One Crazy Night....... Neoxian prompt #29.

It was a cool evening and the whole place was calm and serene. The only sound that could be heard came from the nightingales singing away on a tree branch. The leaves of the coconut tree in her backyard danced gracefully to the gentle breeze. The sun had set and the faint glow of moonlight could be seen seeping through her kitchen window.

Ada had just finished having a sumptuous dinner of pounded yam and Nsala soup. She decided to take advantage of the cool evening breeze by relaxing outside for a while.

Going in to grab her phone, her diary and a scarf, she came out to sit on the chair on her balcony. She placed her diary on her thighs and began scrolling through her social media feeds on her phone. A pop up notification caught her attention and she clicked on it to view.

It turned out to be a Facebook memory from ten years ago when she was eighteen. Feeling nostalgic, she zoomed in on the post to reveal the picture. The caption of the post read one crazy night and the picture that was under the post brought back memories. It was a picture she took with her friend in secondary school in 2014.

Flashback

The picture was taken at a birthday party of one of her classmates and friend named Joy. Joy came from a wealthy home and so her birthday parties were one in town. Her parents always threw her a big birthday bash and now that she was turning eighteen, they went all out to make it a grand occasion.

A hall was booked and decorated lavishly for the party. There was a three tier cake prepared as well and kept by the side of the stage for all to admire. When Ada came into the venue, she couldn't help but admire the ambience of the whole place. Indeed, money is good.

Ada was not the only one in attendance at the birthday party. The rest of her friends in class came as well. There was a lot to eat and drink. From small chops to fruit salads and french fries. The buffet table was lit. The DJ was top-notch as he delivered cool tunes and everyone was feeling the party vibes.

Soon the program commenced and moved to game time and the MC came on stage to anchor the game part of the program. He held a blue rubber basket in his hands and he asked for two volunteers. No one wanted to come up because no one knew the nature of the game.

Sensing the reluctance to come out from the audience, he randomly v picked two persons from the audience and they came out to meet him on stage. He broke down the rules of the game and they were asked to start. The game was simple. You dip a hand in the basket to pick a folded paper, open it up and act on what was written in it.

The lady who was picked read out her instruction to be dancing breakdance which she did so well while the guy who was picked, read out his instruction as singing a verse of a romantic song which he also nailed and the audience cheered.

Now that the nature of the game was known, many volunteered. Ada was one of the volunteers and she was paired with a random guy. The basket was brought to her and she held her breath before picking a paper.

“Do a French kiss with your partner for fifteen minutes” was the instruction on Ada's paper. The whole audience cheered waiting for a good show. Ada stood motionless, not knowing what to do. She looked at her feet, hoping for the ground to open and swallow her up

The MC made it worse by demanding a five thousand naira fine if she didn't carry out her task. Ada had no money on her neither did she come with a boyfriend and that made her become scared.

Surprisingly, the guy she was paired with was willing and he moved closer to her, hinting at her of his willingness.

Ada summoned a thousand courage and kissed the guy. The kiss was deep and sweet. She forgot that she was standing at the center of a hall and kissing a total stranger. The MC's cough stopped the kiss from becoming too erotic. Ada's face was flushed red but the guy was smiling.

She quickly ran to her seat after the applause and more rounds of the game continued. Ada was not herself anymore. She had done something so crazy that even her friends were shocked. She could not keep her head up for the whole of the party.

As soon as the party came to a close, she was among the first people to leave. As she walked home, the kissing scene played over and over again in her head and she blushed even more. She promised herself not to partake in any of such crazy games anymore.

Flashback ends

Ada smiled as the memories of that night flooded her mind. She thanked her stars that she never did something so crazy ever again. Thinking about deleting the picture, she thought against it as that picture was a reminder of her one crazy night.

Thank you for reading.

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