Episode 5
Serena la!d out a dress..
âIâm giving you a make overâ, she said..we were in her apartment, night of the party. She told me as usual that she disapproved of the best gown I had..my eyes stayed on the dress she had la!d out for me..it was red and probably short..
â Iâm totally fine with how I am⌠I donât wana look like a clownâ
â you d look like me..thatâs what you should look like..classy, hot and sophisticated â
âNo offence..but I do not want to look like youâ
what happened to Jesusâand I love the gesture but I have my own clothesâ
âOh yeah..my Dadâs a commissioner who do think is gonna be there..you canât wear what your wearingâ
âI donât wana look like a s–tâ
âI promise you you wonâtâshe said with an eyeroll
âAnd my clothes are pretty nice..donât insult themâ
âYeah right..I guess they ok for churchâ
I rolled my eyesâfine have your way..but when you follow me to church your gonna dress like meâ
âOf course..thatâs what I dream ofâ she said with sarcasm, as she sat me on the dresser starting with my hair.
âI look drasticâ I frowned at the mirror while Serena beamed at her work, I didnât look like a Christian right now, the dress like I guessed was short, hugged my curves with halter neck and she had forced a 6-inch heel on me which I was surprisingly able to pull off, I wished Erica could see me right now Iâm sure she d be shocked at
the transformation
âI hate you Serene..this is not meâ
âI love you too Emilia, you look terrific..just like I imaginedâ
Hell yeah they d see through me at the party
that I didnât belong in their world..she went about getting ready herself while I tried in vain to pull down the dress..Her friends didnât recognise me and were shocked when they did..I felt even worse now.
The party held in a club in GRA, I felt trifle out of place as I walked into the noisy room, Serena held my hand as if scared I would run away..I had thought of that, I was already regretting coming. The atmosphere was so not my scene as there was smoke, alcohol and dancing
âWelcome to your first partyâ
âWhere are we?âI asked in case I had to call Rebecca
âA club..donât worry just blend inâ she said above the loud music. The other girls had disappeared with guys, I still looked around and decided Serena went overboard..it was packed full with and well decorated, though dim lited..I could barely see her
âNow letâs find my brotherâ
âMaybe hes dancingâ
âNope..my brother doesnât dance with just
anyone..he should be with the guys ha there he isâ she pulled me along towards a less crowded area
âUh..after we meet your brother..can I go?â
âOf course not..you socializeâ
âI told you am bad with thatâI told her as
someone came and carried her up she squealed in laughter, I was busy pulling my dress down, when I looked up and our eyes met..I stared at him..him me as my mind screamed â unbelieverâ
but I couldnât look away..he was Beautiful, thats the description..he sat with some guys on a cushion wearing all black with his chest open, I swallowed a spit I didnt realise I was holding as he stood up and came towards us, my heels were high but he reached my height without trying
âWhoâs your friendâ he asked as he took my hand, he kept his hold on me as my heart
thudded..I couldnât explain what was happening,
Serena jumped on him in a tight hug..her
boyfriend..Of course he was..
âHappy birthdayâ She said, he put her aside and tweaked her nose
âYou outdid yourself this time..tnxâ
Serena curtsied âanything for you broâ she
leaned on himâI see youâve met my friend..this is Emiliaâ
I found my voice, âuh..Hapi birthdae..I have to goâ I whispered to Serena who ignored meâMillie this is my elder bro Seanâ she introduced but we were holding gazes again..it was like I had known him for ages, I didnât believe in love at first sight but this was crazy
âYou look beautiful in that dressâhe said
âUh..thanks..Serenaâs ideaâ
âYou wana sit with me..?â That sounded like he was asking me for something else with the look in his eyes, I looked around for Serena but she had varnished, I didnât have a choice.
