CHAPTER ONE
AUTHOR'S POV
She tossed and tossed in the bed...
After few minutes of lazing around on her bed, she stood up went to her make up table picked up the small mirror and looked at face.
Her eyes were puffy and teary, very obvious she cried through the night..
She looked pale, looking like a walking corpse.
A slight knock came through the door, then a soft voice followed suit..
"Aria aren't you going to school today"
She sighed.
She wasn't ready to listen to his numerous excuses, his soft and calm voice,him pleading his way back to her.
But she was tired already..
Tired of everything..
She wants to give up on him but she can't even imagine a day without his charming smile to her.
"Mom can I skip school today, I feel nauseous" she replied faintly but her Mom was long gone while she was lost in her thoughts.
She sighed..
She entered the bathroom sank into the bathtub, trying to relax but everywhere seemed blurry
Then the image of yesterday hit her again.
She was feeling down not because she caught him or because he saw her but he didn't retreat but because she caught Bianca her thirteen years friendship devouring her boyfriend's lips.
She was obviously devasted, she couldn't believe her eyes, she couldn't believe that it would be her.
She sighed again and felt a gentle tap on her shoulder, she opened her eyes to meet a pair of hazel eyes staring into her, curious about why she was like this..
"Aria what happened at the party yesterday, you abruptly came back not even with Bianca, did anything happen... you know you can always talk to me about anything..."
She sighed again this time around to end her mother's countless curiosity, she turned to her mum and gentle held her hands
"Mum am fine, I just got a lot of school activities occupying my brains and I also left the party cause I wasn't feeling the vibes"She said with a slight smile
Her mum nodded and kissed her on the cheeks but her face suddenly became worrisome
"Aria are you alright, you are burning up or did u get a cold yesterday night... Why don't you skip classes today while I go to the far end of the road and buy some drugs for you"
"Don't worry Mum, just get to work I would probably be fine after taking some nap"
"Okay, Uhmm your breakfast is in the fridge once you are done taking your bath go eat and sleep I would be back on time today"
"Okay mum. Bye I love you"
"I love you too Aria" her mum gave her a very wide sweet smile, kissed her on the cheeks and left..
She stood up from the bathtub, did some scrubs wiped herself and went to get dressed...
ARIA'S POV
I woke up with a severe headache, I checked my time it was past noon already and my stomach where giving me signs that I was punishing it, I went downstairs to get what to eat holding my head like it was about to fall apart.
I opened the fridge and met pasta, but it was already soggy and cold and I couldn't cook and I also didn't have the strength and energy to order, I had to reheat it and mange it till mum is back.
Someone knocked slightly on the door, it felt familiar but I couldn't figure out who was there, I opened it and felt my stomach twitching
There he was staring into me.
I held the door with a tight grip and asked
"What the hell are u doing here" I felt tears on the peak of falling I couldn't hold them back i just let them flow as I silently stared at him waiting for a reply
He dipped his hands into his back pocket of his trouser brought out a handkerchief and gently wiped the tears I wanted to push him but it felt like I was being held from doing it.
Then with a calm, sweet soft voice he said "I've caused you a lot of pain and I feel bad deep down and I just want to end everything, I don't want to see you cry or become sad because of my useless actions, I shouldn't have you feel like a person with a surrounding walls, you should go out there and have fun and not be stuck with someone like me"
He was still caring, trying to console me from feeling bad but then it hit me right on the spot...
We are breaking up.
I felt a sharp pain on my stomach.
Again but this time around a severe one cause I felt like I was about facing one of my dreaded nightmare
I hugged him and cried profusely. I didn't stop. I wanted to give him reason why he shouldn't make such decision. I just wanted to be with him. I wanted him to be mine and mine alone but here he was trying to end everything.
I smelled his cologne deeply and felt this was the last time I would ever perceive such strong scent. It was my favourite
He tapped my head a few times, I retreated from his embrace then he handed me a rectangular shaped box in a small fancy bag.
I opened it and I immediately recognized it
It was the best thing he had done for me this period, it was a new perfume, but it had a scent that always and will always remind me of him..
He nodded a few times and smiled slightly
"I know you are going to like it, just wanted to gift you something before finally leaving"
I told him to come in and led the way to my room, he followed suit.
I opened my drawer and gave him something, it was the gift I was meant to give him yesterday.
He smiled and collected it and gave me a warm but tight hug
"Aren't you going to open it" I curiously asked
"No, I would that once I get to my place" he said and bent.
Suddenly I felt his soft lips on mine, devouring everything in me, taking my breath and still trying to make everything look slow, calm and steady.
Then he lifted my chin and smiled
" I would forever miss your lips" he said while romantically caressing my lips
I raised my feet to my tip, touched my lips on his making sure I devoured everything there, he drew me closer holding my slender waist, I could feel him smirking beneath... He then said something into my mouth
"I would forever miss you"
He turned and left...
I sighed and laid down on the bed as kept thinking and wondering how am going to cope and survive well without him. Without time I drifted to sleep
EVENING
I woke up feeling energetic, I went downstairs and saw my mum humming and dancing to a tone she liked most which reminded me of my father, after my father's death things have been tough for both me and my mum but as times went flew by I saw her overcoming some of it I became very proud of her and admired her very well from afar. I always saw her as my role model when it comes to acting like everything is fine when they are not.
"What's going on in that little head if yours" she said jilting me back to reality
"Nothing ma, was just wondering how life would have been without you in it"
"Come here girl, don't make mama cry" she said with a wide open hand gesture for me to give her a hug and I did
She tapped my head and said sofly "I would always be here for you" I nodded
" Mum what are we having for dinner" I asked raising my head and looking sternly into her eyes
" Potato fries and beef stew" she said grinning from ear to ear. It was her favorite so is it mine too...
After dinner, I did the dishes and went to my room to take a shower.
A notification entered signalling a new chat I opened and it was from David;
David:: Thanks for the sneakers and hoodie, they were really my size I appreciate..
Aria:: It's nothing, just a little form of appreciation.
David:: So what you doing right now
Aria:: Nothing, just want to take my bath and sleep
David:: Okay let me not disturb you then, Goodnight and sweet dreams..
Before I could reply he was offline already..
I took my bath, wore my nighties, layed on the bed going through my social media handle after finding nothing interesting I dropped the phone and let the night do it's work...