without you || n.j

Chapter Twenty Two

Cassandra

He stared me right in the eyes, it seemed like he was staring right into my soul. If that's what he wanted to do, he was succeeding. 

I looked away, avoiding eye contact. He lightly grabbed my chin, forcing me to look at him. I grabbed his hand and removed it from my face. 

"Neymar please," I pleased. "Not today. I don't need this today. I don't need any worries today."

He frowned. "Alright, fine. But please remember what I said."

Like I could ever forget even if I force myself to never remember. I fasten up my pace to avoid walking next to Neymar.

"What's with the face baby mama?"

"What face?"

She raised her perfect eyebrows up. "You look you're going to cry."

"Pshh. Me cry? Please." I awkwardly said.

"My brother confessed his dying love for you didn't him."

"Wait. How did you know?"

Her eyes widen. "So he did!"

I threw my head back. "Why do people keep doing that!"

She shrugged. "But what did you tell him!"

"I told him not today."

She gasped. "What! Why!"

I gave her my best, are you shitting me face. "This is suppose to be a stress free day, and so far I'm not stress free."

"Right, because you haven't had any stress free days. Anyways let's just get clothes for the little princess."

"Finally something I agree with you."

She flipped me the bird. I gave her a smug look, not caring at all.

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It was a very expensive day. Mariana was going to be spoiled as she gets older. We had spent more money on her, then I had ever spent on me. And that says a lot.

Neymar was somewhat active but barely. After our conversation, he spent more time laughing at something on his phone then engaging in conversation with us. He better be looking at memes then talking to girls. But why should I care..?

"Are you telling me he confessed his love for you again!" Melissa yelled through the phone.

I winced at the echoing sound I heard. "Wasn't he with Bruna!"

"He was... But he told me she wasn't right for him."

"Course he fucking did. Right when Sergio leaves he tells you she wasn't right for him." She huffed. "I hate to tell you this, but I think he's lying."

"W-what do you mean? He seemed very sincere about it."

"There are pictures with him and Bruna out together." She breathed.

"T-they could be from yesterday." I said, not wanting it to be true. He seemed so sincere about what he said earlier.

"They date today. I'm sorry Cass." She whispered.

I really was going to give him a chance. I was going to stop seeing Sergio, all for him. I had thought about it long and hard ever since I got home. But I guess all that think was all for nothing.

"Hey, Mel. I'm gonna call you back." Then I hung up. 

My heartbeat starts to accelerate. The breath of air I didn't know I was holding in releases. How could he do this to me. He lied. He told me to remember what he said.

A teardrop rolled down my cheek. After the first tear broke, the rest followed after. I couldn't breathe. Each cry that breaks out makes it harder for me to get air.

I couldn't let a guy do this to me. I shouldn't cry over a guy that didn't deserve my tears. This is the last time I would ever cry over Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior.

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short chapter, but I didn't mean for this to happen. It just came to me...
anyways check out my new short story about Conor Dwyer 😉