21 The Visi (1/2)
After about two months of getting to know each other, constant chatting, long phone calls, romantic texts, and hand-holding while walking, seeing each other every day out in the open, tight embraces with long goodbyes. He asked her over to his hostel. Without thinking about it, she agreed and it was a date.
Some minutes past 5 PM that very day, Judith highlighted out of a taxi, her black hairs falling over her shoulders, wearing a red dinner gown. A gift from Julie, her crazy aunty who believes life is short and you get to live once; so better make it count. She hasn't worn the gown before for she felt it was too short and body-gripping, revealing all her curves. But today she is willing to be loosed and nothing is going to hold her back not even virtues or her mother's advice.
She looked up at a rock-textured sign saying ”Red Pepper Lounge” in bold red letters with a pepper serving as a full stop. It was a two-story building with rails, built like a school. She went in through the gate to meet a group of about five students chatting and arguing. They paused at the sight of her and she waved at them before asking for directions to Tony's room. The handsome one among them offered to walk her to his room.
She left the group and could still hear them whispering
”That must be Tony's babe, the one he has been going on about”
”Wow! She is fucking hot” said the last male among them.
”So am here and you are admiring another girl? Even calling her hot?” said a female voice and the rest of them burst into laughter.
In about a minute, they were in front of Tony's room; his favorite pair of shoe outside his door.
”I think am at the right place; thanks” she turned to him and said.
”Don't mention?” he said smiling from ear to ear.
”My name is…”
”Judith” he interrupted her and they both tittered.
”I guess am quite popular here”
”You are just as beautiful as he said. Tony is really a lucky guy…”
”Yes, I know John. Please, can you leave my visitor now…” Tony responded from inside the room.
”Alright! Tony, you are the man!”
”Thanks, man. Baby, please come in”