MORENA-Chapter15

He was playing the glass of the fourth tequila he ordered. His body could tolerate huge amount of alcohol because he always drinks a lot. Though, he was a bit tipsy now. Still, he didn’t care, he would need this. She was eyeing the girl who entered just a few minutes ago. Whoa! I really love dark skinned girls. What a pleasant evening, he thought. He finished his glass and move to the table where the girl was seated.

“Hello! Seems you are alone…” He said while wearing the smile that will make girls swoon before him.

      

“Hi! Yeah! Chilling alone” The girl replied

“Do you mind if I join you?” He asked smirking like an idiot.

“I don’t…at all” The girl replied with glaring eyes.

“Thanks!” He said then he seated next to her. “I’m Ryan by the way” He added and extended his hand.

 “I’m Mae” The girl replied and they shook hands.

A smiling image of a girl crossed his mind but he dismissed it. She’s not her. She’s not her. He repeatedly told himself. They have the same name. She seldom use Mae, Everybody calls her Dylan. She prefers to be called Dylan because it is the name of her mother’s favorite character in the movie Charlie’s Angels.

There are millions of people in the world named Mae or Dylan, His mind answered back. And they have the same skin color too, his mind insisted.         

An hour later and they were sharing a passionate kiss. He was kissing her lovingly, the way he used to kiss the girl with the same name… before!  

He brought her to a hotel and there they had an explosive night. The girl was so hot, made him so tired.

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“Cedric! Cedric! Come out, you bastard.” Ryan yelled outside the door. He did not care if he wakes everyone up in this building. It was Saturday morning in Australia, 7am. Probably most people in this building were still resting. Most people here do not sleep during Fridays, most go to parties. They must had fun but not Ryan, obviously.  

“Why?” Sleepy Cedric asked as he opened the door wearing his boxers.

Ryan entered inside and slammed the door. “How dare you say that? This is the third time you did this!

“Did what?” He impatiently replied. He could not deal with Ryan this early. He needs to sleep.

“You use my name. You gave my number and now another girl is harassing me!” Ryan shouted to his friend

“How dare you wake me up for that flimsy reason?  Cedric started to walk back towards his room.

“You call this flimsy? You did this three times. That means I need to change my number again. What about my job? What about my friends, family? What about my distracted life? And last night when I went to Joey’s, there were two men searching for “Ryan”, and that stupid Joey with a big mouth said I am the only Ryan who goes regularly there. So they punched me twice and I was also kicked by these men hard without explaining and left.” Ryan narrated on the top of his voice.

“Thanks Dude! What a great friend I have in you” Cedric tapped Ryan’s shoulder and moved to get back to his interrupted sleep.

The furious Ryan swung his fist and landed it on the face of his insensitive friend.

“Stop dragging me into your mess! Cedric, you were always responsible. But I don’t know what plagued your head and now you are being an asshole” Cedric was sleepy no more; Ryan’s punch tugged him to reality. Ryan was really furious. This kind of him rarely comes out for he is always funny, someone you would not take seriously.

“This is not you, Cedric. You are not a heartless playboy”. Ryan said while shaking his friend.

“Leave Cedric alone, whoever you are!” Ryan repeatedly saying, shaking Cedric shoulder stronger this time. The hilarious Ryan is back.

“Father Ryan stop!” Cedric managed to say while laughing so hard.

“What you want?” He said while getting rid of Ryan’s hold.  “Years ago, you wanted me to my live life, to enjoy. All of you were insistent that I should go out, date. Now, that now that I am enjoying my life, everyone wanted me to quit this? You are insane people!”

“I don’t remember encouraging you to use my name to make girls cry. You are tainting my uncontaminated reputation.”  Ryan said this really serious but made him looking so funny at the same time. Just by that look, Cedric could not stop laughing.     

“What happened to you man? You came back here grieving. You did not talk to people; my jokes seemed have lost their power, because you couldn’t even smile. You were always mad…”

He didn’t want to remember that. Cedric went to his kitchen and poured himself a glass of water. But nothing will stop the Korean guy he knew since grade school. Ryan followed him and continued his lecture.

”And then you changed. You started going out. We were all happy… but you became a monster. Either you changed girlfriend monthly or weekly.”  

Cedric was not reacting. He took the box of pizza from the refrigerator instead.

“I did my research and I found out a girl named Dylan. Brannon told me your story…It…” This guy could be a showbiz writer.

Cedric shoved the entire slice of pizza to Ryan’s mouth. “Lock the Door when you leave!” He said leaving Ryan in the kitchen.

“Brannon told me that Dylan is hot. I guessed you should do something to get her back” Ryan was talking while his mouth is full as he followed Cedric.

         

Cedric grabbed Ryan by the collar and towed him outside. “I did not ask for a preacher, Ryan”