The million dollar lie

Chapter 1

Leilani

I tried for the umpteenth time to straighten my hair with this new hair straightener I just bought some minutes ago,

"aargh why on earth was I cursed with these crazy curly hair" I screamed to myself, Todd will be here any moment and I still look like a huge mess, so I decided to just put my hair in a high bun like I always do and ran to my closet to find an outfit, after turning my closet into a huge mess, I finally settled on wearing my Michael Kors black knee length dress which hugged my skinny body in the right places and paired it with my louboutin heels, even though I was 5"10 I still loved my high heels.

As I applied my makeup, I could hear my phone ring in my clutch, so I pulled it out, Todd was probably at the door right now

Hey baby

Leila please tell me you are ready

chuckles..... Of course baby I am

Ok I am outside in a white Bentley

Ok baby, will be down in a minute

I put down the phone and sigh, Todd has been my boyfriend for a while now and today is our first anniversary, meeting Todd had changed my life, before I met him, I was just this tall skinny regular girl, I couldn't afford any designer clothes, but I wasn't broke, I come from an average family, we had a big house, I went to a good school, and until I met Todd I wasn't really bothered about designer clothes or bags, I was pretty happy with my life and then we ran into each other at a club about a year ago, he is 34 and I am just 22 but I love him so dearly, he spoils me with all the finer things of life, I have a walk in closet, with my own car and a huge apartment, for a college student, I was definitely living the good life.

Continuous honking of a car horn took me out of my daydream, Oh my God, Todd will probably be angry, I should stop this stupid daydreaming habit of mine before I ruin this romantic dinner Todd had planned. I put on my shoes and literally ran out of the house, I could see a white Bentley driving off

Oh NO

I pull out my phone and call Todd

Baby, what are you doing, where are you going

Leila I can't wait all day for you, that's messed up, I have a life

But you were just outside for 10 minutes

So?!!! You know how much I make in 10 minutes

Baby, why are we fighting, ok I am sorry my love

Better

ends call

Sigh

Todd returned and as I was about to enter the car he drove forward a little and smiled

"Sorry babe"

I smiled back at him and as I tried to get in again he drove forward a little

Todd what are you doing?

"Just teaching you a lesson" he shrugged and put his hand on the steering wheel

I was so upset but I wasn't going to to ruin this night, so I just smiled and tried to get into the car again and he finally allowed me, I silently thanked God. As we drove off I looked out of the window and thought about what just happened, I shook it off, Todd was just really playful, I thought, he would never be mean to me, I adjusted my dress and then I looked up and we were parking right in front of a strip club.

Todd, what are you doing?

This is probably the tenth time I am asking this question tonight, I must sound like a crazy mother, I made a mental note not to ask this question till the night is over

I am parking

I know that, but what are we doing at a strip club

Oh I forgot to tell you, I swapped date night for guys night

Really? Babe

Oh come on Leila don't be such a bore

I just stared at him,

Steady breathing Leila, breathe in, out, hands behind your back so you don't kill nobody

Fine, if that's what you want Todd, I shook my head, trying to shake my anger and evil thoughts off.

As we walked in, I could see about four of Todd's friends each with a bimbo by their side at a secluded corner

"This would probably not go well" I thought as I took my sit beside a Pamela Anderson looking bimbo

30 minutes later and things seem to be going just fine and then Ben who is Todd's best friend says to the bimbo by his side, you look like a socialite in this balmain dress I bought you, you should thank me for making you look this cute, in fact you should call me your Messiah, say I am your God, she giggled and said in a voice that sounded like a sick Dolly Parton "oh Ben, you are my Messiah and my God" everyone around the table laughed, I just rolled my eyes and brought out my phone from my clutch, I could see Todd from the corner of my eyes staring at me an then he said "Leila who is your Messiah and your God" I looked at him, rolled my eyes and kept looking at my phone, he grabbed my phone and threw it in the champagne bucket and looked at me " If you tell everybody who is your Messiah then your Messiah will get you another phone"

To say I was mad was an understatement, I grew up in a Christian home and even if I don't go to church very often I still love God and would never disrespect him, saying someone was my Messiah was unacceptable, so I looked him straight in the face and said "God is my messiah"

I could hear his friends laughing but I didn't care, he looked at me with so much anger in his eyes and said "it's over, I never really liked you, you were just a good lay, I want you to get out of my house and drop my car keys with the maid and don't touch anything I bought with my money,not even that lingerie, pack your miserable things and get out" and he walked out of the club, I just sat still, I felt like I was in a nightmare and I would probably wake up soon