Chapter 5

• Alisha decided not to step out of her house for the whole week because of the incident, but on Friday night, someone knocked on her door.
• She first checked out the visitor through the peephole before opening the door because some paparazzi had been trying their best to get a hold of her in the past few days.
• The visitor was Mindy.
• Mindy hugged her the moment Alisha opened the door and said "I'm sorry for not being there for you. I'm really sorry. I'm really sorry"
• "It's okay. I understand you."
• Mindy had been out of the country for the past ten days for her elder brother's wedding.
• They let go of each other and Mindy followed Alisha to her room.
• "The moment I saw your message, I was terrified. I tried calling you, but your phone was not reachable. So, I called your mom and told her what was going on. You shouldn't have done that. That was the most stupid thing that I've ever seen you do."
• Alisha heaved a sigh "I'm sorry. At the time I wasn't thinking straight. The main reason why I went mad wasn't because he turned me down, it was because of who he chose over me. Piaf" she spat out the last word with disgust.
• "Don't let us talk about Piaf. To me, she is dead. If she can do something like that to you, then she is no one to me," Mindy said angrily.
• Tears uncontrollably rolled down from Alisha's eyes.
• "Don't tell me that you're still thinking about him?" Mindy asked annoyingly.
• "I can't just stop loving him. I'm really trying not to think about him, but I can't help it. I gave him my vir... virginity"
• "And so what?" Mindy said as she got out of her seat "And so what? Let's forget about that because whether you like it or not, you're still going to give it to somebody."
• She slowly wiped off Alisha's tears and said "Tonight is Friday. Only God knows when you've been hiding inside your room. Let's go out. Let's have fun. Tonight, forget about Zhang. For once, be selfish. Meet a new guy, have a one-night stand, let's rock and roll."
• Alisha sighed, "I'm not interested."
• Mindy and Piaf had always been the type of girls that went to the club on Fridays while Alisha had always been the reserve one.
• "I'm not asking you whether you are interested or not. You're going, and it's final"
• "Mindy, please..."
• "Don't beg me, Alisha. You have to move on from Zhang. He is living his life to the fullest, and look at you. Since when have you been hiding inside your room?"
• "Since I came back" Alisha replied.
• "And you still don't want to go to the club with me? I promise you won't regret this"
• "Okay." Alisha replied as she slowly got out of her seat and started heading towards her closet. She knew that Mindy wasn't going to accept 'no' for an answer.
• "And where are you heading to?" Mindy called back.
• "To put on something." Alisha replied.
• "Just come back here. On my way here, I bought you some gowns, and I know that you're going to like them. I can't imagine you going into the club with one of those jackets of yours. Do you really think that you can have a one-night stand with a guy while putting on one of your jackets?' she chuckled.
• "I'm not going to the club because I want to have a one-night with somebody. I'm going because you're giving me no other option."
• "Even if you aren't going there to flirt with anybody, you still have to look good. Take" she said as she handed Alisha a shopping bag that was full of gowns. "Be fast because we still have to do your hair and your make over."
• "Thank you." Alisha said as she collected the shopping bag from her hand and headed to her closet.
• About ten minutes later, Alisha came out of her closet wearing a very beautiful V-neck, armless, mini pink gown.
• "Wow" Mindy said surprisingly the moment she saw Alisha. She hadn't been expecting any of the gowns to be as beautiful as this on her. "This is exactly what I've been talking about. You, showing your glory to the world. I'm sure that no man won't be able to resist you with this on you. This is so beautiful. I wish..."
• "Mindy, it's okay. I know it's beautiful" Alisha cut her off.
• "Okay. But joke apart, you're looking hot. Now, let's do your make-up."
• Alisha sat down in front of her mirror and let Mindy do her magic.
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• About thirty minutes later, Mindy dropped the light pink lipstick that was in her hand and said "I'm done. Now, take a look at yourself in the mirror"
• Alisha's mouth dropped open in shock when she saw the beautiful young woman that was looking back at her inside the mirror, and she didn't know when she opened her mouth and said. "Is that really me?"
• "Of course, that is really you, baby girl. Stop dulling yourself and move on with your life."
• Alisha smiled at herself in the mirror and said "Wow, thank you."
• "You're welcome. Now let's start going."
• As they were heading out of the house, Alisha was deliberating whether to tell Mindy about Kelvin McSmith that had saved her life, and after some time, she came to a decision.
• "Mindy" she called.
• "Yes." Mindy replied, but before Alisha could continue, Mindy's phone rang, and the phone call was longer than expected.
• Mindy started the car after hanging up the call and called Alisha's name.
• "Yes" Alisha replied.
• "You called my name the other time, you were trying to tell me something."
• "No" Alisha lied, "I was just trying to tell you about how beautiful you are."
• Mindy beamed. "Thank you."
• "You're welcome."
• Twenty minutes later, they were at the club's car pack. Mindy was reapplying her lipstick inside her car while a nervous Alisha was watching. Alisha had never been to a club before, and that was why she was nervous. She was scared of being rejected or being unfit.
• "Now let go," Mindy said as she opened the door and stepped out of the car.
• The 201 club was a very popular club in the city, and it was one of those clubs that were meant for the rich folks. And the only reason why Mindy was oppotuned was because her father was a multi-millionaire.