Chapter 39

~MICHELLE~

I sat in front of my vanity table,I was dividing my hair in sections because I wanted to do mini twists,I'm not going to waste my money by going to a salon for just twists or braids,I can do them myself,I thought about my life as I started twisting my hair.

Jace was in my brother's room probably talking or playing game,I didn't actually care,I have been avoiding him like a plague,I avoided him at school and whenever he came to our house,I always locked myself in my room,I'm not even going to talk about my brother,I have been giving him the silent treatment,my mum noticed and asked but I always diverted the topic.

My only friends were my books and phone,those two always stick around with me,they never gonna leave me and about Lucas,I apologized to him for wrongly accusing him and we are cool.

Kim tried to make me forgive the duo but nope,I'm not going to do that,well,when she told me the backstory,I was kind of touched, people makes mistake,he wasn't actually at fault,it was Cassandra,she was the whole mastermind, I'm just angry over the fact that he never told me,who knows what bigger secret he's hiding.

I was still twisting my hair when I heard a knock on my door,I ignored it at first but I knew who it was,if it was my mum,she would barge into my room,same with Maya,so whoever was knocking was either Mason or his bestfriend.

I connected my phone Bluetooth to my mp3 speaker, pretending not to hear the knock.

He kept knocking,"Ughh!!!."I rolled my eyes in frustration,I stopped the music and walked to the door to open it.

When I saw who it was,I tried to close the door against him but he stopped me,"What do you want?"I asked plainly.

"I want to talk."

"I don't want to talk,go away."

"Please."

"I can't talk,I'm busy."

"With what?."

"My hair."

"I can help with that."

I laughed when I heard his response,"Since when did you turn to a hairdresser?."

"Let me in and I will tell you."

"That sounds like a command."I replied.

"Please."

I sighed and opened the door for him to come in,I have been treating him like an outcast for weeks.

I sat in front of my vanity table and continued twisting my hair,I caught him staring at me through the mirror.

"Stop giving me that creepy look."I turned to face him.

"Sorry,I got distracted."

I don't like this.

I mouthed an "oh" and continued twisting my hair,ignoring his presence.

"So we are really going to continue doing this?."

"Doing what?."

"Stop...you know what I'm talking about."

"I don't want to talk about this, I'm busy with my hair right now."

"You are speaking to me with your mouth not hands,so you are really not going to forgive me?."He asked.

"You should really see things from my perspective,I was drunk when it happened and your drink was spiked,we are both equal."

"You don't get it,do you?,I'm not angry over that,yeah sure,it was a mistake,I agree but you should have told me,you made me look like a fool in Cassandra's eyes."I replied him as I faced him.

"So that's what you care about?, if I hadn't seen the pictures,would you have told me?."His question hit me so hard.

You know you wouldn't have told him,just forgive him because you are guilty just like him.

"I don't know."

"You don't know?."

"Yeah."

He was about to say something when my phone rang,I checked the caller ID and it was Lucas.

"Miche,what's up?."He asked across the phone.

"I'm good,how are you?."

"I'm fine,so Olivia and I are planning on going out and we were wondering if you will like to hang out with us?."

"Oh,sorry,I can't,I'm busy with my hair, today's washday."

"Oh,okay,some other time,take care,bye."He said before hanging up.

"Who was that?."Jace asked.

"You have no right to ask me that question."I glared at him.

"It was just a harmless question."

"Well,it's not because you are trying to get into my business."

"I'm your boyfriend."

"Let me remind you incase you have forgotten,we broke up."

"So you aren't going to forgive me?."

"Look at me and tell me that we can't be together anymore."

I hesitated before turning around to face him,how can I say that to him?,saying that to him is like swallowing a bitter pill.

Forgive.

"We can't be together."I dropped the bomb right in front of his face,his facial expression changed and I could see his eyes tear up a bit.

"Okay,maybe I should give Cassandra what she wants,thank you for wasting my time."He gave me weak smile before leaving my room.

Give Cassandra what she wants?.

What did I just do?!.

You are really stupid.

I dropped to the ground and starting crying,I just allowed my anger and pride to get the worst out of me,maybe I should run after him to tell him that it was a joke or I have decided to forgive him,I can't let Cassandra win.

I ran out of my room towards Mason's room so I could try and talk things out with him.

I opened the door and immediately he saw me,he stood up to leave.

"Catch you later,bro."Mason said to him.

"Yeah,later."He walked past me like a ghost.

I grabbed his arm and pulled him back,"Babe,can I talk to you?."

"We aren't dating anymore,I have somewhere to be."He replied coldly and walked out.

"So you just got your senses back,huh?."Mason said to me from behind.

I turned around to reply him,"Excuse me?."

"You think he's going to forgive you after you treated him like trash,I won't even let him forgive you,that guy has been pleading with you severally but you ended up speaking rudely to him when he was in your room."

"This is none of your business."I glared at him.

"He's my friend so it's my business,I don't care about your business,he has been through alot and instead of you to ease his stress by understanding him,you ended up stressing him more,you and Dad have one thing in common,you always let your anger and pride get the worst out of you in the name of self respect."He hissed.

"That's enough, don't compare me to him,we aren't the same."

"Yes,you are,he made a mistake."

"A mistake that hurt me."

"That's why it's a mistake,he was willing to make things right but your unforgiving spirit didn't let you see things clearly!."He yelled in anger.

"That boy is broken,Leo and I has been his support,we always try to pull him out of his cold world but when you came,you made everything different from him,he started being his normal playful self but then,boom!,what did you do?!."

