One Hundred And Twenty Three

"Yeah, she will." I heard Casey from behind me. She pulled out from the dancing crowd as she replied to Kim on my behalf."You okay? Uche texted me to try and find you." She leaned towards me to whisper and I just nodded.

"Babe," Uche joined us soon."You good?" He came and held my hands and I just stared at him with sorry eyes.

"Did he do anything stupid again?" Uche asked a second question that made me realize it was Kim from earlier when I was hallucinating.

"I was just trying to dance, she's been weird." Kim quickly said before I could answer Uche.

"But I didn't want to dance, I told you that." I snapped at him and Uche turned his head slowly to Kim.

"This is the second time bro, you really desperate to take advantage of her situation?" Uche asked him.

"Situation...?" Kim laughed."Dude, she drank, okay? She drank and she got high and I just tried to dance with her..."

"Yeah, when you grabbed her ass earlier, was that dancing?" Uche went and stood in front of him and I could hear the anger in his voice.

"Look around you, everyone's dancing like that..." Kim defended.

"That's 'cause you fucking put two shades in all of their drinks, stupid."

"How the hell is the party gonna be a party of everyone's not high, and did you just call me stupid?"

"I did. I actually did, because you are. Stupid ass." 

Kim snorted out a laugh in shock."It's really like that?"

"Does that feel bad?" Uche got closer to him and looked him in the eyes."You fucking kept quiet through the whole thing with Nate, knowing it was you the whole time... didn't it feel bad then?"

My breathing hitched. So he knew it was Kim this whole time. I swallowed. Did Casey tell him? And did Nick and their other friends know?

"Yeah, now you're quiet like I thought." Uche hissed at him before coming back to where Casey and I stood."Thanks." He told Casey before taking my hand in his before.

I didn't resist this time. He led me towards where Kim still stood."We're up in your room, seems like the only free place." He said to him so casually like they didn't just get mad at each other.

Kim looked away and nodded but Uche wasn't waiting for that approval,

He was already leaving before Kim nodded. I followed him back up the stairs, to Kim's room.

He opened the door and we walked in he closed in behind us and went to check the bathroom. When he didn't see anyone there, he came back and locked the door, then he turned to me with a disappointed look on his face.

"Why are you fucking doing this to me?" He rubbed his face tiredly.

"I didn't know when..."

"Don't even try to lie, Julie. I really, really, do not want that." He cut me off and I could see he was really mad at me. Tears formed in my eyes but I looked away, ashamed that a boy was making me cry. I couldn't let him see me that vulnerable.

But I couldn't hide the tears. A drop hit the floor and he noticed. I looked in the mirror and saw him staring at me till he decided to hug me.

"Come here," He pulled me to himself."I get it, it's not you. It's the two shades."

"No, it's not. I've always wanted to fuck you before now but you had to go and be celibate and shit..." I pushed him away.

"You said you didn't have any issue with that."

"Well, I lied." I sighed."I fucking lied, okay. I sometimes think of how you're probably the only guy I'm ever going to be comfortable enough to let him touch me, and we're not even fucking."

"So, you were just going to go find someone else to fuck. Is that what you let go of my hands?"

"No, do you even hear yourself?!" I got mad at the rubbish he was saying."I just didn't want to go home. I want to stay here at the party and be with you through the entire time. Can't I want that?"

Someone knocked and I hissed loudly because it was either Kim or someone else looking for him.

"Well, answer it. They're probably here for you." I blinked my tears away and went and sat on Kim's surprisingly made bed.

"Hey bro, you with Julie? I can't reach her through her phone." It was Nick. He walked in after asking even if Uche didn't answer.

"Didn't you see any of my texts?" Nick asked but I didn't look up at him. He immediately senses the atmosphere."You two good?" 

"Yeah," Uche just said but I looked over at him.

"Are we though?" I asked him and he threw his head back with a loud sigh."Are we going to do this with Nick around?" He returned a question but I just rolled my eyes.

The room remained void of any of our voices for some seconds then Nick decided to turn to his friend."Remember what I told you about my sister?"

"Can you not?" Uche got pissed at him too."We're just talking."

"What do you want?" I decided to get back Nick's attention from Uche. I didn't want what was about to brew between them to happen successfully.

"My mum texted. She said she wouldn't be able to make it home tonight, and that she was gonna ask Mrs Foller's eldest daughter to check on us and make sure we're home by 10 pm."

"So we have to go home?" I asked, my voice indifferent at that moment.

"Nah, I already called Mrs Foller's daughter. She'll cover up for us. We just have to get home before my mum tomorrow."

"Oh okay," I answered plainly and he gave me a weirdly, caring look.

"You good?"

"I'm fine. Bye." I answered and he walked back to the door he came in through. He passed Uche a glance before he left. Uche shut the door and locked it again after Nick left.