Love Is Strong

Chapter 14

Adaieh's P.O.V.

The car ride has been silent ever since I got in. Well besides the radio playing in the background and me telling Derek to turn down streets to drop me off at home. Other than that it's completely quiet.

I stopped crying a while ago then started looking out the window. I know I told him I'll tell him why I'm crying but I don't want to. For one, I don't know him and for two, I don't like telling people how I feel. Plus he hasn't brought it up so I can pretend that I forgot and still get a ride home.

In the middle of my thoughts I saw Derek's arm reaching out towards the radio in the corner of my eye.

Fuck, he wanna talk about it. I mentally groan. Why do I always jinxed it?

"You already know what I'm gonna ask about, might as well say it." He said after he turned the radio off.

I gripped the sleeves of the jacket and bite the inside of my cheeks to prevent myself from crying again.

"I don't know what you're talking about." I shrugged.

"Adaieh, I'm giving you a ride after I found you crying. The least you can do is explain why. I promise I won't tell anybody if that's what you're afraid of."

"No, it's not that it's..." I honestly don't know how to tell him.

This is something that you're suppose to tell your best friend, not a guy you met a couple days ago but, according to Sarah and Andre, I don't have a best friend or any friend at that. Maybe I can tell momma- oh, no but wait, she went to another whole fucking state! This just keeps getting better and better!

"If you don't wanna talk about it then I won't make you."

I physically relaxed. Maybe if he was closer to me, I tell him but I don't wanna vent all my problems to... well basically a stranger!

"Make a right up here."

I directed... but only to be ignored. He just passed a turn. Did he not hear me? I'm pretty sure that I made that loud and fucking clear. I'm not sad anymore I'm to the stage when I'm pissed the fuck off. I am not in the mood for this, I just wanna go home.

"Derek, did you not just hear me? I told you to make a right at that corner."

"I know." He's calm.

Why is he fucking calm?

"Why didn't you turn then?"

Don't yell. Don't yell. Don't yell.

I repeat that to myself but I swear if he don't turn this car around in next 5 seconds and take.. me.. home, I'm gonna yell.

"Isn't is obvious? Wow. You're oblivious when you're mad." He chuckles.

That's it.

"I'm oblivious!? Oblivious my ass! You're fucking oblivious! I find it fucking obvious that I wanna go home! I don't wanna play any of your damn games! I'm tired physically, emotionally, and mentally! I don't wanna put up with your shit, I wanna lay down and regret this night! Do me a favor and take me home!"

Do he thinks I'm playing? If I didn't care about my life right now, I'll be hitting him as hard as I can. He's lucky.

All he did was shake his head like he's disappointed or something. Why the fuck would he be disappointed!? He's not the one that's been lied to by their best friends about fucking the person they hate most.

"I thought when I met you that you'd be smarter than this."

As soon as he said that, my vision was all red. I had to take a deep breath and count to 1000.