Hearken

Chapter 7: It's Over Between Us

Blue held a bowl of crispy potatoe-chips while Jane and Alice were on their phones, chatting.

“I’m fine, I’m just here lounging and relaxing with my friends. What about you?” Hazel asked over the phone.

“Yes, Alice is here as well.” She replied.

“Is that my boyfriend?” Alice interjected, giggling towards her.

“Really? Okay, we’ll be there!” Hazel ended the call with a blush and faced her friends. “Guess what?”

“What is it?” Jane pulled closer, interested.

“The guys are having a house party.”

“House party? Others cheered.

“And guess what?” Hazel added. “They’re bringing strippers.”

“What?!” Alice, Blue and Jane couldn’t believe that. It was a weekend house party the guys held for themselves instead of going clubbing.

With the mp3 speakers booming hip hop ‘Stay with me’ by Rihanna. The guys were dancing along with the strippers, whom were on nothing but net bras and g-string pants. Jane and Blue were having fun as well. Hazel was sipping on a bottle. She was having fun with Noah, at a corner. Everyone was having an enjoyable time except Alice. She wanted to speak with Adam about their previous argument. It’s been two weeks now, and he hasn’t said a word. While standing there, he didn’t even for once look at her.

Adam was busy with a stripper who wore a pink gang mask on. Everything on her was pink, including her wig, artificial nails, net dress with nothing underneath. Watching the both of them, she seemed to be so good at it and probably be their leader.

‘Why would he take her for himself?’ Alice pondered with a sour face.

Unsettled, she went to her friends, but they asked her to meet Adam. Since she hasn’t settled their last fight. The stripped held onto Adam’s face, sitting on his with her legs folded around his waist. Pissed snout for the whole thing, Alice walked behind Adam and gave him a hit slap to the back of his head.

‘Thwack!’

He jerked up at once to look back at who it was. The stopper pulled to her feet at once, shocked by Alice’s reaction.

“Are you mad or something?” She shrieked at him. “How dare you?!”

Everyone stopped for a moment.

“What the... Did you just slap me?” Adam fired at her, stunned.

“Yes, and I’ll do it again.” She replied before he completed the word. “How dare you choose a prostitute over me?”

“Hey, hold it there!” The stripper stopped Alice at once. I’m not a prostitute, I am a stripper, you bitch! She cursed and raised a hand up. “Girls let’s go.”

“I invited you to spend the night.” Roman begged her. “Don’t go.”

“Girls!” the stripper hissed and others followed her, petrified.

“You fucking slapped me?” Adam faced Alice, getting red in his face like a ripe tomato. “I fucking hate you, bloody bitch... ”

“You allowed a common slut! A prostitute who has less than $20 in her account to insult me. Despite everything I have done and gone through with you! Do you have any life for me at all?”

Adam held his dark shoulder-length hair, puzzled. A sigh of frustration heaved out of him with a flow of current burning through him.

“Am I not enough for you? “Alice went on and Adam faced her. They stared into each other’s eyes with fierce rage.