Living a Double Life

Chapter 30: Don't Cry Yas.

I woke up the next day tired as hell. Its as if I didn't sleep all night.
Oh wait thats because i didn't. My mom and her boyfriend couldn't stop banging one another and eventually ruining my sleep.

I got out of bed probably looking like a zombie as i entered the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth.

I then walked over to the kitchen and realised that no one is still awake except for me.

I made myself a cup of coffee and sat on one of the stools looking out the window staring at the slight sun rays caressing my face...

Memories flooded through me.

Flashback.

"Daddy!!! What am i getting this year for Christmas?" I asked my dad as he was wrapping gifts for the family.

"If i tell you it wouldn't be a surprise anymore." Dad replied chuckling.

"Please daddy?" I begged giving him puppy face eyes.

"Don't do that to your dad" my mom ordered coming from the salon as she playfully hit my arm making me giggle.

"You both are going to be the death of me." My dad said making us both laugh as mom sat on his lap.

"Hey thats my place you place-stealer." I told my mom as we laughed again.

End of flashback.

I was still sitting in the same position as i was shaken off of my reverie by my phone ringing.

"Hello?" I heard a sob on the other end.

"Maria? Can i come over?" It was Yasmine. Hurt and confusion puzzled me.

"Of course you can whats wrong Yas?" I asked.

"You'll know eventually." She said."where are you?" She asked me .

"At my mom's ill text you the address." I replied worried.

"Okay. Thank you so much." She replied before hanging up.

After sending Yas the address, I sat there frozen for some seconds.

"Good morning." A hoarse voice said from behind me. I turned around as i watched Daniel enter the kitchen.

"Good morning." I replied.

"You okay? You seem... Off." Daniel asked me as he looked my way.

"I... I don't know." I replied earning a frown then a shrug.

We sat together for around 30 minutes discussing our parents and our life's and ended up Daniel wasn't so bad after all he was a good person in fact. And if given different circumstances maybe we could've actually been close friends.

The bell suddenly rang making me jump. Daniel raced to the door as he opened revealing Yas.

Her eyes were red from all the crying her lips swollen and she looked like she didn't sleep all night as well.

"Yas?" I asked as she ran towards me. I opened my arms and engulfed her in a hug as she cried on my shoulder.
"Shhh its alright. Its okay. No matter what it is we'll figure it out." After a few minutes, she was calm again.

"Do you want coffee?" I asked her and she nodded. Good.

We sat on the stools, Daniel joining us ignoring all my frowns signalling that i want him to leave.

"So...?" I asked once we were all seated with a cup of coffee in front each one of us. "What happened?" I asked.

"Lucas and I broke up." She looked up at me then at Daniel. "Lucas was my boyfriend ever since 9th grade. It's been two years already." She explained to him. Daniel hummed in response.

"So we were going to a party yesterday night and i was in my room dressed and all, waiting for his call. He told me he'd come at 8 and it was already 9:30 when he called. He asked if he could come in a little since my parents are out of town. He wasn't dressed. He was wearing a pair of washed out jeans and a simple t-shirt. Once i asked him what's wrong he said that we had to talk and we usually do that a lot. We talk about anything and everything. Then..." There was a long pause as Yas wasnt making eye contact with either of Daniel and I. She ran her finger around the rim of the coffee mug before continuing.

"Then he said that he wanted us to break up. I was shocked like why? And i asked him why would he want that? And he said that he doesn't like me anymore and he couldn't feel the attraction that used to be between us and such stuff. So when I asked him about the reason behind all this shit... His phone rang revealing the number of a certain Tamara. When he answered, i could hear the entire conversation. She would ask him if he broke up with me and what time he's going to get to her place and i was frozen in place. Once he ended the call i pushed him several times and eventually outside the front door making him leave. I sat in my bed crying my eyes out then i decided to come here and after changing my clothes i called you and you know the rest." Yas said sobbing again. My heart broke for her.

"He's such an asshole and i bet you're way better. You don't need someone like him." Daniel said shocking me.
"Why would you let him get to you. Don't show him that he hurt you cause he shouldn't have in the first place. I wish you didn't date such an asshole."

"I do too but its too late and the thing that hurts the most is that i still love him." Yas said still crying.

"Yas... He's cruel and heartless and ur better off without him. So i wont be watching my Bestfriend having a breakdown because of some stupid Lucas deciding to become an ass. He just wanted to get under your skin and once he got bored he left. Thats what all guys do." I say smiling sheepishly at her.

"Can i sleep here for a night or two?" Yas asked me.

"Not sure how much you'll be able to sleep but sure." I replied as Daniel next to me frowned remembering last night.

"Thank you. May i shower too?" I nodded again. "Second floor second door on the right." I said as she nodded thanking me and leaving.

"Who's that Lucas asshole?" Daniel asked griping his mug.

"Her ex boyfriend." I relied placing our mugs in the sink.

I walked up the stairs and to my room lying on my bed waiting for Yas to finish her bath. Eventually my eyelids got heavy and darkness took over as i slept trying to regain the energy i should've gotten from the night.