Chapter 88

Chapter 88

"Yes, but I'm very sorry dad and I promise it won't happen again, your laptop was on and due to the fact that you connected it to your wifi router, messages kept coming in and I felt the urge to check them out. Please don't take this slight mistake too seriously", I begged while kneeling down to prove that I'm really sorry for what I did, I don't just want any more trouble. "You can stand up son, I was angry before but I have forgiven you now. So it seems you are heading somewhere?", he asked after taking his time to observe my clothes, "Yes father, I want to hang out with my friends one last time before I move out of New York for good, I would really miss the so much", I replied.

  My father's face changed a bit, he was obviously not happy that I was sad about leaving my friends behind. "That's okay, you can visit them for time to time, you are not just going to stay in Nigeria like a prisoner, you can come back to America when you are free", he replied with a smile. "That would be great, I better start moving, don't want to keep them waiting", I replied and dashed off to the garage to get my car. Migrating to Nigeria is gonna be a game changer for me because I won't have to stay with my parents anymore, I'm sick of being monitored all the time and once I get there, the first thing I will do is to either buy or rent an apartment where I would cool off for a while.

My first destination is Gabriel's house, I need to pick him up, just hope he is ready. I arrived at his house few minutes later and I knocked on his door but to my surprise, his father answered. "Good morning young man, you must be Gabriel's friend, aren't you?", he asked. "Yes, I came here to pick him up because we have a meeting", I replied and at that moment, Gabriel walked in with his blue T-shirt and black jeans along with his dark eyeglasses, he looks so stunning today.

  "What's up my man, you look fantastic today", I called out to him while giving him a warm hug. "Just decided to try something nice, and you also look good by the way", he replied. "Me?, don't be silly bro, these are just normal casual wears. You look so handsome in these outfit", I replied. Gabriel's father watched us looking so happy. "Alright dad, I would be back soon. Don't miss me too much", Gabriel called out to his dad 

We both walked straight to my car and zoomed off. "So where are we going, you said you will give me full details of everything once we see each other physically", Gabriel asked. "Well, I just want to hang out with you guys one last time before I zoom off to Nigeria", I replied. He squeezed his face as if he didn't understand a single word that I just said, "I know you will be traveling soon but when exactly?. Perhaps next two weeks right?", he asked.

    "What if I tell you that I'm leaving tomorrow morning, would you believe me?.", I asked. The look on his face showed me that he was shocked beyond words, he opened his mouth but no words came out. "This is really surprising, I never knew it would be this early. So I'm not going to see you again after today?", he asked with a frown. Leaving my friends behind is surely not easy for me too but it's a decision I have to take in order to move my father's business forward, if only there was another way. "Yeah, but if an opportunity comes, I will pay you guys a visit from time to time", I assured him

"So you are probably taking me to a place where we would talk before your journey tomorrow right?", he asked. "Be calm bro, I invited Micheal and Alexia too and I'm pretty sure that they would be there by now. I just to hang out with you guys one more time and have fun, I would have organized this fun meeting let's say 10PM in the night, but I need to get enough sleep before my flight tomorrow and my father may not even agree", I replied

  "Well, since it's our last day together, let's make it a memorable one", he replied with a smile. "Gabriel this is not our last day together, stop making it look as if I'm going to the land of the dead, never to return again. I will surely come back when the opportunity comes", I replied. We got to the bar few minutes later and I wasn't surprised to see Alexia, Micheal and Kelvin already seated at VIP section of the bar so I and Gabriel joined them

"Here comes our king and fantastic best friend of all time,", Kelvin called out to me while raising the drink in his hand to signify a toast in my name. I feel so happy to be here right now and words can't describe the joy in me. "Thank you guys, how about we order for more drinks and wine to spice up everything. we are going to drink so much and forget all our worries in life", I teased. "Waiter could you please bring more chilled Hennessy and some soft drinks down here", Kelvin called out to the beautiful black waitress who has a shining gold eyes, she was absolutely beautiful and her short skirt makes it more difficult to stop staring at her.

  "So how's it gonna be?, let's take our time and discuss like a one big family because after today. We will only be able to communicate with your dear friend through social media phone calls", Michael added. Alexia wasn't happy at all, she kept staring at me and the look on her face gives me the impression that something is not right here. "Alexia, is there anything wrong, please talk to me", I called out to here.

