TTOOS1: Next To Me ✔️

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Bailey's

It was already Monday and here I am waiting for Kenneth to arrive. I know this might sound crazy, but last Saturday, when Sean, Nicole, and I decided to go to Tuffle's bar, I knew something was different. We tried contacting Kenneth to come and join us but he didn't dare to receive any of Sean's calls. I decided to get Kenneth's number from Sean I was the one to call him but he won't even retrieve one of my calls. So, we decided to just go to the bar without him.

And when we arrived, the Locality Error has started singing. We decided to look for an empty table or empty seat for three and lucky enough, there's an empty space enough for us three to be accommodated.

When I looked at the stage, I saw this guy whose face is cannot be seen because of the dim light that has been surrounding them. But I knew that this guy is looking at me. But I noticed that he turned his gaze downwards and never looked at the crowd until the song is already done. I think?
Yeah, I know. It was dim but I'm telling you, what I just said is true. I can feel it.

Before they were done singing, I excused myself and went to an empty space where I could call someone. I dialed Kenneth's number for the millionth time and I was a bit shock when I saw a bag lit up. I ended the call and when I looked at the bag, the light was gone. I dialed Kenneth's number again and I saw the bag lit up again.

Is that, his?

I was about to check on the bag wanting to confirm if my conclusions were right but then, someone walked towards there but before that, he grabbed a fedora hat on one of the chairs, and before I knew it, it was the guy performing earlier!

"Hey!" I shouted his attention as I ended the call and followed him but the sad truth is, he didn't turn his gaze on me. Instead, he continued to walk away and I saw him grabbed the bag which I saw was lighting up earlier.

I immediately clicked Kenneth's number and then his bag lit up again and he opened his bag and he stared at his phone. Maybe wandering who is calling him.

"I knew it was you, Kenneth," I said and in that brief moment, because of what I said, he stopped in his tracks and stayed there frozen.

I was about to go near him when I heard a step and when I turn my gaze at my back, I saw a woman started running towards us and the woman accidentally bumped me in the shoulders but she didn't mind saying sorry and still continued to run past me. And that made me wonder if it was just an accident or she did it on purpose.

"Hey, babe!" She called out at the man and to my surprise, she kissed the man on the lips.

My fist started to form into a ball when I saw her kissed him. Am I mistaken when I suspected him for being someone I know? And who is she?

"Hi." The woman said looking at me. She's wearing these eyeglasses making me fail to recognize who she is. "Why are you here backstage?" She asked still looking at me.

"Well... Uh... I was trying to find for the reception and I didn't know that I'm already backstage." I said.

"Oh. Then why are you bothering my boyfriend? And who did you call him? Kenneth? Is Kenneth hour boyfriend?" She asked again making me gulped my own saliva as I felt my throat starting to dry up.