Chapter 2 Riley's Encounter Two

• RILEY'S POV
• The plan was for us to have some fun as girls, it was our time and it was going terrible.
• The whole place reeked of alcohol, smoke, weed and sex. It only brought back memories of the last time and as much as I did not want to admit it to them, I was not enjoying any bit of it.
• Jay disappeared into the crowd and Selene was having the time of her life dancing erotically on the pole.
• I picked up my phone from my pocket to see 12 missed calls and 8 messages. Two from Georgina and the rest from Philip.
• Sighing, I decided to leave. I searched around and found Selene heading towards the VIP section. Making my way through the crowd of sweaty bodies, I hurried after her and pulled her by the arm.
• “Selene, I don't feel so good. I want to go back,” I said at the top of my voice.
• “Loosen up. Come with me,” she said dragging me with her. I felt my stomach churn. I tried protesting but I knew my protests were futile.
• We got there and I started feeling nauseous.
• “Who's the pretty friend,” one asked, giving me disgusting looks.
• I felt a chill run down my spine. They all looked like wealthy horny freeks. Selene just pulled me to seat. I felt like I was being dragged into the lion's den. Like a lamb about to be sacrificed.
• I closed my eyes to get over the dizziness I was feeling and by the time I opened them, cocktails were round the table.
• “You'd love this Riley. It's Pornstar Martini. It'd help you unwind,” she said forcing a glass in my hands.
• “I've got to get out of here,” I said as I hurried up to leave.
• I ran into a rock-like surface spilling the cocktail on his shirt. I looked up and saw him wiping the stains off his shirt. I saw some writing on his forearm.
• But I felt too dizzy to decipher what it was.
• “I'm so sorry,” I said at the verge of puking. I brushed past him and made my way outside.
• I kept throwing up by the roadside, my head banging hard.
• I picked up my phone with my eyes fixed on the club. Selene was supposed to be out at least 10 minutes ago if she was following me behind.
• I felt a thug. It was similar to how I felt after leaving Jake's house. I called multiple times but she didn't take any of my calls and then and there, I decided I was leaving without my friends.
• I staggered into the house ready for Philip's scolding and preachings but to my surprise, he only helped me up to my room. I knew the words were at the tip of his tongue. You're a disgrace Riley. This is not the way any reputable lady is supposed to act!
• I expected it but to my surprise, he didn't say anything.
• I ran a quick shower feeling light headed and took the painkillers Philip left on my bed. I picked up my phone and saw that none of my calls had been returned yet, Selene had posted on her Instagram story. She and Jay were still at the club.
• My chest felt clustered and I the next thing I knew, I was gasping for air. I picked up my phone again and tried calling. Again, none of my calls were answered or returned.
• At this point, I started seeing sense in what Georgina had been telling me for over a year now. They aren't my girls if they don't got my back.
• And as difficult as it was, I knew I had to break up with them the same way I did Jake.
• I took the painkillers and called Georgina.
• “Hey pookie,” she said as soon as she took my call.
• “Hey babe. I wanna cry. It hurts, I don't wanna hurt no more. It's like the world is breaking up with me today,” I said.
• “Then cry. I'm not gonna judge”
• And for the first time in a long time, it felt like a burden was lifted off my shoulders and all I could feel was relief.
• “Don't let no one treat you that way Riley. Stop tryna prove shit to people. You're amazing. You gotta stop adjusting your boundaries to accommodate others okay? You know fully well how the last clubbing experience with the same girls went.”
• “You're judging Georgina. You said you wouldn't”
• “Fine, I'm sorry. What was Philip's reaction?”
• “Nothing yet.”
• “Aiit. Now, I'm just gonna tell you one thing. Sometimes, you just gotta look at some relationships and decide that's not what you need. You go away and stay away!”
• “I'm not going back to either of them!”
• My anger was valid. I knew it was. Prior to this, I would've tried to convince myself that there had to be a good reason for their actions that it wasn't that bad. That there was something I was missing and my head was probably playing out things worse than it actually was. On multiple occasions, Georgina has tried to convince me, to make me see that Selene and Jay are the kinda company to leave you when you're in deep shit. Some part of me just didn't want to believe it… didn't want to believe that they'd do me like that and even if they did, that there was a good reason behind it.
• The last time something like this came up was when we were out and Jay was drinking while driving.
• We ended up almost knocking down someone and after, we had to plead for charges not to be pressed. The crazy part of it all is that I had to lie that I was the one behind the wheel in order not to ruin Jay's mum's political career. At least that's how Selene explained it.
• Philip called me a disgrace to the family and has harboured a deep resentment towards Selene and Jay.
• I exited the group chat and laid my head down to sleep. It was the best I had in a while and things were going to be wonderful after, or so I thought.
• Turns out I was wrong.