The story begins….

Season 1
It was 7:45pm from the time in the car, I was seated on passengers seat, Avicii songs were playing from the background with a low volume, throughout the journey from school to town, Jose was telling me how campus life has been easy for him, he was on his 3rd year. He packed Black BMW X6 Reg. No. KCR 888R in front of Black Baboo Restaurant. He asked me to be left behind so that he can confirm if they have the kind of food he was looking for. As a hustler, I followed orders.
Since it was my first time to be in such a posh car, I took some selfie so that I could post them later on social media like most people do. A few minutes later, Jose returned and suggested we should look for another restaurant.
After several rounds in town we found ourselves in Ankara Food Court. After going through the menu, he ordered Double chicken burgers, 4 piece of fried chicken and two glasses of cocktail. I wanted to take out my phone to take a selfie but I was afraid of Jose and people around us. At times when you are new you need to place safe. I didn’t know where to start, Jose noticed and helped me to slice my piece of chicken. It was a new experience for me to eat meat with a fork.
I was used to eating with my bare hands back in my village. There was nothing I didn’t like about the meal, and I enjoyed it.
Jose was a slim, dark, and tall guy, he looked innocent and ambitious. After our drinks, he asked for PDG machine so that he can swipe his debit card.
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It was 9:47pm. The area looked classy, from the wool carpet on the floor, the ceiling and curved plasma screens on the wall. From the look of where I was seated, I could see people seating in pairs.
I remembered at the entrance, I saw it written Billionaires Club(B Club). It’s then when it comes to my senses that this is one of the most expensive clubs in the town.
The music was loud, the disco lights could not allow noticing who was seated next to me, I was wearing my favorite grey hood, Gucci jeans and gray rubber, this was my best outfit when walking at late hours according to what Jose my new campus friend had advised.
I had covered myself in a way nobody could identify me.
Before Jose left for the toilet, he had made some orders,
Ten minutes later, the waitress dressed in a white crop top and black micro skirt came to where I was.
From the tray, she was carrying two black bottles of which I came to realize it was Guinness and Coca-Cola soda. I asked her ” Hii ni yangu? ” she smiled while nodding her head as a sign of agreement. This was strange to me since sikuwa nimezoea such life. To me, nimelelewa kwa familia ya church, and I had never stepped my foot in a club and the only place nishawahi ona mse akikunywa alcohol it’s only our priest during Holly communion. The lady opened the drinks for me.
I remembered there was a particular time Jose asked me whether I do take hard drinks, and I replied, “Yeah, mi ni tanker bruh” I didn’t want him to underrate me. I never bothered to ask anything more the conversation changed. (maybe this was the reason he ordered those drinks)
Everyone was in party mood, the fine girls twerking around my table attracted the attention of every single nigga like me in the room.
Since I had seen several guys pouring little soda together with Guinness, I did the same.
The combination of music from Dj Cr from the desk and girls tweaking gave me the courage to sip my drink. I can swear it since I came to this world 21 yrs ago, I have never come across something with such kind of taste.
It’s pass 30 minutes since Jose left to the toilet. I thought of calling him but I said let me go and check him in the toilet, before I could even make two steps I remembered there was a story I was once told ati ladies in club put ” mchele” in drinks. I said no let me call him.
I dialed his no. 071613…. I don’t know if it was calling from the other side but the call ended….. Immediately his text popped in my Infinix hot 4 my mom had bought me during my birthday. It read, “…. On my way bruh usiboeke” I never bothered to reply.
When I was on my 3rd sip of the drink, I saw Jose from the far corner alongside two ladies, I didn’t know who they were, I just assumed maybe were waitresses in the club. My attention was caught when he arrived with them on the table I was,,,,,, “Donald, meet my friends, she’s Leila and Naomi”. Leila was looking familiar but they can’t be the one I was thinking about. The name” Leila” reminded me of my old high school friend. We used to meet during funkies and chapel as well, we used to exchange letters during school events like games, hikes, both YCS and CU rallies just like most high school students do!!!! am sure it’s something that happens to most of the high-school students!! Hahaha!!.
We used to build our future through those letters, there is even one day we were naming our unborn kids!! It’s funny….. To me this girl was all I needed to be happy, there is a particular time we were found in hunt Hill which was behind our classes sharing normal stories, which ended up being punished by our Deputy principal Mr Ngungua. (R.I.P Mzalendo)
Those memories ran in my mind for less than forty-seven seconds, Leila was still on my chest. I noticed Naomi was still waiting for my hug. I hugged her as well. Jose told them am his best friend, they both smile and they said “Pleasure to meet you Don”.
On my right side, there was Leila while on my left side, she seated Naomi. I think you can guess where Jose was comfortably seated.
Jose noticed sijaenda far with my drink, am sure according to him he expected by the time he left apate nimemaliza my first round since I had told him earlier am a heavy drinker. He lifted the opened bottle while asking, what’s up bruh mbona hujamaliza? He refilled my halfway glass with the remaining alcohol.
