Toxic paradise

Chapter 26

Ciara POV

As the party started to die down, a couple of people started to leave. Nicole and I decided to tidy up some of the things left and thrown in the living room. "Girl, I don't know how you got me doing this", I said picking up the cups on the floor. "It's for a good cause", Nicki said.
"What's the cause? Cause I don't see it."
"She's the cause", Nicki said referring to Sasha.
"A lost one at that."
"How are you & Mr. Man?",Nicki said sitting on the couch.
"We good", I said sitting next to her.
"No hoes you been running into?"
I laughed and said,"nah. The only hoe that keeps poppin up like a weasel is Sasha. What is it with that girl?"
"Hell if I know. They actually dated but I don't think it lasted for a month."
"The girl stay poppin up though."
Nicole gave me a look & said,"the way you talking, seems like you got some tea to spill so spill it."
I laughed,"so today Ashton & I spent all day together going places and I wanted to buy this dress so we went to the mall & while I'm trying out some dresses, I come out the dressing room & Pop goes the weasel all up on Ashton."
"Hold up. Define 'all up."
"The roach was all up in his ear telling him stuff."
"Dang girl, she trying to steal him."
"But can she? She can't compete with all this", I said confidently. "True but Ashton? I don't know."
"I'm not worried about Ashton. I told him", I said. Ashton hasn't given me a reason not to so we'll see what happens.
"I don't know how you do it,girl",Nicki said.
"Do what?"
"You're so sure & confident about your man & you hold it together."
I laughed. "Girl, you have no idea. Anyways what's new with you? Catch me up", I said.
"Well...I met this guy & he is finee."
"Why you didn't bring him tonight?"
"Because we just met a couple weeks ago."
"Awww have y'all went on any dates yet?",I asked.
"Yes girl. Several",Nicki said smiling.
"Well excuse me ms missy." We both laughed.

"So when will we be meeting the mystery man?"

"soon", she said smiling.  I was happy  for my girl Nicki. It's been a minute since she's been dating someone. Suddenly, Nicki's brother came into the room. "You ready to go, nicki?", he said dangling his keys.

"yeah it's getting late. We'll talk, cece", nicki said while hugging me and they left. Great.

Now I was left alone in this house with the rat they call sasha. I rolled my eyes at the thought.

"You ready to go baby?', Ashton said walking in the house with Stephen behind him.

"Yeah", I said. Thank God.

"Hold on bae. I gotta go use the restroom. I'll be back", he said giving me the keys.

As soon as he left, Stephen had been eyeing me the way he'd been eyeing me all night long. It was a little uncomfortable.

"So you really into my boy Ash?", he asked randomly.

"Very much so", I said taking a seat on a nearby couch waiting on Ashton to hurry up.

"You enjoyed the party tonight?", Stephen said placing his arm over my side of the couch.

"Yeah it was cool", I simply said. He sat closer to me and laid his hand on my thigh.

"Don't touch me", I said hoping Ashton could hurry up.

"Shh, don't fight me", he said. Stephen's toughness was quite arousing to be honest. He forcefully kissed me and I gave in. Stephen's hands went further up under my dress.

"What the F...!', we was startled by Ashton.

"Aye man. Chill, I..I can explain", Stephen stuttered. Ashton charged at him and tackled him on the floor throwing punches at him back to back. Once Ashton threw him on the floor, he showed no mercy. I rushed to Stephen's aid but that was an epic fail. Ashton pushed me off of him causing me to tumble onto the floor. Surprisingly, Sasha came and helped me up. I've never seen Ashton like this before constantly punching Stephen. The carpet stained with Red, vivid blood.

"Ashton! stop it!", I yelled continuously. After a moment, he did after knocking Stephen unconscious on the floor.

"Baby you good?", Ashton had the nerve to ask me. I grabbed the eyes and walked out to the car.

The ride home was awfully quiet and all I could think about is how I was gonna explain to Ashton what happened. "You wanna chill at the house or go home?", he asked at a red light.

"I don't care", I said nonchalantly looking away.

When we reached home, it was around 3 in the morning and I knew none of us were in the mood to sleep right now with this thick tension in the house. Ashton headed straight upstairs while I went to the kitchen and grabbed me a monster drink. After finishing the drink, I threw the can in the trash and  headed for the stairs, putting my hair into a messy  bun. Ashton eventually came downstairs and leaned up against the hallway wall. Here we go.

"Ight. Ima give you one chance to explain yourself", he said.

I took a deep breath and said, "Stephen came onto me and started rubbin on my thighs. I told him to stop but he wouldn't listen and kissed me."

Ashton POV

Listening to this B.S explanation makes me even more angry. I smirked at her and said,"You sure you gone stick to that explanation?"

Soon as I said that, everything went left and she flipped out on me. "What the F... you mean?? That's what the F... happened. Your homie came onto me. Sorry it aint a good enough explanation to you but it's definitely what the heck happened. F... you mean?!"

"Why the f... you aint call me then?! Seems to me like you played a role in this too. Get out of here with that b.s explanation", I said waving her off.

"Really? so  now my explanation is b.s? When your nigga was all up on me....You know what, I can't. I aint got time for this s...", she said leaving. I stopped her in her tracks and pushed her against the hallway wall. I aint letting her leave giving me that b.s excuse.

"Tell me the truth. You played a roll in that kiss too? Yes or no?", I asked her. She looked up at me into my eyes and slapped me hard causing me to loose my balance.

"I can't believe you", she said and walked towards the door once again.

Ciara POV

Can't believe this nigga like seriously? I'm so done and that's all I kept thinking in my mind. I grabbed my purse and headed for the door but Ashton grabbed me by my stomach and pulled me back causing me to hit the wall. I dropped my bag and he looked at me with rage. He punched me first but I blocked it using my arms to cover my face. He punched me under my stomach and I bent over gasping for air because of the pain. I coughed up blood and tears rolled down my cheeks onto the floor. Never in a million years would I have thought Ashton would hurt me because he portrayed himself to be my prince charming but little did I know, he was actually a beast. Suddenly, all the memories of jay hurting me, came back to me and it made me cry even more. Ashton was supposed to be sweet, never hurt a fly but it was all a lie. Everything he was to me was all a lie. My stomach ached more than a monthly cramp and I couldn't help to think when this will end, not the pain...but this unending cycle of my Toxic Paradise.