Julliard's halls flooded with students as the noon classes ended. Amongst
the mob, Chase caught up with Ephram and Alicia, who were on their way to
lunch.
"Hey bro," Chase addressed Ephram, "Hey Kujo." Alicia narrowed her eyes, clutching her books tighter.
"Hey, we're going over to Antonio's, wanna come?" Ephram asked, referring to the popular old pizzeria not far from the campus.
"Sure," Chase nodded, "Hey are you going to the club tonight?"
"Yeah," Alicia nodded reluctantly, "But only because it has the cheapest cover in the city."
"What she means, is yes, were going because it sounds like fun," Ephram corrected, a rye smile on his face.
"Good, cuz then you guys can meet my girlfriend," Chase replied happily.
"Girlfriend? What girl would be insane enough to date you?" Alicia gawked, rolling her blue eyes sheepishly.
"Yeah, what girlfriend? I thought you liked to "play the field"," Ephram mocked playfully.
"Just wait till you two see her, then you'll be sorry," Chase warned, "She's really nice, smart, interesting, and man, does that girl has a killer set of legs." Chase smiled to himself and kept walking, though Ephram and Alicia hung back for a second.
"How much you wanna bet she's using him for his money?" Alicia joked, slipping her hand into Ephram's.
"What money? Chase is even more broke than I am," Ephram laughed, "I'm more leaning towards the theory that she's in a cult, and they need a sacrifice for the solstice."
*-*-*-*
Fast paces dance music pumped from the large club speakers, as a swarm of young club-goers danced energetically to the beats.
"Waitress!" A young man, college aged, called out towards Joe, who was emptying a black tray of drinks out onto a couple's table.
"Hello, and welcome to Déjà vu, I'm Joe, and I'll be your server for tonight," Joe smiled, and talked flirtatiously, "What can I get you?"
"How about a rum'n'coke, and your phone number?" The guy asked suavely.
"I'll think about it.depending on how much you tip me," Joe replied playfully, "I'll be right back with your drink." Joe quickly made her way back to the bar. The theme for the club's opening night had been "Naughty or Nice", and of course Joe had been chosen to play one of the "naughty" waitresses. Clad in red leather pants, and a red, midriff bearing halter- top. A pair of fake horns and a tail completed the "uniform", and even though usually Joe would have protested to wearing such a "revealing" outfit, something about it intrigued her. Who can honestly say that being bad, isn't brilliantly tempting?
"Rum'n'coke!" Joe shouted to Chase, who was busy dispensing jello shots to a group of girls.
"Coming right up," Chas replied, watching Joe intently. With all the music and dancing, Joe couldn't help but dance a little herself. Soon enough she felt herself really getting into the music, as she moved and grinded to the music.
"You know you'd make a convincing devil. I'd so sell my soul to you," Chase laughed. Joe smiled back, still dancing rhythmically.
"What soul?" Joe joked, "How about you drop those drinks, and come and dance with me?"
"I can't, plus, my roommate and his girlfriend are showing up later," Chase explained, "You gonna be around to meet 'em?"
"Course," Joe replied, leaning over the bar to give Chase a quick kiss, before snatching the drinks and her tray, and vanishing back into the crowd.
"Wow, this is actually pretty nice," Alicia said glancing around the club. She had just arrived with Ephram, and the club turned out to be much better than she had figured it would be.
"Yeah," Ephram replied, studying the club. It was really exceptional, with it's nice wide dance floors, and overlooking balconies. He contently followed Alicia to a table, as he took more of the place in.
"I'll be right back, I'm going to go get something to drink, k?" Alicia informed. Ephram nodded and watched her go. The club was packed, a see of faces swarming together. But in the middle of all this, he couldn't take his eyes of one particular girl. A waitress to be precise. She was clothed in red, and devil horns, and skillfully balanced a tray loaded with drinks on one hand. At the same time she teasingly swished her hips to the music. He could only see the back of her head, but for some reason, he felt drawn to her. Contemplating whether or not he should say hi, he noticed Chase approaching, with Alicia following closely behind.
"Hey," Chase greeted, "This place is great, huh?"
"Yeah, it's really cool," Ephram nodded, yelling over the music.
"Hold on, there's J," Chase smiled, "J! Come here for a sec!" Ephram felt his heart just up and stop as he watched the girl in the red turn, revealing her face. It was no one other than a Miss Josephine Lawson, aka heartbreaker extraordinar.
