Chapter 1
I had one rule...
"Never share a bed with a stranger". It was a simple rule that I had followed for twenty-two years of my life
"I shouldn't have gone to the party"That was the first thought that came to my mind as I slowly opened my eyes.
I looked around
I wasn't in my room
I wasn't in Kelly's room either.
Or David's
"Where am I?" I whispered to myself
A sharp pain suddenly shot through my head, making me wince
"No way, it can't be"
I had always been the sensible one
The girl who lectured Kelly about reckless decisions, the girl who believed she was too focused on school, work, and building her future to get herself caught in a situation like this!
Yet here she was
"Oh, young lady, what have you done ?"I muttered to myself
I slowly turned around -and froze
A pair of cold, piercing eyes were staring straight at me. A shiver ran down my spine as an unfamiliar wave of fear took over
"Who was this man?"
I wanted to ask, but words caught in my throat for the first time that morning; a terrifying thought crossed my mind
"What have I gotten myself into?"
FOUR WEEKS EARLIER........
"No way, girl, you are going too far with this your flirting lifestyle", I said as I entered the kitchen to get waffles for Kelly and me.
"I'm not doing anything wrong, girl. Joe loves me, and so do I, so there's nothing absolutely wrong with having fun with him," Kelly said in defence
"Babes, you just met this guy last week", I reminded her, and you are yet to figure out his intentions towards you"I added
Kelly has this habit of making out with any guy she has the slightest interest in. As her friend, I have tried my best to talk some sense into her, but Kelly?
Nah,
she was stubborn.
I placed the waffle in front of her before sitting down to munch mine "I ain't gonna join you in living a boring life", she said, laughing
A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door
"Who's there? " I asked, walking towards the door. The voice was familiar
My boyfriend David
"Good day, babe", I greeted, giving him a quick kiss and hug
"I'm so famished ", he replied, walking into the living room without bothering to return my greetings
"Babe", I called out "I'm sorry, love ", he apologised, pulling me into a hug
"Good day, Dav", Kelly greeted without bothering to look up
"Are you guys good?" I asked
I've always known David and Kelly to be close friends. I met David through her, and I'm so thankful cause he has been a darling to me since we started dating two years ago
We spent the whole evening together, and Kelly left afterwards while David stayed for the night
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I woke up the next morning feeling under the weather, but I had school and work and a future waiting to be built
I lazily stood up from the bed and made breakfast for David and me. He was still in bed, and he hated being disturbed whenever he was sleeping
I had my bath, got ready for school and went to Kelly's house so we could go to school together
"Babes, what's up? You are already dressed ", I asked, staring at Kelly
"Unbelievable", I added
"Joe's on his way to pick me up ", Kelly replied
"Wait, don't tell me you are not going to school?" I asked
"I am, girl. Chill," Kelly replied
"He's here ", she added
"Thanks for the ride ", I said, closing the door
"You are welcome anytime", Joe said
He pulled Kelly in for a kiss
"We are late for biostatistics class ", I chipped in, smiling
"Call me later, babe ", he said, finally letting go of Kelly
"There's this party; Joe invited me to Kelly announced as we left biostatistics class
"Date and location?" I asked
"Next two weeks", she replied
"And as for location, I don't know yet ", she added
I stared at her with a look that clearly said, Girl, you can do better "
"He invited you too," she chipped in
"You already know my reply I said as we walked down the hallway
"I'm heading to the library I added
"It's an early invite, though. You have enough time to think about it and get an outfit. You know I'm always in for shopping Kelly said as she hugged me
"I will be at the cafe", she added as she left
"She's so unbelievable ", I muttered to myself as I turned towards the library
When I finished studying, I left for the cafe to meet Kelly, but she wasn't there. I called her on the phone
"Girl, where are you at?" I asked
"I'm sorry, babe. Joe came around. You can head home. I will come around in the evening, " Kelly said, giggling
"No need for that ", I murmured as I ended the call
"Be safe", I muttered to myself as I walked away
"Maya", I heard someone call from behind
The voice was familiar
. It was Alex, my male best friend
. I'd been avoiding him for weeks cause I'd have a tiff with David over him, so I decided to limit how often we hung out
"What's up?" I said, forcing a smile
"You've been avoiding me for weeks now. Are we good?" he asked
"I'm sorry I've been busy ", I replied
"This is about David, right?" he asked
"Can we not do this here?" I asked
"You are right. I'm sorry," I added
"It's cool. Anything that makes you happy, I will do it willingly, but free advice: you are making David the centre of Ur life without even realising it," he said before skating away
"Alex", I called out
But he ignored me
"I'm sorry", I muttered to myself
I felt bad. I've been friends with Alex since kindergarten, and it was unfair to treat him like that
"I'm a bad person ", I mumbled as I headed in the direction of the hotel where I did my part-time job
I'd completely forgotten I wasn't feeling well
