way up • stephen curry [au]

xxix. too good for you

Stephen

Almost two weeks passed but I still hadn't tried to reach out to Klay. He started it first, if he wanted to make amends, he was the one who should apologize to me.

I knew Zay was being a good girl. She'd been listening to me and doing things I wanted. Sometimes I almost thought she was sad about it, but maybe I just assumed it. She was willing to do anything for me. Anything.

"You ever feel like you keep asking someone to do things for you but they just never complain?" I asked in a hushed voice while we watched short film for our Econ class.

Ayesha took notes as she watched. "Mhm. Shouldn't that make you happy?"

"Yeah, I guess," I chewed my lip, contemplating it. "But it doesn't."

She glanced at me and I caught her small smile. "Maybe the person obeys you because, you know, she doesn't want to get into your bad side."

To think of it, I guess that made some sense. I usually would get mad if I didn't get what I want. But now that I always get what I want, whether it's the sex or just anything I ask for basically, now it's just different.

It was like, if I asked her to jump off a building tomorrow, she would do it.

"How about this," I added. "What if you were so used to being single, not being tied to anyone, and suddenly you are. And at first, you know, it was overwhelming. It was a new feeling and you think you loved it. You loved the idea that you're exclusive to someone. But then, as time passes, you start to think if it was even worth it to begin with."

Ayesha looked at me and smirked. "Maybe the attraction just isn't balanced."

"What do you mean?"

She shrugged and went back to writing on her paper. "I don't know. I mean, you tell me. To what it seems, you're the more rational thinker in that relationship."

I sighed. I guess I was.

After having watched the short film and listening to further lectures, the teacher asked us to pair up and work on a business plan that we had to submit next meeting.

"Hey, you wanna pair up?" I asked as we got up and gathered our stuff.

"I'd love to," she said happily.

"Cool." I smiled.

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Arzaya

I walked out of the room to switch to my next class for today, which was Spanish. A class that I shared with Shay. Honestly, I didn't know how to act around her because I really regretted having to avoid her but she always looked like she didn't care that our friendship just ended.

Why does she not understand my situation, though? If I didn't avoid her, I'd lose my boyfriend. Someone I love and share my life with. I couldn't.

But then, it wasn't fun losing a best friend too. I really missed Shay. So much that it hurts me because we'd never been so distant before.

I made a turn on the hallway and called Stephen's number. I always get this anxiety whenever I was left alone now and I was being dependent on Steph too much.