FRICTION: PART1

They were all sitting at a round table, laughing, gisting, taking selfies and groupies with expensive phones. The lowest phone there would be nothing less than 135k. Or, well, the phones with which the pictures were being taken, because normally, the people that had the "minority phones" would peacefully leave it in their purses and then proceed to take pictures with any "majority phone" near their reach. They'd either use bluetooth or Whatsap for the transfer later on.

Expensive wines were everywhere on the table. Cakes were just there like plates of food for each person, shiny Gold tumblers, lots of snacks and small chops, shiny wraps of richly garnished chicken suya. The lighting was coloured. blue, red, pink, white. Everything  was just a mixture of perfect and perfect!

Colour code was White, Including the faces of the people that surrounded the table, i dont know, maybe it was makeup,  or the lighting changed everybody's complexion, or maybe there was just no dark skinned person in the room, Just maybe.

Nneoma was somewhere there, it was her friend's birthday dinner, and it was an all girls dinner.
The sight was truely awesome! I"m sure the celebrant didnt plan it this way but all the invitees looked just as charming as she was, thank God for the tiny crown on her head.. At least one would successfully fish out the celebrant after much struggle..

The song selection was dope. There was a tight DJ somewhere, even though  not in the room,  reading the minds of every single girl, and playing their favourite songs. Every song that came on sparked off a certain fire, one or two people, or three, or five, sometimes  everybody in the room would start singing the song, like they were some kind of a singing group, the "few" people who didn't know the song would get so fascinated, they would start swinging their heads left and right.

"Who sang that song pls??
Ahh, you dont know this song?? Thats lady gaga's latest.

Nneoma had asked up to 5times, and inferiority complex was beginning to creep in with the question of
"aah, you dont know this song??"

So she stopped asking. She noticed that she would be percieved as primitive or something close to that. And she didn't want it, she was enjoying the atmosphere. A lot of hype in the air.

The quality of her dress wasnt really noticeable because she covered it up with a very neat make up, averagely acceptable manicure and pedicure, so at least her fingers were colourful, (at least).. Her shoes, even though not spectacular, were  "OK"... No, Not  Okirika..
"OK" like "just there"At least they added to her height, and they made her walk with a certain carriage. "Just like others"

Her hair wasnt brazillian like most others but at least the lenght was up to her shoulders and a little longer, so she can flip it around (like others) and it gave her that "chicky" look. "Just like others"

She had her normal wrist watch, a present from her Aunty who lives abroad, she only wore that wrist watch to ocassions. Ocassions like the one she was in. At least there was a shiny stuffon her wrist. "Just like others".

She fitted right in, even though not perfectly, but peeping inside the room, she looks just like every other person.

Just that there was something about her, it wasnt very sharp, you would have to be an extremely observant person before you could notice the small stunts she pulled. stunts like:

Pouring alcohol in her glass and sipping, but the drink never goes down, (she was actually just kissing the cup)

But then, nobody came there to observe so she was safe. Very safe. In fact she became the life of the dinner. She was funny, she knew how to gist, she is a social bird, she socialized with everybody  and she kindah managed to bring everybody together.
She took the toast,
She brought up most of the topics discussed,
She made funny gestures,
Luckily, they found her cool..
So she was enjoying the atmosphere.

****** ******* ******** ********** *******

She felt the the vibration again, her phone was in her purse which was placed on her laps. It was the 4th time, once again, she ignored.

The vibration came on again, this time she had a stronger urge to pick up, she checked the time, it was just past7, she guessed who was calling. No, she "knew" who the caller was. Actually she had two people in mind, it must be one of them calling. Or both must have called. She opend her purse, got out her phone, She was right. 5Missed calls from the people she had expected.

She quickly put her phone back, a lot of things had gone on through her mind in just "bringing out her phone and putting it back" seconds. It was like these calls poured out a certain feeling of guilt on her, These calls were spoiling her fun! She started off this dinner party with mind and body in full coperation, they were in synch. These calls are tearing her mind and her body apart!

She was suddenly bothered about something, she knew she had willingly betrayed her desires, This wasnt a struggle, she willingly just gave into it.

All these were going on in her mind, but her face didnt look anything like her thoughts! She was happy, laughing hard with others, enjoying the atmosphere,  her mind just sat there, hands under the jaw, feeling the exact opposite of her outside self.

There came the vibration again. This time she wanted to pick up, she wanted to say something, maybe it"ll ease her off, she hurried off outside, she took a deep breath then she swiped her screen to answer...

......"Hello"....