DOWN THE SPINE

Chapter 7

I kept off from melvin for two weeks. Images of Mona kept flashing in my mind. Among my many new month wishes was to never ever crave for Melvin. It did work at times.
Flipped through the new in tray forms and shook my head.. Whatever Dorcas had been doing in her office that day was totally nothing. The forms were a mess.
"Hallo, Dorcas, can you please come to my office."
"In a minute miss Diana. " she hung up.
She was breathing very heavily.
" Heavens! Is someone chasing you? "
I stood and walked to her. She looked disturbed. I helped her sit and sat at my desk watching her.
" whats wrong? The work you are doing today is a total mess. "
She blew her nose and smiled at me.
" I got to do something. I am pregnant. "
I signed and smiled.
" I thought it was a storm! " she looked at me mouth agape.
" Its serious. He is not ready. "
" who? But you can bring up the child. Or you just don't want it too? " I handed her a cup of coffee.
" Thank you Diana. I want the child. But he wont take it in. I know him. Mark is not an easy going man. Then i had an affair before. I don't know who is the father. "
This was getting serious.
" Have you told Mark? "
" Why would I dare. He will kill me. "
I sipped my coffee and smiled.
" We are no longer slaves of this men Dorcas. My friend Terry has a kid too. You are working. What will make you not bring the Cherub to this world? "I just didn't believe a man would enslave me under his rules. I believed we all had chances. We all got esteem or do we share the esteem when dating?
" So you saying i tell him and do away with his attitude? " I nodded.
She helped me rearrange the files and left really cheerful. I smiled at my reflection in the water clause. I had done it again, but i was single again. It really was true what Celine had told me;I only think about the joy of others and forget my own. I wanted to meet Chase again at the thought.
I really was missing Celine. She was the closest to me of the four. I severally checked on Terry whose obsession of Bleen was growing day and night. They had several dates and Marie really got mad when she had it all. We called an urgent meeting and to our surprise the girls had come together.
I walked in the next morning and the first person I met was Dorcas. She gave me a hug.
"Morning Miss Diana?"
"Morning too Dorcas. What's up? " I asked flipping through the files.
" Mark was not mad. Actually it was a relief and much joy to him. I just didn't understand his sudden joy but i was happy to. "
At least that was good news. Miss Hellena seemed busy as all she did was fill endless forms of which i couldn't understand why she didn't ask for our help. A careful look at her she looked disturbed. Dorcas noted the same and couldn't stop gossiping. Well, she was just herself, "Dorcas the all knowing".
The weekend had luck or was i the one with luck? Whichever way it looked like. Chase decided to meet up with me. I found my self smiling sheepishly on my way to West Club. Something about the evening felt all right. The gateman noticed my joy and decided to just allow me in without signing the vehicles records.
I felt a cool breeze past my checks making my wavy Brazilian hair blow. I adjusted my hair clip and stared at my image at the side mirror. I looked the car door and walked in to the club. Salsa mood activated!!
Chase sat at the counter and smiled at me. This was all i had wished for all along the month. To see him again. I had kept him a secret too but was sure when Celine would return it would be no more. I missed her actually. A look at cellar cask and all i wanted to do was call her. But his brother had said no phones. Away with her. Its me and this cute Chase man.
"Hey, missed you." He said hugging me.
"Me too." at least words didn't let me down. Two words actually.
"Your drink?" was that a request or?? I just gave my order and sat back. I looked at him for a while as he served me. He was exactly what i wanted but he didn't have a large body like my choice would have been. I could tell all that from the way he would chat on phone and the little conversation we had have.
He believed in fully using his chance in life. He said second chases come with I wish I knew. So did Celine's. At least with his quotation i could support him. He took a few more tots and looked me.
"Do i look really drunk?" he asked. To me he still was sober. But he lacked Something in his life.
"No you are not. But you seem unhappy in a way but happy with way of life."
"Intelligent. I like you for that. My psychiatry died three months ago. Trouble, trouble sweetheart. I decided to let the boys go alone and be with you. Life is really hard if you pile up your mind. I am exhausted. I drink and detox. Dance along every new hit. What else do I need? " he asked. I was puzzled at first. We had never talked of our pasts to each other. Never mentioned our love life but we shared our day to day experiences and laughed about them.
" Are you dating? " I asked him expecting a no for an answer. He smiled and held my hand.
" You know, when I first saw you, I though of what a good friend you would make. I have longed to hear you ask me that. Then you never did. I saw several of your "Man Crash Everyday" and I never was one. I rarely change my status. " I laughed at this.
" You are drunk. " I told him. The waiter serving our table smiled and said,
" Not yet. He never gets drunk. His forth bottle will take charge then he will leave. He comes here severally. I watch him and he is troubled. For the last one month he has stopped drinking his forth bottle. He is drastically changing. He is in to his phone a lot. I... "
" Ken! Can you please bring her Something to it. " he had to send him away.
" Where were we before my friend there blew the trumpet... I mean chirping. You know, making a lot of noise. Like I... " I held his hand.
" Your girlfriend. Lets talk about him. Who is she? "