Chapter Sixty Seven

"Where are we heading?"She had insisted she needed to drive. I just sat there, lost as she launched the car onto the highway.

"The lounge, pretty."

"And what do you intend?"

I saw her winced. She didn't want to explain.

"I have a little of that drug."She said. "Hey, not that I use it but... I got it for a friend."

"A friend I don't know of?"

"Of course Paige. A friend at school. You don't know her. She wants to play a trick on her roommate. So this is just the right timing."Her eyes fixed on the road, she chuckled.

"So what do you intend..."

"Gush Paige! Think the rest. Did Tristian kill you that much?"

I took a seat pillow from the back seat and hit her. She laughed.

"I swear I've had my eyes on that guy from day one. He's so hot!"

"Slut!"I swore.

"I'm not the only one who is."

"I'm not."I hit her again.

"Lips sealed." She turned her focus back to the road.

"Are you gonna drug my brandy again for a test or what? Cause that's really going to be a bad idea. It's too early."

"Can we get to the lounge first?"

*

"Hello ladies."The young male at the counter greeted us. While I ignored him, Ria winked at him. I made a mental note to ask her about Samuel.

"Hello."She said. "How're you doing?"

"It's all good ma'am. What can I do for you?"

"I was here last night. With my friend of course."She gestured to me. "We loved the brandy you served us. Was it imported or what? It had a very unique taste."

"We sell the most quality brandy ma'am. Our brandy was brought from Russia."

"Can I have six bottles of them."She laughed. "I'd like to store my fridge with it."

The waiter smiled broadly. "That would cost a fortune ma'am."

Fortune? I thought. He doesn't want to sell it. Of course they prefer selling in bits than in bulk. And what on earth does Ria want to do with six bottles. We already have enough at home.

"Name your price."Ria glanced at me.

I'm paying. I passed my bank card to her. The moment he saw the card, he rushed into his store to get the Brandy.

"Why do I have to spend so much?" I questioned Ria.

"Cause you need to know if you were drugged or not. But I tell you. It might not be a lost cause. I know you Paige. Self control, is your thing." She whispered.

The waiter got back with a brown carton, poking his nose into our conversation. "did I hear you say self control? Well, it's not a thing. And I don't have it."

"I see."Ria said, sarcastically. I almost laughed. We took the carton and left.

 *~*~*

When we got home, I finally had the guts to check my phone. My heart ached seeing miss calls from Damien. He expected me to be back home that night. And some other from Tristian, he expects me to be at his house. I felt depressed. I ran to my room and shut the door, plugged in my earpods in my ear.

Moments later a message got sent to my phone. 

"Good Job, Paige." It was from Jude. I threw my phone across the room. Seconds later, Ria cam knocking furiously at my door.

"Open the door Paige."

I did.

She came in and sat by my side.

"Tell me. It's beyond just your one night stand with Tristian. Isn't he supposedly your boyfriend?"

I went on with my drinking, ignoring her. She took the bottle away from me.

"Remember we're still gonna have three bottles of brandy tonight. Tell me what's wrong."

"You don't wanna know."

"Oh I do. I won't be here if I don't."She snapped.

"I feel awful..."

"Are you scared of pregnancy?"

"No."I shook my head. "I can't. I take pills."

"What? "She was stunned. "I'm surprised."

"I think pregnancy is my biggest fear so I take it everytime."

"Were you seeing someone?..."

"Henry asked me out. And I like him too." I ignored her questions. "I wanted to get rid of Tristian last night."

"Wow."She gasped. "Henry? That's surprising. Since when did this happen? Why did you hide this away from me?"

"I'm sorry Ria. It's just a few weeks ago. I was scared what you'd think of me."

"Really Paige? We never had anything from each other. We did crap but does that change anything."

"I'm really sorry."I cried.

"It's alright. I'm happy for you Paige. So my guess was right. I wish Kim was here."

"Now I've got a problem. With myself. I feel so guilty Ria. I don't think I'd be able to look him in the face anymore."

"Hm."She moaned." Henry saw the both of us..."She trailed off. "Little wonder, you were so... I'm sorry Paige."

She embraced me.

"Have you talked to him about it?"

"I have." I said."And that's not the issue."

"I understand you Paige. You're just feeling so because you love him. He might never know. He won't know anything if you don't tell him. Come on, cheer up!"

"Come on babe, you were the girl he was waiting for. I will forgive you but my boss, he will pay for keeping that away from us."

"Hm" I groaned. "Unfortunately, you have to keep this lil piece of info, a secret."

"What?!"She gave me all sorts of faces and I did the same.

"Yeah! It's what you are thinking. It's a secret relationship."She was about to say something but I stopped her with mine. "And I don't need your sermons. I've had enough of them."