Fan Fiction |
by Sensitivegal
Chapter Thirty-Eight ‘Distracting Isn’t Going Well’
He was going to sip his drink when a hand clasped his shoulder. Jesus! He jerked up on his feet spilling drops of water on the bar and straightened himself up when he realized that it was Vanness. He put his glass down realizing that his hands were shaking.
Vanness smirked when he looked at Daisy. She seems to be angry that her plan was delayed. He nearly let Edison drink the water. He was so close. He met Edison when he would sometimes come down to pick up Charlene for lunch. He don’t call any more through him but he guessed that Edison uses the private number. Vanness sighed and tightened his grip on Cecilia’s waist. She stepped forward. Welcome phase four, he muttered.
Vanness had sure startled him. Edison thought he was going to have a heart attack then and there. What a joke. Heart attack at the age of 26! But it was possible, so the doctor says. His gaze moved from Vanness to Cecilia who just stepped forward.
‘Edison, I thought it was you!’ she put a hand on his shoulder to lean in and peck him on his cheek. Model number four, he thought to himself. He didn’t seem surprised to see her here. If the other three were here then of course this one had to be here. He wondered were the other two were.
‘Cecilia,’ he said. ‘You’re not working here are you?’ he gave her a stern look.
She gave a short laugh. ‘Don’t be silly!’ Oh no! Charlene says that! Why did she have to say that! Now he missed her more.
Cecilia gave a satisfied smile when she knew she hit his emotion. Don’t be silly is what Charlene would normally say. It was her usual phrase she would use mostly. ‘What’s wrong?’ she frowned.
He saw the worried look on her face and he quickly said, ‘nothing!’ he moved his gaze back to Vanness. ‘What are you two doing here?’
‘I don’t know about you man but I’m here to eat!’ He rubbed his stomach for the effect. ‘Now if you’ll excuse us we’ll be satisfying my stomach.’
Edison chuckled at Vanness and Cecilia. They were a cute couple. He wondered how people see him and Charlene. Perfect couple? Adoring couple? Sweet couple? Hope so! Something between perfect and adoring will do. He smiled at that.
‘Come on, drain your drink coz that stupid models’ back!’ his smile dropped. He let the ‘stupid model’ go since he couldn’t say anything mean on her birthday.
Just when he turned around he witnessed that Vicki accidentally – well he hoped it was – knocked his glass. ‘Omg! I am so sorry!’ her voice was all guilt but her face expression wasn’t. He definitely knew something was up. These models wouldn’t just take up the job and knowing Daniels’ place was huge he got get enough staffs at the last minute. So what was going on?
‘What kind of bartender are you!’ Daisy shrieked making people look their way. ‘I’ll get you fired!’
‘Chill,’ Edison said grabbing Daisy’s elbow and yanked her back. ‘It was an accident and she did apologize!’ he hissed not wanting to cause a scene.
‘B – but,’ she protested.
‘But nothing,’ he finished, angrily.
Miriam came towards them. She wanted to laugh at what Vicki did. She had actually tipped the glass over on purpose. But she guessed that Vicki had no choice. Hell she would have done the same but she would have done worse, she would have tipped it all over Daisy. She sighed. She just wished someone did something to her. This – what they are doing – is not enough.
‘Oh my. What had happened here? I knew you shouldn’t have taken the bartender job. You should have been the waitress,’ Miriam scolded Vicki. Vicki pretended to be upset.
‘I’m so sorry. I’ll give him another glass,’ Vicki was in an act of pouring him another glass when Edison stopped her.
‘It’s okay. Don’t worry. I ain’t that thirsty.’ He turned to Miriam, ‘is our table ready?’
She looked confused at first. He sure suited Charlene, Miriam thought. If I didn’t have Daniel…
‘Miriam?’ Edison was worried at how Miriam was lost in her thought.
She shook back to reality. ‘Huh?’
‘Is our table ready?’ he asked.
‘Oh yes. Please follow me.’ She straightened herself and walked casually guiding them to their table. She took them to their table and waited for Barbie to come and take over. ‘This is Barbie and she will be your waitress tonight,’ she said eyeing Barbie.
‘It is a pleasure,’ Barbie waited for them two to sit down before she placed a menu to them. She and Miriam then went away taking their drink orders.
