YUNG LIES SERIES ~THE LIES OF YUNG LIVES

🥀CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR🥀

< Heartbreak is the universe's way of telling you that something better is coming >

- Unknown.

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                       Damilola
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I feel like I've been punched in the gut, like my whole world just shattered into pieces.

I'm lost, hollow and empty.

Every breath hurt, I never saw this coming. Honestly, the greatest pain is to love and not be loved in return; it hurts so much.

I winced and rolled on my bed continuously, holding my stomach. My heart hurt, so did my stomach, the universe was just ruining me slowly. I stood up from my bed and bam! Something dripped down my PJ pant. I groaned and dragged myself into the bathroom, knowing what the problem is.

That time of the month.

Did my period really have to start today? After having a sleepless night and a mental breakdown, the last thing I wanted was to face menstrual cramps at school today. On the first days, I get the worst of the worstest cramp in the whole universe of cramps!

It's unbearable!

I cleaned myself up and wore my uniform. I sluggishly descended the stairs with my backpack, while hugging my stomach. I missed a step and was at the verge of falling and breaking my teeth, but thankfully someone held my arm.

Dad?

"Be careful, do you want to break your head?" For the first time ever, dad said something funny, so I laughed. I regretted doing that, because the cramp worsened.

"Owww," I yelped, sitting on a stair. My dad seemed baffled by my gesture. I was surprised he came to sit next to me on the staircase.

Was it really dad?

"That time of the month huh," he said, staring straight at nothing in particular.

I gulped and nodded, "Y-yes sir."

"Wait here." He stood up and went back upstairs. He came back down with a tablet in his hand, and he handed it to me with a glass of water. "Take this, it'll ease the pain."

I took it and muttered, "Thank y -" But he walked away before I could thank him.

He's back!

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Joy came to sit with me immediately I arrived in class. Daniella wasn't present. I didn't want to face Joy this morning, especially with the cramps I was feeling at the moment. It wouldn't be nice to blame her for everything that happened yesterday, but it was partly her fault.

All her love antics backfired and ruined everything. I knew I should've just done things my own way from the start, but it dosen't matter anymore.

I'm done crushing on Ivan Kingsley!

My online friend, Anonymous Tee, was right. Why waste my time on someone who clearly has no interest in me?

"Dami, I'm sorry," Joy apologized softly, peering into my eyes. "I take responsibility for everything that happened to you yesterday, it's all my fault." She lowered her head and I saw a bit of tears in her eyes. This was the first time Joy actually cried. I've never seen her feel so bad about something, because she's always jolly.

I sighed and pulled her in a hug. It took a while before she hugged me back. "It's not your fault boo," I said, pulling out of the embrace.

"I'm to blame for messing things up. Let's just forget everything and go back to being us. Let's just focus on us, please."