Chapter One

Chapter One

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Phone rings with a huge vibration for like 12secs; i could hear the sound my office keys were making, i had put it next to my phone on the small 'room-table' near the bed. I was fast asleep, so i couldn't pickup, eventually the phone cut and after an interlude it rang again and this time i got it because i was already up though i was kind of deadbeat.

 ''Hello!'' I answered in a low tone sleepy like hoarse voice while  moving my other hand on my face trying to get rid of sleep in my eyes.

''Hey broski, what's up man?  You still sleeping this time?'' My friend Bruce said on the other side of the phone 'sounding so jovial as if he has won a jackpot at BETWAY.'

 ''Yes bro am still in bed'' i said.

''It's saturday already, aren't we going to the beach party? You know we got to go and have some fun,bro. Come on man, its past nine'O'clock.'' He continued.

''Oh man!, i had a busy Friday you know how it is. Alright brotherman let me get gearedup i will catch up with you before long.'' I said.

''Okay sharp man.'' He said.

 I hanged up the call, got up to my feet and reached for the window. I opened the window the sun was already out grinning at me, a cool morning air. I peaked down the window i saw people and cars moving up and down the street. In hectic, i took a shower, had a cup of coffee and dressed in a mixed colour short sleeved shirt and a black jean trousers and some red converse canivas and on top of my head i put sun glasses.

I did all that within an hour; though i was feeling weak. After i had finished all my doings i got my phone and texted Bruce and he told me our rendezvous. I reached for the door opened it, got out, locked up my apartment and left. Going down the stairs and as i reached the ground floor to the exit door i bumped into a Newspaper seller. The paper had an eye catching story on the front page; it read 'CADRE SHOT DEAD IN ELM STREET BY A POLICE OFFICER'.

It was in this same street were i lived.

Another headline was 'Sika Automotives To Open Another Branche Across Town'.  I checked on sports at the back but nothing seemed to give me zeal than the front page. I bought the paper and left the man, got on a bus with a paper in my hands sat and began to skim over. 15 minutes later Bruce and i met, found him waiting for me by a caffeteria where he was having his breakfast from.

He was dark in complex and a little  chubby, had a manly voice of a gent who is in his mid twenties and was wearing a bluish t-shirt and a sky blue ripped jean trousers and a black leather jacket on top. Looking down to his feet he had black mocassin shoes. His hair was shiny and well cleaned, his beard was well trimed and lined. He looked very presentable that he can be every girl's dream guy.

 ''You are late.'' He said.

''Really?'' I responded.

 ''Yeah man.'' He said.

 ''You got to be kidding me; it only took me an hour plus to be here.'' I said.

He chuckles and said ''Just wanted to trouble you some.''

 ''Get lost.'' I said grinning back at him.

''you crazy my guy.'' I  added.

 ''And so are you.'' He said.

While we were still standing there i began teasing him in everyway possible.

 ''Man whats with the leather jacket?', isn't it kinda hot today?', moreover we are in summer,'' I asked him raising my eyebrows.

Chuckles and said 'a man knows no weather' he then looked towards me and pointing at me with his index finger.

''what about you whose wearing like a chameleone?' You don't want people to know the exact colour of your clads?'' He then gave a big laugh that he made me join as well.

While we were standing and talking at the caffeteria entrance i saw a bus coming towards us. It was a white Toyota Quantum which looked precisely like the one Angel has who is our friend. The bus finally reached up to where we were standing, astonishingly it was him.

He slid down the window and said to us ''Come on guys, hop in.''

 Bruce got hold of the front door opened it and got in the front seat and sat; i slid open the side door and got in as well, i sat on the seat just right behind the front seats.

Angel was a swarthy lad with a long face and a thin pointed chin. Had big brownish eyes and was wearing a brown short, black golfer t-shirt and white Adidas canvas. He was a fine looking gentleman, with a Rollex wrist watch and two big smartphones. He's the only dude who had no beard and had a brush cut, fresh expensive aroma on his body which any nornal human nostrils can't resist. Everything about him could tell he was living his dream life. He had a sharp voice which was close to a teenage boy or a young lady but sounded more of a gentle man. He was in his mid twenties as well.

 ''Whats up guys?'' He said.

''Nothing much, how about you?'' Bruce said.

''All is superb bro,'' he responded.

''Bobby?'' he called.

 ''Yeah man,'' i answered.

''How's it?'' He went on.

''Am good i may say, though am feeling kind of woozy.'' I said.

''I know right.'' He said with a grin on his face. 

There was a moment of silence and all we could hear was the sound that a moving car makes and the music that was playing on the radio done by p!nk ft Khalid-Hurts 2b human. I later on tapped Angel on his shoulder trying to break the muteness.

'' I had no idea you were going to come along,'' i said while my hand was still on his shoulder.

 ''Yeah, but Bruce told me about it; so i decided i should join you guys.'' He said.

 ''Oh! okay cool, thats really nice.'' I said.

''Where were you two guys yesturday?'' Bruce broke in.

''We were clubing at Riders first then later on we moved to Fire and Ice and lastly Chicargos. It was rough though.'' I added.

Angel having his focus on the wheel pretending he didn't hear our colloquy he jumped in with a laugh.

 ''Bruce! guess what?'' Angel said with his right hand on the wheel and his left hand on Bruce's shoulder.

 ''What's that bro'' he said.

 ''Bobby was wasted last night like i dont know; Imagine he began crying that he wanted to go home to sleep in the middle of the night.'' Angel said.

 He simulated how a baby speaks like and said ''Angel i want to go and sleep,ahh..ahh..ahh.'' He laughed so loud that we both did.

 ''Dude really?'' Bruce Screamed.

''You know this guy is a joker don't take everything he says so serious. I was drunk yes but not that i cried wanting to go home; okay the thing is i had a bunch of obligations at work so i was tired already, you get what i mean right?'' I added.

Bruce grimaced  and said ''I know man you told me that time i called when you were still at work.''

''Its a good thing you know.'' I said.

Angel then said ''Okay broski, its your own betise if you don't want to believe what am telling you. Next time i will record him.''

 I said to him ''It would be nice if you did that.''

Bruce then asked ''Guys whose going to swim?''

 ''Count me out.'' I said before he could even finish his sentence.

 ''That means its just us,Angel, right?'' He said.

''Yeah sought of.'' Angel responded.

''Bruce you even know am not good at swimming.'' I said.

 ''Dude! its not about being good at it; its about knowing how to swim just.'' He responded while he tuned to look st me.

 ''Uh! cut the drama.'' I said raising my voice almost shouting and bending my head down leaning on the back of my left hand.

 I raised my head up and said ''Okay i get it and in conclusion i would say am not going to swim that's it, satistified now, uh?''

 ''No just disappointed''. He said and withdrew his eyes off me.

''What do you mean disappointed?'' I asked raising both my eyebrows and my shoulders in surprise.

''You got to be serious man; at your age you don't know shit about swimming.'' He said.

Angel came in and said ''He knows, he only thinks he doesn't.''

 ''You are right.'' I said pointing my index finger at him.