Both Leila and Naomi were busy on their phones, Jose broke the silent ask asked, “what are we going to drink today”
Naomi was the girl who by looks seemed to be older than Leila answered him, “Hennessy will make my night”
Leila interrupted by saying, “mi nitakunywa what Donald will drink”
I said Del Monte it’s fine for me but both Jose and Naomi said we better drink Hennessey. I agreed since I didn’t know what Hennessey was.
The waitress who seemed to obey orders from Jose than anyone else in the club brought the order with four glasses.
Naomi served us.
I realized it was a quarter past 11 o’clock, my mom hasn’t called me…… As usual, she used to call me before she goes to bed to confirm if everything it’s in right place. Si unajua vile wazazi ukuwa protective na first years…. “Na mbona leo hajanicall, what if acall sai, what will I going to tell her na vile music is so loud here”? Those rhetorical questions kept going round my mind.
Maybe she’s watching her best Soap opera or maybe Dj Afro pale Gikuyu TV.
It came to my mind that, the day I was admitted, we were sitting in a reception area, she told me, “Don, listen, remember our poor background, you’re here to learn, stay away from bad company, don’t involve yourself in alcohol na usisahau na Mungu”
I felt like crying, I just hold my tears, I knew I have betrayed my mom….. I wanted to leave them but it was late for me to go back to school Hostels alone again I was new in town. so the only option I left with, was to stay in the club.
“Hey Don…. What’s wrong” ??? Leila realized I wasn’t answering her questions… “Nothing big, I was thinking of my laptop niliacha kwa bed na door ya room yetu ukuwa bonoko”, I replied while scratching my head.
“Nobody can get into your room Don, Jose maintained.
Everyone was on their fifth to the sixth sip unlike me who haven’t even touched my glass. I looked restless, I was like ile design kuku uzunguka ikitafuta place ya kutaga mayai. ” bro usiogope anything am here with you, Jose said that when adding more alcohol in Naomi’s glass.
Am not very sure but I think I was on my third glass. That time the drink tasted sweeter than before. I enjoyed it.
I checked my phone to confirm what the time was only to find five missed calls from my mom. It was quarter past midnight……. Should I call her back??? I think I said it loudly because Leila replied, “Don, it’s late to make a call to mom”
At this point, everything I saw came into two’s… The drink which was testing bitter tasted like Fanta soda, I noticed Leila was so close to me than before, she was holding my left shoulder, I even remember she kissed me on my neck and on my forehead. I was like “where are we? Are we in hell? Is everything okay, am I out of my mind or am I dreaming??” I pinched myself at my left buttock since my right hand was on Leila back. No! am not dreaming, this might be insomnia staff. But that time Jose and Naomi were on stage dancing salsa dance. It came it to my mind that I was good in those moves, I requested Leila if she can join me on stage, she nodded her head in agreement.
Leila picked the car keys which was on the table together with my phone and put them in her purse. I think she noticed I was under the influence of the drug.
We went direct to where Dj Cr was standing, Leila requested
“You Are My Home” a song by Chayanne, featuring Vanessa Williams, which had the best salsa moves. Leila gave him one thousand note since it was a special request. All the eyes were on us, even Jose together with Naomi stepped aside to watch the crazy salsa moves. There were phones and camera flashlights everywhere of which I never bothered.
Everybody in the club was shouting Leila, Don, Leila Don, Don Leila, I bet that was Jose and Naomi voices if am not wrong. That one alone gave me wild courage. The salsa dance changed to Shaku dance, the newest dance in town, I could see Naomi together with Jose moving with the beat of the song. This time I was to step aside with Leila to allow Jose to shine. From where we standing, there were two ladies trying to win my attention, Leila noticed that she pulled my hoodie back and hold my hand and we went back to our table.
I could see each and everyone around me was happy. The facial expression from Leila showed she was happier than everyone. I never knew one day my dance style could shake the world.
Since we had left our drinks without someone to watch them, we suspect someone must have tampered with. Leila ordered a red wine for all of us.
After she served us, we both cheered.
I started being talkative unlike before, there is even one particular time I told Leila, “you have a nice cleavage!! ”
Something I have never said to anyone, Leila was the first. She smiled and added “Don weeeweeee…. Nitakuchuna maskio ama nikutoboe macho sai” I just smiling.
The guys next to us kept looking at us and congratulating us with thump ups.
Naomi proposed we should change the sitting position since where we were a lot of guys crowded there. One of the bodyguards Jose had hired before directed us to Vip room where we could enjoy talk without distraction. The room was cool, conducive and with leather seats. Few people were drinking from this room. This time around we seated in pairs, it was Jose’s proposal so that he can get time to talk to Naomi. From the position we were sitting with Leila, Jose wasn’t far coz I could see Naomi smiling at us.
The wall clock in the room showed it was ten minutes to 3 in the morning. I signaled Jose to show him it’s getting late. It is in this time when It came to my mind we had planned to attend fellowship practice at 10am to prepare for Sundays service. Leila suspects something was wrong from the change of moods, she held my hands, looked directly to my eyes. This is when I saw the real beauty my friend, she had a natural gap between her forehead teeth, it was a nice gap, totally different from the gaps you normally see in the street. She was a light skinned girl, with natural eyebrows, eyelashes, and natural hair. The pink lipstick on her lips matched with her shoes and necklace. My friend this girl looked amazing, am sure every guy would dream to have such girl. I felt as she was an angel ascended from Heaven.
