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The Place Called Zero
The Place Called Zero
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On the cold morning of December 25, 2004 a young man named Jonathan swallowed 5 sleeping pills with tap water and tried to go to sleep. He wasn’t trying to commit suicide but had no intention of being conscious either for some time to come. The memories of what happened just a few hours back still haunted him. His pulse rate was at least a hundred twenty and he had a throbbing headache. It was 6.30 in the morning.
The night before had started off like any other Friday night. Jonathan and his half girlfriend Nicole had dinner together at home (home delivery from KFC), made love twice and started getting dressed to party. Between 9 and 10.30 they fought twice about Jonathan being too jealous and how Nicole cannot loose her male friends for him. At 10.30 Nicole’s ex boyfriend called and she talked on the phone for exactly 49 minutes. When she hung up Jonathan said that he doesn’t feel like going out anymore. Nicole informed him that that’s his choice and she left the house alone.
Jonathan waited three hours before realizing that she wouldn’t call to ask him to join her after all. So he forgave her silently for all that she has done, and decided to go and join her in the club where they usually hang out. He decided that after everything, she is still with him and that’s definitely “proof of love”.
When he reached the club it was already two in the morning and it was steadily snowing outside. Inside however, people were almost sweating as they danced to the intoxicating beats of loud R&B music. By the time Jonathan found Nicole, she was already making out with a pilot who went by A Place Called Zero
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the name “K”. Jonathan got the impression that K
was a prize winning asshole the first day he met him.
For nearly seven minutes Jonathan watched Nicole make out with K right in front of him. He felt like throwing up. When they finished, Jonathan was still standing there looking pale.
The first thing that Nicole said to him was
“What are you doing here? I thought you don’t want to be with me.”
“I’m here now. What’s going on baby?”
“Nothing. I want to get a drink.”
Jonathan stood there as Nicole went to get her drink and came back after nearly half an hour. When she got back, she went straight to the group K was with and waved at Jonathan to join as if nothing has happened. Jonathan decided that Nicole was just testing his patience and he decided to play along. For the next two hours he tried to act cool and with an inhuman strength of will power did not loose his temper. Most of this time Nicole danced with K on the dance floor while Jonathan sat with the group.
When the lights came on and it was time to go, Jonathan patiently waited for Nicole to finish her drink and dancing and to finally leave the club.
“Baby let’s go. Its very late now” said Jonathan when he couldn’t take it anymore.
Without missing a bit Nicole said “Fuck off! I’m going with K.”
Jonathan couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He knew that she wouldn’t do that, she couldn’t but the fact that she said it in front of so many A Place Called Zero
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people made it so embarrassing. The music was off and people who still haven’t left was enjoying the drama that was going on.
“Honey you are drunk. Let’s go, please don’t embarrass me here.” He said again.
“What are you fucking deaf? I said I’m going with K. He will drop me home.”
“Please don’t do this. I know you are not thinking straight. Come with me.” And as he said, he took Nicole’s hand and tried to pull her. At that moment, K came in between and said “If she wants to go with you, she’ll let you know. Now leave her hand!”
One last time Jonathan tried to change her mind, “Baby please don’t do this.”
The last thing Nicole said before she walked out of the club with K was “Fuck - off!”
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Jonathan slept for about nine hours straight and he woke up with the same headache that he went to bed with, only it was worse now. He was half hoping that Nicole would send him a SMS
saying that she was sorry and she made a big mistake but there was none. As he walked towards the kitchen like a drunken man, he wondered one more time if his best friend Kip has been right about her all the way.
Jonathan met Nicole six months back in the same club she walked out from last night. Jonathan quickly fell in love but she said she wasn’t ready for a relationship yet. She also had an ex boyfriend who lived in South...
The night before had started off like any other Friday night. Jonathan and his half girlfriend Nicole had dinner together at home (home delivery from KFC), made love twice and started getting dressed to party. Between 9 and 10.30 they fought twice about Jonathan being too jealous and how Nicole cannot loose her male friends for him. At 10.30 Nicole’s ex boyfriend called and she talked on the phone for exactly 49 minutes. When she hung up Jonathan said that he doesn’t feel like going out anymore. Nicole informed him that that’s his choice and she left the house alone.
Jonathan waited three hours before realizing that she wouldn’t call to ask him to join her after all. So he forgave her silently for all that she has done, and decided to go and join her in the club where they usually hang out. He decided that after everything, she is still with him and that’s definitely “proof of love”.
When he reached the club it was already two in the morning and it was steadily snowing outside. Inside however, people were almost sweating as they danced to the intoxicating beats of loud R&B music. By the time Jonathan found Nicole, she was already making out with a pilot who went by A Place Called Zero
2
the name “K”. Jonathan got the impression that K
was a prize winning asshole the first day he met him.
For nearly seven minutes Jonathan watched Nicole make out with K right in front of him. He felt like throwing up. When they finished, Jonathan was still standing there looking pale.
The first thing that Nicole said to him was
“What are you doing here? I thought you don’t want to be with me.”
“I’m here now. What’s going on baby?”
“Nothing. I want to get a drink.”
Jonathan stood there as Nicole went to get her drink and came back after nearly half an hour. When she got back, she went straight to the group K was with and waved at Jonathan to join as if nothing has happened. Jonathan decided that Nicole was just testing his patience and he decided to play along. For the next two hours he tried to act cool and with an inhuman strength of will power did not loose his temper. Most of this time Nicole danced with K on the dance floor while Jonathan sat with the group.
When the lights came on and it was time to go, Jonathan patiently waited for Nicole to finish her drink and dancing and to finally leave the club.
“Baby let’s go. Its very late now” said Jonathan when he couldn’t take it anymore.
Without missing a bit Nicole said “Fuck off! I’m going with K.”
Jonathan couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He knew that she wouldn’t do that, she couldn’t but the fact that she said it in front of so many A Place Called Zero
3
people made it so embarrassing. The music was off and people who still haven’t left was enjoying the drama that was going on.
“Honey you are drunk. Let’s go, please don’t embarrass me here.” He said again.
“What are you fucking deaf? I said I’m going with K. He will drop me home.”
“Please don’t do this. I know you are not thinking straight. Come with me.” And as he said, he took Nicole’s hand and tried to pull her. At that moment, K came in between and said “If she wants to go with you, she’ll let you know. Now leave her hand!”
One last time Jonathan tried to change her mind, “Baby please don’t do this.”
The last thing Nicole said before she walked out of the club with K was “Fuck - off!”
A Place Called Zero
4
Jonathan slept for about nine hours straight and he woke up with the same headache that he went to bed with, only it was worse now. He was half hoping that Nicole would send him a SMS
saying that she was sorry and she made a big mistake but there was none. As he walked towards the kitchen like a drunken man, he wondered one more time if his best friend Kip has been right about her all the way.
Jonathan met Nicole six months back in the same club she walked out from last night. Jonathan quickly fell in love but she said she wasn’t ready for a relationship yet. She also had an ex boyfriend who lived in South...
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