"Hey bro," Chase addressed Ephram, "Hey Kujo." Alicia narrowed her eyes, clutching her books tighter.
"Hey, we're going over to Antonio's, wanna come?" Ephram asked, referring to the popular old pizzeria not far from the campus.
"Sure," Chase nodded, "Hey are you going to the club tonight?"
"Yeah," Alicia nodded reluctantly, "But only because it has the cheapest cover in the city."
"What she means, is yes, were going because it sounds like fun," Ephram corrected, a rye smile on his face.
"Good, cuz then you guys can meet my girlfriend," Chase replied happily.
"Girlfriend? What girl would be insane enough to date you?" Alicia gawked, rolling her blue eyes sheepishly.
"Yeah, what girlfriend? I thought you liked to "play the field"," Ephram mocked playfully.
"Just wait till you two see her, then you'll be sorry," Chase warned, "She's really nice, smart, interesting, and man, does that girl has a killer set of legs." Chase smiled to himself and kept walking, though Ephram and Alicia hung back for a second.
"How much you wanna bet she's using him for his money?" Alicia joked, slipping her hand into Ephram's.
"What money? Chase is even more broke than I am," Ephram laughed, "I'm more leaning towards the theory that she's in a cult, and they need a sacrifice for the solstice."
*-*-*-*
Fast paces dance music pumped from the large club speakers, as a swarm of young club-goers danced energetically to the beats.
"Waitress!" A young man, college aged, called out towards Joe, who was emptying a black tray of drinks out onto a couple's table.
"Hello, and welcome to Déjà vu, I'm Joe, and I'll be your server for tonight," Joe smiled, and talked flirtatiously, "What can I get you?"
"How about a rum'n'coke, and your phone number?" The guy asked suavely.
"I'll think about it.depending on how much you tip me," Joe replied playfully, "I'll be right back with your drink." Joe quickly made her way back to the bar. The theme for the club's opening night had been "Naughty or Nice", and of course Joe had been chosen to play one of the "naughty" waitresses. Clad in red leather pants, and a red, midriff bearing halter- top. A pair of fake horns and a tail completed the "uniform", and even though usually Joe would have protested to wearing such a "revealing" outfit, something about it intrigued her. Who can honestly say that being bad, isn't brilliantly tempting?
"Rum'n'coke!" Joe shouted to Chase, who was busy dispensing jello shots to a group of girls.
"Coming right up," Chas replied, watching Joe intently. With all the music and dancing, Joe couldn't help but dance a little herself. Soon enough she felt herself really getting into the music, as she moved and grinded to the music.
"You know you'd make a convincing devil. I'd so sell my soul to you," Chase laughed. Joe smiled back, still dancing rhythmically.
"What soul?" Joe joked, "How about you drop those drinks, and come and dance with me?"
"I can't, plus, my roommate and his girlfriend are showing up later," Chase explained, "You gonna be around to meet 'em?"
"Course," Joe replied, leaning over the bar to give Chase a quick kiss, before snatching the drinks and her tray, and vanishing back into the crowd.
"Wow, this is actually pretty nice," Alicia said glancing around the club. She had just arrived with Ephram, and the club turned out to be much better than she had figured it would be.
"Yeah," Ephram replied, studying the club. It was really exceptional, with it's nice wide dance floors, and overlooking balconies. He contently followed Alicia to a table, as he took more of the place in.
"I'll be right back, I'm going to go get something to drink, k?" Alicia informed. Ephram nodded and watched her go. The club was packed, a see of faces swarming together. But in the middle of all this, he couldn't take his eyes of one particular girl. A waitress to be precise. She was clothed in red, and devil horns, and skillfully balanced a tray loaded with drinks on one hand. At the same time she teasingly swished her hips to the music. He could only see the back of her head, but for some reason, he felt drawn to her. Contemplating whether or not he should say hi, he noticed Chase approaching, with Alicia following closely behind.
"Hey," Chase greeted, "This place is great, huh?"
"Yeah, it's really cool," Ephram nodded, yelling over the music.
"Hold on, there's J," Chase smiled, "J! Come here for a sec!" Ephram felt his heart just up and stop as he watched the girl in the red turn, revealing her face. It was no one other than a Miss Josephine Lawson, aka heartbreaker extraordinar.