Our Hearts Beat For Anne

"Hello?"

"Hello sweetheart, the exams are over, lets hang."

I laughed, "your funny, u know?"

"Yea, part of my charm. So, party at John's, come with friends."

"Drew, I don't like parties, come on!"

"Yea yea, you've told me for the hundredth time but seriously,  you gotta live a little. You've been studying all semester and everytime I mention party, you run for the hills babe. It wont hurt to enjoy yourself just a little and besides, John's lounge is close to your hostel, you can go back anytime!"

"Ok ok I'll think about it," I said trying to end the argument.

Drew's very stubborn.  He has been begging me to go to parties with him and I've been refusing since because I hate parties and I don't want him to coarse me into doing what I  don't want to do but Drew can be persuasive and made me promise to attend at least once.

"There nothing to think about, remember you promised," He w.h.i.n.ed.

"Only cause you called me a 'kill joy' and made me believe my life was boring,"I said mock angrily.

I imagined him smirking right now over the phone.

"And it's not far from the truth hon, you've gotta live a little, how many times do I need to get that into your thick skull. You'll regret leaving this school without so much as a lil party."

"Why meeee," I protested.

"Because babe, you have it in you to have fun and I believe you can be so much more. Beauty with brains and then fun loving, that a perfect combination."

"Your crazy, you know that right?"

"So I've been told, now dress cute, call your friends and lets party! I'll be there by seven." He said and ended the call.

Andrew and I have been growing close over the month, not the dating type or anything like that but close friends.

He visits his friend, his bestie John alot and my hostel is close so he comes over many times to chat with me and my roommates and his quite the chatter. There's never a dull moment with him whenever his around and my roomates Jane and Pamela fawn over him.

John often complained that he was loosing his friend to us and Andrew would always tease him  saying that he couldn't choose dudes over pretty ladies which we found so hilarious.

All in all, Andrew's one heck of a guy and am happy to have met him notwithstanding the circ.u.mstances surrounding our encounter.

My roommies agreed without protest to go to the party, anything to stay close to Andrew, I tell you, the guy is infectious even to me.

Yea his annoying sometimes but he made it up with his charisma.

We dressed casually and left with Andrew when he arrived.

We reached the party and the music we've been hearing all the way from our hostel reached its peak.

We entered the dimly lit room and my rommates scattered, what parties can do to your friends.

"Let's go there!" Andrew yelled over the music and took my hand leading me to a setup were drinks were kept on tables and sits beside them.

I took a sit laughing as Andrew hovered over me  moving to the beat of the music.

He gestured for me to join him,

I hesitantly stood up and joined him laughing and clapping as he made complicated dance moves. He even attracted a little crowd who started hailing him.

The party was in full swing and I was enjoying myself. Apart from the drunk and grinding people, every other thing was fun. Individuals came to the center of the house and bursted different dance move. It was as if it was a dance battle.

I was having a great time with Andrew by my side.

"Hey!" Andrew yelled over the music.

"Yea!"

"Want a drink?!"holding a canned drink, "little alcohol, exhilarating."

"No, I'd rather be sober. For you and my girlfriends!"

"Come on, you're already here, enjoy it to the fullest!"

"No!"

"Your such a baby! There little or no alcohol in it and your like ' no, I'd rather be sober'" he said mimicking me

Yea, the dude can be annoying when he wants to be.

I took the can and took a sip. Hmm, not bad.' I took another and another and felt myself floating. Wow!

I push Andrew aside who was chuckling beside me and went to the middle of the house.

Chris Brown and Justin bierber were krumping on the makeshift stage. Where did they come from and how are they dancing so well. I've got to show them whose boss. 

I started moving my body up and down the stage and heard people hailing me.

Shakira came out of nowhere and went all h.i.p.s don't lie on the stage. Am up for the challenge.

Andrew should have told me of the celebrities and I wouldn't have hesitated to follow him to the party. Am seeing alot of them right now.

A pair of hands held me and I recognized them as Andrew's. He was moving me towards the exit and I sqirmed wanting to go back.

"Hey, we gotta go. Enough for tonight."

"But whyyy! I was going to ask Shakira for her number."

He paused and stared at me before bursting into a fit of laughter.

"You saw Shakira?"

"Yea and Justin bierber amongst other celebrities." I slurred.

He started laughing again and led me outside.

"You're really a baby, you had the tiniest bit of alcohol and boom your seeing celebrities. You tolerance is the size of a pea," he said now in a full blown laughter clutching his stomach.

I huffed and went ahead of him. I was sure I saw celebrities,  why was he making me feel stupid.

I stopped abruptly and turned.

"My friends?"

"John will be bringing them, don't worry." As he said this, his phone started ringing and he fetched it from his jean pocket,  sliding it , he put it on his ear and walked away from the blasting music.

Who is he talking to? Must be a celebrity. He was making fun of of me when he's got a celebrity hiding in his phone.

With that in mind, I rushed and grabbed the phone from him putting it on my ear.

"Hello."

"Hello," came a husky voice.

Wow

I felt tingly all over

"Emm...it's a p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e speaking to you, are you a musician or an actor?"

"Anne?" The owner of the lovely voice asked with confusion and a bit of anger.

"You know my name? Oh am so honoured."

"Anne, what are you doing there?" Came the voice again which sent more tingles down my body.

"Well.."I slurred "I came to this party with Andrew and my friends and we met your fellow celebrities and I surpassed them with my dance moves. I need to register as one of you guys, pls where can I do that?"

The voice chuckled and this time my heart missed a beat.

"If you would give Andrew his phone, I will tell him how to help you go about it." He said and chuckled again which brought a smile to my face.

please don't stop talking

I handed Andrew who was looking at me with utter amus.e.m.e.nt his phone and he took it shaking his head at me.

"Yea...chill man am already taking her back.....that'll be in the morning....am not drunk.....cool...later." He said and dropped his phone.

Maybe he was been chastised for making jest of me, serves him right

He took me to my hostel and handed me to the female security who was giving us disapproving stares but obliged to carry to my room after I told her my room number.

"Welcome to the world of fun and hangovers." Andrew whispered in my ear before leaving.

He's talking balderdash

Boy was I wrong.