Chapter 5

I went back home feeling angrier than I have ever been.

This time, I am certain that we are not getting back together.

I met Peace on the couch, looking relaxed as ever.

I can tell she had a great day.

"Hey girl, I greeted."

"Vee, I thought you are spending the night with mom."

"I thought so too."

"What happened?

did you fight with mom?

how did it go with Alex?"

"Okay, easy.

it didn't go well.

Alex thinks so lowly of me and thinks my family are dirt that he can't associate with."

"He said that?"

"not with his mouth at first, until he finally says poor people are lowminded."

"shit! guess mom is never going to accept him then."

"can't blame her, not when he looked at Ivy with so much disgust."

"that bad?

what do you intend to do now?"

"Nothing."

"what do you mean by nothing?"

"I told him that I'm done already.

what else would you have me do?"

"Vee! that is a rash decision."

"I guess it is the best decision for us both.

especially now that I know mom would never approve of him. not like his infamous parent would do the same anyway."

"so, is that the end of your relationship?"

"I guess it is."

"I think you guys are not communicating enough."

"Communication doesn't necessarily change a person's mindset. You know that, right?"

"It sure does. for a man who dedicated his time and energy to make your relationship works."

"What exactly did he do to save the ship from sinking?

First, he couldn't protect me in the presence of his family and friends.

is that the kind of man that you want me to stick with?

Second, he thinks rather too lowly of me.

I don't want a man who judges people based on their family wealth and background.

If our love has to be conditioned, then, I am better off without him."

"sigh! at this point, I don't know what to say.

you did know how he treated everyone around him, don't you?"

"of course, I do."

"so what changed?"

"My family! he needed to know the limit.

I thought I was different.

I thought he would respect my family."

"so it's all basic assumption?"

"I didn't hide my family situation from him, neither did I ever lie to him.

so why wouldn't he treat my family with respect if he had loved me as he claimed?"

"babe, I am not in support of this situation but you saw it coming.

you saw how he treated people below his social class.

what made you think you are any different?

even if you are, does the same occur to your family?

you should know that you will have issues of indifference."

"so now, it's my fault, huh?"

"I am not blaming you girl!

there is no guide in living in this world.

we are just making decisions and if it turns out bad, we learn from our mistakes.

all I am saying is that what you have is beautiful.

If only you can settle the difference and be more transparent about this.

I don't see why you should not work out."

"Girl, I can't deal with any more drama not when he has successfully gotten himself on mom's black list."

"I don't know anymore."

"I know."

silence filled the room as we both don't know what to say to each other.

I begin to stare into space thinking of what am going to do with my life after wasting 3years of my life with some self-centred douchbag.

now, I will have to start all over again.

damn, what was I thinking in the first place?

I should have known we wouldn't work out that it was merely a childish play but it is what it is.

I guess I have to pack my shit from where I left off and continue with my journey.

indeed, we live to learn.

once again, Peace breaks the silence.

"Babe, are you in for a girl's night?

I can call on our friends to cheer you up if you want."

"Nah, I will rather be alone."

"come on girl! you can't find another man by sucking around, can you?"

"I don't want another man,

I just want to focus on my career and become big."

"Isn't that what we all say after a heartbreak?"

"Well, that doesn't make it less true."

"Yeah, anything that makes you feel better.

anyways, you know Francis right?"

"Your on and off boyfriend?

yes, I do."

"Francis is not my boyfriend but whatever, he wants to meet up tonight at some club.

guess you can follow us."

"And watch how gross you guys can be?

no thanks."

"at least you won't be bored. and who knows, you might find some hot dude who can ease your pain you know, she winks."

"For someone as smart as you are, you sure are very stupid."

"Agreed, so get your ass ready,

We are partying!!"

I watch my bestie dance around like a manic.

it's been a while since we hang out and yeah, whenever we do, it's always fun till dawn. ain't missing this opportunity for anything.

We went to our rooms to pick one of our best outfits for tonight.

Number 1 girls rule: Always look hot after a breakup.

I picked a short strapless black dress for myself.

it's not too indecent but you can have a clear view of my cleavage and my tights. It fit in perfectly, making my ass hotter than it usually is.

usually, I wouldn't wear this type of dress to a club filled with drunkards and horny teens without my man beside me but since I am single as ever, might as well try something new.

Peace helped me to do some stunning makeup, complementing my already beautiful outfit.

one word for my look right now is "hot" yeah, I wish I can always look this good.

once am set, Peace helps herself to get some mad dress. not surprised though.

