She's The Winning Piece

Chapter 16: "Desperation is written all over you"

"I'm so sorry for hitting you" I apologise to her and ignore the look she's giving me.

"Keep your apologies to yourself. Aren't you ashamed?" the girl asks me. "Ashamed of what?" I eye her.

"Ashamed in the sense of you that you look so desperate. I mean look at you. Desperation is written all over you" she rolls at eyes at me.

"Um.. I don't know who you think you are but I think that's enough. I will not stand and let you insult me for no reason" I try to go get my water.

"Oh you must not get it. Let me say it in a simple manner. Leave my Rick alone and stop making it look like he's yours, desperate thing" she tries to walk away too but I grab her hair.

"If you must know, last I checked Rick didn't belong to me or anyone else. So quit putting blamed on people for your failed relationship"

"If you have a problem with anyone, it's Rick. Don't ever come and insult or call me names. Do I make myself clear?" I ask her and twist her hair hurtfully.

All my training at the safe house and my self defence lessons are not going to be in vain at all.

"What's going on here? Denice, what's your problem?" Rick shows up. "Yes yes. Now please let me go" Denice begs me and I let her hair loose.

"Nothing that I haven't handled"  I wink at Rick and he smiles back.

"Ew! Ew! Rick, how dare you? After all we had? You pick her over me?" she looks at me in disgust.  "Bitch, watch your tongue" I warn.

"Dee, what we had in the past is in the past, okay? We're done and I realise we were a mistake. I didn't pick Jas, she's just a really good person unlike you" he waves her off.

"This isn't over Jasmine" Denice glared at me. "Bitch, come and say that to my face, and see what's gon happen?" I threaten and she runs off.

"I like the bad ass Jasmine more" Rick smirks. "Oh really? Tell your psycho ex to mess with me again and she'll see what would happen" I smirk back.

I get my water and gulp it all. "You bored?" Rick asked me. "Yup,I want to go back to school but I have to look for D" I tell him.

"No don't leave. Diana is probably living life with Sean. Let me take you somewhere" he takes my hand and we go upstairs.

Wow! Upstairs is even more beautiful and has up to 6 rooms or more. Rick opens a room with his name on it and we go inside.

He goes out the window and climbs a ladder leading to the roof, I'm scared to follow him.

"C'mon Jas. Don't be scared. I'll hold you so, you won't fall" he assures me. "Okay, I'm trying to trust you Rick" I take his hand and we go up to the roof.

"Wow, the stars are so beautiful up close" I say. "But not as beautiful as you" he says lowly so I wouldn't hear but I'm glad I did.

"Did you say something?" I ask him. "Nah" he lies. "Okay. So, why did you bring me up here?" I ask him.

"You we're bored and I come here when I'm bored to stargaze" he tells me.

"That reminds me, why do you have a room to yourself here. Don't you go home?" I ask him.

"I and Kayla have rooms here but I use mine more often because my house annoys me" he frowns.

"Why so?" I ask, worried.

"Well, I and my twin brother don't really like each other, my dad is barely home and my mum never really has time for us cause of her cooking show"

"You'll know it 'Fetcher's Recipe for You'. They all became more busier when my sister died due to excess drinking three years ago"

"I think my parents blame themselves so they bury themselves in work"

"But my brother and I are always in competition with each other. Who is best at this? or that? It's tiring but we're used to it cause my dad compares us a lot".

"So, I don't like going home cause if I go there, it's one fight to another" he closed his eyes.

"Wow Rick. You're going through a lot. I'm so sorry for making you tell me" I apologise and hug him.

"It's fine Jas. it's only Sean and Kayla I ever told. I only told you cause you mean a lot to me"

"Since the first time I saw you Jas, I fell in love. I'm sorry it might seem as a lot but it's the truth" he says and tries to kiss me.

I move my lips away and use the ladder to come down. "I'm sorry Rick. I just can't right now" I ran out of his room to find D but didn't see her.

I ordered a cab and I leave. Why did you leave him? You wanted this. Jasmine, why?