Part 1 "The Card"
It was a Friday afternoon. I had just gotten home from the evening classes at college when I noticed that the mail was on the countertop. I guess my roommate Dave had finally woken up from his alcohol and pot induced coma and got out of his bed which he no doubt shared with other people... to be more exact - two chicks. Dave likes to have his share and more if he can get it. I shuffled through them when I noticed one was addressed to me. Probably just another bill for my cell phone I figured, but it arrived in a brown envelope, and it didn't feel like another bill. It was thick in one corner. I thought nothing more about it because, to be honest, I was starving so I headed into the kitchen to see what was in the fridge to eat. To get there I had to step over crap all over the floor which consisted of pizza crusts, slices with cigarette butts in the middle of them, the occasional pool of vomit, and plenty of beer bottles. Remains of last nights party courtesy of Dave. Every night is party night for Dave and this slightly pisses me off, so I was in no mood to do anything. All I did want to do is get something fresh and preferably untouched, take it into my room and eat it.
I looked around in the kitchen trying to find something, anything, and the only thing I could find was an unopened pot of Ramon noodles. A silent "thank fuck" did run through my mind when I seen it as I knew I could eat it without any worries, cause the seal wasn't broken. Good enough for me! I walked over to the answering machine and played them back. My mother comes on asking for me, telling me to say my prayers and blah blah blah. Then, all off a sudden, Dave's voice comes on asking who she's looking for. As soon as she says my name, the son-of-a bitch tells her I'm at a meeting, the club fag meeting! I just dropped the Ramon noodle pot and went to Dave's room; I wanted to kill the fucking cunt. Anyway, I throw the door open and standing at the edge of the bed is Dave, he is getting whacked off by some chick on her knees. There is another one laying on the bed beside them just watching as content as can be as if it's an everyday thing, which by the way, for Dave it more or less is. How though, because I tell you he is kind of an ugly fucker. He's one of them that is ugly as fuck but you can't help hang around because he's cool - he is the spitting image of Jack Black, especially in the movie "Orange County", he could have been his double and played the part to a 'T'.
Oh yeah, I was telling you my story. Sorry, was trying to give you a clear picture of Dave, so... all you got to do when I mention him is think, Jack Black. I'm standing there at his door way and I ask him why he told my mom I was at the club fag meeting?
"Your a fag aren't ya man? Dave asked."
He now finally doubts himself. I'm in college, in the same apartment as this guy for almost three years, and he thinks I'm gay?! I could just barely get the word out of my mouth before just dropping it; I mean, what's the point arguing with him. He was hung-over, stoned, and getting his cock rubbed. I got what was left of my Ramon noodles, the brown envelope, and went to my room. I'll be honest with you here and admit it... I was sitting on my bed whacking it to Playboy when in busts Dave wearing only his 'Y' fronts. He sits on the bottom of my bed and starts apologizing and telling me how sorry he was and how he'd tell my mom he was sorry, that he had made a mistake and gotten me confused with someone else. I just reminded him to keep all the info about him being stoned to himself. He got up off my bed and was heading out towards the door about to close it behind him when he turned around and asked if I wanted him to send one of the girls in. I declined and thanked him anyway.
"Awe come on man, why are you in here jerkin your gherkins when there are two really hot chicks in my room who will do anything and everything?! Dave exclaimed."
Once again I told him no and he told me to yell if I changed my mind, and that I was the man. I zipped up my pants and cleaned up after myself, wiping my hands on my duvet cover and sliding the Playboy down the side of my bed, between the side of it and the nightstand. Taking a few deep breathes and letting my breathing return to normal, I reached over for the envelope. I ripped it open and out slid a card. It was the same size and shape of a credit card but it wasn't a credit card. This card had the letter 'C' and the numbers 43 in large bold print on the front, C43. On the back it had three rules, #1 was do not tell anyone about the card, #2 was keep the card with me at all times and the third rule was a phone number I had to dial as soon as I got the card. I dialed the number and waited for someone to answer. Instead, a voice came on telling me to punch in my card number; this I guessed was 43 so I dialed the numbers into my phone's keypad, 43. Then a voice came on telling me to go to a building a few blocks away at exactly 9:45pm that night. Being an Art major, I recognized the address instantly... it was an art gallery. It all sounded like someone was taking the piss, a little too "Mission Impossible" for my liking. So I threw the card in a drawer, the envelope in my trash can, and then I went and took a shower.
I sat in the apartment all day alone bored out of my skull watching television. Dave was out with god knows who doing god knows what. All day that card was running through my mind. I was trying to figure out who would have sent it. Why would they send it to me and what the hell was C43? I figured enough was enough and I got in my car and went to the gallery. It was pitch black and there wasn't a soul in sight. I waited about twenty, maybe thirty minutes, and was about to pull out to go back home when out of nowhere a long blacked-out stretch limo pulled up across the road from me. A man got out who was dressed in and suit. He had a woman with him and she too was all dressed up. They both walked towards the back of the building. Curious, I got out and quietly followed them down the back alleyway. I'm not afraid to admit it, but I was scared shitless, although something in me wanted to find out what all this was about. So I quietly hid behind some trash cans and watched as the couple walked a few steps before stopping and knocking on a door. Someone opened it and the damn door opened out-wards like a fire door so it blocked my view, not letting me see anything, then they went in and the door shut.