C7 Chapter 7

Cassy: see you later girls

Grace & me: see you later

Hannah was a bit back to sit in a corner.

Wink wink hits cassy a fork to an empty glass

Surely the DJ saw this and stopped the music. There was a microphone in front of her and her two friends or bodyguards were behind Carole on the left and Carine on the right.

They were just upstairs or at the gallery a microphone was standing right in front of her. I felt like I was at an Oscar. She was so majestic.

Cassy: attention please!!!

Helloooooo while smiling I hope you are feeling good that you are comfortable and not lacking anything. Well I'm cassy kuise hahaha maybe there are some who don't know me. This evening was thought by Carine, Carole and me and organized always by us with the aim of entertaining us to the maximum and to make us realize that the best moments of our life are when we are in high school as my mom often says and that our happiness in all the fields of this life depends on us. I say that and I don't say anything more Hahaha let's have a good time (while she was making her speech, waiters were handing out drinks) let's toast to school youth

"School youth" everyone was shouting including me the atmosphere was really great and for a moment I wondered if these three girls were bipolar because I never imagined they could be so nice.

The DJ put the music back on but this time at a reasonable volume so we went to sit next to Hannah.

Me: Are you bored?

Hannah: but no! It's just the sound of the music that was piercing but now it's settled I feel better

Grace: ohhh

Some boys came to ask us to dance the girls went but I didn't want to. maybe because I don't enjoy physical contact with strangers. I thought I saw wrong at one moment but no I was not wrong. I blinked my eyes to be sure I was not mistaken. Well, he's going to hear me pass this one

I get up and walk towards this familiar face and pat it.

Me: Michael I say smiling with a confident and sad look.

He seemed surprised to see me

Michael: Rachel...! Ohhh you won't believe how surprised I am to see you again and to talk to you... I missed you

Me: um that's right. Ahhh sorry to you goodnightrrrr greeted her company before she even had time to answer it he pulled me along and we met at a balcony outside

Me: What's wrong? Why are you doing this again? From one day to the next you decide to write me and disappear? Do you know how worried and disturbed I've been? I've left you tons of messages and all you've done is...

He cuts me off

Mickaël: I'm really sorry rachou, you know I lost my cell phone and I've been off the grid for two weeks and that's why...

Me: Oh my dear don't make it worse for yourself, there is no need to lie to make it worse

Mickaël: What are you talking about? I was in the country, I was off the grid

Me: "lie to me" you know ?

Mickaël : no

Me: ouff you exasperate me.

Mickaël: no wait! I'm really sorry. Excuse me.

Me: And why?

Mikaël: because I'm an idiot to lie to you like that! The fact is that my parents after our vacations had on a whim I would say decided to settle down and moved to Douala (the economic capital of Cameroon) and now I'm not here anymore I just came because Cassy absolutely wanted me to come.

Me: what does all this have to do with the fact that you have been snubbing me insistently on all platforms?

Mikaël: the fact is that I was already starting to develop feelings for you that I didn't understand the turn that my own love relationship with my girlfriend was taking and so I thought that since we are not in the same city anymore it would hurt me a lot to keep on chatting with you when we won't "see" each other anymore.

Me: ohhhh hummm

it would be better if I shut my mouth because I don't know what to say he took me down

Mikaël: I thought about it several times and then I told myself that it was maybe better like that since .... He stops talking and a long awkward silence sets in

Me: we are friends Mickaël I can't promise you anything more.

Michael: Yes, don't worry. I know that.

Me: Uh, promise me you won't do that anymore. Promise me that you'll write to me and that we'll always be in touch as much as it depends on you and that we'll always talk.

Mikaël: Okay, Rachel, I promise you that.

Me: What do you promise me?

Michael: he smiles and says I promise to always keep in touch as much as it depends on me.

Me: that's cool I say with a smile almost to the ears

This evening is really grandiose I have never seen lived and participate in one of this kind and I must say that I like it .... we return in the room where everyone was on the way I see young teenagers like us in the process of love and directly my glance crosses on Mikaël and then on Jordan but well to each one its life I do not believe .... In short, nothing. We arrive.

The light has totally changed I think; it is not at the same intensity as before nor of the same color besides I could say that it was subdued

Mikaël: would you allow me this dance Miss Rachel Madiba?

Me: my heart is jumping, what is it doing here? I would not like to have a problem with his girlfriend. I smile shyly yes Mikaël

I don't know how to dance Arm in Arm and the fact that I'm dancing with him makes me feel even more uncomfortable, as for him, he's doing well.

*Jaëden*

not too much in the mood to celebrate since I don't know anyone at this party except cassie maybe. Cassie approaches me and greets me warmly.

- so you finally came!

- as you can see i was a little bored so i said why not honor the invitation of the beautiful friend

- hahaha that's it. Always so funny. Good evening mister man enjoy the evening

Even through the colored lights I see a brunette girl with red hair at an average build under a black pleated leather skirt for the rest I do not see well. She is so pretty, her gestures amuse me slightly she does not know how to dance at all and she seems embarrassed. A girl approaches me yes as usual it is my daily life I am a real magnet for girls. I don't really want to listen to her talk, I keep on watching the bad dancer, so when she says something I shake my head or mumble something by chance.

Luckily Cassie is still walking by and gets me out of this situation.

-Cassie: sorry honey I have to take it off

She doesn't know how proud I am of this situation. She directs me to a quiet place woo woo wooo she takes me where and to do what again? Very quickly I will understand why

We are in a mini salon with 9 other people I think. I notice right away the bad dancer her steps still amuse me inside. I settle down.

Cassie: we are complete the game can begin: Action or truth

Rule: no one who leaves here will tell what he has seen, done or heard.

You don't pass your turn, you answer or you execute

What kind of joke is this? So she moved me for this. Anyway, if I go home now I'll be even more bored so I'm staying.

*Rachel*

What did I get myself into?

When I hear action or truth I get a little disturbed. I know I can't play coy and I have to do exactly what they're going to ask me to do or else I'll be called names tomorrow at school and that I refuse. I have to save my skin. I look at the two sidekicks Grace and Hannah and they don't look embarrassed so should I?

But there are 12 of us, I think, that's a lot of people.

The bottle spins awesome it falls on me

Carole: Rachel action or truth

Rachel: action

I wouldn't want to be asked how old I was when I kissed, not be able to answer, have everyone look at me, and have the news spread throughout the school tomorrow that I am a virgin. Not that I don't like it, but it's my private life and I tell whoever I want and especially not my current company.

Wooo people are shouting as if to applaud my courage.

Cassie : caresses and exits jaëden for 2 minutes

What the hell is this action and who is this jaeden? My heart started to pound I knew it was a bad idea to come here but I'm here anyway.

Rachel: Who is this jaeden

Jaëden: Me he said with a smirk on his lips and looking at me strangely

Rachel: Shit. I swallow my saliva, I don't want to show people around me my lack of experience.

Michael: You don't have to, you know?

Yeah, I do. To nail me down in high school afterwards. No thanks. At the same time, it's normal for teenagers of my age to have this kind of action!

Hannah and Grace give me a sympathetic look.

I've never seen this kid in high school at the screen, and if I do, it'll be the first and last time I'll see him, so... I start. I slowly approach him oh shit where do I start again?

Cassie: I start the countdown 1 2 3

I take a glass of alcohol on the table to give me courage