We were assigned a class project, which I had to study for. I needed a very quiet place to stay and rehearse my lines. I was sitting there in a flower garden all alone on a bench, it was a very hidden place, I was totally sure of concreting not until Dre Nolan showed up.
"Hi" he said.
"You again."
"Yeah me, you're happy right." He said and I rolled my eyes.
"How did you find me?"
"I saw you coming here" he said moving closer to me.
"I don't need your distractions now Dre, am busy"
"But am not."
"How is that my problem, you should leave"
"Cindy, am attracted to your body" he said holding my waist tightly.
"Dre, am not going to have any silly conversation with you, let me go" I said trying to push him away and free myself but he held me firmly and drew me closer to his body, using his other hands to hold my face, feeling my lips.
"I love your scent" he put his nose on my skin and then kissed my neck passionately, my mind began to deviate from what I was studying to how he was making me feel.
"Let me tell you something I have never told anyone" he said with a romantic voice.
"What is that?" I said like I was about to fall for his touches.
" I love scenting a girl's bra after the frig. There is this sexual satisfaction it gives me. Yours isn't going to be an exceptional, I promise you" He said and left.
"Seriously, Dre is the biggest psychopath I have ever came in contact with" i said in my mind.
Later at night, I went to the club with Chloe and this time I made up my mind that I wasn't going to sit and watch them belittle me and no matter what I wasn't going to feel intimidated or inferior. They were all sitting on a couch with a table in the middle. Dre as usual was sitting with girls by his side.
"Who is up for a drinking competition?" the loudest among of all them said entering with two bottles of vodka.
"Cindy is up, oops, I forgot she doesn't drink" there goes the most annoying one lilian but am going to burst her bubbles today.
"I'm in" I said and all of them turned to me in surprise, Chloe gave me this 'are you sure you want to do this' kind of look. But I just nodded. Dre looked at me for a while and turned, I couldn't really tell what that look meant.
"Am up for it" I repeated.
"Wow, so who is taking the competition with her"
"I will" Maxwell said, one of Dre's friend.
"Let the game begin" she shouted.
We started from a cup, then two, three, four, proceeding till we got to the sixth cup and he gave up so I won. I never have felt so proud as I was feeling then, it was like an achievement, finally I had defeated my enemies but at the same time I was beginning to lose consciousness. I was trying so hard not to throw up or sleep off and was acting like everything was normal. Lucky for me, everyone moved to the dance floor and it was just me and Dre sitting there. He sat there with no intentions of moving. His eyes were all up on me, making me uncomfortable.
"What" I said with a shrug, acting all tough and fine.
He just shook his head and turned away.
I got up, heading to the restroom, my legs were shaking but I was trying to get a balance.
On reaching the door I passed out, but someone caught me, I don't know who it was but am sure I fell into the arms of someone.
****
Waking up in the morning, I found myself in an unfamiliar room. First, I looked around the room, trying to discover where I was. The room had this amazing features.
The colour and brightness were perfect, it has natural light which is the main source of light coming through the opened segmented glass window. The sun streamed in like a flamboyant guest giving life to the room, it was well ventilated and smothered with air freshener like a fresh vanilla.
The room was gigantic and spacious, everything had it's own place. The white seamless wavy wall pattern were really astonishing. On the wall was a very large female portrait made out of the nature by Brian Kirhagis. There was this beautiful working wall clock on the other side of the wall and a basketball certificate frame below. The wall lamp were of two different colours, blue and the other white which made the room colourful and blossoming.
The wardrobe was made of glass, I could see things properly arranged in it, the clothes were well ironed and hanged. The ties, eyeglasses, rolex wristwatches, pendents, perfumes, body lotion and the rest of them had there own different chambers in the wardrobe. And the shoes, canvass and other type of footwears took the lower space.
There was a little kriptonite modular bookcase filled with books which was built into the wall. Next to it was a shady grey study table occupied by a pen and some notebooks, with a chair in front of it.
The luxury vinyl flooring was really spectacular, and there was a navy blue soft fluffy bedroom mat there.
At the other corner was a console table, which had some stuffs like a black Bluetooth speaker, silver alarm clock, andriod iPhone, a golden basketball cup and at the edge was a tulips artificial flower in a ceramic vase. Few inches above it was a mirror hanging.
The bed was at the middle of the room. On the bed, was a purple galaxy midnight duvet with it's warming blanket folded on the two ends which was used to cover me. Two pillows on the top of the bed behind a small dark square pillow. Right beside the bed was a brown contemporary accent table which had on it a red rose lampshade. The entire room was so neat and comfy.
The looks and smells were extremely magnificent.
Still looking around the room, I heard a noise, I turned and saw Dre sitting on a chair I didn't even notice him because I was still checking out the room.
"Where am I?"
"It's obvious. you are in my room, my apartment."
"Well I must say your room is stunning."
"Thanks"
"You are welcome"
"Why did you drink last night?" He asked.
"Pardon"
"Why did you drink last night?"He asked again.
"Because I wanted to"
"You should hear yourself speak. For me, your simple lifestyle is fine. You shouldn't do things that aren't used to just to be approved. It's better to be yourself and anyone who doesn't love you that way can fuck out. You shouldn't go out of your ways to show anything to anybody."
I kept wondering in my mind if it was actually Dre Nolan speaking or someone else.
"My head hurts, I think it's the hangover from last night drinking" I said with my hands on my forehead.