She loves showing off her body and honestly, she looks good in anything.

"Are you set? Peace questioned."

"Yup, you?"

"never been more ready."

"Great! let go."

we order a cab since we both would be getting drunk and probably wouldn't be able to handle the steering later.

on getting to the club, you can hear the heavy sound of the best from the outside.

Peace said whatever to the bouncer and they let us into the VIP section.

immediately we entered, she recognise a few people, leaving me to myself.

fucking idiot.

I followed put behind her and find myself next to some hot dudes. ah! lucky me.

Peace introduced me to her friends and we hit off almost immediately.

Peace begins to make some sneaky move making me realise she's about to leave me alone with these random guys.

Ah! this idiot would do anything to get some d*** inside her.

she waves her stupid hands at me signifying her disappearance.

Great! I mutter to myself.

I suddenly begin to feel bored having no familiar face around sucks pretty much.

"Hey, a guy greeted."

"Hi"

"I'm Andrew."

"Vivian"

"Nice meeting you Vee, I've heard a lot about you."

"Guess you are one of Peace's friends then."

"Yeah, she flaunts about you every time, saying how amazing you are."

"Sounds like what she would say, I smiled."

"Am sure you are bored so I figured you would need a company."

"You figured out all right."

With that, Andrew and I begin to chat and he doesn't only have a nice face, he has a great sense of humour too.

He is a great talker and no, he is not one of those people who bore you with speaking about themselves alone.

he made sure it is a two-way communication flow.

Within a few minutes, I get to know where he works, how peace became his friend and everything about him.

The fun part about it all is that he loves art and literature.

that's one of the things that made me more interested in him.

he knows what he's doing and I am enjoying it.

when it seems like we are running out of things to say, he finally asked for a dance.

"Wanna dance?"

"I can't dance to save my life."

"Which would make it more interesting."

"So you are not really after the dance, to begin with."

"Well, I might have heard someone talk about how bad your dancing skills are but I want to see for myself."

"I see, you want to watch me embarrass myself, huh?"

"who said anything about embarrassment?

it's going to be fun plus I am a good dancer, I don't mind teaching you."

we went to the dance floor and begin to dance. even though I don't know what I am dancing for, the way he smiles at me encouraged me to do more.

we continue to go on and on and it keeps getting better.

the Dj suddenly changed the beat to slow and tense music.

I don't know if it is the music or not but I can see the sudden change in his expression.

it shifts from a goofy one to a serious one. It looks more intense than it has ever been.

he begins to stare down at me and I wonder why the change in demeanour.

I don't know why but I begin to feel butterflies in my stomach.

I don't know why I suddenly begin to notice how attractive he is. not that I didn't notice earlier but his lips begin to look sexier as he stares down at me.

The look on his face is not helping either.

I feel like pulling him closer right now and allowing him to do whatever he wants to do with me.

the look continues to get more intense and he begins to lean closer and closer.

suddenly, I begin to search between the crowd and I felt a fixed gaze on me.

I looked in the direction and it was no other than Alex.

Shit!

I was dumbfounded for a while.

I did not know what to do. should I go over and say hi?

won't I look stupid?

what is he doing here, to begin with, I mutter to myself?

Andrew looked in my eye direction and saw Alex and his lips formed "Oh".

guess he knew who he is after all.

great! I inwardly patted myself.

I look around for Peace to help out but she is nowhere to be found. Amazing! just what I needed right now.

" Do you want to talk to him? Andrew asked."

"I think it's a bad idea."

"With the way he is staring at you, you probably should."

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ruin the moment like this."

"you didn't ruin anything.

we can always continue from where we left off some other time.

I'd like us to be friends if you don't mind of course."

"certainly, I would love to."

I gave him my contact and he kissed my cheeks saying later girl.

I walked slowly to where Alex was standing but Peace stopped me in the midway.

"where do you think you are going?"

"to greet Alex?"

"No can do"

"He has his gaze fixed on me."

"then let him watch.

for no reason would you leave Andrew waiting just because of Alex."

Quick one. you probably think Peace is a hypocrite right?

no, she's not.

she doesn't care about what made sense or not. all she cares about is my happiness and if Andrew looks like someone who would make me happy then Alex can get lost. That is how it has always been with Peace.

this time around, she's not stopping me from going because she felt like Alex is no good for me but she doesn't want me to have an emotional breakdown in front of everyone.

"Peace!"

we kept on whispering to ourselves when Alex suddenly appears behind us.

"Hello, he said."