YOU WERE MY ALMOST

Chapter2: The Golden Boy

PAYTON’S POV

“How did you not know that was Jackson Colt??” Charlotte asked me.

“Well it is because I do not care, he is just an arrogant piece of s**t!” I told her.

“Well let’s just get going Charlotte, I really don’t have time for this” I told Charlotte.

I was going to spend the night at Charlotte’s because I was not ready to face my father’s wrath, he was slowly turning into a psychopath and I could not handle all that right now.

We got to Charlotte’s house and I called my cousin Samuel

“Hey Sammy, tell dad I won’t be around tonight, I’m staying at Charlotte’s place” I told him

“You’re gonna be in so much trouble Pay” He told me

“Well guess what, I don’t care”, I told him and hung up.

Samuel has been living with us for about two years because his mum, my dad’s sister, is in jail. My family is such a mess, I don’t even know why she’s in jail because my father won’t tell us anything. Samuel is so annoying but it is lowkey nice to have a male relative apart from my Father.

“Good day Mrs Anthony” I greeted Charlotte’s mum

“Oh hello there Payton, such a pleasure to have you here, Charlotte told me you’ll be spending the night here, I hope your parents are ok with that” She said

“Actually, I’m trying to avoid them right now, but if it’s not ok with you then-”

“Oh no dear I totally understand, you don’t have to explain anything” Mrs Anthony cut me off saying.

“You know when I was young like you, I had disagreements with my parents all the time and I’d go to my best friend's house all the time, so I understand you my dear” she said.

I’ve always loved Charlotte’s mum, she understood me more than my actual mum did, which is funny considering the fact that my mother hasn't checked up on me in the last six months. She left me to suffer with my dad, and I can never forget that.

“Ok mum, Payton and I are gonna go upstairs” Charlotte told her mum.

“Ok sweetheart, come down in the next two hours for dinner” She replied.

I always envied Charlotte’s life, she had everything she wanted and most important of all, she had supportive parents, something I didn’t have.

When we got up to her room, I changed into pajamas and got comfortable.

“Ok now, time to unwind, breathe in, breathe out, now start from the beginning” Charlotte said

“Ok, it all started 16 years ago on the night when my mother’s water broke” I jokingly told her.

“Haha not funny Pay, I’m serious, talk to me” Charlotte said.

“Ok, I met this guy named Daniel like a week ago while I was out of the house near the park and we exchanged contacts, I really thought he was so hot.” I told her

“Then on Tuesday, you know how my dad is, he annoyed the hell out of me, but before then, Daniel had asked me to accompany him to a party on Wednesday but I had refused, then when my dad annoyed me, I was so furious and I decided to agree to the party to cool my head” I said.

“You know you could’ve just told me if something was bothering you Pay” Charlotte said.

“At that point Char, I was not thinking straight” I replied

“So he picked me up by 10pm on Wednesday, I thought we were going to a normal party but he took me to a club instead, and honestly, I did not even know how he convinced the bouncer to let me in, but he did anyway and then we got in.” I said

“We danced throughout, then he started getting touchy, and boy was I turned on.” I told her

“Well, tell me what happened next,” Charlotte said.

I started having flashbacks of that night. When we left the club, he ordered an uber for us to go back to his house and at that moment, I did not even think for once that I had a test the next day. When we reached his room, I was so ready to take my clothes off and f**k him hard but then he told me

“Hey darling, we’re gonna take this very slowly, so you will enjoy every bit of it” He told me.

His seductive voice melted my legs immediately and I sat on his bed, he took his shirt off which revealed his amazing physique, he came towards me, kissing my neck slowly and at that exact moment, he slid his hands under my shirt and played with my n****e. I let out a soft moan and he shut me up with a kiss. He removed my shirt and unhooked my bra and looked at me with hungry eyes. He sucked the life out of my boobs and I was so aroused. He then slid his hand underneath my skirt and at that same moment while sucking on my t**s, he fingered the life out of me. I was about to reach a flow state when he whispered in my ear and said “I haven’t even gotten started darling”. Through out the night we f****d and I moaned out all my frustrations and eventually, we fell asleep. Then that’s when I woke up late for school.

