Chapter 25
It was several days later, and there was some kind of party at the local pub… KC wasn't even sure what the party was, all he knew is that Ryan was dragging him along, claiming he needed a good night out…
"Oh KC!" Ryan said as he shook her head… "You can at least smile," he mumbled as he dragged KC through the doors
KC was not amused, he'd much rather have spent the evening with Patsy, but she wasn't around…she'd left college early, practically abandoning KC on his own… looking around as he entered, KC spotted familiar faces of people he'd met in the last weeks…
Rolling his eyes as Ryan dumped KC and headed straight for Ruby, KC made sure he was heading away from Amber and Lex who seemed to be attempting to drum up some business in the darkened corner of the pub. It didn't bode well with Luke and Tai-san who were with Ruby. Tai-san kept pouncing on Luke every time he looked at someone, kissing the guy so that he might as well have been joined to her lips!
Having also spotted Jay, Jack, Ved and Pride… KC was not liking the atmosphere of the party… to say you could cut through the atmosphere was an understatement… you could hack through it with a saw and it would still be stressful… "What fun!" KC mumbled sarcastically as he spotted Darryl at the bar…
"You okay?" KC asked… he hadn't seen Darryl around lately and the confrontation with Mega had hard on Darryl…
"Just super!" Darryl mumbled as he picked up his drink and headed off away from KC… shaking his head, he then frowned when Jay came over…
"KC… what's wrong with Darryl? He won't return my calls!"
Opening his mouth ready to speak, KC raised an eyebrow when he saw Trudy come into the pub… a new man following her in, as she made an obvious beeline for Jay…
"Um… Trudy!" KC mumbled as he stepped away, not wanting to get smacked, narrowly avoiding Trudy's slap, her hand connecting with Jay's cheek and leaving a bright red handprint…
"Trudy!" Jay cried, his hand raised to his stinging cheek… "What was that for?"
"You bastard!" Trudy cried… "You cheated on me… that's what it was for!"
"Cheated on you? I didn't do anything like that!" Jay protested…
"Yeah… so why did you proclaim your love to Darryl then? I know you two were seeing each other," Trudy said, tears forming in her eyes as she spoke…
"Oh…" Jay said as he looked at the floor, a sure sign of guilt…
"You hurt me Jay… really hurt me!" Trudy said, by now her tears were flowing freely… "What did I do to ever deserve the way you treated me?"
Jay frowned… "I'm sorry… I never meant…"
Trudy shook her head "Don't even try to make excuses… you're a lowlife Jay! Pond scum!"
KC watched as Trudy got more upset, she obviously had cared for Jay and finding out about cheating had upset her more than he'd ever thought it would. The guy who Trudy had arrived with was familiar to KC, but he couldn't quite place him…
The guy took Trudy's arm as he pulled her into a hug, holding her in an embrace as the entire pub watched as Trudy cried into the guy's shoulder and Jay shuffled on the spot, the entire situation making the tense atmosphere increase tenfold…