章節 7: diamonds
chapter 6| Hibi
Melodious laughter resonated throughout the lively bar as we all danced around. I vaguely remembered myself having to be somewhere but all common sense had left my body as I was seventeen vodkas in and slightly tipsy.
"Leroi!" Pops boomed, Leroi looked up, a smile on his face "Send in another round for me and my daughter!" I clapped in excitement as more drinks immediately started coming in. "C'mon Hibi lets go to the table."
I wrapped an arm around his shoulder and he did the same to mine and we both started walking back to our table. Pops stumbled a bit but laughed it off as we got to our seats. All Pops friends came to wish me well off knowing that this would be the last time I'd see them in the next couple of months.
Pops took me in when I was nothing and he raised me with love and a determination to do whatever I loved. He never held me back and truly made me believe I was capable of doing anything.
He wasn't the best father figure but he tried his best and that was enough for me. I owed this old man my life and I'd hoped to finish his work before he'd take his last breath.
He'd the one who'd started my map for me, only managing to cover the KOS south and gave it to me to continue for him, he had started drawing it in his late thirties but had to stop his adventures when he took over his fathers' blacksmith shop where he sold thousands of weapons and even gave armour to the queen.
So I promised him to complete his map for him.
I spent two years roaming the land and exploring its secrets and I managed to complete the KOS and KOD, making many enemies and much more friends on the way. I'd lived my life with all the freedom I truly desired and wouldn't have it any other way.
"Where you been all this time Darlin'" Eirik inquired. Before throwing back another gallon of beer.
"Up and around you know" I didn't give too much detail knowing they were all too drunk off their asses to remember or care.
Spades was notorious for breeding people with high alcohol tolerance. Chugging down large amounts of the substance was so popular since most of the people around me were Hearts refugee's trying to forget their pasts. And what do you do when you want to suppress painful memories?
You drink until you can't stand.
"She's really living up to your legacy huh Abaeze!" Bjarne mused slapping Pops on the back. Pops roared with laughter and threw his arm around my shoulder.
"That's my Hibi eh? never staying in one place, forever on her feet" He chuckled "A true nomad she is."
I saw Dineo staring at me from across the table and I raised an eyebrow at him "What's the problem Neo? Still hungover from the last time I kicked your ass at arm wrestling?" I giggled at the dark look that crossed his face.
He stood up and cleared all things off the table and dumping it on the floor "Don's gonna kill you for that y'know" He didn't seem to care as he shoved his index finger in my face.
"I want a rematch sweetcheeks" I tilted my head at him with a condescending smile.
"So what I'm hearing is you want me to break your hand twice" He fumed "I don't know Neo, I didn't take you for the kinky type" I chuckled.
"Rematch and I'll pay for whatever drink you want"
Now that got my attention "If you wanted to buy me a drink you could've just asked" He gritted his cheeks and I snorted "Relax, I'm down for it if you're down to get you're ass handed to you again"
Pops and his friend's attention was caught as they watched our encounter with their dazed gaze. "Best of three?" I suggested but he didn't seem interested and he began to flex and stretch his fingers.
"Not this time, first ones and to touch the table is victorious" An evil smirk spread on his face "And Hibi?"
"Yeah?" I asked as I rolled my neck, getting ready to dust this fool.
"If I win" He smiled showing a glint of golden tooth "I get a kiss."
I shrugged unbothered "You're going to have to kiss this ass first babe."
He slammed his hand on the table and cracked his fingers "Let's do this sweetcheeks". I put my arm calmy on the table next to his and inlaced my fingers in his. Malcolm put his hand over ours and counted down.
"....One GO!"
Dineo used all of his strength to push against my arm. I tried to act unbothered but he'd clearly done some work to get better. But I noticed pretty quickly that he started to tire out as he realized that I wasn't used any energy except to keep my hand from touching the wooden table.
"That's it pretty boy?" I mocked. I almost burst out in laughter at the trickle of sweat that ran down his forehead. I leaned in closer as I slowly started to add more energy, slowly and pain pushing his hand down.
"Now listen close Dineo, when I break your wrist into this table I want you to remember this because I will not say it twice" His arm was near to touching the wood and I saw tears gather at his eyes with effort but I did not end it yet.
"I am going to win this, and you're going to be crying like a bitch for a week. Maybe more depending on how hard this wood is" I smirked, "And when I collect my victory I will need a prize no?"
Our hands trembled together as we both pushed for dominance "So when I win I'm going to collect a bag of one hundred silver pieces from you" Gasps of shock echoed around the table at my request.
I leaned in closer "Because once I win do you know what I want" I turned my head to look at the bar display and he turned his too. "When I win I want the Cobra"
I slammed his hand into the table, a large crack echoing throughout the bar.
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