More Than One

Chapter 31: it was messed up

I was sat on the couch, not even offered a drink. Hoodie was standing to the side his right arm over his stomach and the other over his mouth. That all spelled out 'Worried'

It didn't help me either. Hoodies mother had a tea cup in her hand and sat on the seat far from me with scowl. "Go ahead Hoodie, Tell her." she took a sinister sip from her cup. I looked at her then at Hoodie with Bambi-like eyes.

He hesitated to move then took a step and stood infront of me with an apologetic look. "Nally..." he cleared his throat and looked to his mom. My mouth open a bit out if confusion.

His mom rolled her eyes and scoffed "fine I'll do it!" He set down her cup in anger standing with a hand on Hoodies shoulder. "My son is going to have to cut ties with you. You aren't the kind of girl he wants to be with." I blinked trying to recover from this blow.

"Ma'am I understand you large explanation to break Hoodie and I 'up' don't take me as stupid." I scoffed with laughter drizzled around. "I'm not. I used big words cause I knew you took me as dumb." She sneared.

I laughed a bit and shook my head. "ma'am I don't take a woman whose raised a son like yours as anything like dumb." "well, little miss..." she stuck her nose up in the air and walked off to her tea.

"Nally I'm sorry." Hoodie said. "Sorry? Are you serious..." I said standing "I can't do anything about I'm sorry..." I shook my head. "I guess you're no better than Jc." I said forgetting about Jc's apology.

I walked to the door. "Nally wait!" He chased after me slamming the door. "What?!" I yelled. "I am better than Jc! At least I wouldn't cheat on you!" I shook my head "That's not the point!" I yelled.

"Then what is it?!" He yelled. "You and him are completely different! I told Jc to fuck off but he still fought to be in my life! I let him back in when he apologized because I could he was genuine! You on the other hand I bet didn't even say something to your mom when she said no! Did you?!" He stayed silent.

"That's what I thought." "what's going on here?" It was Hoodies mother "What's going on is exactly what you wanted. But ma'am tell me why won't you allow me to be with your son?" I asked crossing my arms.

"Was I rude? Was I not dressed appropriately? What did I do for you not to like me? Because I'd like to apologize for what I have done." She squinted her eyes and pursed her bottom lip.

"I don't take well to your eyes." my heart seemed to have stopped when she spoke. "Then ma'am, I will take back my apology because I will not apologize for something that makes me special." she shook her head.

"Sure..." she said sarcastically. I clenched my fists and jumped at her. Hoodie held me back, he turned me to him "Nally! Please stop!" I scratched his arms and he pulled them back "Argh!" He yelled "You are a coward aren't you?" I yanked open door.

The door bounced open again and I walked back to close it. Damn my good manners. When I did I heard shouting "Watch your tone young man!" It was his mother. "No! No I won't! What is wrong with you? It's her eyes! Something I liked! She was the best thing that ever happened to me mom! She wasn't like the others that only liked me for my label, my money, my house! She liked me for who I was! Now you ruined it!" He turned to the door.

I ran to the nearest bush. "Nally!" He called, "Nally!" He began to run down the street. I bit my lip as tears rained down my lips.

I looked back to see Hoodies mom with tears walking back into the house. There was something wrong here, but I can't stick around much longer.

I went down the opposite way that Hoodie went and called and Uber 3 blocks away. I went to my hotel room and was greet with Jc crying at a tv show. "Jc get your things were leaving." I wiped away tears angrily throwing my clothes and things into my bag.

I went to the bathroom to get my makeup "What why?" Jc called "Because I said so! Were going to stop by my mothers to say goodbye and were leaving!" I yelled.

I zipped up my bags and Jc grabbed his. Before we left I returned to the small tulip I had left on the coffee table. "You deserve to be somewhere with care." I whispered and grabbed it up.

"What's with the plant?" Jc asked "Its something special to me." I said as we got in the elevator. I went to the desk and checked out. Luckily the uber was still out there and I gave directions to my moms house.

I looked out the window as the uber slowly moved forward. I saw Hoodie run into the hotel. I had tears travel down my cheeks. "Hey are you okay?" Jc put a hand on my shoulder.

"Ya I am." I said taking a deep breath and smiling "Don't do that." Jc said "Don't fake that you're okay. I know you're not, you don't have to tell me what's wrong but don't lie to me. I still wanna be the shoulder you cry on but I can't be if you block me out with lies."

My eyes became blurry with tears. Jc saw this and pulled me into a hug. I bursted with tears into his shoulder. He held me tightly "Whatever happened... whoever did this, I will make them pay for making you feel this pain." Jc stroked my hair.

I looks up at him "Why do you still care about me after I was so mean to you?" I asked. He wiped away a tear from my cheek. "Because, people aren't mean. They just have guards." I buried my head into his chest.