Undeniable by Delaney Diamond

Author:Delaney Diamond [Diamond, Delaney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Garden Avenue Press

Chapter 16

After a brutal conversation with her mother about her breakup with Marc, Abena needed to escape. The guilt heaped on her head made her want to hide under the covers and not come out for a very long time. Instead, she took Crystal up on her offer to go to a pop-up club with her and her friends.

The minute she opened the door and paid the entrance fee, bumping Calypso music bounded down the stairs and into Abena’s eardrums. She was meeting Crystal at Food Vibes, a Caribbean restaurant which closed at ten but reopened at eleven o’clock to accommodate an influx of twenty- and thirty-something partygoers.

She climbed the stairs, tugging down the hem of her little gold dress. Admittedly, she felt a bit out of place in the strapless mini. She seldom exposed so much skin, but tonight, the call of rebellion and freedom was too enticing to resist. The last time she went out dancing at a nightclub had been during her college days. She remembered those days fondly, meeting other young people with a similar background, anxious to be grown-up and get out from under the rule of their parents.

In her case, her aunt and uncle were not too strict. She was expected to make good grades and stay out of trouble. But the freedom she experienced for the first time was intoxicating. She could go out late at night with friends, dance the night away at a club, and then leave for an early morning jaunt to the nearest open spot for breakfast. During those four years, she packed in as much excitement and rebellion as she possibly could, because afterward came the reality of life and responsibilities.

The place was packed, with a multicultural group of Caribbean people from French-speaking, English-speaking, and Spanish-speaking islands. Interspersed among the group were Americans and Africans, because who could resist the sexy sounds of calypso and soca music? The songs made you move your hips and shake your body—exactly what she intended to do tonight.

She sidled up to the bar. Squeezing between two patrons seated on bar stools, she waved over the bartender, a light-skinned Rastafarian with long hair and a scraggly beard.

“What can I get for you tonight, daughter?” he asked, with a strong accent.

Her first instinct was to order a glass of white wine, something safe and familiar. But why do safe and familiar tonight? She was a free woman and out on a Friday night, wearing a dress that screamed daring and adventurous.

“Ginger highball,” she replied.

The bartender raised an eyebrow. “Coming right up, pretty lady.” He went off to make her drink.

As Abena waited, her shoulders moved to the sound of the music. She cast a cursory glance around the room, watching the men and women shaking their asses to the sultry, rhythmic beats. A few minutes later, the bartender presented a tall glass with amber liquid and a lemon wedge.

Abena took a sip. “Mmm. Good.” The perfect balance of whiskey and ginger ale.

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