The Secret Life of Him

99. Raquel

‘Months ago.’

Raquel became more depressed after Floyd rejected her. After years of waiting for him, he still didn’t choose her. She couldn’t focus on her job, so she was fired too. Raquel became more alcoholic. She was always at the bars, making herself forget the pain. She cut all her connections with her friends and even her family, so no one knew what was happening to her.

One night, she was drenching herself with alcohol again. She was dancing in one of the clubs and making herself forget when a man sat beside her.

“Looks like you're alone. Can I buy you a drink?”

Raquel frowned and looked at her side. It was Alfred, Dwayne’s man. They both didn’t know each other. Raquel stared at his face and smiled. Alfred was bald, but it didn’t lessen his manly features. The tattoos on his body accentuated his bad-boy features. Raquel could see the tattoos on his neck and arms.

“Sure,” she answered without minding his intentions. He was not the first one to approach her since she started