Part 7

I heart sunk. She must have been joking. How could she ask a question? I thought deeply on which answer l should give. I wanted to avoid the embarrassment of being given a stupid excuse. But then again what have l got to lose, l had kissed her already.

“Lol. Good morning to you too. Yes we kissed. Why are you asking?”

I waited anxiously for her to reply. A million thoughts race through my mind, trying to figure out if she was regretting kissing me. The last thing l wanted was to have an awkward moment with the only female friend l trusted. My phone beeped again and l immediately paused. I took a deep sigh and read the message,

“Thank god. I was worried l had kissed the wrong person. Forgive me; everything seems a bit blurry after last night. ” 

I was so relieved. There wasn’t going to be anything awkward between me and her. It was a good feeling. In my mind, l thought l had started a new episode of what Tashy and l had gone through.

“Thank god? That was the worst kiss l have ever had. You should step up your game.”

I replied jokingly, hoping it would just to ease the tension.

                “Oh please. I know u liked it. I even bet you want to more.”

                “Do not flatter yourself. I am not that thirsty. Now get off my case. Lol”

                “Whatever Nash. Are we still going to meet up before you leave? I really want to see you! ”

“Ha-ha-ha. Of course we are going to meet before l leave. I will text you the details then we will make further arrangements”

With that weight of my chest, l could enjoy the rest of my day. I had made plans with my other friends to go to the sports bar and watch soccer and rugby. This was going to begin at 1730hrs and end till late. This gave us time to catch up and enjoy the day.

I don’t know why but l got to the bar early. I stood outside, leaned by the car and drifted off in my thoughts. I group of teenagers came out of the bar and passed in front of me. Because of the small space between the parked cars, they lined up and passed me one by one.  As they passed me, there was one particular girl that passed me and when she passed me she lightly elbowed me in the stomach. I made a soft grunt, looked up and at first the girl didn’t look familiar.

When everyone passed, l followed behind so that l see the person that hit me. To my surprise it was Jenny. Jenny and l went to the same church together and she had to go abroad to study. We were good childhood friends and most of our time we talked it through Skype, facebook and messages. We rarely called each other because it was a bit expensive to make a phone call abroad.

We had stopped talking a while ago. We just sort of drifted apart and our friendship went on pause. Seeing her now reminded me why l was hurt when she left. Jenny was the definition of beauty in my world. She was everything that l looked for in a woman. Tall, smart, pretty, well-dressed, a fantastic smile, the list goes on. She was the best in my books.

Now l was in an awkward situation because it had been so long and l felt guilty for not talking her for a long time. 

“Hello stranger” she said smiling.

“Look who is talking. How are doing Jenny? When did you come? ” l replied.

“I came about three days ago. I wanted to call you but l realised l didn’t have you number. But i am so happy l ran into you.”

“This is a real surprise for me because.... ”

“Can you stop looking at me like that?!” she then cut me off.

“Like what?”

“I don’t know like you in love or something.”

“I am sorry, it just that it has been long hey. Forgive me for staring. I had forgotten who...”

Before l could finish my sentence, a guy screamed out Jenny’s name. She rolled her eyes before she turned around and waved her hands at the guy.

“Listen, l have to go. But it was really nice meeting you. I will send you a message on Facebook with my number then we can meet up or something.”

“Ok, it was nice meeting you.”  I replied

Before l could finish my sentence, the guy then called again but this time Jenny panicked and then immediately left. I watched her go and l was hurt because l didn’t even get a good bye hug.

Just as she got out of sight, my friends finally arrived. We got inside the bar and sat down. We watched the match and talked about girls, money, music and more girls. This was the perfect day to spend a day without girls for once. We enjoyed the rest of the day. To be honest with you, my mind was still thinking about Jenny. I constantly checked my phone to see whether she had sent the message or not. 

The night finally came to an end and l had mixed emotions when l got back t the hotel. Wayne had his friends in the room so l gave him space and l went to the bar and recollect myself. As l got there, l received a message from my facebook account. I opened it and it was Jenny. She had sent a message just saying “Hie”. I got happy and l immediately replied. We talked for a few minutes and all of a sudden l didn’t know what to say. I was too lazy to think or even try to spark up a conversation so then l excused myself and said my good night.

