MAYA
"Would you like to go on a date with me?"
My heart started beating like crazy, my eyes widened and my breaths ceased at that moment. Every part of my body thirsted to say Yes but that's when realization dawned on me.
My smile faded and that excitement I once felt vanished alongside.
"That's like asking me to be your girlfriend." I said in a cold tone.
"Would you like to be my girlfriend?" He asked and I gulped down my saliva.
"As much as I'd love to say yes, I can't. And trust me, I really do. Every part of me wants me to say yes." I paused while I exhaled deeply. He frowned for a split moment and there was the look of disappointment painted on his face.
"It's not about your family, Desmond and It's not about you. It's me. My life is so complicated right now that I can't e
