My mom finally went to bed. It was 9:00. This meant that I only had 30 more minutes to get ready before Khalil would be here! My emotions were a mixture of anxiousness and excitement. I was still thinking about Jacquees and what had went down today and I was still healing from all of my hurt but maybe tonight would give me some closure. I went into my closet and put on the black keyhole dress that I had decided to wear. I went in the bathroom to curl my hair and I pinned it to the left side watching my black hair flow down my left shoulder. I sat in my room waiting for the text from Khalil to tell me that he was outside at the spot that I had told him to wait for me.
I waited anxiously and my phone finally vibrated. It was the text message from Khalil telling me that he was here. I grabbed my red pumps and held them in my hands as I made my way for the front door. I didn't want to put them on and wake my mom up. I left the house. I continued to walk until I saw his Mercedes. I then put on my pumps and scurried over to his car. I entered the car and shut the door behind me.
"Hey!" he said with a mesmerized look as he analyzed me.
"Hey" I responded.
"You look...amazing!" he beamed.
I couldn't help but blush.
"Thanks. And you don't look too bad yourself" I replied.
And he really didn't look bad. Anything but! He had on a black snapback and a sleeveless black hoodie, khaki cargo shorts, and the oreo Jordans.
"Thanks" he smiled at me sending chills down my spine all over again.
We drove and listened to some Drake. I think we both share an interest in his music. We finally arrived at the club and I could hear the music booming from the inside. There was a large line waiting outside of the building. I turned to Khalil and gave him a confused look.
"You got me messed up if you think that I'm about to wait in this long ass line" I said.
"Nic, you got me messed up if you think that I'm about to wait in this long ass line" he chuckled. "C'mon, let's go"
We got out of the car and I followed Khalil. We skipped to the front of the line as Khalil was quickly greeted by the bodyguard.
"Hello, Mr. Underwood"
"Hey, Reg" Khalil said.
The bodyguard looked at me concerned which Khalil must have seen.
"She's with me" he said.
The bodyguard nodded and let us inside. I could hear the people in line complain as we made our way inside of the club. I couldn't help but want to know how Khalil got the hook-up.
"What was that? Do you own this club or something?" I joked.
"Kinda. My parents do"
"Oh, impressive"
"Eh, it's an okay lifestyle" he chuckled.
We finally made our way to the bar and met up with other students from school. Keyana and Lyric were there too.
"NICOLE! I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE COMING" Lyric shrieked as she ran over to me and hugged me.
"Yeah, Khalil invited me" I said hugging her back.
"Khalil, what the fuck?!" Keyana shouted.
"Cool it, Key" Khalil said.
"What the fuck do you mean 'cool it'. Do you not know what she did to me?"
"Get over it or leave" he said raising his eyebrow.
His face tensed up and Keyana turned away angrily and drank her drink that was sitting in front of her.
"Where's Que?" Lyric asked.
My face flushed as I was reminded again about what happened between he and I. However, I came here to get my mind off of it and that was exactly what I planned on doing.
"I don't think he's coming" I said.
"Oh" Lyric said with a surprised look. "Well, have a drink with me" she beamed as she pointed over to the bar.
I nodded and made my way over there and sat down as the bartender came over to us.
"She'll have what I had" Lyric said.
The bartender nodded and started making the drinks.
"So what's the real reason that Que isn't here?" Lyric asked
I sighed heavily.
"We kinda broke up..." I finally said.
Lyric widened her eyes at me.
"What the hell, Nic! Things were going so well. What happened?"
"Well, I started hanging out with Khalil and Jacquees started playing the role of the overprotective boyfriend which I hate! And then today, I got fed up and said some things and he broke up with me"
Lyric shook her head.
"Wait, what's so bad about Khalil?" she asked as the bartender handed us our drinks.
"That's what I was trying to figure out! He had no reason to give me. I even asked Khalil what Jacquees could possibly have against him and he said Que never liked him to begin with. But I don't even care anymore. I'm over it" I said drinking my drink.
"So what do you think about Khalil?" Lyric cooed.
I smiled.
"He's really nice...and sweet"
"Sweet enough to be your next boyfriend?"
"Lyric, I just broke up with Jacquees today. The last thing I'm looking for right now is to get into another relationship"
"Mmhmm. But girl, Khalil is the kind of guy who you don't mind getting with 5 minutes after you break up with your boyfriend. Hell, if you don't get with him, I will" she smirked as she glanced over at him.
He talking to some of the boys that came. Lyric slammed her glass on the the table as I was just finishing up my drink.
"LET'S TAKE SOME SHOTS!" she yelled as everyone else cheered with her.
"Aight, aight! Yo, Jason, give everybody ten shots of vodka" Khalil demanded.
The bartender nodded and everybody wooped.
"Damn, vodka?" I whispered to Lyric.
"Nic, don't be scared. It's not as bad as people make it out to be"
I nodded and sat down where everyone else was at waiting for my ten shots. Khalil sat next to me and smiled. After about ten minutes. Everybody had their drinks set in front of them.
"Okay everybody" Khalil said. "1...2...3!"
At that moment, everybody including myself started throwing back their drinks as fast as the speed of light. It was very strong and instantly went to my head. Everyone cheered when they were finished.
"MORE, MORE, MORE!" they chanted.
Khalil shrugged and ordered ten more for everyone.
"No, Khalil, I'm good. Really"
"C'mon, Nic. You came here to have fun, right?"
"Yeah but-"
"Okay, I'll make you a deal: you can either take these ten more shots or one drink of my choosing and you have to take it with a little something extra" he said with a devilish look.
"What's the one drink?" I asked suspiciously.
"Hey, you want it or not?"
I thought about it for a minute and finally answered.
"I'll take the one drink..." I reluctantly said.
Khalil smiled as he waved down the waiter while everyone else drank their extra ten shots that they were given.
"She's gonna have the monster" he said with a wink.
The bartender's eyes widened.
"Quite the daredevil" he said with smirk. "I'll be right back"
I looked at Khalil concerned.
"Why do I feel like this drink is worth twenty vodkas?" I asked nervously.
"Eh, it might be...it might not" he smiled.
About two minutes later, the bartender brought back a small cup with a brown drink in there.
"What's the extra thing I need to take?" I asked.
"Oh yeah"
Khalil reached into his hoodie and pulled out a tiny, circular red pill.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Yo! Stop being scared just take it!" he smiled.
I shrugged and put the pill in my mouth washing it down with "the monster". It immediately took its effect on me. I started feeling loopy and seeing double.
"You okay?" he asked.
"Y-yeah. I'm straight" I stammered.
As of now, I was officially wasted and didn't have a clue what was going on.