Robyn
"Robyn, a few of your guest want a picture with you." Mel yelled over the extremely loud party speaker.
I glanced in the direction of the front door one last time, and doubled checked the spacey room to make sure I didn't miss him.
"Tell them that I'll be right there." I yelled back and smiled wholeheartedly , hoping that she'd at least play gullible right now. As far as she knew, I was enjoying the party, and I was, but my mind was sort of else where too.
"You can't just sit here on the sofa for 6 hours, watching every face that comes through the door, hoping that it's him."
I sighed, realizing that she was right.
"But he said he'd be hereeeeee." I whined, poking my bottom lip out.
"Well, I'm sure he'll show up sometime or 'nother. But in the mean time, just go enjoy yourself."
Mel instructed. She stuck out her hands to help me off the couch. After sending her a quick mug, I grabbed her hands and pulled myself up. The front door made a noise, but I didn't pay much attention to it.
"Notttt so fast." A familiar male voice said from behind me, as a pair of hands snaked around my waist and pulled me towards a sinewy body.
"I'll give her right back Melissa, I promise." The guy spoke again, I looked back to see whose arms I was resting in, while Mel rolled her eyes and stormed off.
"Oh hey Thug," I greeted, getting really excited. His warm embrace made me think, if Thugger was here, that meant..
"Heyyy Jacques." I broke away from Thug's grasp to greet the dark shadowy figure hidden behind him. He had on a black hoodie, the hood covering his face of course. I didn't even bother trying to take it off of him though, I just smothered him in a hug.
Finally.
Slowly, and not to mention awkwardly, but surely, he hugged me back.
"Sorry that we're late, 'ol boy couldn't find nothing to wear." He said from behind his hood, chuckling. I chuckled too in response, reassuring him that all was well.
"It's all good. Lemme go take these couple pics real quick. I'a be right back." Jacques nodded and pulled his hood farther down his face. I never knew that such hoods existed.
I searched the room for Mel, so that she could tell me where the folks with the camera were. After spotting her, I walked in her direction.
"When you come back, we gon dance aight?" Thug yelled from behind me. He looked over at Jacques and smirked, I'm not sure why. And Jacques didn't seem too please either. I just nodded and went on about my business.
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"Bahtendaaa, pa-pass meh anothah one. Y-yea, riiiiigh ova heeyah." I banged on the bar counter, hoping that it would make the guy move faster.
"On the rocks my lady?"
I smirked and nodded, sitting on a stool that stood in front of the counter. The mugginess of the room hit me hard, I was sweaty and hot but having a great time. I fanned myself with a napkin, and the bartender slid my drink to me not too long after realizing that the napkin ain't do shit.