‘That was great,’ Miriam told Vicki when they were away from earshot. ‘I couldn’t have done it better. Gosh, I was so scared that it was going to be too late to get to him in time before he drank it!’
‘Well, I wasn’t particularly happy with spilling the water,’ she said. She sighed thinking back at the humiliation. ‘But then again I wouldn’t have mind splashing it on her face. Man that would have been awesome!’
‘My thought exactly!’ they got to Kenny and Ruby’s table and slumping down on the chair.
‘Fabulous acting I would say ladies,’ Kenny complimented.
‘I still can’t believe that she would do something as low as this!’ seethed Ruby who still couldn’t believe it from lunch.
‘Well no guys can tell when you women get all worked up after rejection. Seesh! We men get rejected all the time! Do you see us getting revenge or doing something extreme? You betcha no!’ when he finished his statement he wished he hadn’t said it. Three angry women sent daggers his way.
‘Us women? What do you mean us women?’ Ruby boiled.
‘How dare you say us women?’ Vicki fumed.
‘You don’t have the right to judge us women!’ Miriam raged.
He got a little scared now. No not little. A lot! Damn, trust him to get into a mess like this. Why in the world did he have to use the words you women? Men are scared of those two words put together. Mental note, if he ever said those two words again he was sure he would jump off the cliff before they get to him first. And they will torture him way more.
‘I’m so sorry,’ he started but couldn’t finish.
‘Oh you better be,’ Vicki warned him still giving him a glare,
‘Coz we’ll pounce on you and you wouldn’t know what hit you!’ Miriam carried on.
Kenny gulped. ‘I trust your words.’ and he did. Man he was glad that he was getting off easily. He heard stories that guys get knocked out or worse stripped off. Just thinking of that got him shivering. ‘I’m going to powder my nose.’ He walked off before they could utter a word. Did he just say powder his nose? He is turning gay, wasn’t he? No way! He shook his head violently and walked into the men’s room.
Edison felt awkward and bored at the same time. He didn’t know what to talk about to her. Their drinks arrived just in time before she could say something. He didn’t want to talk to her. Then after another deafening minutes he excused himself and went to men’s room.
Daisy quickly getting the chance scanned the room to see if anyone was looking her way. With a relief she got her other tiny bottle and poured the drug in his glass. She hoped now that this would work. She knew that those good for nothing models of Charlene were up to something. She got the feeling that they knew about her plan and were trying to stop her. But they are so going to fail, she thought.
He splashed his face with the water. He was tired. He wanted to go to sleep and dream of Charlene since he does that all the time, if his not dreaming then his daydreaming. He was so tired that he didn’t notice Kenny who just came and stood next to him in front of the next sink.
‘Not surprised you’re here,’ Edison bluntly said.
‘Really? Whys that?’ Kenny who was surprise that they were found out.
‘Well it would be to much of a convenience that Charlene’s models are all here trying to stop something. If you’re thinking that I’m going to cheat on Charlene then forget it. I am here with Daisy because I – before I met Charlene – promised her to celebrate her birthday.’
‘Chill, man!’ Kenny held his hands in defense. ‘Nobody’s accusing you of nothing!’
‘What’s going on, then?’
‘Nothing,’ he said it too quickly which made Edison more curious. He stepped closer to Kenny hardening his face making Kenny step back. ‘Seriously, man, nothings up!’
‘Oh yeah?’ he stepped closer which again made Kenny step back. ‘I think some things gonna happen and you know what it is. So since you know what it is and I want to know you are going to say it.’
What am I going to do? Kenny thought. ‘Ruby hates it when I’m late so why don’t we go out and share the table? I haven’t ordered, have you?’
Edison didn’t like it that he wouldn’t answer. Then he thought if Kenny and Ruby join him and Daisy then he don’t have to talk to Daisy that much and the evening won’t be that bad. So he let Kenny go…for now. He walked out of the men’s room following Kenny to get Ruby and then they could go to his table. He didn’t mind at all now when he sat himself down on his chair next to Kenny. His wife sat next to him and Daisy who was angry that they could not spend her birthday alone.
‘Kenny, Ruby what a pleasant surprise you two are here,’ Daisy said planting a straining smile.
‘We didn’t want to intrude but you know Edison he is so demanding,’ Kenny replied.
They ordered their meal when Barbie came. Kenny kept distracting Edison before he had the drink all through the meal. The conversation was tensed but civilized.
