The Rise And Fall Of The Tides

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Evoca checked the time on her phone, it was nearly half past seven. The sun was setting, leaving feint streaks of orange and indigo.

She had agreed to go with her friends to a rave after a week of being nagged at to drink and dance the night away in celebration of all of them being accepted into Cape district University.

Evoca realised that she indeed had a lot to celebrate to, she never thought that she would be accepted at all, so she agreed to go along.
"Just for the experience of course"
she thought to herself.
She wasn't really used to the bitter taste of alcohol, nor was she good at dancing
"It's a rave! There'll be tons of people,so who's going to notice me dancing? "  

And so, Evoca endured the last hour having her hair tugged and braided by Noluvo while trying to convince her to be more gentle, because she was tender headed, but it was all in vain. Riya applied some makeup on her friend's faces and was happy with the result. Evoca and Noluvo had agreed to let her do their makeup as long as they didn't have to wear the itchy sequin dresses she brought from her mom's boutique.

"there all set now get dressed so we can leave!" Riya said putting her cosmetics away.

"okay I'll be down in a minute, but can I atleast eat something before we leave?" Evoca asked sauntering to her wardrobe.

"get dressed!" the two friends chorused, already getting impatient. Noluvo and and Riya were already dressed, Riya wore a purple sequin dress similar to the ones her friends refused to wear, and Noluvo wore a maxi jumpsuit and gladiators.

Evoca had a hard time deciding on an outfit, so her friends raided her wardrobe looking for a more "feminine" outfit for their friend.

"you should buy more colourful clothes " Riya started" you can't be out here dressing up like a black Tim Burton character."
Noluvo joined sniggered along and the two pursed their lips when they noticed Evoca giving them the side eye.
"says the person who always looks like an Ashewo* cos-playing a disco ball." she said taking out a white Harem jumpsuit and swaggered to her friends with a coy smile. Noluvo and Evoca guffawed loudly and Riya kissed her teeth.
"we can roast each other at the festival, now get dressed! " she motioned Evoca to the bathroom. She got dressed and the three made theur way to the festival.

" I should be mad at both of you for not wearing dresses,but you look fine in those jumpsuits." Riya admitted.

"Thanks, i would've worn mine, but it felt really itchy" Noluvo smiled.

The trio arrived at the rave which wasn't as glamorous as Evoca hoped it would be. It didn't look as clean as the adverts said it would be. The grass felt dingy under her sneakers as it was dampened by spilled bear, and who knew what other fluids she was walking on. The smell of Marijuana wafted through the air.

Evoca knew that her conservative parents would be darned to know that their daughter was partying amongst "heathens"

She stopped in her tracks rethinking her choice. A knot formed in her belly and she started nibbling on the soft skin on the inside of her mouth.

I'm the next thing to a "Pastor's kid" if mom and dad find out that I've been to a Rave they'd be livid. Not to mention all those aunties at church who always have something to say.

Riya noticed that her friend looked worried and put her hand on her shoulder. She gave a wry smile and said "We can always take you home if you don't feel comfortable, Voca"

"I'm sure that no one from the ministry willfind out that I'm here. Let's go"

"Being an African child can be so wack sometimes, we aren't kids anymore we're 19,but our parents still treat us as if we're little"
Noluvo sighed as the three of them made their way in.

All they wanted was just a little bit of liberty

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Hey, Baddies! ✨✨

I know that some of you may not know what the word Ashewo means.

It basically means wh%re 😂
Or lady of the night