It was four pm and Raina checked her phone
69 whatsapp messages, from who? She wondered. She unlocked her cellphone and checked her notifications. It was from her departmental Whatsapp group. She opened the app and scrolled through the messages disinterestedly.
Geegee Birthday bash today at 10pm, grand deal bar!!!
Her heart shrunk! This info had been going round for weeks amongst her colleagues and everyone was hyped about it. All her girlfriends had gone shopping and were set to attend. Geegee was also a friend, she really would want to share in her day but she was a Pastor's child. All her life she was trained to steadfast to a 6pm curfew.
" Don't put yourself in a situation that will give chance to sin. 6pm sharp, find yourself home!" Her father's stern tone rang in her head.
"You should come around. I'm really looking forward to spending time with you" Ejor had told her a day ago. The only guy that dazzled every girl on campus and was gloriously handsome.
"You should stay home and study instead. It's going to be a late night party at an uncouth bar possibly crawling with cult boys. Remember we have a test tomorrow?" Peter had also told her. A colleague and pianist she met from church.
But she was tired of being seen as the church girl, the goody two-shoes who always kept to herself and saw socializing as evil. What if i go just once? Just tonight? She made up her mind that she would attend Geegee's party and spend some time with Ejor, her heart throb.
She used what she had left of her pocket money to get her self a short fashionable dress. The type of outfit she was sure Ejor would like. She arrived at the scene at exactly 10:00pm. She stepped out of the keke to the loud atmosphere. Afro-pop music was booming from the Dj booth and she could see girls and boys queued outside to attend the party. She approached the line cautiously, feeling uncomfortably naked in her short revealing dress. She gingerly pulled the hem of the dress down every now and then but it kept receding upwards revealing her thighs.
"Raina, is that you?" Ejor called and her heart almost stopped. He had just come out of the venue, looking sleek in his designer shirt and Jean. He approached her with a sly smirk on his pink full lips.
"Come with me. There's a free pass to all Geegee's colleagues. You look beautiful, Raina." He said softly, a dark light in his eyes as he gazed down at her. He took her hand and led her to the front of the line where the bouncer easily let them in.
Inside was hot and crowded and strangers danced wildly to Afro music, strobe lights roamed the crowd and disco lights winked above them.
"Come with me, let me get you a drink" Ejor whispered to her ear and led her through the crowd. She pushed her way through sweaty bodies oozing perfumes, colognes and odours until they were at the bar.
"Give me a glass of the treat, brother." Ejor said to the bar attendant, a young man in the bar uniform. He nodded and went behind the counter concocting something. Raina was feeling queasy and self conscious, this wasn't her kind of scenery, maybe she should have stayed home. But being here next to Ejor made her bubbly inside. Ejor never gave her the time of day in school.
"Here, Drink" Ejor handed her a glass of the mixture.
She took it and sipped the content. It was a fruity delicious mix with a bland taste at the end. She wondered what it was.
"Finish it nau" Ejor teased, lightly nudging her. Eager to please, she downed the content.
"That's my girl, now let's go dance" He whispered to her as he took her hand. She was utterly speechless. She wondered where Ejor's girlfriend was. He was usually always with her but she complied. Ejor made was for her through the crowd till they were on the dance floor. He started dancing, moving his waist in a slow sensual manner. Raina was hesitant. Hee father had beat her up once when he caught her moving her waist like that.
"come on nau" Ejor teased putting his hands around her. She could feel his hands sliding further down, she was very uncomfortable. She remained quiet for a while and began to follow his lead, trying to dance to his tune. He was pressing her groin against hers and snuggling into her neck. Warning signals blared in her head and she cringed.
"You relax nau" Ejor whispered.
"Ejor, wait nau" She whimpered and then began to notice that her vision had begun to blur, her pulse began to race and everything around her had begun to swoon.
"Ejor, I'm not feeling right." She whimpered but Ejor pressed her against him, he was now squeezing on her buttocks and whispering nasty things to her.
"You twerk small nau, can't you see how these girls are dancing?" He protested.
"Ejor, stop. i want to go home" She muttered.
"Don't worry, I'll take you to my house. You'll feel better" Ejor chuckled. Her heart screamed. She didn't want to go back to her house, she wanted to go home! She tried to move away but her legs were mushy and she collapsed against him. She was unsteady on her feet! What was happening to her? Ejor began to lead her out of the building, his arm firm around her waist.
"Ejor, please." She groaned but her voice was soft and small.
"Don't worry, you will go home." Ejor laughed. His smile wide and sinister.
"Raina, is that you? I've been looking for you" She heard Peter's voice and heart jumped with joy.
"It's okay, I'm taking care of her." Ejor snarled. His tone was angry.
"No, I'm taking her home. She is my cousin. Her mum is worried." Peter snatched her from Ejor, she leaned heavily against him, grateful he had shown up!
Peter took Raina home. Raina had been drugged at the party but she had only escaped abuse because she was lucky enough to have a friend like peter show up for her. She could have been raped and God knows what else could have happened to her, and all this perpetrated by her own colleague.
This is just a story based on factual events and i will be doing more over the next few days. If you liked this piece and are interested in reading more from Raina's diaries, please follow and Upvote! Thanks!