‘Would you like desert?’ Barbie asked when the table was cleared.
Edison put his glass down what seemed like the hundredth time to say, ‘No, thank you.’ He then added, ‘what about you guys?
‘I’d like coffee thank you,’ Daisy quickly ordered. She didn’t want to leave that early because her plan hadn’t gone through yet. ‘Anything for you two?’ Daisy asked knowing that they wouldn’t have ordered anything, like Edison eager to get home.
‘That’s three coffees then,’ Kenny stared straight at Barbie giving her the signal to get back up.
‘Coming right up. Are you sure you don’t want anything?’ she didn’t want him to drink the water but he wanted it with him when they cleared away the meal.
‘No, thanks, Barb. I have this,’ showing his water.
That was what we were afraid of, muttered Barbie walking away.
Edison was going to drink his water when surprise, surprise he was once again stopped. Was there something wrong with him drinking his water without any distraction? Clearly people want him to dehydrate and die. Call him crazy but something seemed fishy here with all of Charlene’s friends and Daisy.
‘Ruby, Kenny!’ some mid twenty-year-old guy said walking over with a camera hung around his neck and a shoulder bag. Edison skimmed through his memory to see if he knew this guy. But nothing would come up. He didn’t think he met this guy before.
Kenny and Ruby got up to greet the stranger. Kenny shook the guys hand and Ruby gave a peck on the guys’ cheeks. He found it strange that these models kiss everyone’s cheeks to greet them. He assumed they got it from France, since many French do that. He was just as glad that Charlene didn’t pick it up by these girls. He didn’t want her kissing any ones cheeks except for his.
‘Vic,’ Ruby introduced the guy to him. He was the photographer of theirs she said.
‘The one that you girls beat up?’ Edison blurted it out. Vic who didn’t like the sound of that flinched. He glared at Edison. Edison held his hands in defense. ‘Sos man. Didn’t mean to offend you,’ Edison said when he realized that Vic didn’t like it.
‘Whatever,’ Vic muttered not knowing if Edison meant it or not. He then moved his attention to Ruby and Kenny. ‘I was developing some pictures today morning and I forgot about the pictured of Charlene’s.’ Vic noticed that Edison was very interested in the conversation and Daisy was glaring at him. If looks could kill he would have been dead the second he went over to them.
‘Which pictures?’ Ruby asked, dumbly.
‘The pictures I took on the first day at work,’ he explained. ‘Well… I didn’t want to keep them in case she might kill me so since I won’t be at work the whole week I thought you guys might give it.’
‘Of course,’ Kenny said. ‘But you can give it to Edison. He will see her before us, right?’ they all turned to Edison at once.
He shrugged his shoulder. ‘Sure.’ He took the A4 brown envelope from Vic’s grip. He was going to see Charlene before them because he will pick her up from he airport. Vic walked off after a few minutes of talking. Their desert came just as he left. Daisy was sulking all through desert because her plan wasn’t working and she was stuck with Ruby and Kenny.
‘Bye,’ Edison waved at Kenny and Ruby as their car has been parked by the busboy. Edison then hailed for a taxi.
Daisy wanted Edison to go home with her. She planned that when he dropped her off she might seduce him in going inside her place. Then she would offer him a drink that this time no one can distract them and then go with the flow. But all that vanished when she found herself inside the taxi alone with Edison closing the door behind her and waving her off. She could not believe this! All her plan had gone to waste. She won’t have another chance because Charlene’s coming back tomorrow.
Edison smiled when the taxi disappeared from his view. He had already guessed it that she had spiked his drink. All the clues were in his face. All Charlene’s friends made sure he didn’t drink his drink. They kept popping out of nowhere. Inside Daniel’s place he remembered the night when he was found in Daisy’s bed. He remembered everything clearly. She had spiked his drink before. He remembered that he did not after all sleep with her, which was a breath of fresh air for him. And he remembered that she had flung on him but he had resisted and was resisting when his parents came but they misunderstood him.
He hailed for another taxi and got in. he told the taxi to take him to where his car was parked. Just when he was going to climb out of the taxi the taxi driver reminded him of the envelope. He had totally forgot about the photos. He thanked the taxi driver and paid him. Then he got inside his car and drove home. Just few more hours, he thought. Then he will have Charlene in his arms.
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