Finding Myself

Chapter 10

    Things are just getting better and better.  As if tonight wasn't already full of familiar faces.  

    "So little lady.  How can I be at your service tonight?  Maybe a drink made by yours truly or maybe a little something special.  My treat,"  he says so seductively that I couldn't help but turn red at his words.  Jamie, knowing his name now from Richie, chuckles softly to himself before looking at everyone else.

    "As much fun as that sounds, I think I'll pass pretty boy," I say giving a jab back.  He might be hot and all, but he looks taken.  Not about to take another girl's man.

    "You hurt me little lady, but love the nickname.  But I would love hearing you say daddy next," Jamie bites his lip and winks before walking away.  Like the song says, I hate to see her go, but I love to watch her leave.  Too bad tho.  Players aren't the type of guys I would ever go for.  Not after the first time.

    "I have no idea what the s****l tension between you two are, but I won't ask....for now," Richie says.  "Anyways, try not to get too drunk tonight because I ain't no babysitter or your Uber driver."  Richie bends down and gives us blue bands.  "Just for tonight, you guys will be 21 and allowed to drink.  Tell anyone and I'll kill you.  I would actually like to keep my bar."  He gives us a peace sign before leaving us to go back to work.

    "We got blue bands!  Thank god cuz I plan to get tipsy before messy with the Jenny crew," Skylar tells us before putting on hers.  I debated with myself before I took off mine and put on the blue.  When I finally do it, I look around to see that the twins were at the other side of the bar getting drinks.  Some things never change.  I was walking towards them when a hand grabbed my elbow and dragged me to the bathroom.  Once we get to the bathroom and the person lets me go, I can see who it is.  You gotta be kidding me.   

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Skylar POV

    Finally, I can get a drink in this place.  Me and Mads have been standing here for about an hour to get drinks for the 3 of us.  I look behind me and realized that Berta hasn't come our way yet.  Sometimes I worry cuz she's the most innocent in our group.  Don't get me wrong, she can handle herself.  But still, she's like mine and Mads' little sister who we will always be there for.

    "Yo Mads?," I screamed.  She's right next to me, but the bar is loud as hell.  "Do you see B?  Idk why she ain't here, but its been a while."

    "I was just wondering about that too.  She was walking near us, then gone the next," Mads tells me.  That's wat too weird for someone like Berta.  Even if she did disappear, she'd tell us beforehand.  Before I say something to Madison, a woman with a serving tray bumped into us.

    "Man, I might enjoy this job even more if my feet wasn't in pain for walking all night," the woman says as she takes a seat.  She turns her head and looks at us.  "Either there are two of you or I'm so tired that I see double.  I hope it's the first option."  She says as she puts her head on the counter.  Mads and I laugh at her.

    "Nah, we twins.  The ones you bumped into on the way here with that hard ass shoulder," I tell her as I stick my hand out to her.  "The name's Skylar, Sky for short.  The doppelganger that I can't get rid of is Madison, Mads for short."  The woman smirked and shock my hand.

    "I think I'll call you two the Mowry twins for now.  I'm Penny, Pen for short," Pen saluted to us, making us laugh again.  Her eyes went wide looking at us more.  "Oh s**t, I recognize you two.  I saw you guys leaving Leslie's when I ran into your friend with my man."  Now that she mentions it, I remember her now.  Small world it is.

    "What up ladies," Jamie says popping up, scaring the s**t out of me.  "I see you have met my other half Pen over here."  He smiled at us, then frowned as he looked behind and around us.  "Ow, where is my little lady?  I know I'm handsome, but it usually attract the ladies, not scare them off."  He pouts while looking into the crowd.

    "Little lady?  Oh, you mean my sweetheart.  Now that is a good question.  She seems like great company.  It also helps that she is hot," Pen says, making my jaw drop.

    "Little lady?," "Sweetheart?," Mads and I say at the same time.  We looked at each other before looking at Jamie and Pen.  "What's up with this nickname for our friend?  Y'all just met her once for like 5 seconds and she already got new names?," we both say, which shocks everyone, even us.

    "Nothing important at the moment," Jamie says, shaking his head.  He leans over the counter and gives Pen a quick kiss.  A customer was whistling for his attention.  "Let me get back to work before all hell brakes loose.  You need anything Pen?"

    "Nah babe," Pen says.  "But I do have to pee. so I'll be back.  Hopefully, I run into my sweetheart on the way."  She gets up from her seat and makes her way through the crowd of people.  With Pen gone, Jamie says bye to us and goes back to work.  Mads and I just shrug out shoulders as we drink.  I hope that B comes to us soon or I'll hunt her down myself.

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Penny POV

*Pause*

Hello people.  It's your woman Penny.  Before I let the author keep writing, just wanted to say what up.  "Pen, what you doing?" "Jamie, I'm just saying hello to our readers.  Took the author long enough to give me a POV." "She gave you a what?  Conbon, where the hell is mine?  Don't you dare run away from me woman."  Alright ladies and gentlemen, I gotta go now, but expect to hear from us more tho. *Unpause*

    Man, I gotta pee so bad after working for lord knows how many hours.  As i make my way to the bathroom, I'm on the lookout for my sweetheart.  I don't know what it is, but I can't get her face out of my head.  I mean, I love Jamie with all my heart and been stuck by his side for 6 years.  However, that girl was something else that I can't even explain.  There was barely a line outside the bathroom, which is shocking for once.  When I tried to push the door open, it wouldn't open.  That's weird because there is no lock on this door.  I could hear some yelling coming from the inside and a loud bang.  Thinking that someone was in trouble, I backed away from the door and ran into it.  After the 3rd time, I was able to open the door.  Turns out the big ass trash can was blocking the door.  When I was able to catch my breath from all that exercise, I see my sweetheart on the floor with her knees against her chest.  Looking at the other person, they were at the other side, looking scared that I showed up.  "Who the f**k are you and what the hell did you do to her?"  I was at the point where I will beat this fucker up.

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Berta POV

*10 minutes ago*

    This is seriously not the time or place for this s**t.  Of course when I want to let loose, my past decides it is the time to keep popping up and ruining my night.

    "As much as I like this little reunion, we should catch up later and not in the bathroom."  When they see me going towards the exit, they grab the garbage can and push to the door.  Just great.  My way out of this confrontation is gone.

    "We need to talk, and you won't leave until I say what I have to say," the person tells me as they stare me down.  I roll my eyes and hop onto the sink counter.

    "Then you better get started cuz I don't wanna be stuck with you for too long."  What a night.