Everywhere became quiet when I mentioned Alexia's name and they all turned to see what's happening to her. "Nothing is wrong, just that I'm going to miss you when you are gone", she replied. "I will miss you too, but don't let that spoil our mood, let's enjoy ourselves before I leave", I replied. "Can't believe that nerd kid from high school is now managing a company worth millions of dollars, you are indeed lucky and blessed, so many people are wishing to he just like you", Gabriel cut in.

  We all burst into laughter after Gabriel called me a nerd but back then in school, I was actually a nerd, to some extent though. I found it hard to associate with people but I thank God that those stuffs are in the past now. "So what are we gonna do now?", Kelvin asked. "Let's host a drinking challenge, first person to finish up this bottle of Hennessy wins $4k", I replied

Gabriel immediately grabbed one bottle of Hennessy and start gulping it's content, he didn't even wait for me to officially start the game. "Seems the game has started already", Kelvin replied as he took a bottle and opened it. I was kinda happy he is participating in the game, perhaps this was the perfect time to pay him back for what happened to me at his birthday party or maybe I should just let it go but I would be half if he eventually ends up drunk.

  Micheal looking at his girlfriend, he was obviously too scared to participate in the game because Alexia would reap his skin off. "Alexia, just let me drink for a while, it's a game after all. I would make sure he doesn't finish the whole bottle", I called out to her. "If he drinks, he won't be able to drive and I'm not that good with driving cars. So how do you expect us to go back home if he ends up looking so drunk?", she asked. She's making a point though but it won't be fun if Micheal is left out 

"Come on babe, I won't finish everything in the bottle. Maybe just a little sip and that would be enough for me", Micheal begged. But while we were busy discussing, Gabriel finished his Hennessy and drop the bottle on the table, Alexia looked at him with shock, she couldn't believe he will finish up a full bottle of alcohol in less than three minutes. "Have you been in a drinking contest before, or do you actually drink Hennessy very often", Alexia asked looking so confused.

  Gabriel managed to let out a smile because his stomach was filled to the brim with alcohol. "I do love taking alcohol and I have been consuming large tons of alcohol even when I was still a little kid", he replied. At this point, I became quite confused with what he is saying. "So are you trying to say that you have been addicted to acholic drinks ever since you were a little kid?", I asked out of confusion, Gabriel laughed so hard but he had to stop at some point because his stomach was becoming quite heavy for him 

"You guys won't believe me if I tell you how it all started", he replied, "Why won't we believe you?, please tell us, after all we have nothing to do at this point" Kelvin replied. "Alright, my addiction to alcohol all started when I tasted red wine at the age of 14, it felt so sweet in my mouth and I wanted more but my dad pushed me away and seized the drink from me because he said that I was too young to drink. But he never knew that I secretly followed him till I saw the exact place he hid the drink, so when he left, I quietly went to that place with my little glass cup and started drinking like there won't be another tomorrow.

  The taste of the wine was too hard for me to resist and just like a ghost, my father caught me red handed with a half bottle of red wine in my mouth. He took the bottle from me and gave me several punishments which include washing his car every morning before going to school, kneeling down on the floor for one hour and others but I didn't even feel remorseful for my actions because I was even planning to steal another wine from his wine locker in the kitchen. So whenever he leaves, I will quietly go the locker and take one bottle of wine to my room, so that I can drink it in peace without anybody noticing", Gabriel replied

We all looked at him with amazement, I never knew he was addicted to alcohol. That means if he was present at Kelvin's party, he would have disgraced himself. "But did your father not find out that some of his assorted wines were missing?", Micheal asked. "Not at all, I came up with plan because my dad is just too smart. So whenever I'm done drinking the wine, I will fill it with water and because the bottle is black, he will hardly notice anything. Then I will cover the bottle and seal with by adding a little glue to it and heat it for it to stick properly", Gabriel replied

   "That means he doesn't even consume the drinks he keeps in his locker?" Kelvin asked. "My plans failed for the very first time when he decided to pop one assorted wine to celebrate his big win at the office and to his surprise, the wine turned to water. At first, he was beyond words and he checked himself severally to know if he was actually dreaming, but luck ran out on me when he decided to check the cover and found out that it was glued back together after being tampered with, he didn't waste any second as he walked straight to my room to confirm if I was the one responsible for such silly act", Gabriel replied