Lucy purposely didn't return home last night. She needed to make sure that her lie was properly cooked. If she had returned home without being found or simply on her own, it would have been suspicious. So, she spent the night away to give her best friend a proper reason to be concerned about her. After the time spent with Donald a few meters from the house,she insisted that she would follow him back to his house and spend the night there. But Donald had no room in his heart to entertain her nuisance. However, at the same time, he cared for his love, Jennifer, well enough to not let her feel the heartbreak of being betrayed by a trusted friend. So, he opted to keep her in a hotel from which she would find her way home the next morning. Lucy was up on her feet dialing the line of Donald as early as six-thirty in the morning. "Hello, babe," Donald's voice creeped into her ears through the phone. "I think something might have happened to Lucy," she said in a nervous tone. "She's not ba
The mention of the gold ring made Lucy feel a slight sense of discomfort. She was wearing the ring on her finger and was not mindful enough to have taken it out before she got home. But then, Jennifer already saw it. She had to play along. "Oh yes, he did," she continued with her lie. "That's so cute," Jennifer said with a lovely smile on her face. "But you could have told me, you know. We are best friends." Lucy gave her a false smile. "I'm so sorry. Don't worry you will get to meet with him soon." A cute smile crossed the face of Jennifer. Little did she know that the person she trusted with every good thing in her was scheming the most dreadful betrayal. "I can't wait to meet your man," she said. "But you will have to make me a promise. You know, right?" "Promise?" Lucy asked. Jennifer nodded. "A promise that I will see him soon." Lucy forced a chuckle. "Of course, you will. And yeah, I got you a few things." "That's so sweet of you, Lucy. But I don't think I can s
A couple of hours later, when it was already getting dark into the night, she had her bath and changed into a nightgown. It was already about two hours and getting to the third hour since her boyfriend said he wanted to make something for her by himself. She was already hungry and needed something to eat. "Babe!" She called out as she descended slowly through the stairs. There was no response. "Who's there?" She asked again,her eyes flashing from corner to corner in search of life as she walked into the big living room. While she was there, both her ears and nose picked the presence of life. She could hear the voice of someone singing. Her nose could perceive the aroma of something delicious. She was about to trace the sound and aroma when Donald walked out of the kitchen into the dining room with a tray of food in his hands. "You are here already," Donald said with a cute smile on his face as he set the meal. "Yeah," Jennifer replied. "I had to wash up and come down." "Come he
Donald returned to the dining with a faint and half-hearted smile on his face. "Is everything okay?" Jennifer asked. She sensed the tiredness on her man's face. "Not really, sweetheart. I have to get to the office in the next thirty minutes." "What?" Jennifer said with a little scowl on her face. "Why are you going to the office?" Donald forced a grin. "I made it clear I didn't want to take the call. But you insisted. Well, I have to deal with the result of taking the call." "Hmm," Jennifer exhahed tiredly. "When will you be back?" Donald stroked his hair. He had no answer to the question. He didn't even know what Lucy was going to say. But he just wanted to go. "I will try to be back as soon as possible." Donald walked over to her and landed a soothing peck on her cheek. Jennifer, though wanted to spend the moment with him, could not do anything to make him stay. He needed to work. It was important. A couple of moments later, Donald was driving his sports car into the
Jennifer was restless while she waited for her man to return. She had earlier on wished to have dinner with him. With hopes that he would definitely return from work early, she decided not to eat or drink until he was back. But then, it was a few minutes past one in the night and he was yet to be back. After calling severally times, Donald didn't take any of his calls. "Damn it, Donald!" She said with the look of frustration. She dialed his number again, hoping earnestly that he would take the call. One ring…two rings…three rings… Then, the sane response arrived again… "The person you are calling is not available at the moment." She flung the phone on one of the couches and sat down in frustration. While she was there, a thought came to her head. She had the office line. With a new surge of hope, she stood up and grabbed the phone. When she dialed, it took only a couple rings before someone picked up. "Hello, we are off services at the moment. You can call during work hours.
The next morning, Jennifer was in the kitchen, trying to make a hangover soup for Donald. Though it was weird that he told her he was going to the office and somehow ended up getting heavily drunk, she still felt they was a reason for it. She was still in the kitchen when she heard her phone ringing. With a sense of haste, she strode away from the kitchen in a bid to take the call. But it was done ringing before she could get to it. When she swiped her phone, she could see message notification from Lucy. She had sent her a picture. When she opened it, her jaw dropped. Strength left her legs and she fell into the couch. "Do..donald?" She muttered shakily. Right on her screen was a picture of a lady close enough to Donald for comfort. It was right in his car. Where did he fucking go last night? She dialed Lucy's line immediately. "Hello, Lucy!" She said in an agitated tone as the call connected. "Hello, girl," Lucy said in a very calm tone. "What did you just send to me? Isn
When Jennifer got back home, Lucy was not there. Her heart felt heavy and stolen from her at the same time. The least thing she expected in her life was for someone like Donald who she loved dearly to betray her by seeing someone else. She dropped her luggage and fell on the floor. She had got a couple of beers from the roadside mall before entering the house. For someone who wasn't inclined to that kind of life, she started emptying the contents of the bottles one after the other with much ease. It was after the third bottle had gone halfway that the door flung open and Lucy walked in. On seeing Jennifer's situation, she stormed to her and snatched the bottle from her hand. Jennifer belched, giving off a breath filled with the stench of alcohol. "My God! Jennifer, your breath stinks!" Lucy said in disgust. "What have you gotten yourself into?" "Give me my beer," Jennifer said, her hand gesticulating that Lucy should return the beer she took from her hand. "This? There is no
Hours later, when the darkness of the night had fallen over the city, Lucy was getting her friend, Jennifer, drunk in a club. Jennifer had lost consciousness. She had no idea what she was doing but strictly acted under the strong influence of the alcohol she had been pushing into her system throughout the day. The normal meticulous and mathematical lady who was nothing but calm and not in line with this life was totally gone and now replaced by a totally different animal. Jennifer kept jumping and turning while trying to vibe into the loud beats and flashing lights of the club. "Go, girl!!!" Lucy shouted into her ear. While she was still dancing and drinking, she sensed the presence of a man around her. Despite being in that state, she was still sane enough to know when someone was trying to get naughty with her. She wasted no second to knock the hands that touched her while still vibing to the energy of the whole place. "Hello, pretty," the dude said into her ears. But Je