THE UNKNOWN FUTURE

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

We entered an high end club and we were welcomed by loud music that was blaring from the speakers. I looked around and there was no doubt that it belonged to the high and mighty. Roy took my hand and led me to a table in a corner. He pulled a chair for me and went to sit directly opposite me.
I liked the genre of music they were playing. The deejay was good at what he was doing. I marveled at the way things were being done there. It was so different from the clubs I was used to.
“What will you have Jackie?” Roy asked interrupting me from my reverie of thoughts.
“Am I allowed to use something strong?” I asked with the hope that he would agree.
“Something strong like?”
“Whiskey or spirit maybe!” I shrugged.
“Have you ever used them before?”
“I have never. I just need something strong. I just want to drown away all the past.”
He took my hands and kissed my knuckles. It felt warm and a tinge of excitement flowed through my body. He looked at me deep into the eyes and I averted my face to look at something else but he took my face in his hands and continued gazing at me. His look was piercing and I shifted uncomfortably on the seat.
“I want you to look at me Jackie. You are not taking that hard stuff to drown away your past as you put it. What will happen once you go back to being sober again? Do you think all that will have gone away? No darling! The memories will still come back, maybe even stronger than before. Alcohol can’t solve anything. I won’t allow you to take whiskey. Just take wine and you can talk to me.”
With that, he ordered some wine and whiskey for himself. I hadn’t noticed that the waitress had been there throughout and she was kind of uncomfortable having to look at the whole scene before her. All her attention was on Roy. He was handsome and that was expected. I could see some ladies stealing glances at him. It felt good to be associated with him though we had met under terrible circumstances. He was my knight in a shining armor and I was still grateful to God that he had found me.
Roy watched me intently as I took the wine in large gulps. It was starting to get the better of me. I was getting tipsy. The feeling was good. I just wanted to drink and dance the whole night. Maybe my past would all be drowned away. Roy gave me an amazed look.
“ Go slow on the wine Jackie. You don’t want it to get the better of you, do you?” I would give a fortune to get the look that he was giving me again. It was a warning look but it looked so sexy and romantic. It was filled with concern.
“ Let me drink Roy! It’s just once in a while. I need to enjoy this life. Life is too short to be stressed and am feeling so free now. I just want to dance and shake away all the frustrations. I hope you have no problem with that.”
“I have no problem with it at all Jackie. I brought you here to enjoy yourself and I want you to do it to the fullest. Go ahead and dance.”
With that, I joined the people in the dance floor and danced to the music. I felt someone behind me grinding himself  on my ass. I could feel the effect I had on him because his manhood was pricking my ass through whatever he was wearing. I thought it was Roy and I was okay with it until the person started running his fingers through my body. Before I could turn, I heard him screaming in pain.
I turned and gasped at the sight before me. Roy was holding his groin through the trousers. It looked like he was crushing them. This had attracted a small audience but he didn’t seem to mind. He glared at the man. His cold stare was enough to make me flinch.
“You lay your filthy hands on her again and I will crush your balls completely.” It was a simple warning but it had been said menacingly. I shivered at his cold voice. I looked at him and he was so composed. He let go off him and held me by the waist. He kissed my forehead and I relaxed in his embrace.
“ Are you okay?”
I nodded and he held me tightly. People were still staring at us and the ladies were looking at him with eyes of admiration. He noticed that we were attracting a lot of  attention.
“We are attracting too much attention. Let’s take your things and get out of here.”
He led me out of the club and the bouncers did not say anything. Just who was this guy? How influential was he to be let go free after such drama. He opened my door and went to his side. He slumped into the seat and sighed heavily. I felt guilty for the drama I had caused.
“ I’m sorry Roy. Sorry for the drama I have caused. I shouldn’t have come here! I thought you were the one who was behind me until I felt fingers being run through my body!”
“Hush Jackie! You are not to blame. He was taking advantage of your drunken state. I promised I would protect you and I was doing my job. Let’s go home and forget all this. You need to relax.”
I nodded and we hit the road. He banged his hands on the steering wheel in anger. He was really pissed off. I thought it better to ignore all that and sleep caught up with me. The next thing I felt was being carried to the house and laid on the bed. He covered me with the duvet and kissed me on the forehead. I was so sleepy and tired and I just murmured a thank you and fell asleep.