"He hurt me."

"You of all, people should know that even though I'm super close to somebody,if that person does something wrong,I won't support that person, yeah,he made a mistake and I was the reason,he never wanted to go to that party,we literally forced him to come along,you were busy spending time with Lucas and giving your boyfriend less attention so we felt he needed something to atleast distract him and get him into a happy spirit,when it happened,he panicked,he was scared to tell you because it would hurt you,I felt bad because it was my fault so I told him that I would explain things to you but I never knew you were this foolish."He shook his head after his explanation.

"It's actually good,you can go back to your lovely ex and maybe, Cassandra might treat him right,she has already being yearning for his love so everybody wins,congratulations,you can get out of my room now."He pointed to the door.

I was about to start an argument when Maya stopped me,"Nero is right,what you did was wrong, people make mistakes,it's normal,the only time it's wrong,it's when they make it an habit but he decided to correct his mistake,he wanted to make things right,he was insecure, everytime he came visiting,hoping he would spend quality time with girlfriend,we told him you were with Lucas,he drop into a sad mood,he was insecure."She explained.

"When he first told me,he liked you,I warned him to stop because I was scared he was going to hurt you but he didn't stop,he kept on talking about you always and when you were in coma,he was worried sick,he ended up giving Lucas,the beating of his life,ugh!!,how can somebody be annoying and foolish at the same time,get out!."He ordered.

"I just hope your decision doesn't make him do something stupid."He pushed me out of his room.

"Come downstairs,the three of you,I need to speak to you guys."We heard my mum's voice.

We obeyed and went downstairs to the living room to meet her.

"Good afternoon,ma."We all greeted her as we sat down.

I noticed her eyes were puffy,"Mum,have you been crying?."Maya beat me to it.

"Yes."She replied as she wiped her eyes with a tissue.

"Why?."

"Because your dad wants to see you guys."She replied.

"I don't see how that's a problem."My statement made Mason groan in anger and frustration.

"How can you be so dumb?!,can't you realize that the reason she has a problem with that is because she's scared that it's a trap and she might end up not seeing us again just like Myles."He passed me a very deadly glare.

"It's not as if he's going to kidnap us,he's our father!."I replied him harshly.

"You are very very stupid for saying that,you always end up channeling your forgiving spirit or energy to the wrong person."He spat out.

"Nero,mind your language."My mum warned him.

"What do you mean by your last statement?."I squinted my eyes at him.

"You claim he's your father,what kind of father treats his children like somebody else's children,you guys didn't even suffer,he treated me like trash and treated mum like a slave,I'm sorry,mum but I can't see him,he can as well get angry and disown me."He turned to face my mum.

"I think we should go...."

"Shut up,if you don't have anything reasonable to say,I'm sure,you can get a plane alone and I think you can go on your own if you are so desperate."He snapped.

"Look,don't speak rudely to me,if you can't handle your anger properly,you should attend Anger Management Class because it seems your mental health is messed up."I fumed in rage.

"Can you both stop it?!What's even the problem?,I have noticed the hostility between you both and it's not now it started."My mum intruded into our argument.

"You guys will go,let's know what he wants to say or the reason behind the visitation."She ordered.

"But mum..."

"I said you will go and that's final."She commanded Mason.

"Mummy, please,I don't really want to go,Michelle and Mason can represent us,please."Maya pleaded.

"Okay,you can stay."My mum replied her.

"Why does she always get what she wants?!."Mason frowned at Maya.

"She's last born,let her be."My mum replied him.

~JACE~

"Hey,big bro."Jessica greeted me as soon as I stepped into the house.

"How are you?."

"I'm good,what about you?."She asked in concern.

"I'm good,Dad isn't back yet?."I looked around.

"Not yet,you said you are good,that means she forgave you and you guys are cool?."

"I wish."I scoffed.

"She didn't,she told right in front of me that we were done."

"So,you are really done?,you are just going to give up?."

"I don't know,I might let things go the way they want it to be."I stood up.

"I need some rest."I told her and went upstairs to my room.

I was so tired,not just physically tired,I was mentally tired,for real,just when I found someone who was my eternal pill and key to happiness,that party decided to ruin it and she doesn't even see how sorry I am.

The thought of what I did haunts me everyday,I can't even sleep properly at night because of insomnia,I might probably get nightmares,I have literally begged her for days,I explained,I bought her gifts,flirted with her,tried to joke with her but she was just stiff like a rock,not changing her mind at all.

Are you sure you have tried everything?,go to the mirror and look at yourself.

I walked to my mirror stand and I looked,"Ugh!!,Jeez,who's this?!,I look so lean and ugly."I stared at my reflection in disgust.

I think you need a glow up,you need to torture with your looks so she will realize she can't loose you.

You are right.

I had dark circles,lean structure,my lips were getting dark and my hair was unkempt,I have caring so much about her forgiveness and love that I forgot to take care of myself.

"I'm so sorry,baby,I'm going to take care of you as from now,I will try to sleep,I will also try everything possible to remove this dark circles,I'm so getting a haircut tomorrow,as for the lips and skin,that's not a problem."I spoke to myself.

I didn't care about my lean structure,I wasn't that lean like very thin,I just lost few pounds which was quite unnoticeable.

You better take of yourself,you need to look extremely good and hot so she can drool over you all day.

"By the time when I'm done,we are going to see who's gonna be begging who?."I smirked at my reflection.

Bad boy activated.