I REFUSE •Stephen Curry•

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Aaliyah POV
I sit at Starbucks across from Zach. We haven't said a word and he hasn't pushed me to say any yet. I think he just understood I needed him for comfort and not words but just being there.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asks and I look at him and think.

"Why are you so nice to me don't you have a girlfriend to go home to?" It sounded more rude than I implied.

"I-I'm-"Its fine we are just taking a break you know but you didn't answer my question." I breathed at his response.

"He doesn't love me." I whispered.

"What?" He asks.

"My boyfriend he doesn't want me." I tell him breaking down.

"Of course he does what do you mean your probably-"He's cheating." I interrupt him. He stop and the room goes silent. Zach gets up from his seat and hugs me. He didn't say anything, I didn't want him to say anything I just wanted him to hold me and that's exactly what he did. As I buried my head in his neck. All of a sudden I hear his voice. I gasp.

"What?" Zach asked.

"Don't move." I tell him. He listens and sits there. I see Steph smiling and laughing. To the left of him I see a girl with a scarf around her head it looks to be the girl that he must have been talking to in the store. She smiles and laughs with him as she seductively slides her hand down her chest. I felt sick to my stomach. My face crept closer to Zach's neck as tears started to stream. I looked at their locked hands as he kissed every knuckle of hers. She gave me a wink before they walked out the door. As soon as they were out of sight I lifted my head. Emotionless was how I felt.

"Aaliyah-"I'm fine." I say before getting up and dusting off my jeans. I had to brush this off if Wardell didn't care about me why would I make an effort to care about him. I had to hold my emotions in and overlook the situation I was in.

"You coming?" I ask. He gave me a weird look but didn't question it and nodded.

"Let me see your keys." I commanded.

"Aaliyah I don't think that's-"Please I'll be a good girl or are you scared?" I challenged. He look taken back.

"Did you just give me a challenge because I love a challenge." He says smirking. Giving him a look he shrugged and tossed the keys. I catch them and get in the car.

"Where are we going?" He asked while buckling up. I look up and smile.

"Anywhere you want." He nodded his head.

He typed in something in the gps system and we began to drive.

*minutes later*

It had been about 30 minutes or so and we arrived at this old movie theater place.

"What is this?" I ask looking at the old place and the beauty of it's architecture.

"Just come on." He pulled me along. We climbed under the old wood of the building and it revealed a big movie screen.

"Zach I-"Zach?" I call for him suddenly I didn't see Zach anymore. A bright light was shown on the screen.

"I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Todo." I gasped my favorite movie.

"How did you know?" I asked. He shrugged.

"Lucky guess because it just so happen to be my favorite movie." I laugh shaking my head.

"Where have you been all my life?" I playfully put my hand across my forehead leaning slightly back. He laughs.

"At the Victoria Secret shop looking for thongs." We burst into laughter as I throw my head back.

"Your to much for me Zach." I tell him wiping a tear. Zach looks at me with seriousness as the movie continues to play.

"You know you really fooled me for a second." Zach suddenly said. I give him a look of confusion.

"I see right through you Aaliyah I know your hurt." He whispers.

"How'd you know?" I ask my smile fading.

"A happy girl wouldn't look down so much and think she's not beautiful." I just nod at his words.

"I love him I really do." I start to tear up.

"I know he just needs to realize what it's like to be without you." Zach says rubbing my arms.

"Why does it hurt so bad." I sob. I love Stephen I give him all I have and he still thinks I'm not good enough. It hurts so bad to fall for him and for him to only give up on catching me. I cry harder and he hugs me.

"Why can't he be like you." I push him away slightly are faces only inches apart.

"Because if he was like me you wouldn't had fell for him as hard as you did." I don't what came over me but I kissed Zach. I know it was wrong but it felt right at the time. It was different and the worst part of all I felt nothing leaving me even more empty than I felt before. I was just a lost girl who was looking to be loved and sadly I was still lost.