"It is the hangover from last night drinking. By the way you messed my dress yesterday. Trying to bring you here, and you just messed me up" He said.
"Sorry, did you take it to the laundry?"
"I disposed it, it was a total mess"
When he said that, I immediately recalled he is a heir to a fashion line clothing company, it was nothing to him.
That moment, something clicked to my head, like I was in Dre's room, Dre's bedroom.. my eyes immediately went wild opened, I raised the blanket quickly, looking at myself but I was still dressed and intact, he saw my reaction and then smiled.
"I didn't touch you"
"Then why did you bring me here, to your bedroom, why didn't you take me home?"
"What was too much of burden, just decided to bring you here because the club is closer to my house, you can do the rest of the journey yourself." He said bringing me a cup of milk, then went back to his seat.
"I thought you said your sexual life has been exciting so far?" I said and he scoffed.
"I said my sexual life has been exciting doesn't mean I am a rapist, told you, you will come to me when you need me."
"And how are you so sure?"
"Am sure"
"Thanks" I said giving him back the cup.
"Chloe must be worried about you" he said heading to the kitchen but I followed him. His kitchen was another different paradise on earth.
"None of them saw when I slept off right?" I asked with a low voice like as if someone was eavesdropping, and he scoffed.
"Yes, maybe no but yes, all of them did see you except none"
"Be serious Dre" i said giving him a light punch at his back.
"Okay, no, no one." He said smiling.
"Alright, let it be a secret alright"
"Sure, cool, except I get to touch the upper part of your body" he said kidding.
"You're insane Dre, am out"
"Bye, take care" he said laughing.
****
"Where have you been?" She asked as usual like she was my school mom.
"Let this be a secret but I passed out last night"
"Awww, baby girl, i told you, you shouldn't have done that, no problem I won't tell anyone"
"Thanks"
"So where did you sleep?"
"Dre took me, I kind of slept in his room but nothing happened"
"You slept in Dre's room?" She said surprised.
"Yes but nothing happened, no worries"
"Am not worried, I know Dre wouldn't touch you less you permit him but I really surprised that you slept in his room, like he took you to his room. Dre doesn't let any girl into his house apart from me. If he did that, something must be up somewhere, cause the Dre I know doesn't let girls into his house especially his room."
"Oh come off it, that's a lie"
"Am serious"
"And the girls he fucked?"
"Not in his house and never in his room, am telling you, for Dre to have taken you to his bedroom, something is up."
"Fine, but am not all those girls that falls for his trick"
"And that's what am trying to say, it is totally totally far beyond a sexual attraction, it's turning to something else" she said with a kind of look.
" No no no no, don't go there"
"What if it is true"she said laughing.
"No, no no, it's not true"
"Alright, okay"
I didn't even want to think of what she said, but the words kept coming back so I just tried to distract myself by playing music.
"Chloe, can you please follow me home this Saturday, I promised my mom I would visit frequently but I haven't."
"Sure, when?"
"This week Thursday"
"Alright then"
"Ok, but you are going to have to take off the foot chain, nose ring, and wear a cloth to cover your tattoo, she kind of finds it inappropriate, and indecent."
"Woahhh, she got some rules. Alright, I will."
"Thanks"
Later that Thursday, I and Chloe went to visit my family.
"Mum"
"My daughter" she said giving me a warm embrace.
"How are you doing mom? What of Evelyn?"
"She's in school, though she visited yesterday."
"Alright, how have you been?"
"Hmm, fine but missing my angels"
"Awwn, I missed you too, a whole lot. Oh, mum meet my friend and my roommate"
"Nice to meet you dear" stretching her hands.
"Nice to meet you too ma'am" giving my mum a hand shake.
"How are your parents?"
"Very fine ma'am"
We talked for a while, she served us a meal which was really tasty, spent a few time then left.
I was out from the lecture hall when Dre walked up to me.
"Dre I don't want to hear it"
"Hear what?"
"Your everyday sex topics" I said and he chuckled.
"Nah, am not in the mood for that, but do I always talk about sex?"
"Yes, you do"
"No, I don't"
"You do"
"Okay, so where are you heading to?"
"Nowhere, just waiting for Tianna to get done with her lectures"
"Ok, so while waiting can we take a walk?"
"Fine"
"So Chloe told me you and her went out yesterday"
"Yeah, I went to pay my mom a visit so I asked her to escort me home"
"Alright, so how is your family?"
"My sis is in school, and my mom is doing great"
"And dad?"
"I really don't know who my dad is" I said in a low tune and bitter voice.
"Am sorry for that"
"No, it's ok, it's fine"
We were still talking, getting along, moving towards the school basketball court. And I saw the way he gazed at everything in it, the players, field, basketball, the net.
"Dre" I called.
"Huh" he said with a diverted mind.
"Dreee" I called again.
"Yes"he said then turned to me.
"You love basketball right?"
"Me, hell no, it's the worst game. Among my hate list."
"Really, so what's with all that concentration?"
"Huh, well, I was just having a glance at everything"
"A glance"
"Yeah"
"Alright, so the framed basketball certificate and cup in your room belongs to who?"
"Oh, that doesn't belong to me"
"Really, okay, if you say so"
Soon I heard my name.
"You're done"
"Yes and I have been searching for you" she said looking at Dre and I.
"Ok, let's go" I waved Dre and we left.