GOLD MASK

CHAPTER 34

“Bitch what the fuck is wrong with you? I should be on a plane right now with Wes but I was fuckin worried sick about you. Speak. I don’t have all day.” Fiona screamed at me as I continued lifting the weights, pretending that she wasn’t there.

When she saw that I wasn’t paying attention to her, she picked up a light dumbbell and threw it my way. Luckily, I anticipated her move, so I ducked. Damn, white people and their tantrums.

“OKAY, THAT’S IT! YOU TWO, OUT OF MY GYM!” the instructor shouted, moving closer to us. I am sure if Fiona was a black person, she would’ve been fined for disturbing peace or worse, arrested.

“We are leaving, but I will be back after a few minutes.” I mumbled as I picked up my water bottle and face towel. I strutted to the changing rooms with Fiona on my heels.

“Speak. And maybe I can catch an afternoon flight.” I huffed as I sat on the bench. “You stink.” She sat a few feet away from me and I just rolled my eyes.

“Don loves me. He told me that he loves me and that’s what happened.” She frowned.

“Are you fucking kidding me? You are in a relationship for godsake. The ‘I love you’ phrase is bound to slip up. Why are you being so dramatic?”

“We agreed that we were in a no strings attached relationship and he ruined everything by catching feelings.” She laughed but not in a funny way.

“You are stupid if you haven’t seen that before. The man was taken by you from the moment you officially introduced him to us. The way he looked at you and the way he talked about you. He was whipped and you may not want to admit it because you’re a coward who loves running but you love him.”

“I am not a coward.” I grunted and she laughed for real this time around.

“You are an idiot. You are being ignorant, acting stupid and that shit doesn’t suit you. Tell me, why did you ship the car back? It was a gift that didn’t even dent his pocket. Why did you give it back?” I rolled my eyes.

“I didn’t want anything that ties me to him and I can afford my own car.”

“Fuck, you are so hard headed. Who did you take it from? Your mother? Your father?”

“You are not listening to me, Fiona. We had an agreement with Don and he went against it just because of stupid feelings.”

“Hey! Feelings are not stupid and admitting that you have one for another person doesn’t make you weak. He loves you. He has seen all sides of you. He knows the real you, the prostitute, the family matriarch, the boss and the friend. He knows you even more than I do because he has slept with you, and I haven’t.” I looked up and I heard her sigh. “Give him a chance, a real chance this time around. What do you have to lose?”

“My dignity.” I murmured.

“Is it really important than love and affection?” I stood up and stretched my muscles a bit. “You honestly think you have some dignity left after our previous occupation?” I rolled my eyes. Seeing that I wasn’t going to answer her, she continued speaking. “So you lied to me when you said you liked him?” she asked seemingly making conversation with her inner self. The door opened and Lora peeped in.

“There is a delivery for you at the front desk.” She announced and I gave her a small smile.

“I will be there in a few minutes.” She nodded and then walked away.

I quickly shrugged off my clothes and stepped into the shower, washing away only the sweat. I was going to have a proper shower at home. I got out, drying my body and putting on shorts, crop top and joggers as I shoved my gym clothes into my bag. Fiona followed as I stepped out of the changing room and walked to the front desk.