we were endgame.

Karly

"just once more Karly"
"I promise this is the last time"
That's what Nicki said the last time she forced me to go on a date with a rich dude.
She really wants me to find someone because she found "the love of her life" and it's "heaven on earth"

My 26th birthday was coming up and her present to me was setting me up with a random dude.
She thinks she's Cupid.
***
I walk inside the fancy restaurant and look for a tall blonde man, that's all I know about him because Nicki wanted it to be a surprise.
I see a REALLY tall man stand up and walk over to me and he is
Majestic.
The end of one of his hair strands is twisted at the end and is perfectly on his forehead.
His skin is perfectly tan and his eyes are mesmerising. Almost like the colour of my mom's.
His smile is like the guy in the toothpaste add.
"Hey"
"hi, you must be Harold."
"I am, and you must be the pretty Brunette Nicki told me about."
"Karly."
"Mm."
We walk over to our table and he orders us wine.
"oh no it's okay, I don't drink."
"Why so? Relax darling. Take off the stress"
He has a British accent.
"hah im good, thanks Harold."
"Please don't call me Harold, it sounds old, call me Harry"
"alright then Harry."
He smirks.
This is going well.
It's been an hour he's drunk now.
he pulls me up from my chair and
He grabs my waist.
Tight grip on my wrist.
He's drunk.
It's all happening again.
Dark room.
Hands tied.
Mouth duct taped.
I felt a panic attack coming
Until he got in between
"Move."
Harold immediately backed off
"Woah woah man- she's my date don't worry about it"

Olive skin.
Dark curls.
Neat suit.
Hazel eyes.
clean shave.
6'5. Or 6'4 I can't tell.
"I couldn't give a fuck, move. You're in my way."
Harold pushed him (stupid move ngl)
This guy was so big that he pushed Harold back and he fell right on his ass.
Before I could react, the man vanished.
He was like batman but hotter.
The next day Nicki came over and apologised for setting me up with yet another egoistic rich dude.
Not that all rich dudes are like that, it's just my luck.

MIKAH•
fuck my life.
The bandaged cuts on my stomach stinged.
I had consumed enough whiskey that I basically smelt like my drunk dead Bastard of a dad.
I was drunk.
But I still remember her dark long hair and those green eyes.
It's her again.
She keeps coming back.
There she was again,
On a fucking date?
I don't even know why I got involved.

KARLY•
Mouth duct taped
Hands tied
I can't breathe
Where are my clothes
PLEASE! ILL DO ANYTHING
I can't breathe
I can't breathe
I can't breathe
"KARLY"
I jolt awake.
fuck! You almost gave me a heart attack!
"You're sweating"
"And?"
"You were chanting "I can't breathe""
Oh.
It must have been that nightmare again.
"I'm sorry just a bad dream."
"You need to go to a therapist."
"I don't."
"I know this is hard but-"
I get off bed, get into the washroom and slam the door on Nicki.
I know she wants to help but I can handle myself, I think.
I walk to work and I see her.
The same mesmerising blue eyes.
Dirty blond hair
skinny and tall.
On the streets.
My mother.
"Karly"
"mom."
She walks over to me and I realise she didn't come over to my office for me but for money.
"Listen honey-"
"Mom don't."
"Don't what"
"I don't have money and even if I did I wouldn't give it to you because I don't what you to go buy your boyfriend another pack of cigarettes."
" you ungrateful piece of shit."
"Excuse me?"
"I raised you, and you can't even do this for me Kare?
"Raised me? You abandoned me. When I needed you the most. Mom you left me. you LEFT me. I never wanted to leave you, I was never ready to, but you took the first chance you got and LEFT me ma."
"Kare.."
" don't call me that."
I storm off.
Great way to start my day.
Fuck my life.
MIKAH•
Fuck my life
"Dad's funeral is tomorrow Mikah, where's the fucking money, you know my pockets are a little tight right now"
"I'm not spending my hard work on a fucking jackass, for all I know he can rot on the sofa"
"Mikah"
I write a check and throw it at his feet and leave.
I can't believe this.
Even though I hate that man,
I keep going back to him.
Thank god he's dead.
Rot in hell dad.