Hook me up with your friend

Years ago I was at Webster Hall with my friend. There was this dude that I sort of knew who worked there. I met nearly all the staff due to my many, many visits back then. He was one of those guys who would collect the cups and bottles. He seemed cool enough up to that point.

So one night I’m there dancing with a friend of mine and I received a text. It’s from this guy, he messaged me saying, “Hey man, you need to connect me with that girl you are with. If you do that for me, I’ll get you both into VIP.”

At that point I felt like we were being stalked, so I looked around and found his chump self watching us from the back. I replied to his message “Nah son, she’s with me bro, that’s not gonna happen. We don’t need you for VIP.” 

He read my message and then I guess he got offended and responded with “I’ll get you both kicked out of here right now. Introduce me to her or you are both out.” 

Now I’m starting to get pissed off, I’m here with my friend to have a good time and this damn loser is trying to strong arm me into introducing him to her? This fool is crazy, I looked back to where he was at, but now he was gone.

I had a romantic interest in this woman, I really liked her, and even if I didn’t, I’m not going to use her as a bargaining chip to get into VIP or remain in the club. Women are not props and I’m telling y’all, I was getting really heated. Few things get me going as fast as men disrespecting women I’m with.

“Hey bro, go for it, I know people here too, and if anything we’ll just go somewhere else, but we’ll still be together and you still wont know her. You don’t get to speak to her! What else you got? Also, delete my f*cking number man.”

Silence, no response.

*Much later*

“Hey man, I’m sorry about that, I was tripping bro, my bad. So you guys wanna come hangout in vip? It’s quiet and I can chill for a bit.” 

So now he’s trying to shift gears, like I’m going to fall for it. “Nah bro, I told you already, we are good on VIP. Also, I asked you to delete my number.” 

He didn’t bother us anymore after that. I saw him a few other times when I went to the club, but he didn’t approach me after that. The dude was a scumbag and he knew that he was wrong for what he did. I don’t know if he got scared that I’d show his text messages to management or that I’d knock him out, but he didn’t cross my path after that.

Now that friend, she got herself a possessive, jealous boyfriend who forced her to cut all ties with old friends. I’ve not heard a peep from her in years. I miss her, we were good friends, but its her life, her choice. Until she’s ready to claim her life back, there is nothing I can do. She’s gone.