That feeling (part 2)

Mark laid on his bed feeling so dejected and sad, he couldn't believe he got rejected by a girl a second time. He remembered back then in his university years when he was 21 years old, he fell in love with a very pretty and gentle girl back then named Bridie. She was so beautiful and so gentle that Mark couldn't help falling for her, she was his first true love. He crushed on her for about 3 months before he finally gathered enough courage to confess his love for her. He made sure to dress and perfume his body well before approaching her when she was alone.

He told her and confessed what he felt for her, but to his surprise, she told him she didn't like him. She was a very nice and polite girl, so she rejected his love in a very gentle and polite manner. He was very heartbroken and sad when he got rejected by Bridie, she was the first girl that truly captured his heart and attention. Now, the same thing was repeating itself again, he got rejected by another girl he truly loved, Isabel, his second true love.

"Is it that I am not handsome enough, or am I not cool enough? How can I get rejected two good times? I should focus on trying to make more music and blow myself up as an artiste, I should forget about falling in love and receiving love from a pretty girl as for now". Mark said to himself in his thoughts.

He went into his kitchen, he had ingredients he could use to prepare 'Deep dish pizza' which he would eat as dinner before bed. Mark was a very good cook, he cooks better than some girls. He was good at many things, he was a very talented artiste, he had nice vocals as an artiste, he was a very good swimmer, a fashionista, and also a very good cook. It took him about 25 minutes to conclude the preparation of the 'Deep dish pizza', the aroma was so enticing.

The meal was so delicious, but Mark was numb to its taste. No matter how hard he tried, the fact that he got rejected two times by girls he truly loved was still bothering him. Bridie's rejection had escaped his mind a long time ago, but Isabel's rejection seems to have sparked up his past. It was just too hard to forget, he finished up the 'Deep dish pizza' with so much displeasure. He knew sadness had already taken over him and he wanted to stop it in any way he could.

"Yeah, I should drink myself into a stupor, my sister tried to convince me to quit music even though she knew how much I love music, her only concern is on pleasing mum, I have been an upcoming artiste for years now, what I have passion for seems not to be working out for me, I got rejected by two girls I truly fell in love with, Henry and John abandoned me when I needed their help most. My life happens to be a frustrating one, I should drink away my sorrows, it's been long I got drunk". Mark said stating out his problems, he was sad and depressed right now.

He opened up his fridge taking out the last two bottles of beers remaining in it. The bottles of beer were so high in alcohol that Mark got drunk after drinking up the first bottle of beer. He didn't stop, he opened the second bottle of beer and began gulping its content into his mouth. After finishing the second bottle of beer, he was so drunk that he couldn't see things clearly. He tried getting up from the couch but fell back on it and dozed off immediately, his body was too weak to make any movement.

Mark woke up the next day feeling so weak, his head ached a lot, he felt like throwing up. He managed to stand up from his couch running straight to his toilet to vomit some unwanted liquor from his body.

"I promised myself not to allow some issues bother me anymore, looks like I didn't keep to the promise I made to myself, I even drank myself to stupor while thinking about them". Mark said to himself after throwing up and fully regaining his balance and stamina.

He checked his phone and was surprised to see three missed calls from his sister, Rita, two missed calls from Ben, and two missed calls from an unknown name and number. He saw the text messages Rita and Ben left behind after their phone calls were unanswered by him, he went through Rita's text message, her text message reads.

"Mark, I am so sorry that I tried to persuade you to quit music and to oblige to mum's offer even though I knew how much you love music. You know, I thought of how angry I would be if someone were to tell me to quit fashion designing and styling, I then fully understood why you were so angry at me. Anytime I think of how mummy struggled for us to live a good life after dad's death, I just wanted her to be happy always, that's why I tried to persuade you to oblige to her offer. But now I fully understand that a person's happiness shouldn't be ruined to please another person. I am so sorry, please accept my apology".

Mark smiled after going through her text message, he was really happy that she acknowledged her mistake. He wasn't the type of person that would keep grudges for a long time, especially with his sister. He read through Ben's text message also,

"Mark, hope you ain't sad anymore, make sure to come to the studio tomorrow, I've got some sick beats we gonna use in recording some new vibeful songs. Lots of other artiste have been pleading with me to use those beats to produce some of their songs, but I refused. And I have got a very big surprise for you, there is someone special I would like you to meet, I won't mention the name of the person, come to the studio and see the person with your own eyes".

Mark loves the fact that Ben always put him first before any other artiste, Ben was truly his best producer and a very good friend to him. He really wanted to see that special person Ben was referring to, so he quickly rushed to the bathroom to wash up, he was so messy, he stinks of alcohol. Feeling so refreshed after taking his bath and brushing his teeth, he opened his wardrobe to pick the best cloth he had to wear. Since he was going to be meeting a special person, he wanted to be in his best look and dressing. His mind wasn't made up yet on if he should tell Ben he got rejected by a girl.

Apart from Ben being a music producer to Mark, they were just like brothers to each other also. They were always there for each other, and they do share their problems and life experiences with each other. Even though Ben was older than Mark with some good 7 years, that didn't change anything, they do flex and share their secrets with each other. But Mark wasn't sure if Ben should hear of his love rejection,

"I won't tell him as for now, I would keep it to myself and tell him later on, yes, that's the best to do". Mark uttered to himself making up his mind.

He zoomed off from his apartment without eating breakfast, he wasn't hungry, his main aim as of the moment was to see the special person Ben spoke of. Arriving at the studio, he saw two expensive Lamborghinis parked outside of the compound. His mind roved about in thoughts immediately he sighted the two expensive cars,

"Wow! This is the latest model of Lamborghinis in town right now, could it be that these are the cars of that special person? That special person must be really rich".

The curiosity in him to see that special someone was really high, so he entered the studio with immediate effect.

Mark opened his mouth in shock immediately he set his eyes on that special someone. He was so surprised, he didn't expect that the special person would be someone so important and famous.

"Arnold"! Mark exclaimed with so much surprise and amazement in his voice.

Arnold happens to be one of the most famous and powerful artiste around the globe. He is the most awarded artiste in the USA, he is regarded as the legend of cool and vibeful music. His music videos gather nothing lesser than a whopping amount of 800million views to 2billion views. He has made a name for himself in the music industry and is going to be regarded as a legend even after his death. Ben couldn't help smiling, he knew Mark would be in great shock after seeing Arnold. Mark was still standing in shock and amazement, the shock that gripped him was still holding on to him.

"Mark, I have heard a lot about you from Ben, sit down let's discuss properly". Arnold uttered.