Chapter 52: EP 50 - REALITY HURTS.
"Seriously, Obi ????" Su Ling groaned. "Are you even listening?!"
Obi looked up from his book and smile in embarrassment. "Sorry my mind's Kinda clouded."
"Your heads aren't in this game." Sky declared to the amazement of the others. "Eva and John clearly have something they need to settle , Obi mind is somewhere else and You are worried about him. None of you are taking this game seriously right now and more than half of our Characters are dead." She said blatantly.
"You are right."Obi admitted. "It's getting pretty late anyway. My mom must be waiting." He got up and left.
Sky followed suit and headed home leaving Su Ling, John and Eva.
She escorted them out and gave them a piece of advice. "It's pretty clear that you guys are having some issues. Talk about it. A little understanding doesn't hurt to give." She said softly and turned in for the night.
Eva sighed as she put down her pride and decided to be the bigger one. She turned to John.
"I'm sorry. I was acting kind of bitchy earlier."
John was baffled that she was apologising and decided to take advantage of it.
"Kind of?"
"I'm trying hard to apologise here, You Dick head." Eva smiled.
"To be honest , I was a bit out if line too. I shouldn't have done that."John ran a hand through his dark hair that was now lit by the streetlights.
"Just Friends?" He extended his hand for a shake.
"Friends." Eva shook him.
"Obi was acting a bit strange wasn't he?" Eva asked John as she Strapped in her seatbelt.
"Yeah , I noticed." John agreed.
"Did you know that his house just went up for sale?" She questioned and John was puzzled.
'No. He didn't tell me that."
"I don't think he told anyone., including Su ling." Eva said as she sped down the highway."I hope he's Okay? Its going to be very hard on his mom."She was deeply concerned for him .
John rested his head on the glass and Eva punched him. "Get up sleepy head. Did you think I'd forget?" She said elated.
"What about?"
"Happy birthday!!!! It is your birthday Isn't it? Don't tell me it isn't...
John grinned. "It's today."
She heaved a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness. I thought I'd gotten that date wrong."
"Thank you."John said suddenly. "It means a lot to me , hearing it from you."
"Isn't that was friend's are for?" She replied.
That statement sunk into John's head. One of his friend's was in trouble and it was up to him to handle it.
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Obi anxiously waited for the text from Guzman Records.If he could just get it then everything would be alright . He composed the song from the bottom of his heart, putting all his pain , Anger , frustration and dreams into the lyrics and it was pretty good when he listened to what he had recorded.
Title Track - 'M$NEY'
'A goal is just a dream with a deadline...
Money doesn't make me, I make the money,
Get rich or Die trying .
Some people say I'm hooked on drugs
I know I'm not ...
Cos Money is my drug ...
Getting rich is my personal fantasy like Steroids...
No matter what, I'm gonna hit big, Yeah , Period.
They say more money , more Problem
I say more money , more money
Living large , Driving cars
That's the beginning for me.
Gucci , Armani , I'm living the dream
Buggati and Ferrari's , Born to reign supreme.
Normal life is boring ,
But I'll keep on soaring.
When everyone gave up on me...
You were always there for me
Showed loved to me, Broke bread with me
Kept telling me I could be whoever I want to be.
Now that I've finally made it...
I'm gonna wipe your tears , take all the pain away mama,
Take my little sis for shopping
I can't thank you enough cos your my jewel ...
You're my precious one.
Taught me everything I know ,
DIDN'T Charge a fee...
Now I'm gonna treat you so well...
Like you treated me.
A redhead on my left, a brunette on my right,
Blondes all around my Gorgeous Car...
Sounds about right.
Now I'm making my money everyday ...
Searched for my true calling,
And now I've found my way.
Tried to pay attention ...
Guess what...
Attention paid me!
Living large , hitting big...
And now I'm finally free.
Obi's phone pinged as a blue light continuously blinked to show that he had received a notification.
He opened the email and saw it was from Guzman Records.
His eyes widened in disbelief as he read the message.
'Thank you , Obi Brown, For sending your recording to Guzman Records. We have processed it and finally come to the conclusion that the recording has not reached the Standard needed for our new branch. Have a good day."
He couldn't believe it!
After all he put into writing that song!!!
Furiously , he ripped out the page from his notebook and tossed it in the waste bin by the corner of his bed.
Damn it!!!
Damn it all !!!!!
If his mom eventually lost the house he would have to live his schools and all his friends and they would move to some slum district with a crappier school and worse morals that were bad influences on him and Ada.
Obi just realized he was living in a fantasy world. Where everything would eventually sort himself out. He forgot that this was Reality . Nothing ever works Do it the way you wanted it to. That was the way of the world. Though it was hard, He had to accept that...
The Reality hurts.
Seems he and his mom were going to have that talk after all.
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