“Payton, you’ve been silent for the past five minutes, what are you thinking about?” Charlotte asked

I hadn’t even realized that I had gone silent.

I told her everything and how had it happened

“Wow that’s crazy, you’re really living the life” She said

“Oh stop it, my life is a literal mess and being promiscuous seems to be the only thing calming me down” I said.

“You know this reminds me of your ex Josh, that after the night you guys spent together, he love bombed you and then ghosted you” She said

Josh was the first guy I had s*x with and he knew it. We dated for like two weeks before he convinced me to give up my virginity. That was the worst mistake ever because after that he acted like he was so madly in love with me for three days and just stopped texting me and literally blocked me. Thank goodness Charlotte was there to comfort me, if not I don’t know what I would have done.

"I really don't know how my life ended up this way Charlotte” I said

“You know Payton this isn't even your fault I might not know how it feels to lose someone but I won't ever blame them for the way they behave after, if this is your coping mechanism, then I won’t judge you.” Charlotte said.

All of a sudden I suddenly started having flashbacks about my deceased brother and how I was standing at his grave during the funeral and not being able to utter a word and I remember the look on my mother's face looking at her dead’s son's grave and then at my father and at that point in time I knew that my future would change.

Before I realized, I started crying in front of Charlotte and she comforted me.

“Hey hey hey, nothing is your fault is ok, no one will dictate your grief” She said.

My brother was my best friend, he was the only person that truly understood me and now I don't even know how my life spiralled out of control in his absence. Luckily, Charlotte was there for me and I didn’t let grief consume me.

I finished crying and told Charlotte: “Thank you so much for being there for me, I really appreciate you, you don't know what you mean to me.”

“Oh stop it, you don’t have to say all that, I’m just doing my job as a good best friend.” She replied

“I love you” I told her

“I love you too” she said

“Girls, dinner is ready!” Mrs Anthony called out to us.

“We’re coming mum!” Charlotte replied.

We got downstairs and had dinner. Charlotte’s dad traveled for a business trip and so he wasn’t around.

“So how was school today, girls?” Mrs Anthony asked

“It was ok mum” Charlotte replied.

JACKSON’S POV

“Oh my goodness bro, you wouldn’t believe the annoying chick I encountered today.” I told Oliver

Oliver and I had been friends for over five years now and we were next door neighbors. We were two different kinds of guys but we still understood each other.

“Who was she?” Oliver asked

“I don’t even know mehn, she was about like 5’6 tall, had brown hair, behaved like a total wacko and ignored me when I tried talking to her, who the f**k does that?” I said

“Hm, that description doesn’t ring a bell, I wonder who she could be” Oliver replied.

“Well that aside, Talia agreed to come over tonight, and I might just smash” I told him

“You know, for a new student, you’ve already bagged a lot of girls, which is quite impressive.” He said

“Well buddy, that’s what happens when you have charm” I told him.

Oliver was the quiet type of guy, and he barely associated with girls, he claims he’d rather focus on his studies.

“You know, one day you’re gonna realize that there’s more to life than reading Shakespeare all day” I told him

“And one day you’re gonna realize that there is fun in reading Shakespeare” He told me.

Oliver wanted to be a writer, documenting people’s lives and telling stories, he had his life planned out, whereas I was stuck living the life my parents wanted.

I didn't really know I wanted outside of being an athlete like my parents wanted, but being an athlete just didn’t seem right to me.

“Ok buddy, Talia just texted me, she’s on her way and I gotta go prep the house since my parents aren't around.” I told Oliver

“Ok bye, remember to use protection” Oliver told me

“I have the best pull out game bro, that won’t be an issue” I told him

“Where are you coming from, young man?” The deep authoritative voice of my father met me immediately I entered the house

“s**t” I murmured to myself

“Didn’t expect me to be home by this time right?, well I figured I’d come give you a surprise and stay with you since your mother was still out of the country” He said

“Thanks dad, I really appreciate it but I don’t think there was a need for you to come back home so early” I told him

“Oh hush, why not, were you expecting a girl over or something, you know the rules, no girls allowed after 6pm Jackson, you know that.”

“Oh no, I wasn’t expecting anyone over” I replied.

At that moment we were having a conversation, a woman dressed in a robe came down from the stairs and walked up to us.