Just as l thought my day was interesting enough, Adriana sent me a message,

“I miss you like crazy Nash. We should meet up soon. Good night! ”

Stay tuned for part 8

Part 6

So Tashy was on my case now. If this was two months ago, l would have been happy and be in the ninth cloud but l deserved more than what Tashy was doing. This girl was playing with my emotions and it didn’t need a rocket scientist to see that.  To avoid any drama, l danced with her for a few songs and then surprisingly she then ditched me. I didn’t care so l looked for Adriana.  I should her by the bar talking to Wayne,

“I have been looking for you”, l said. (Of course l lied. Don’t judge me)

“Ok, now you should me. Let’s go!” she replied.

Once again she took my hand, dragged me across the dance floor so as to find a good spot for us to dance. Adriana and l are very good friends, so when it came to her grinding on me, it was awkward. At least for the first two songs, we suddenly became comfortable with each other and then the dancing got intimate. Whether it was hip hop or house music, we were in our own world. It was like being in a fantasy where Adriana and l longed to be together but neither of us could break the ice.

We stopped dancing so we went and sat by the bar. Even by the bar, we still maintained that intimate and desire that we had for each other alive. I can bet that Adriana and l were thinking of the same thing. Neither of us was drunk so there were no excuses of anything that would happen that night.

Things got interesting, when an RnB song started playing. (So that we on the same page, the song was Body to Body by Ace Hood ft Chris Brown).  At this moment, Adriana went crazy. It was her favourite song at that time. She danced with the beat and thanks to that song, the ice then broke. At a certain point she stopped dancing, looked at me straight in the eye and she came closer to my face. I reacted and moved slowly towards her face. Just as our nose made contact, Tashy pulled Adriana. They had a little conversation and then she came back to me. I assume that Tashy didn’t see me because she would have made some sort of reaction towards what was going on between Adriana and l.

After our disturbance, it wasn’t the same. I think reality once again kicked in and we become non-intimate friends again. We danced normally and just drank our drinks. We even started dancing with other people but never too far from each other. The situation became too awkward for me so l decided to call it a night. I made my way to Adriana, grabbed her by the waist and told her,

“I am super tired. I am calling it a night.”

She looked at me disappointed and angry.

“Already Nash? Why? ”

“No special reason, I am driving so it is better to be safe.” I replied.

“Ok then. Whatever sorts you! Call me ok.” She whispered back

I made my way out of the club. On my way out l met a couple of friends from my school and we made small talk. I didn’t want to stay there for a long period of time because l wanted to avoid Tashy because of obvious reasons and l didn’t want it to seem as if l was lying to Adriana about my departure.

Wayne and l went back to the hotel. We were tired and hungry and very dirty from the sweat we got during all the activities during the day. We quickly ordered some sandwiches and while we waited for room service to deliver them we took turns to take a quick shower.  Once the food came Wayne then said,

“Ok, now tell me why Tashy was giving you the eye!” he demanded

I sighed deeply and told him everything that had happened. Wayne wasn’t a good listener so l only told him the interesting stuff and spared him the boredom. As soon as l was finished with my story he looked at me straight in the eye and started laughing.

“Child, you are a player! So you are now into Adriana? Dude that is just wrong! It is like you are dating all of the girls at once. ” Wayne said laughing

I knew Wayne was going to blow the issue out of proportion so to avoid another debate and a lecture on how to treat women l just agreed and hoped it would end there. I decided to call it a night and l took my phone put under my pillow. Just as l switched of my light to sleep, l received a message from Adriana.

“Thanks for the great day. I really enjoyed myself. We should go out again before you go, but this time it will be just me and you”

I didn’t want to over look the message an analyse it into detail so l made a simple reply,

“l had a great time too. It is all thanks to you, and that sounds like a great idea. Let me rest now but l will definitely get back to you tomorrow with further arrangements. Good night!”

The following morning, l woke up hungry and just drained. I took a shower and made my way to breakfast. Wayne on the other hand, had a major hangover. Walked lazily towards me and as he approached me, l started laughing at him. For the first time Wayne looked like something out of the lion king. He was under dressed, slow and extremely sleepy. Basically he looked like crap.

