Mark my words.

Darcy couldn't conceal her happiness anymore as a smile could be seen on her face already. She was really glad that she won the rap contest, she put in her very best, and it brought good results. She retorted to the lady in front of her,

"Thanks".

"You're welcome, you know, I wouldn't be satisfied if you hadn't won this contest. Your rapping style was really great, the audience made the right choice by casting their votes on you". The woman said with a smile on her face, by this time, she'd finished wearing the medal on Darcy's neck positioning it well to her chest(breast).

Mark wasn't that surprised that Darcy won the contest, the moment he heard her rapping, he knew that there was a very high possibility of her winning the contest. She wasn't close to being a wack rapper.....at all. Dylan took his gaze from what was happening on stage and positioned them on Mark saying,

"You came to this contest to see how good of a rapper she was, that's what you said at the onset of this event. Well, you've seen enough, she won the rap contest, most of the crowds voted for her. I wouldn't lie, I voted for her also 'cause her rapping style was really great".

"I voted for her too". Ben chipped in.

"Yeah, can't deny it, she really is a gifted rapper, I've confirmed that. But looks like I haven't explained to you guys what transpired between me and her. She invited me to this contest for a reason". Mark stated.

"Tell us, clarify it to us, what is it that transpired between you and her? Remember, you must keep to your words". Ben uttered to Mark, he was really curious to know what took place between him and Darcy.

Mark smiled a little, "Surely, I am gonna keep to my words, I'm gonna explain it to you guys. But remember, both of you haven't told me how you learned about this rap contest. So you guys would have to clarify that to me first before I explain anything".

"It's no big deal, I'm gonna be the first to explain right now, Dylan.....

Ben's words were cut short by the woman's voice that circulated the whole room, she was making another speech,

"The rap competition is over, and it was nice having you guys here. Without you guys, this contest wouldn't be a success, an event can't be successful without people in it.....it would just be wasted planning. You guys played your part by voting and enjoying the contest to its climax, and we really appreciate it. A winner emerged as a result of that,

There is a young guy outside that is gonna be giving out soft drinks to anyone who cares for it, that's our doing. We know that it can't be compared to the money you used in purchasing tickets for this event, but we are doing that as a sign of our appreciation. As I said earlier, the winner is gonna receive an amount of five thousand dollars, and this is the winner over here....am sure you guys can see her properly", She grabbed Darcy by the left shoulder when she said that,

"I'm sure you guys enjoyed her performance that's why she had lots of vote counts. That's all I have to say, you guys should arrive at your various homes safely, it's a bit late now. Once again, thanks for being present at this event....don't forget about the soft drinks".

Concluding with her statement, she walked into the broad door with four contestants following her from behind. Darcy was the only one remaining on stage, she was searching for Mark, she couldn't find him at the spot where he was standing before. She was afraid that he might have left, 'cause lots of people were already evacuating the compartment...the rap contest was over, what were they waiting for? But after scanning through the crowds for some more seconds, she spotted Mark standing at a different place.....and he was staring at her also.

She walked down from stage sauntering to where Mark was standing alongside Ben and Dylan. Mark didn't take his gaze from her as he kept on staring at her until she arrived at the spot where he was standing. She didn't even bother to look at the two people standing beside him before uttering,

"After seeing how good my rapping style was, after seeing how gifted I am as a rapper. Can you still refer to me as a wack rapper? I don't think so. I'm gonna surprise you by blowing up in the music industry as fast as possible. Now that I have gotten the opportunity to get signed to a big record label, I won't let it go to waste. Mark my words, I am gonna blow up in the music industry as fast as possible as a rapper. See you next time".

With that last statement, Darcy mounted back on stage and strolled into the vast door. Ben was the first person to speak the moment Darcy left their presence,

"I could sense her bad character from the way she spoke, is she like this just to you or to everyone?".

"And she mentioned something like you referring to her as a wack rapper, how did that happen? is it part of the stuff that occurred between you and her?". Dylan asked Mark also.

"Yeah, me calling her a wack rapper is part of the stuff that transpired between me and her. Let's talk about this outside so I could explain better". Mark stated as the three of them began walking out of the compartment.

The time was about 9:42 pm, darkness had taken over from daylight completely, yeah, it was complete nighttime. The three of them came out from the building and they were offered soft drinks as the woman in gown said, but they rejected it, they weren't in the mood for some soft drinks shit right now. By now, the building was almost empty as most people had evacuated from it already.

"Did you guys bring your cars?". Mark asked Ben and Dylan.

"Yes, we did". Ben and Dylan retorted in unison.

"Where did you guys park them?". Mark inquired once again.

"We parked it along the alley very close to the same spot, yeah, we parked our cars very close to each other along this Belmont avenue". Dylan replied.

"Let's go there to talk properly".

"Ok then, let's get moving".

They began sauntering heading to the spot where Ben and Dylan parked their cars. Mark followed from behind while they led the way...they were the ones that knew where they parked their f**king cars, so they were supposed to lead the way. It wasn't much of a long walk before they arrived at the spot where Ben and Dylan parked their cars. And it was just as they said, their cars were close to each other. Ben's car was at the front while Dylan's car was behind it, yeah, to the brim...not even a single space was left.

"Wow! you guys really parked your cars close to each other. If Ben doesn't drive his car a little forward, you won't be able to move your car without crushing the front of your car and crushing the front of Ben's car. Dylan, you know that right?".

"Yes, I do". Dylan answered.

"Then why the hell did you guys park your cars so close to each other?".

Dylan didn't felt like properly answering Mark's question, so as Ben also. So before Dylan could respond to Mark's question, Ben had spoken already.

"We just felt like parking it that way, so can we just forget about that. Remember, we are still waiting for an explanation from you".

"Umm, I think you guys are forgetting something also, you guys haven't told me how you learned about the rap contest that just concluded". Mark stated.

Ben was the first person to speak, "My explanation is simple, Dylan told me about it on phone call. He told me all about where the contest was to take place, the avenue and so on. Arriving at this avenue with my car, I sighted Dylan coming out of his parked car at the other side of the road, so I drove to meet him, and I parked my car there also.....that's why our cars were parked so near to each other".

After Ben was done with his explanation, Mark turned his attention to Dylan and questioned,

"What about you Dylan, how did you learn about the rap contest? You informing Ben about it shows that you heard about it earlier".

"I learned about it from Kendrick, yeah, Kendrick the young and popular artiste. We are really close to each other, so he informed me about it, but he didn't come....he doesn't want too much attention".

"Then, why didn't you guys inform me about it?". Mark questioned once again.

Ben was about to reply to Mark's question before Dylan interrupted saying,

"Let's not get into that right now, just know that we surely had plans of informing you about it on phone call. So let's not talk about that, at least, we've explained to you how we learned about the rap contest...so it's about time for you to tell us the stuff that transpired between you and the female rapper".

"Ok then, I will, first of all, her name is Darcy as you guys may already know"....And the rest of the explanation continued from there, he clarified all to them. How Gary texted him about the meeting that was to take place at the 'Cool boiz' headquarter, him going there thinking that he was gonna arrive there early while he was late already. How Darcy tried to humiliate him in front of everyone at the headquarter, he referring to her as a wack rapper just to humiliate her also. She coming to his house without invitation and so on, he explained all to them. And Dylan was like,

"She's really got some bad attitude, like, she's got probs".

Ben nodded his head as an indication that he concurred with what Dylan said.