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Her Man
Her Man
Author: Beryl Danso

“ Johnny, I’m pregnant. "

Lester City.Kimpiski Hotel

The flowers were in full bloom, and the breeze carried the floral fragrance with it.But Lucia Carlvastan was unable to admire its beauty, as the scene before her seem to suffocate her.Warm light spilled on the ground as a couple of familiar yet unfamiliar silhouettes embrace each other under a tree.“Johnny…” The lady’s voice was gentle and soft. Her fair arms were wrapped around his neck as she rested her head on his chest affectionately. The man seemed to have other considerations. After some hesitation, he gently and slowly pushed her away.When Johnny Corona looked in Lucia's direction, she quickly hid behind the tree in other not to be noticed by them.She heard Johnny say, “Renata, you said you were going to give me a surprise. What is it?” Renata's voice was sweet and her tone a little shy as she quietly said, “ Johnny, I’m pregnant. "

Pregnant! Lucia's face blanched as soon as she heard her.Her eyes widened in horror as her face turned pale.“What?!” Johnny appeared shocked too.“ Johnny, I’m pregnant!” Renata threw herself into his arms and hugged him, her face filled with bliss. “I’m carrying our baby. You’ll be a father soon, are you happy?” Johnny lowered his head, his expression still stunned, and furrowed his brows slightly. “When was this?” “ three months ago .”With her body against his, Renata looked up slightly and glanced towards Lucia's direction.Her lips curled up, making her appear a little sly. Of course she knew Lucia was standing behind that tree watching them. Other wise, why would she be putting on this show for her to watch. “ It was on the day Sister went for a shoot. I, I .... ” She hid her face in his embrace shyly. Three months ago, so .... it was at that time? Lucia was out of town three months ago. She didn't think that while she was away battling with her problems, her " fiance" and " sister" would be having fun behind her back. Ha...

Renata said a lot of things after, but Lucia could not hear anything else as she stumbled out of her hidding place. As she walked away, she heard Johnny say, “Let’s go back. We’ve been out here too long, people will get suspicious.” Then they got up and started walking back into the hotel.

Lucia walked listlessly out of the hotel. She definitely could not let them know she's seen them together. Of course she was not aware that Renata had all this planned.

Walking out of the hotel, she hailed a taxi.

" where to ma'am? " the driver asked.

" please just get me out of here. "

The driver looked at her through the mirror and started moving away from the hotel.

As they drove around, Lucia couldn't help but reminisce on how Johnny had wooded her back then.

He did anything possible to make her his girlfriend. But now there he was, going out with her sister. A tear rolled down her face as she thought about these things.

The driver kept looking at her through the rearview mirror. Seeing that she was shedding tear, he couldn't help but shake his head.

After driving around for an hour, the driver stopped the car by the roadside and turned to look at her.

" ma'am, we've been driving for an hour. "

Lucia looked up hearing him say that. Looking at her surrounding, she saw " club 50" written infront of an up scale building.

" I'll drop off here. thank you. "

The driver looked at her wanting to say something, but she had already gotten out of the car.

He shook his head and drove off.

Lucia looked at the bustling Street in a daze.

She couldn't even feel the cold, as she stood at the same place. She just couldn't figure out how and when Johnny got together with Renata. she took a deep breathe, and walked into the club. Looking around for a while, she went straight to the bar counter and sat on a high stool. She ordered a drink, sat down and sipped on it as she listened to the booming music in the background. She got tipsy as she continued to ask for bottle after bottle.

The club got hyper as more and more people streamed in. Lucia who had her head on the counter started to doze off.

In a closed cubicle on one of the floors of the building, a man clad in a black suit sat among a group of men and women. He had a wine glass in his hands, as he looked at the men and women play and drink. One of them suggested they play truth or dare and the rest of them agreed.

Guston who was among the men turned to look at him and said; " big bro, you should join us. "

The man glanced side ways at him. Guston shrank his neck as he was about to tell him it was fine if he didn't want to. But just then the man got up and went close to the table.

Those watching were dumbfounded, as Mr Acosta isn't someone who would usually play this kind of games. It seems he's in a good mood today, some thought. Even Guston was astonished to see his big bro participate in this kind of game for the first time in two years.

They started the game and it was getting very interesting as people spilled out truths and did dares that was unimaginable.

As it went on, it finally got to Gustons turn.

He did a dare which said he was to kiss the first lady that enters the room. While no one came they passed on to Leon Acosta's turn. The room suddenly became quiet, as everyone was wondering what he'll choose.

Guston was waiting for this very opportunity. He was going make sure that Leon would do the most difficult dare today.

" big bro truth or dare? "

Leon looked at the lot in the room and raised his lips into a smirk. " Dare" he said.

The room became quiet for a second.

A dare! He chose a dare!

The room started buzzing after they heard what he said. who has the courage to make this young master do a dare?

With this thought they all turned to look at Guston. He was the one who made this big baby join the game anyway.

With everyone's eyes on him, Guston rubbed his hand together and looked at Leon.

" big bro, my men would go down to the pub and bring which ever lady they meet on the way. And you're going to spend the night with her in the same room. "

Leon raised his brow when he finished. And everyone was looking at both of them, waiting for Leon to say that he'll take the punishment after hearing the dare. But....

" alright "

That was what he said. The men in the room looked at him with a shocked expression.

Leon was willing to spend the night with a woman? In the same room? It's not that he fit like women, but for the past two years now, he's been avoiding women like a plague.

Guston was as fast as lighting as he bolted to the door to talk to his gaurds.

After he came back, the game couldn't continue with the same enthusiasm. After all they were all looking forward to who would be brought in to spend the night with " prince charming" . The ladies started wisppering to each on how jealous they were of the woman who would get to spend the night with Leon. The game was thus stopped as everyone went back to drinking.

The man in the limelight sat in the middle without caring for what was going on around him as he continued to sip on his wine.

Soon, Guston's guards came to wispper something into his ears.

He looked at the man beside him and smirked.

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