Episode 22

Mr Philips called one weekend asking how things were going back in school. I had to tell him everything was fine when in fact everything was not. David had totally neglected his studies and was following his so called friends to wild parties and nightclubs. He changed drastically. We even began having arguments because of these boys.

I really wanted everything to go back to normal, the way things were. I did not like arguing with David and our distance was killing me. I did everything within my power to get him to be serious about his studies, yet he never bothered to change.

He soon began drinking and womanising. He would sometimes go out and return late, very drunk and wasted. One evening, an incident happened. Something that destroyed the relationship I had with David for good.

I was in my room, studying when he came inside and asked to talk to me about something.

"Daniel, can I have a word with you?" he asked.