Black Groom

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Pitter patter pitter patter! That's all I could hear as I took the ear buds out of my ears. Damn!...it was raining again. It had been raining since morning and as such, I had put all my usual outings on hold. I was a bit relieved when it stopped about two hours ago being a bit optimistic about the night ahead. Maybe go out for that basketball game I had longed so much to see but from the look of things, I guess I had to donate $100 to NBA. I was lying sideways on my bed with my pen in mouth. I just couldn't come up with a nice idea which was worth making people put their hands into their pocket and take out $16 to buy this idea. I wanted something different from the lot. I have bored my readers for long with such Romeo and Juliet satires since my debut as a writer which never sold out anyway. I kept forcing my brain to produce that million dollar idea which renowned authors like Shakespeare but all the Phillips-Cooper corporation..ie.nickname for my brain..could produce was stupid impulses from the medulla which kept making the muscles of my hand moving in order to manipulate the pen cover to remove stuff from my ear. Then the next song started to play...
🎵If I die young,bury me in satin..lay me down on a bed of roses..sink me in the river at dawn and send me away with the words of a love song..🎵
Fellas...this is where my story starts. The words of the song formed a good and clear imagery. I started to picture how it would be like not singing the usual and old boring amazing grace instead singing something like....And I will always love you..sure seems funny...people chanting that !..I am sure that person would have regretted ever dying because of the horrible voice display or maybe laugh their skeletons to heaven as they hear people struggling to sing the high pitch. And how will the emotions react with the singing because certainly I know there will be a lot of crying. A silly smile popped up on my face as I imagined all of these stuffs. Suddenly the music stopped and my ringtone was on flick. I checked the caller ID which however managed to wipe the smile I had on my face. It was a past I was never able to get rid of and had finally managed to follow me here into the present. After some few seconds, the call ended and my music was back on. But I realized something...the annoying pitter patter had stopped. And there was only one thing in my mind.. BASKETBALL!. I quickly slid across the bed to the side facing the closet. I took out my favorite full neck hoodie and grabbed some khaki trousers with my totally wicked black and white Nike high top shoe. Grabbed my brown suspenders and fixed em. Took a leathery brown cap and fixed it on my head while I hummed the break the sweat song. It was the song used for the basketball ad on TV. I sprayed my super lucky charm perfume..Tom Ford and slid my wallet in my back pocket in case I need to get a soda for a hot chick too. I grabbed my phone and car keys and took a sarcastic bow as always before I locked up the room.
I walked to the car park of the apartment with some silly dance moves. I was obviously hyper for no reason. Like the car park of most luxurious apartments, you were bound to see amazing sport cars and such which would make you want to stand close to it and raise your phone up and take a selfie...which was the trend now. I walked/danced my way to my car with the song Beat it by MJ. I guess a lot of people stared in my direction pointing fingers asking" so he went mad after!?"...now I so know you might be wondering...Yes you!...duurh....who else is reading?..I know you might be wondering after what!....that's a long story..please don't tell me to cut it short..I am tired of cutting stuffs..just keep reading you will find the answer!...I unlocked my car which came with that beeping noise and the flashlight on. I loved big cars...its like a fantasy..that why went in for the Nissan patrol which was super big and classy. I fastened the seat belt and pushed the ignition button on and in no time I was on the road. I must admit some drivers are really crazy. They just do things that will make you use foul words like not using the signals when turning and stuff. Today...I was in no mood to pay attention to such annoying stuffs. The road was clear and so was the ride.I just kept bobbing my head to the Trumpet song...mmmm...
