Secrets Hurt

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It has been 6 months since I was kidnapped and rescued and then shot. I had a bit of physical therapy and I was all good to go. After 2 months, I was back in school and by the 4th month I had my clothing line up and running and my life was back to normal. The police still haven’t found Dave but they were still looking. My friends and family were so supportive and helpful in my recovery process. I had forgiven Patra but my dad had a hard time forgiving her so she had to move out of the Kensington mansion and she got visiting days, were she came to see my siblings and I. Damon was also a major help, he was always around and helped in ways he could. Even after the day I told him I just wanted to be friends for the now.

FLASHBACK
2 and Half Months After The Incident

I feel my heartbeat a bit faster as I picked up his phone to look through it, I scrolled through his whatsapp messages, his normal messages, and then his call log and I saw that a ‘Silvia’ had given him 4 missed calls recently . It’s happening again, he is cheating, and there is another girl. 
“What are you doing?” I hear him ask,
“Who’s Silvia?” I ask, feeling myself on the verge of breaking down,
“Why are you asking about Silvia? And why are you going through my phone when I’m not there?” He asks,
“Just answer the question Damon, who’s she?” I whisper, trying to stop myself from crying,
“Karla calm down, she is my baby sister,” He said,

And I remembered that he had spoken about her before.

“I just wanted to be sure,” I said,
“Sure about what? That I wasn’t cheating on you?” He mutters,
“I’m sorry, I just…” I began,
“I’m not Ethan, I love you,” He interrupts wiping my tears as he caressed my cheeks,
“I know but…” I began, he just climbed into the bed and laid beside me, hugging me and patting running his fingers up and down my arms.

And that was when it dawned on me that I was weighing him down with my baggage, just how many more of these stupid episodes of me crying over a nonexistent relationship with another girl can he take before he has to leave. I needed to heal on my own first before pursuing a relationship with him again.

“Damon, you’ve been so helpful to me and I really appreciate your support emotionally, but I just don’t think I want to be in a relationship in the foreseeable future, I just wanna focus on my mental wellbeing and my business and education for now, you’re a really great guy and I’ll hate to hurt you just because I wasn’t ready for another commitment and I had one anyways, I still haven’t healed from Ethan and I keep doubting you and looking through your phone for texts from other girls and so on, I’m now seeing things that aren’t there and I’ll keep picking fights, I just need you to give me some space to heal, I feel like being on my own is what’s best for me right now,” I sobbed into his shoulder, he stops running his fingers up and down my arm for a second and the resumes,
He places a kiss on my forehead and he held me till I slept and the next day after I packed my stuff from his apartment he hugs me.
“I will wait for you Karla,” He whispers as he places a kiss on my forehead.

END OF FLASHBACK

I kept going to church and eventually my mom, Sophia, Amber, Xena and Tariah joined me and now Xena and Bailey are dating and they are happy and we are all happy together.

THE END