I'd Like to be Somebody Else

Chapter 34

    Last year a night on the town (for New Year's Eve) with Liam and Noel ended in a fight and an almost threesome, this year Guigsy celebrated with us, everyone else was preoccupied with parenthood already.

    Guigsy pulled a tall model like brunette called Dawn, he'd convinced her that he was the lead singer. Liam had a black haired, punk looking lass for a while but even of their heads on New Years, they didn't suit.

    Somehow we ended up at Guigsy's bird's place playing strip poker. We were all really drunk already but the lads suddenly became much better at card games than they had been before.

 "Dawn, you lost the round, you have to lose your skirt, it's the rules." Guigsy insisted when she refused to play along.

    We'd already lost our tops, she stood up and dramatically took off her skirt. She was wearing lingerie almost identical to the red knickers planted in Noel's suitcase.

 "Do these look familiar?" I put my hand on the side of her waist as she sat back down.

    Liam and Guigsy looked like they had no idea what I was talking about. They'd probably forgotten about that "prank" by now.

 "Do you like them?" she asked as she played with her hair.

 "Yeah, I suppose so."

    She put her hand on my shoulder and started playing with strands of my hair. "I love your hair so much." she complimented, ignoring the lads and kissed me.

 "Er, we're meant to be playing poker." Noel pointed out.

 "Shut up, man! This is better than fucking cards." Liam said as she continued to keep my attention.

   She took my hand and we stood up together.

 "Happy New Year boys." she blew them a kiss and waved.

    We'd completely lost track of time, I had no idea whether it was the new year already or not, not that it actually mattered in the slightest.

    She led me to her bedroom. I let the alcohol and the drugs rule me.

...

    I woke up to the sound of the radio. I looked around without moving. The room was tastefully decorated in a boudoir style. I didn't know where I was at all. I realised my right hand was attached to the metal headboard with a cheesy pair of fluffy handcuffs.

 "Oh you're awake. Welcome to 1995." A woman said standing at the bedroom door, her name was something time related but I couldn't think what, April, maybe.

    She was wearing a vest top and jogging bottoms. Her hair was held in a messy ponytail.

 "Er, where am I?" I sat up and tried to get my wrist free.

 "You're in my place. I'm Dawn, by the way, if you can't remember."

    I shook my arm trying to force my arm free. "What am I doing here?"

 "Wow you need to lay off the drink, there's a resolution for you. We were with three lads from a band, I guess they left when we went off together."

    She released my wrist. "Sorry I left you like that, couldn't work out how to get them off, could I?"

 "Oh right, I remember." I lied, I knew she meant Noel, Liam and Guigsy but that was all. "I'm going to get dressed and leave you to it, if that's alright?"

    She nodded and closed the door to before walking away. I wasn't sure what she meant by "went off together" or why Noel, Liam and Guigsy would have left me.