  

 “Say one more thing and l swear, l will hit you!” he said seriously

“Oohhh shut up and stop being a baby!” l replied

I wanted to tease Wayne for the rest of the morning but l then received a message from Adriana. All of a sudden l went into deep thought. I wanted to recall what l did with her last night and be ready for anything that the text said.

“Nash, did we kiss yesterday?”

Stay tuned for part 7!!!!

Part 5                                                                                                                                                                               

This was a joke. Did Tashy really say that? In my shocked state, l walked back to the table. When l got there everyone looked at me as if there were expecting me to say something. The waiter is the one who broke the silence when he came with the check. We left the restaurant as a group and we went to hang around our cars. We were going to entertain ourselves until it was time to go to the club. To be honest with you, Tashy had put me in a funk. I did not want to think about the possibilities l had with Tashy after what she had done to me. I called Adriana and told her what Tashy had told me.

“Nash, remember l told the other day that just because Tashy has a dude doesn’t mean she loves him.” she said.

“True so what should l do? I should wait for her while she is kissing another dude. No Adriana. I am not stupid. She made her choice and l had to make mine!”

I knew what l had to do. Tashy was not going to ruin my day. I called Wayne and we came up with a plan. Since there was three hours still we go the club, we went and bought alcohol. The best thing about it was that Wayne was a part time bar attender so it made it easier for us to buy the best spirits and dilutions that we were going to use. We bought enough for everyone to at least be tipsy.

We started drinking and it seemed everyone became wild. I watched the girls’ dance, laugh and scream at each other. I quickly got my mind of Tashy. It was a good thing Tashy wasn’t around because l don’t know how l was going to run away from her all day. As l started diluting my fifth drink by the car, a girl wrapped her around my waist. I suspected it might have been one of the girls who was just drunk and wanted to teasing me. I turned around and to my surprise it was Adriana. When l turned around her hands were still around my waist. I leaned back against the car to be at a relaxed position and Adriana put her head on my chest. We didn’t say anything whilst in this position so l kept on drinking.

Wayne, who was also dancing with one of the girls then called out,

“Nash, can u make me another round please?!” he shouted

As l was about to reply, Adriana cut me off and yelled back,

“Wayne gives us a bit of privacy. What is your problem?”

She then took my right hand and pulled me to the other side of the car which seemed to be more private. I doubt if anyone could see us from where we were standing. For me reality did not kick in until l finished my cup. I looked at Adriana and l could tell this had become an intimate situation. I won’t deny, l had thought of the possibilities of Adriana and l hooking up but l always convinced myself that Tashy was the one for me.

Before l knew it, Adriana and l were making out.  I swear to you, those were the best and passionate five seconds of my life.

Adriana broke the kiss early, turned around, gave me a wink and went back to hang around with her friends. I was left there standing in shock and wanting more. I didn’t want to look or seem desperate so l went back to drinking my alcohol, but at the back of my mind l knew that this wasn’t over. We were going to be together at the club so it was going to be an interesting night.

I stopped drinking thirty minutes before we left the parking lot, drank a lot of water just to be focused and be properly sobered up. I could not depend on Wayne who at that moment was in his own world. He was screaming, dancing and to be honest just having a good time.

We called everyone in so that we make our way to the club. When we got there, there were a lot of cars and a number of people queuing outside to get in. We had bought our tickets already so there was no need for us to wait outside so we made our way straight to the door.

Just as l stepped in the club, l made my way to the bar. The music was loud and for me to be in my partying mood l had to be at least tipsy for it to be a good night.  Adriana and l got to the bar and because the music in the club was so loud we had to scream in each other’s ear to communicate. After a few shots, Adriana was in her zone and she was ready to party.

“See you on the dance floor and don’t leave me hanging.” She screamed in my ear.

I nodded my head she then walked away disappearing in the crowd. Wayne joined me and we started taking shots together while looking for some girls to hook up with. I decided to go dance with Adriana before l started doing crazy stuff. As l turned around, Tashy was standing behind me and then she greeted me with a hug. While we hugged, she then whispered,

“Tonight you are mine!”

In my heart, l screamed out ‘F.M.L.!!’

Part 4

I failed to repair that message. I went to my room and swore at myself for having feelings for such a liar. I felt degraded to the last level.  Tashy had officially proved that she didn't love/like me. I knew things would never be the same after that and I was happy to be alone that to be in a relationship with a liar and a fake.