âOf courseâ
Minutes later I was nursing my malt and sitting
awkwardly on the settee around his friends who was busy with one woman or the other..others were smoking..Sean was staring at me as if he was trying to figure me out, he had asked me to dance with him and I had awkwardly declined, I was thinking Serena planned this and I now regretted coming more than before, I had to meet a guy that would for sure haunt my dreams
now, Sean went off to cut his cake and Serena
was off somewhere playing host..I didnât know again what I was doing here, if my father was to see me now..Sean was suddenly in front of me
âSo you wonât drink..dance or catch fun..what do you then do?âhe asked sitting down beside me , I shrugged, he probably thought I was boring
â My sister had told me a lot about youâhe said
âUh. What did she say?â
âThat your hot..but she didnât do you justiceâ he said looking down me
âIâm sure you are exaggeratingâ
âEvery male turned when you walked inâ
Thats because I didnât belong here
âDidnât noticeâ
I took another sip of my malt, he reached for it
âYou should try a lil alcohol..to loosen upâ he said calling for one of the servers, I clenched the malt like my life depended on it
âuh..Iâm a christian â
âChristian.. So what you doing here?â
âIv been asking myself that same questionâ, he stared at me again so my cheeks heated
âEven though you donât do any of those you
pretty chickâ
âWell thank youâ
âSo you in my sisters classâŚbrainsâ he said, he gulped a bottle of beer and gave me, I shook my head ânot even a sip?âhe asked
âNo thanksâ
He sighed mused his hair as he said
âI so wanna kiss you right nowâ
A chill went up my spine..just when I thought it
couldnât get any worse, I was tongue tied as my thoughts raced..if he tried it, would I let him?..if I pushed him away, would he let go..it was his birthday, his party and I was supposedly his girl for the night..I knew I was gonna kill Serena when I see her
âThat wouldnât be appropriateâ
âWhy?..cos you Christianâ
âCos we just metâ
âSo if I knew you for a month youâd let me kiss you â
âNoâ
He searched my gazeâdonât tell me I would have to wait till marriageâ
âIf you marry me.â Why were we talking about marriage?
He chuckled, took another gulp then said
âso this thing between us would have to wait
uh?â
âWhat thing..?â, I asked looking at him..his eyes darkened, he leaned back as his mouth grazed my neck, I flinched from the pleasure and shifted away, appalled at his boldness
âYou wonât let me touch you?â He smirked as he closed the distance and next I knew my lips were in his, for a second I was shocked, my stomach was in uproar as my fathers face came into focus ,what in hell was I doing..I pushed at
him.âstop it..â
He looked at meâI should stop what â
I stood up and walked away, his friends were
laughing behind me but I didnât care, I just
needed to get out of there, I felt hands around
me andI knew who it was because of the tingles it caused, I pulled away but he took my hand
âWe could chill somewhere privateâ
What..âI have to find Serenaâ I couldnât believe she left me
ââŹâšĂ˘âŹâšâSerenaâs prob with her guy..she left you to my care..âI gaped
âWell I really have to go nowâ
âU canât leave till the morrowâ I crossed my arms frustrated
âI see your not comfortable, you could sleep in my room..I ll find somewhere to chillâ he wanted to be a gentleman now?
âTake me to Serenaâ, i said, he signed and took a glass of wine from a passing tray and gave meâits non alcoholic..â He said when he saw my hesitation, I took it gratefully.. âIâm sorry I kissed
you..â I looked up..was he really apologising
âWithout your permissionâ he added and I looked away..
âLetâs find Serenaâhe said walking away.
We found her outside the club kissing a guy who I guessed was the boyfriend
Sean cleared his throat, she turned
âHey you two lovebirdsâ
âI need to leave..NowâI said firmly, she pecked the guy and came towards us
âThatâs David Serenaâs boyfriend.. So I ll call youâhe said
âNo..pls donâtâ
He looked hurt but I got in Serenaâs car and blew out a breathe I didnât know I was holding..glad the night was over at least
âSo howâs my brother..you guys hit it off pretty quick..who would have thoughtâshe said
âIâm thinking you planned thisâ
âWhat no..all I did was introduce..you guys âd make a hot coupleâ
What..âHe doesnât have a girlfriend? â
âUh no..hes never had oneâ
âSo he just sleeps aroundâ
âI wouldnât say thatâ that wasnât an answer but I didnât say anything further..I just wanted to get home but I needed to get something off my chest.
âI didnât like you leaving me behind like thatâI told her
,âyou were with my brotherâ
âââŹâšĂ˘âŹâšĂ˘âŹâšĂ˘âŹâšĂ˘âŹâšĂ˘âŹâšHes a stranger.. And I donât like parties..Iâm a Christian I told you beforeâ
â I just wanted you to have funâ
âFun..kissing a stranger..âI began when she
streaked
âYou guys kissed..omâgoodnessâ I could feel her scheming already⌠I looked out the window, I was in hell..yes I was.
I didnât tell Rebecca how the party went..I didnât want the âI told you soâ look..so i just la!d on my bed and cried..asking God for forgiveness and
resolving never to go for any party again.
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