At around nine o’clock, my brother,
his wife, Fred and I decided to town to have some fun. We all took squeezed
into the car that we came with and drove to town. We entered one of the bars
that was a bit full and sat on the chairs on the balcony. We ordered some beers
and talked over the music that was playing. As time went by, more and more
people came into the bar and it was full to capacity. I guess most of them had
the idea to party away the New Year.
I went to the dance floor with my
sister in law and we danced to the music. The house music being played was so
inviting. The last time I danced like this was way before Anne got pregnant.
How times change! One thing I noticed is that there were more mature people in
the club. We didn’t get to hear any fights or arguments come up at the time we
were there. This was so different from the city clubs where you get to meet
different characters.
We kept on dancing but returning
to the table to have sips of our drink. Fred and my brother seemed to bond well
over beer so we let them be. Just then, the DJ stopped the music and announced
that we were almost about to start the countdown to the New Year. We returned
quickly to the dance floor and started counting the seconds with the other club
goers. As we approached two seconds to go, Fred and my brother joined us and we
ushered in the New Year. Hugs went around even to some people we didn’t know. I
was glad I got the chance to celebrate this year. Most people like my dad did
not have a chance to see it.
We went home at the break of dawn.
It was really funny as we left the club just as the morning light was starting
to come out. I was tired! I had danced the whole night and I was too drunk. As
soon as I got to the bed, I just threw myself on it. I didn’t even think of
changing. I just crawled in and slept.
My phone vibrated next to my ear
and woke me up. I looked at the screen. It was Anne. I sat on the bed before
answering it.
“Happy New Year!” She screamed.
“Happy New Year to you too!” I
replied sounding like a drunk.
“Are you okay? You sound like you are being
chocked.” She asked.
“Yea, am okay. I’m just having a
bad hangover.”
“Seemed like you had a blast
yesterday!”
“We went to one of the bars and
ushered in the year.”
“Glad you had fun! I was home; too
pregnant to go anywhere!”
I laughed.
“I can’t wait to give birth. I’m
tired.” She added.
“Just hold on dear. Just two more
months!
“That’s feels like eternity!” She
replied. “I have to go now and help cook with my mom.”
“Huh? What time is it?”
“It’s one o’clock!”
“Oh shit!” I cursed.
“You need to wake up!” she said. “Anyways,
talk to you later.”
“Okay, talk to you later!” I replied
and hang up.
I looked over and saw Fred still
sleeping. He was sleeping face up, his mouth a bit open and his legs spread
across the bed. Near his chest, I saw his iphone. Something in me clicked. I
could as well check out his phone now. I slowly took the phone and checked out
his last received and dialed call. The list was erased! I went to his message
inbox and got a three text messages that were from a lady I didn’t know. One of
the messages was asking Fred to go online while the other two asked him what he
was doing. I went to the outbox folder and looked. He had replied to each of
the messages in a very suggestive manner. My heart skipped a beat! Was she the
one who kept calling him? I looked again at the number. It was the same number that he was talking to
lately. I returned his phone to where it was and went to the bathroom. I needed
to cry.
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