hard surface with a loud bang. Jason stepped on the brake fearfully. The smell of petrol and coal tar filled their nostrils they looked at each other in silence with the effect of the alcohol washing off immediately.
"What was that?" Jason whispered. "Sean is that an animal?... Oh please tell me it's not a human being" he cried.
They carefully stepped off the car and moved to the front. Once they saw the twisted human figure lying lifelessly on the ground in a pool of blood Jason froze...
"Jason let's go! Now!!!.." Sean hollered but
Jason stood not moving an inch."Hey ... Hey! Look let's get out of here before people see this, it was a mistake!!"
Sean went around and forced Jason inside the car returning to his passenger seat."Drive man!!! Go! go before you and I get caught or do you want to spend your whole youthful age in prison?" He yelled alerting Jason's senses.
"He's dead Sean... he's dead" tears were pooling out of his eyes.
Sean switched positions with Jason and quickly drove off the quiet street.
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