112 Recalling 4 (1/2)
”I'm gonna get more chairs,” Khalid said and went away.
There were only 8 chairs, which was 2 chairs short for their group.
The 5 women sat took a seat at the chairs.
”Baby!” one of the women cheerfully said and sat right next to Maaz before giving him a hug.
Nathan knitted his brows.
As far as he knows, PDA isn't something commonly seen in Muwin, especially in the south Muwinian culture.
'She called him baby. Is she like his girlfriend or something?'
”Lena, this is my cousin Nathan,” said Maaz.
Lena looked at him and flashed a smile. ”Hi, nice to meet you.”
”Hello,” said Nathan with a friendly smile as he studied Lena's features.
She was a 5'4'' tall woman in her early 20s.
She had short black hair, skinny and fair skin. She wore light makeup and a tight black short dress and carried a black purse on her hand.
If Nathan was going to rate her beauty, she was probably at least a 7.
As for the other women...
One of them was sitting beside Nathan.
”Girls, this is Nathan, my cousin. And Nathan, this is Zainab, Fatima, Salma and Kera.”.
”Hi,” said Salma.
”Hi, nice to meet you,” said Kera.
”Hello,” said Zainab.
”Hi, you're quite huge,” said Fatima.
They were all beautiful as well, ranging between a 5 and 7 in terms of beauty.
Their ages were also about the same -- between 20 to 25 years old.
The one who sat beside Nathan was Fatima.
She was about 5'6” tall, not skinny but also not chubby, her long black hair tied into a ponytail, and had brown, flawless skin.
She wasn't wearing a dress unlike her other companions. Instead, she was wearing black skinny jeans and a white shirt with a foreign heavy metal band's logo printed on it.
It was a band that Nathan was a fan of.
But what really caught his eyes was that she was wearing glasses. Who doesn't like a girl with glasses?
As for her looks, if Nathan was going to judge her, she was a 5.5. But because she was wearing glasses, he decided she was a 6.
”Hello, nice to meet you all,” said Nathan with a smile to all of them and then turned to Fatima who said that he was huge. ”Nah, I'm just normal. There are bigger guys than me at the gym that I work out.”
”Oh okay,” said Fatima.
”Your accent. You're not from here, are you?” said Salma.
”I'm from Latif,” said Nathan.
”Oh, I see. So that's why.”
”Where's Baar and Omar by the way?” said Kera.
”Yeah, where are they?” said Zainab.
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”Yeah, baby, where are they?” said Lena.
”They went outside to get something. They'll be back soon,” said Maaz.
The women began checking their phones.
”Are you a fan of R.Z.?” said Nathan to Fatima who was sitting beside him.
Fatima put down her phone and looked at Nathan. ”Yeah, it's one of the bands that I like.”
Khalid returned with 2 more chairs and a waiter.
”Girls, just order anything you want. It's on me,” Khalid said as he sat down and took out his wallet.
When Nathan saw his wallet, his eyes widened for a very quick moment because he was as loaded as Maaz.
'What the fuck?!'
He couldn't help but feel so poor. And the fact that Khalid was still a teenager, it really hurt his pride.
The girls began to order.
'What about Omar and that Baar guy?'
He shook his head mentally.
As far as he knows, Maaz was involved with some shady businesses.
However, although he knew that that kind of lifestyle was really lucrative, a person must have the brains, courage and the right connections if they want to survive in that lifestyle.
And plus, it isn't as glamorous as depicted in the movies.
In reality, 9 out of 10 times you either end up in a coffin or behind bars.
And even if you're one of the few lucky ones that triumph in the end, you will be living your whole life constantly looking over your shoulder which can be very stressful.
So although the prospect of earning money was so great, it would be something he would never choose.
The waiter left.
”Do you like R.Z. too?” said Fatima.
”Huh? What?” said Nathan.
”You asked me earlier if I'm a fan of R.Z. and I said yes. So how about you?”
”Oh, right.”
”LOL… Are you drunk already? It's still too early.”
Nathan scoffed and said, ”Of course not.”
He grabbed his glass and finished the beer in one gulp and then refilled his glass to show that he wasn't drunk.
He continued, ”Yeah, I'm a fan too. I even have a number of their songs inside my phone.”
”Oh.”
”How about you?”
”Same,” Fatima said as she fiddled with her phone.
'Ugh... This doesn't seem to be going well,' Nathan thought. ”Want a smoke?”
He lit one before offering her a pack and a lighter.
”Maybe later,” Fatima said while she fiddled with her phone.
'Fuck! It really isn't going well!'
Putting aside his so-called lone wolf attitude, the only woman he dated was Karen. And although he wasn't the perfect boyfriend, he was by the very least faithful to her that he never attempted flirting with any woman.
Because of that, he doesn't know how to flirt.
The waiter returned with the drinks ordered by the women.
Time went on and they all chatted happily with each other, except for Nathan.
They shared stories and jokes -- well, mostly from Maaz and Khalid.
Meanwhile, Nathan would just answer with short replies or fake a laugh whenever a funny joke was shared.
For some reason, he couldn't felt but feel this distance between himself and these people.
As a so-called lone wolf, he disliked small talks. If he decides to talk, there always has to be a reason, a purpose.
There's also the part where he hates crowded places.
'Why did I come here?'
'What am I even doing here?'
'To have sex?'
'To let out my frustration from being fired?'
'God I'm stupid.'
Karen's face flashed inside his head.
Whenever he was with Karen on a bar, he didn't have to worry about talking to people because he would just be talking to her or to Vincent.
His heart ached.
Khalid was telling another joke...
”Okay, so there were two guys talking.”
”Guy A asked: Who is your idol?”
”Guy B answered: Arnold Schwarzenegger.”
”Guy A then said: If he's really your idol, spell his name then.”
”Guy B replied: You know, the truth is my idol is actually Jet Li.”
They began laughing.
Meanwhile, Nathan pretended to laugh.
When the laughter died down, Nathan grabbed two cigarettes and stood up.
”I'm gonna go outside to get some fresh air.”
”Okay. And if you see Baar and Omar outside, tell them to return here,” said Maaz.
”Sure.”
He left the table and went outside.
***
When Nathan got outside, there were a lot of people.
He checked his watch.
9:49 pm.
He saw Baar and Omar standing across the street talking. They had a cigarette and a can of beer on their hands.
He didn't mind them.
He went to a corner lit a cigarette.
A group of 7 people passed by Baar and Omar.
There were 3 males, 2 females, 1 lowkey lesbian, and 1 gay person.