      I arrived no sooner than expected and the place was heated. People struggled to get their way through the crowd and the all one could hear was arguments between the ticket vendors and anxious fans who just want to find their way inside so they can cover the nitty gritty of the game. Some even tried to assault the ticket vendors...yeh..the ill fated once. I walked passed this drama and showed my ticket to the security dude at the door and in a jiffy,found myself sitting in my seat. It was in the first row which was just the place to be sitting if you wanted to see the Spartans and Titans clash. I took my phone out and ........Selfie!...I took like 44 before the game started. Don't blame me..the pop must be broadcasted.The ball was thrown and the players were on it. It was really amazing to see legends play. I mean it was super and very tight. Fans went bazaar with curses at their opponents and ecstasy was on the rise as a player from their team made an attempt at the net which was eventually coupled with the oooooooooh! Disappointment. I was checking my Instagram page as the cheerleaders came on to do their stuff when something caught my eye. I saw myself yelling and doing all that in a girl's video footage. It looked like she was trying to take a video of herself when the heat was on and when she turned I was unluckily captured in her video. I liked the video and commented
            "Lol.....couldn't u wait for the moment where I had my mouth shut and had a good pose on before u took the vid....now look...I look like an angry bird🐥"
In no time I saw her battling with the loud laughter as she looked on her phone. Suddenly her eyes started searching for that dude opposite her. I waved at her to indicate my location and she laughed even more when she saw me. I ,feeling a bit shy, just winked at her. The game ended with a close win from the Spartans. I quickly rushed to the soda stand to get a diet soda. As usual,The fans had a clash...not with a ball...but with their clenched fists. I got to the counter and took my soda and just when I was about to get out, I heard soft voice behind me" Hello Mr. Angry Bird ". I laughed as I turned back perfectly knowing who she was. She looked more beautiful than in her pics and from a distance. Her big bulging eyes with her hazel pupil was a charm. It looked so innocent. Her hair was straight and long with a Chinese bang. She just looked dazzling even with her simple knee level boots and jeans with a pink blazer and a full neck black inner top. " El is the name...Ms. Selfie !"...I responded as I stretched my hand to shake her." Tiana ....and i am sorry for the vid capture...although I guess your face will be used as a meme..hahahha..."she teased as she shook my hands. Her hands felt soft and I couldn't stop gazing at her eyes. "So what team where you in support of....wait ...let me guess...you came with the aim of supporting the team that wins and just take a few selfies right??.." I mockingly said. She punched me softly in the arm and said" I would have said that for you instead because I saw you taking a lot of shots before the game" she teased back.." Haha!..big joke..very funny. But its just the norm for girls." I defended. We walked out of the cafeteria arguing about which team was the best and talking about the goal quality which was really fun. To be frank, she was a different from all girls.. I never imagined a girl who was this fun to chat with about basketball.." I have to get a cab now" she said as we got to the car park. " where are you heading..." I asked her..."Spring Avenue" she said. I quickly grabbed her hands and dragged her along to my car. "Let's go...I will drop you off". " I didn't say No so stop dragging me " she said laughing ..." Another word and I will carry you on my shoulder" I warned her jokingly..she just kept giggling as we went back to the conversation. When we got to the car she said" looks like you have a good taste for cars,El!..." I giggled and said" you haven't seen anything yet!"...I unlocked the car and opened her door like a gentleman does with a satirizing bow. She giggled as she sat in the car. I closed the door and quickly got into the car. I fastened my seat belt which she also did and switched the ignition button on and we were on the road. "This car is damn luxurious....there is still a lot I have to know about you but trust me....this car assures me that they ain't boring." She said . "....well so tell me about you..you look like a wonder woman replica." I said. She hit my head and said"trust me....I am an ass kicker"she warned. "Oooooooooooooo.....I am so scared!" I teased her. I saw her tapping the navigation screen and suddenly that song started playing. "Seriously......you think you are grown woman" I asked her making the shocked face. " she looked at me when singing as if she was describing herself....more of the answer to my question...then It got to the part I liked the most which eventually got her trapped like I expected. "Sing along...you know how to ride it erh....why can't u sing this part.".. I laughed heartily. She laughed really hard as I changed the song to all the single ladies which got the message through. She raised her hand as directed and tossed her hand when it got to the put a ring on it part...I laughed hardly as I  changed the song to Work...she told me she was a journalist and worked with ABC USA. I changed the song several times to suit my questions until we finally got to her house. I walked her to the door as we exchanged numbers and finally she gave me a kiss on the cheek when I hugged her goodbye. We parted and I got back into my car feeling excited. I mean if I could keep my lines straight I might end up having her as my gf in a month. I drove off feeling so excited. Like a wind of happiness was blowing in my car. I guess that why I woke up smiling. I drove really fast just too excited and kept singing the song "all of me".... I didn't even notice I was driving at 70km/h. When I over took the car in front of me..there it was..my blood froze up and I could feel my heartbeat slow down. It was a large cargo truck which was also speeding...I tried hard to turn the car to the other side but I was to late...the flashlight of the truck showed brightly in my face with the horn sounding loudly and I knew there was no way I could escape this...." Lord...into your hands I commit myself" I prayed as I felt a cold win blow through and the next thing I knew................

*sorry it took me so long to update....exams and stuff got me busy...stay tuned for chapter 2...*