I then focused my attention to my real friends and family. Adriana officially became my only female friend. I had to take time from the dating game. Tashy had taught me a lesson. I talked to Adriana almost every day and because we got so close and talked that much we named ourselves "text-buddies".

It was holiday time and I had to go back to Zimbabwe for our annual visit. I was thrilled that I was going to meet Adriana. When I told her I was coming back to visit she screamed and I could feel the excitement she had that I was coming back.

When I got to Zimbabwe, I was so happy that I completely forgot about my issues with Tashy. I was having the time of my life.

Just as I thought life would not get any better, my cousin named Wayne visited. The reason I was thrilled is that Wayne was my complete opposite. He was an ultimate player, snagged up, wild, young and free spirited. He was not guided by rules and he would do what he felt like whenever he wanted. I never bothered telling him what happened between Tashy and I because I knew he would confront her. He is that crazy.

That weekend, Wayne and I decided to go out. We were going to meet up with Adrianna at a local restaurant and then go clubbing later that night. Wayne and Adriana had met before and they got along so well that at several occasions I felt out if place. While we got ready for our day, Adriana sent Wayne a message,

"Hey, there has been a change of plans. I am not coming alone. I am going to be coming with a few friends of mine. I just wanted to let you know so that it is not weird when we meet up!"

Wayne told me the change of plans. We then decided to buy some alcohol so that we drink while we entertain Adriana's friends. We dressed up casually, just like two gentleman.

When we got to the restaurant, we found Adriana standing with a group of girls. There were maybe 8 to 10 beautiful ladies standing there. Wayne and I looked at each other with a devilish grin and we knew it was going to be a good day. I knew all of them by name but not on a personal level, there were more of acquaintances at that moment. As we approached the girls, Adriana ran to me and gave me a hug. We both shared the feeling of excitement and happiness that we had met after a long time. As we approached the group, I was shocked that Tashy was there.

When I saw her I looked up and sighed deeply, because Adriana and Wayne didn't know what went down between Tashy and I, I had to act as if everything is fine between us.

After I gave a series of hugs and kisses to the group of ladies, I finally got to Tashy. She wore a huge smile and looked at me seductive eyes and she gave me a long hug. It was too long that the group couldn't help but notice how long it was. When she let go of me, everyone seemed to be cheering for no apparent reason. I blushed and leaned on Adriana's BMW. To make sure Tashy was away from me, I talked to Adriana

"Adriana, I don't like Tashy anymore. So can you cover for me today please?"

"What? I thought she was The One."

"Something happened before I came here. It is a long story, I will tell you later!"

“Ok Nash. But you owe me big time."

"Yeah, yeah I know! Thanks"

We rejoined the group but when Adriana and I got there, everyone kept quiet and looked at Adriana and I. In my confusion I asked,

"What?!"

"So what was you guys talking about that you had to go have your private time?" Tashy asked.

Adriana and I looked at each other and burst into laughter. Wayne joined us just for the sake to annoy Tashy.

“Well Tashy, if you have to know I was asking if Adriana was still coming to club with me?”

Tashy looked aside as if she was angry and to be honest I didn't care. We finally went to have our lunch and it was fun. Everyone was chatting exchanging jokes, debating about teenage drama and music. This was the best time l was having ever since l left Zimbabwe until I received a message from Wayne,

            ‘Why is Tashy looking at you as if you did something wrong?’

As soon as finished reading the text, l looked up only to see Tashy looking directly at me. I quickly looked away only to stare at Wayne who was laughing at my reaction.

            ‘It is a funny story. I will tell you when we get back to the hotel.’

The table became uncomfortable and l could feel the tension between Tashy and I. To my surprise l then received a message from Tashy,

            ‘Hey, can you come outside by the door. I need to talk to you!’

This became the most awkward lunch l have ever had. Tashy then excused herself from everyone because she had to go home but would meet us at the club later on. I offered to walk her out and everyone at the table went silent. There was something going on amongst the girls that l didn’t know. The actions on the table explained everything.

When we got outside she turned and looked at me straight in the eyes and said,

“NASH, WHEN YOU HAVE TIME FOR ME, YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME!!!”

She then turned, pulling out her car keys and l was left standing outside the restaurant speechless!

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