THE ART OF DISGUISE

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at poured down my whole body like rain. My nightmares kept reminding me of my painful past

to jolt up from my very tormenting dream. I sat up on my

zily I put my hand underneath my pillow where I normally stash my ph

pped up almost immediately. I opened t

ort yet an ag

a distress message and it was from my best friend. Without any

and again to get information about her whereabout

. I stared deep into the space as my eyes danced around the street looking for anything that might

nd ambled back to my ear

She asked and paused for a while. "He specifically invited me to it,"

," I replied

throwing one hand in the

ed me to congratulate you as well? well then congratulations my dear " I said with a fak

want to come with me?

inly not."

a whined w

of yours, secondly I, most certainly am not a party kind of person so thanks bu

ationship is over, I tell you." Ava jokingly threaten

," I muttered a little s

unken club' without you.* Ava stat

ve

the short trance and hailed down a carb, told

lf for any possible thing that might happen to Ava if I ha

all gets kicked off to voicemail and this made the ma

t muttering under my breath a

the poor can man do he was already going as fast as he possibly

here was a way to get the carb teleported right to where Ava was, but I knew it was impossible and all I could do at the moment

me jolting out of the carb in haste. I could hear the carb man calling

ped me immediately and eyed me with disgust only at

an't go in." one of the h

new very well not to create a scene or I might end up buying unnecessary attention and I might end up blocking

that they were security in charge of safeguarding the parking lot. Their uniforms gave it away. I immedia

em cause I know that whatever I am about to do is consider

rts of luxurious cars until I finally stopped dead in my tracks when I found the one car I was looking, without a warning I

ime was not on my side. I did make a mental note

the other empty leg around my neck. My pajama pants now hung around her body like a beautiful dress, exposing he

o find in his car, applied it on my eyelid, and then poured the car paint which I had just scraped on the eyelid

my lower lips to create an ashy kind of lipstick color. I proceed to slap my cheeks hard to get a blush effect. Sprink

the parking lot staggering. Leaving behind the feeling of being w

m Leon's car. Standing in front of the bouncer he stared at me from head to toe but immediately stopped at my foot. I noticed this

bouncer with a wink. "But I'm sure Leon wouldn't mind since I dropped m

noticed that his hands were looking rough with lots of small cuts which means that he has been working hard on various jobs for a while n

s eyes immediately softened and all

estured and I almost resisted

search of Ava; trying hard to avoid being smudged by

tightly. I clenched my fist tightly upon seeing Leon and I had to stop myself from doing anything stupid. at least not

so I resigned after finding the lounge messy but devoid

the soundproof door. The music did not stop me from investigating the

Ava my heart fell at that painful tone and I wished it wasn't her, but it was my friend lying

always known he was bad news but I couldn't stop Ava's undying crush on him. See

g weak. It would demolish her. She has been through a lot. The least I can do is be str

e smile. I can't believe she is trying to act

e ignore your calls," I said, as

fully it was long enough to reach her mid-thigh, placing one hand around

l went hard on her, gosh I c

rd looks towards Ava. At some point, she buried her face in the crook of my neck. I could feel

ything and opened the back door for me. I helped Ava sit at the back as I tried to sit beside her, just then my eyes landed on