Due to my own principles, I have never allowed any lady to come so close the way Leila was. I was a shy boy since primary school and high school as well not unless being used to that person.
I kept looking down to the table, she said “Don… Stop this please, don’t feel shy for me, I understand your feelings” she said that while holding my hands.
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From the look of things, it was a master bedroom, huge wardrobe, 48 inches curved screen mounted on the wall, it was just next to 6X6 bed. The white sheets on the bed together with cotton wool duvet made us comfortable on the bed. The lights were on, from the perfume she had applied I could notice it was Leila sleeping next to me facing the wall side.
Her purse, both our shoes and my hoodie were lying on the floor.
The way she was lying on the bed, she looked tired and she was breathing with pain. On my chest, I saw some pink lipstick! marks. What’s the hell going on here ????. I called her but there was zero response. Since she was looking to the wall side I turned her to face the side I was. Gosh!!! From where she was lying there was blood! stains on the white sheets. She was crying with pain.
You could see her red eyes full of tears, I felt touched by the condition she was.
“Don, why, why this, why did you choose to do it…. ..??” this was the toughest question I have ever encountered. I lacked enough words to answer her. She wiped her tears with the white sheet. All this time I remained voiceless. I knew if something happened it wasn’t our fault, alcohol was the only thing to be blamed here. I felt guilty because at a given time I swore to chill until marriage, now it has happened, something I couldn’t undo it, I felt sorry for myself.
” Am sorry Leila” I gathered little courage to comfort her. “It was early for this Don, I told you that I wasn’t ready but you insisted ” she added. To me all this sounded as false accusations against me, I didn’t remember doing anything, the last thing I could remember was her holding my hands in Vvip room. But I had to believe everything she told me.
By that time I was thinking all that, she had stopped crying, she came close to where I was and lied her body on my bare chest.
I could feel some hard staff pressing my six packs, am sure you can guess what the hard staff was!!. A feeling of salvation touched my soul. My neurotransmitters and
motor, sensory and autonomic stopped working for a minute. Am not good in biology but I suspect those parts work hand in hand. I forgot all my problem, I swear at time ladies can make you feel like you own this World. I felt like I am king Mswatti of Swaziland. I kissed her on her lips and whispered,
“Don’t worry all will be fine babe, am your captain in this vessel” To be frank, I have been practicing those words to tell anyone who will ever touch my soul. I think Leila won me.
At the back of my mind, I knew am 21 years old, and as a man you need to be loved, you need someone who will be there for you, someone whom you will reason together, encourage each other, support each other and build future together. I feared girl mostly these “slayqueens” who came to you and squander your money and run away, I think Leila had a positive agenda towards me.
I have never loved someone else since my old school lover left with her parents to America after winning the Green Card. She left without notice, ever since I have never met someone who can replace her, I have never met someone whom I can trust with my precious heart. The only thing I can remember is the necklace she sent her cousin to bring me on the day they were leaving. I still have it on my briefcase, it was only the sign of hope I had for her. The day she broke the news, my heart was burning, I used to cry like a toddler, my late young brother Collins (R.I.P) who was 5 years by that time was the only who used to comfort me. I starved for days, I felt as if it’s the end of my life, from experience I swear love can make someone commit suicide if not strong enough. I stayed for days without talking to anyone, there this particular time my mom send my cousins to talk to me to know what was wrong with me. Those memories made my tears drop one by one. But I controlled them like a man.
My heart wounds have poured with acid, I need someone to heal them. I was crying from inside (si unajua vile mwanaume ulia kimoyo moyo) I tried my best control each and every drop but somehow, some few drops managed to drop on Leila face.
Like most people do when when in trouble, I said a short prayer “Lord, if this is my rib, give me signal, a smoke signal if it’s possible, Amen”
Leila tried her best to sweet-talk me so that I can tell her why I was crying but she found Pharaoh himself. Instead, I asked her where my phone was, she pointed at the pouch which was on the floor. I stood up from bed with my boxer and picked the phone from the pouch which was next to the window, I pulled the curtain from the window to see outside. I was so sure by that time she was staring at my biceps! I guess she enjoyed
From far I could see tall buildings which looked familiar, Is that not Admission Block???
In the middle of the two tall buildings, I saw something which made me smile. It was something I had asked God, for sure I worship Living God it was smoke, I knew this was the signal I needed to approve my Leila to be my girl. I looked back where Leila was lying and noticed her eyes were on me, we smiled at each other. I felt like telling her the whole story but I said No. It’s not the right time for this.
At last Leila stood up from bed, Actually this one made me fall in love with her, she had an hourglass figure, round face, glittering small eyes, long natural hair, flat tummy, i’ts only that i lacked enough words to describe her, but she as fine.
Suddenly, there was door bell ring, we remained silent, from far you could notice there was someone trying to open the door with the door handle. All that time, i was still in bed, Leila run and picked her dress from the floor and covered herself, someone popped in…….
TO BE CONTINUED…
