Chapter 1-Betrayed
Chantel
“Chantel where is your man,isn’t he supposed to be here yet?”My best friend Elaine screamed into my ear.
I turned 24 today and my best friend Elaine threw a huge birthday party for me, It’s the first time anybody has ever surprised me in my entire life.
Elaine and I met at the strip club where we both worked and while the other girls were really nasty to me because I’d get a lot of tips from men and a lot of VIP buys, the only person that actually treated me nicely was Elaine and we’ve become so close ever since.
“He has a cold,so he called to tell me that he wouldn’t be able to make it”i said
“Didn’t he have a cold on your last birthday too”Elaine asked in a tone I knew meant that she was angry
My boyfriend Christian and I have been together for 3 years and he has never bought me anything on any of my birthdays,sometimes he didn’t even remember my birthday and it has caused a lot of fights between us and Elaine thinks he’s bad for me and I should break up with him,but I love him so much so I just keep forgiving him.
“Cut him some slack Elaine,I’m sure he’d show up if he wasn’t unwell”i said not believing my own words either.
“I still don’t know what you see in that man love,he looks like a weirdly shaped rabbit”she sighed
I didn’t date men for looks,I was already pretty enough for the both of us with my long jet black hair and blue eyes,men were always throwing themselves at me but I knew that these men didn’t like me for me and it was just about my looks.
Christian was the first guy that ever paid attention to the things I liked,he’d buy paint brushes and paints for me because he knew I loved painting and he’d always leave cute little notes in my purse before he left for work and sometimes he’d plan these cute picnic dates that I really enjoyed.
He stopped doing all of these things a year into our relationship and I just assumed that he stopped because he was struggling financially so I didn't bother him,but he’s changed so much and I don’t know what went wrong.
“Elaineeeeee,why are you so mean”I laughed
“Okay okay,I’m sorry,I’ll stop talking about your Prince Charming”she said still laughing.”Let’s go and eat some cake and drink till we’re wasted”
“Yesss girllll”I screamed.
The party was supposed to last till morning but I got really tired and I decided to leave early,I told Elaine that I was leaving early and thanked everyone for coming.
Elaine was sad that I was leaving early but she understood and kissed me on the cheeks and goes to the car to threaten to kill my driver if anything happened to me.
I was going to Christian’s home because his house was closer and he lived close to the strip club where I worked so it’d be easy to go work the next day from his place.I knew he’d be at home because he said he was feeling unwell so I didn’t bother to call to inform him that I’d be sleeping over at his place.
When I got to his place,i opened the door with the spare key I always carried with me because I slept here most of the time.When I opened the door,I saw a woman’s heels and bags that I’m very sure didn’t belong to me.
I walked towards the bedroom and I could hear loud sounds of moaning coming from the door and why did that voice sound so familiar.
“Chantel really thinks I’d marry her,when she parades herself like a wh*re at that strip club”Christian said
The b***h even had the audacity to laugh.
I had to close my mouth to stop myself from screaming out loud.How could he do this to me,the reason I started working at a strip club was because he invested a lot of money into a business and it crashed and he could barely afford rent,so I started stripping and any money I made,I gave it all to him.
I pushed open the door and they both scramble out of bed and he even has the audacity to look embarrassed.
“B-abe ,what are you doing here.I thought you wouldn’t be back till morning”he said while trying to put on his clothes.
No no,I’m not going to cry here,not in front of them,I would look so pathetic.
“You”i pointed to becca.Becca was my childhood friend and we didn’t see each other often because of her job but we were close still.
“How long has this been going on for??”I asked
“Eight months” she replied in a shaky voice
“Eight months??!!”I screamed.”you guys have been f*****g behind my back for eight months!!!”
I looked at Christian and he flinched.I’m sure he could see the murderous look in my eyes.
“I did everything for you,everything.And this is how you thank me,by f*****g my friend”I almost lunged at him and I just wanted to scratch out his d*ck.
“Leave”i said to Becca
She immediately scurried out of the room.
“Babe,babe please listen to me,I don’t love her,it was just a meaningless affair”he begged.”I don’t feel anything for her,I promise”
“You are a disgusting human being Christian”
“How could you do this to me on my Birthday??”i screamed at him.
“I don’t want to ever see your ugly ass ever again”i said and stormed out of his apartment
I stood outside the gate for a while not knowing what to do next,I tried calling Elaine but her number wasn’t connecting.I could feel the tears threatening to spill and I hated myself for being so weak.
I should have known he was seeing someone else or maybe I did know but I just chose to continue living in my delusion and hoping that things would go back to the way it used to be.
I stopped a taxi and asked him to take me to the Night grove bar,it was far from this place and I knew I wouldn’t bump into anybody I knew because I just wanted to drink till I’m wasted and cry myself to sleep.
When we got to the bar,I paid the driver and stepped into the bar.I heard about this place from Elaine because she wouldn’t stop talking about how rich and hot the men who came to this place to unwind were.
I knew drinks here would be expensive but I might as well spend my money on myself for once since I wouldn’t t be paying that assholes rent anymore.
I strolled to the bartender and asked for a drink.
“I need a Bloody Mary mixed with vodka,double”i said
He looked at me and smiled probably knowing that i was having a bad day,he didn’t bother to make small talk and I was thankful for that.
I looked around the place and it wasn’t really full,there were a few men here and they were cute,even the bartender was hot.Elaine wasn’t lying at all.
When he was done with my drinks,i drank one immediately and I took my second drink and started to walk to an empty table when my phone started to ring,I reached into my bag but I wasn’t paying attention to where I was going and then I hit something rock hard and my drink spilled on my dress.
“Oh s**t”I exclaimed
I looked up to see what I actually hit and standing in front of me was the most beautiful man I’d ever seen.
He had the prettiest grey eyes,and I could see the tattoos peeking out of his chest,he was wearing a suit that probably cost more than everything I owned.And those lips,I’ve never seen anything so perfect in my entire life.He was otherworldly and there was something inhuman about him.
“God,you are beautiful”I thought out loud
Shit,I can’t believe I said that out loud!!!