Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Busted! - Chapter 1.3: Back To Square One (continued)

She helped me off load some of my luggage and placed it by the door which was closed at the time. She was really kind towards me and I had no idea why, but I figured that’s how she naturally was.

The second person who came out of the house was Lincoln, then my “dad” Nigel, followed by KG, Malcolm and a trio of girls, as if one wasn’t enough. I stood there and observed every one of them. You could actually say I was judging them.

Lincoln walked towards me to give me a hug. “Hey babe, I’m so glad to have you back” he whispered in my ear. I looked at that loser and felt like punching him in the face. He was literally flirting with me in front of his girlfriend, as much she didn’t notice, I felt like he was being disrespectful. I snubbed him, even though I made it look like it was a joke.

The rest of the boys and those strange girls stood there looking at me like I was an alien, never mind the fact that they all looked like they were high on something. “Uhm… are you guys going to help me carry my bags inside?” I asked because I was very puzzled by their state. That line definitely activated them, almost as if they were coming out of a trance. “Dude, did you win the lottery or something? What’s with this metamorphosis?” asked KG. “See, whilst you were busy getting high, as usual… I was working my butt off!” I replied. KG’s looks had started to fade a little; he was starting to look like an alcoholic.

I looked at the exterior of the house and I really couldn’t believe my eyes, they made absolutely no effort in ensuring that they keep the house as presentable as I had left it. I was fuming. I had even started shaking. I then pointed out a few things that were disturbing me. “Look Earl, we’ll clean it up man!” said KG.

I had absolutely no words for him. It felt so awkward because I felt like I was being scrutinized by EVERYONE. Almost as if I was auditioning for a big role in a movie. To break the ice I simply called them monkeys and asked that they help me carry my luggage into the house. They jumped at the opportunity. I really wanted to laugh because they all looked so stupid. In fact if I had video recorded that moment and shown it to them, they too would have laughed at themselves.

The time had come for me to enter the house. I was so afraid. I actually had to say a silent prayer before taking that huge leap of faith. I had an idea of what awaited me and I was just trying to delay having to see that.

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