Foncé Jour

4. Accident

Thena's POV

(19th November, 2025)

I went near the hot looking lady and tried signing to her first. I used my gestures to ask her whether she was a client of Stilton. She looked at me with a confused expression first but when my signed words started to register in her brain, she gives me a slight nod with a smirk on her face. I look at her with a questioning look but it quickly disappears when she asks me this "How are you gonna moan for me with that closed mouth of yours sweetheart?" and my whole world stopped right there.

I looked at her with an angry glare and slap her across the face. I remember this was never meant to be a talk about prostitution, where the fuck did she get the idea of me being a random fuck for her. I then noticed the sign on the wall behind her which read "Book your prostitutes here" and the feeling of regret washed over me. Ugh, how can I be so dumb! She clearly thought I was a prostitute who approached her. I was panicking a lot now and by the time I looked at her to apologize, she was standing there looking at me dead in the eye. "How dare you slap my face you.fucking.slut." she said with a cold, monotone voice.

My whole body shook in fear and I immediately turned my head down. I know I should be mad at her for calling me by that name but I was in no position to tell her etiquettes when I myself did not follow them. It then clicked my mind *Wait, I did sign to her about the purpose of the meeting. Did she not..* the thoughts that swarmed my mind made me lose my cool and I yelled at her "I signed you the purpose I was here for! Why am I-" I stopped once I realized that I actually spoke after years and that too in front of a mere stranger. Her eyes met mine and her emotions took a 360 degree turn.

Her eyes went from cold to pure rage. "If you could speak this whole time, what was the point of you SIGNING TO ME!? THE SIGN CLEARLY MEANT *I'm here ma'am*!!" she yelled at my face leaving a few inches between our faces. I shivered cause of her dominance and just stepped back. I tried forming words but nothing came out of my mouth. I then took the courage and said "It did not mean that, it meant- forget it. I apologize to you regarding the misunderstanding, en-enjoy your time at the club, I will be taking my leave."

I could see the shock on her face after she heard my meek voice. I turned my back to her and started exiting the club to escape the embarrassment but someone pulled me back by my hair. "Oh dear, you can't leave now, you humiliated a big person like me, you gotta pay a price. I need your name and phone number." she whispered in my ear making me whimper in fear. I quickly told her my name and gave her my phone number. While exiting, I glanced towards her and asked "Your name?"

Phoenix's POV

I sat in my Dignity, feeling embarrassed, enraged and horny at the same time. I looked at the time on my phone and noticed the lock screen filled with notifications of missed calls from Valerie. I was in no mood to call her and explain to her the whole drama but I could not just leave her hanging in the club, waiting for me. I decided to drop her a text message informing that I am going home and made up some excuse to not worry her ass anymore. She puts up with way too much of my shit, I can't bother her tonight. I patiently waited for her reply while bobbing my head to Don't Blame Me.

I saw my phone's screen lit up the car and saw her text. Relieved with the fact that she is safe currently, I closed the windows of my car. This day has been way too awful and I don't really wanna end it at an awful note but I still have to visit the office to schedule my meetings for Friday. I will just visit this club tomorrow to make my birthday better. I have been spending it with Promise who used to cuddle me all day on my birthday. Guess life does not work in the way you want it to. The song on the FM changed to Enchanted and I looked at my phone which was now blowing up with Happy Birthday text messages.

Tears left my eyes slowly noticing none of those were from someone with the contact *4ever* the sobbing turned to crying as the lyrics of the words reached my ears. The only comfort I had in that moment was Taylor's voice. It felt like a blanket covering me from all the pain I was going through. I was so disappointed in myself for spending my birthday this way but I cannot forget him all of a sudden. He always brought a smile to my face in my darkest moments. I lost my every first to him.

He treated me like a queen on my birthdays and it hurts to see that something which was never my interest took away my heart and simultaneously crushed it to dust. Just as the song reached the lines "Please don't be in love with someone else" my phone's screen lit up with his text that read just happy birthday. I could sense the coldness in that text even though he lived 16781 kms away from me. The memories of us under the tree in a garden of Paris are still so evident. The day I told him about us breaking up.

Whenever I visit that tree, memories flood back into my mind. I hope he also thinks about me when he eats those tasteless Croissants in Melbourne. I crawled in the back seat of my car and laid down like a small ball. Tears were constantly streaming down my eyes with the song on the FM nearing its end. I was about to turn it off but Treat You Better started playing. I stopped and turned to look at my phone only to see a text from someone which read,

*Phoenix, this side Thena.."

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Author's Note

Nevermind, don't hold up expectations from me atp- I upload very late and very slowly, in my defense, I had an exam so yea. No promises now about my consistency, sorry T-T

~Phoenix