Strings Attached (On-going)

13. EXPOSED

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My apartment felt so alive and kicking since Beth had arrived. She came along with all her glory and grace. Her happy self. Having her around meant only thing: excitement!
She was coming to spend just two weeks but her luggage was as though she was coming for like a month. That was Beth!
She was a fashionista, classy and trendy. Unlike me who always loved to look casual and simple.

Her appearance at work was way different from her normal self. The work uniform always covered her piercings and a tattoo I just discovered on her back, she said she had gotten it when she had gone with Jordan to the tattoo shop. That guy had too many tattoos already!

She had prepared herself for all the fiestas. I didn't have to worry about roaming since I had gotten myself a Range Rover a week earlier.

So on Friday evening, we had gone to the club together. She had boozed her head off and we had to leave early because she was getting out of control. Dancing explicitly and flirting wildly with random guys.

How embarrassing!

Dave and I had to help her out into the car. She had already fallen asleep when we got to the apartment. So Dave had to carry her in his arms like a bride inside with me following closely behind, clutching her shoes and her purse.

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I woke up early Saturday morning to check up on Beth, scared she might have chocked on her own vomit and died. I chided myself and shook my head, laughing lightly.

The moment I opened her door, I was welcomed by light growls emanating from the wash room. She was throwing up. Her hangovers were as crazy as mine. She emerged from the wash room looking ragged and messy. The hair she had taken almost an hour to straighten last night was tousled all over her face. She touched her forehead slightly and rolled her eyes when she noticed me.

"Bad morning?" I asked in sarcasm

"Girl, get lost", she shoved her hand at me and sprawled herself on the bed. I sat by her and touched her forehead, "I need to get you some painkillers" I said

"Let me be your guest" she slurred. I walked back to my room and got some painkillers and strode to the kitchen to fetch a glass of water.

I reminded her of our plan to go to the Salon to braid our hair, before heading out to prepare breakfast.

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At noon, Dave came along with one of his friends, Bill, to pick us up. It was Saturday, a free day, no work day, obviously and they were taking us to the beach! The beach was one of my favourite places, I just loved to watch the waves rise and fall,the water wash the sand and how the image of the sun danced on the surface of the water. I was so eager to go there, it had been more than a year since I saw the sea, I couldn't be more excited.

Funday!!

The beach was a little crowded when we arrived. The sun was slightly up but I had my straw hat to be grateful for. Beth wore a halter top with jeans shorts while I wore a simple floral vignette dress with single straps. We found an appropriate spot, where we unfolded our beach mat. I smiled at myself as I watched white people rubbing sun cream on their skins, grateful I didn't have to go through the stress.

We decided to walk around for a while , get ourselves oriented with the beach. So after resting for a little while, all four of us got up to take a walk. There were a number of bars and restaurants on the shore as well as ice cream and candy joints. A group of people had even lined up to get tickets for a fan fair later that week. Coconut trees were all over the place with huts made of straw and bamboo, in-between them. A handful of people sat under the huts sipping on their drinks while most people were either swimming, playing on the sand or eating inside the restaurants.