Dangerous Entanglement

epidode 7

/Kelvin POV/

After setting up for the evening properly, just the way, I liked it best, although Loren, did a great job, but every bar tender has a special and specific way he likes the detailing of his counter to be. Just before the prime time of the club for that day, I went to the back a quick ten to fifteen minutes break, it was necessary for me to always take that break. That time I use too visit the toilet and get myself refreshed for thee long night.

On getting to the office, I went straight to scrolling through Hannah hill page on i********: and f*******:, she still hasn’t replied my messages on both platforms.

“This is the twenty first century, who doesn’t have their hotlines on their f*******: page, not even an office line or even a simple mail address”. I thought out loud out of frustration.

I stood up went to the bathroom and relieved myself with the hope that I won’t be needing to do that again till the end of the day. Though I make sure to watch what I take so as to avoid that to happen. I try to think of Hannah and how easy relating with her was.

Just as I stepped out of the toilet, Dexter’s tuxedo came into sight, I went on to check it, and just like always, the quality of the material used to sew the tux graced my hands, I know  a bit about fashion, my father was a tailor, but he’s business didn’t get the necessary boost to make it large, for the fifteen years of my life with my father before his demise, that was the profession I know with my dad, and he was a proud one at it.

After his death my mother, worked jobs to see I and my younger sister Tanya through high school, and I understood the fact that if I want to further, I’ll need a scholarship made me put extra efforts on my studies to earn myself a scholarship. Now I’m done with studies with excelling grades, but securing a dream job has been proving difficult than I expected with my results.

But what can I do, like the saying goes, “it’s not by what you know, it’s by who you know” I know nobody so I don’t have a job. I had to go back to living with my sister and mother in Mexico, it was frustrating as my sister was not making it easy for me, she’s always nagging and seeing me as a parasite in the house, I had to start going out to work jobs I did at my university days. I worked on numerous shifts in numerous clubs, restaurants and eateries and what not. Anything that will actually fetch e cash to depend very much less from home.

And luckily, I met Dexter on one of these jobs, I can still remember he quickly discharged me after a brief pleasantries, and came back later when my shift was over. He was there sitting on his bonnet his white Lexus LS 500 F Sport.

“Hey, Dexter” I called out from the other side of the street as I looked over to make sure the road was clear before I jumped into it.

“Yo man, thank god you finally out” he came forward and met me, we had an even tighter bro hug, and he smelled so good. He was no longer in the cooperate wear he had on earlier, he was now wearing a simple jean trousers and with a white tee-shirt and a high school jacket. He quickly went around and the car as he ushered me into the car.

“Life has been good to you man, what you into?” I questioned as I couldn’t hide my amusement of the luxury I saw in him. 

“Yeah bro, I won’t lie, it’s all good. Have doing really great for myself” he chuckle as he kick start the car and zoomed off.

“And you know me, I’m a hustler” he declared laughing hysterically.

“I’m business man” he added.

“Oh yeah business man, so does this your business have anything to do with your studies back in Brighton?” my question made him had a very good laugh.

“I don’t even know what I was studying back then brother, you were in charge of everything, how do you expect me to flourish with something I don’t understand”. He said as he kept on laughing at what I said.

“Are you serious man?”

“Of course I’m serious?”

“Why then, did you have to come waste time in the university, you would have just concentrated on business” I was said to him, I just couldn’t stop thinking how life can be so smooth for some people and through at them various options they can choose from. 

“Maybe to come cater for your needs and give you jobs to do”. He sarcastically stated.

“Well man, I really love politics and I might dive into it soon, and as you know, having a degree is pretty much essential necessity, regardless of how much you actually know about what earned you that degree” he finally declared to me, and this time, he was actually serious about what he’s saying.

“Politics…?” I looked straight into his eyes to confirm if he meant what he just said.

“Yeah man”. He confirmed to me as he faced the road and firmed his grip on the steering. I laughed out loud and made cupping my mouth with my both hands before hitting the dashboard with my right hand.

“Hey man, don’t hurt my car you get” he stretched his right hand gesturing me to stop hitting.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” Is all I could say, as I suck in both my lips to try stopping the laugh.

“What? You think I can’t do it?”

“No bro, I just can’t see you being all dedicated to the process, you being serious for campaigns talk shows and the like.”

“Well, that’s where you will come in.” he said as he parked the car in front of a five star hotel”

“Me? How? Don’t tell me I’ll be doing your home works and projects again this time also”.

“Well, a little bit of something like that, and very much more”. That statement made me remember I had more jobs for that day.

“hey man I need to be at another job in thirty minutes, what are we doing here?” I protested

“Call them and tell them you resigned” he said out loud as he alighted the car, I rushed out also as I quickly followed behind him.

 “What do you mean by I resigned?” I questioned in confusion, he gave the keys to the chauffer and smiled at him and then placed his hands around, my neck as moved into the hotel.

“See man, I’m very happy I got to meet you today, just like I told you earlier, have got interest in politics, though I’m not still sure on how I’m going to dive into it I’m making every preparations” I was just looking both surprised and still confused but listening very attentively. We were moving towards the lift before he changed his mind.

“Are you hungry man? I am hungry” he didn’t wait my responds before changing direction and started moving towards the dining area of the hotel.

“I’m so happy I met you today Kelv” he said as dragged a chair to sit at the far end corner of the dining area.

“In the quest to prepare myself for the political adventure, I’m want to have a legit business, away from all this freelancing and shady business. I’m opening a club in Miami next month, it’s a very huge one, I want you to come work for me at the bar over there. And as you know, I can’t sit and dedicate to one thing, so I need someone I can trust to sit in and represent me as the manger anytime I’m away. Please say yes to this and I’ll be forever and I promise we going to soar high this time, and to prove that to you, you’ll be living with me in my newly acquired apartment at brixell.” He then kept mute and looked straight at me expecting me to give him a responds to everything he just said.

“Well, I don’t know man, everything is just sounding so good to be true, I mean, when I saw you earlier today, I thought I was just going to get maybe like a huge funds from you, at least I’ll be able to settle off some debts. But what you’re bringing to the table right now is a whole lot more than that, this is a life changer for me” I had said as I was shivering in joy. He had poured out drinks in the cups by now and he raised a glass and placed in my front.

“Is that a yes, we are going to Miami” he said smiling at me as he sipped from his glass of champagne.

“I guess so” I replied also grabbing the glass on the table. And that was how I became the manager and barman in this club moths back.