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Alendi

I sat in my friend's car, for almost ten minutes at that. Complete silence that is. She was afraid to say anything and I knew it.

I can't blame her though. I'd stay silent too. After all, I did just go off. The amount of anguish that ran through my blood was unfamiliar.

I'm known to speak my mind but no one has ever pushed my button hard enough to the point where I'd break out.

I went on and on and on. Once I started, I couldn't stop. All my thoughts and feelings came out in one outburst at Giselle.

Not towards her, but at. She's not the one I'm furious with after all. In fact, the outburst was towards Kevin. As of now, I want to punch him in his jaw.

He cheated on me.

The words felt weird, once again, being said. Out my mouth or my head, I still couldn't fully get used to this feeling.

As if I don't give him everything he's ever wanted. He knows for himself that he could tell me anything. I guess he just got bored of me.

There's nothing I can do about that, I suppose. I will not though, let him think this is, or ever was ok. I hate him.

"I hate him, I hate him, I hate him!" I yell, leaving the car. I shut the door behind me and stomp up my porch. I feel a tad bit bad about leaving Giselle like that.

Now isn't the time. I'll apologize later. I swear the second I see Kev.....Ugh! I don't know what I'm gonna do but pray for him because it's going to be bad.

Kevin

"Lendi!" I call her out. The front door was open which was quite odd. I'm starting to get worried. I close the door behind me and quietly walk to the living room.

The house is silent. If someone robbed the house I hope she wasn't home. I step over the broken vase and couch pillows on the floor.

Before entering the kitchen, I grab the bar under the table. I tighten my grip on the bar just in case I have to unexpectedly hit someone.

I quickly push open the door to find Alendi sitting on the counter chairs. Relief washes over me and I let out a breathe.

"Lendi, I thought someone broke into the house or som-"

"Really? That's all you have to say. Don't call me by my nickname." She says through gritted teeth.

"What......?" I trail off confused, burning the back of my mind I have a small suspicion of what she's aiming at. Her calmness scares me even more.

"Don't act all clueless now. I bet you showed Candace all the moves you knew." Fuck.

Alendi

"Fuck, Kev! What the fuck have I done to deserve that?"

"I'm s-"

"Don't you dare apologize! It's not going to fix what you did! You really thought I wasn't going to find out, didn't you?" He remains silent for a few seconds.

"H-How did you find out?" He asks. I sit still and try to regain my thoughts and even a little anger.

"Candace told me!" I spat. "She came to the door in sobs, hoping I wouldn't​ be that mad." I mock her words.

"I-Im s-" He bites his tongue because he knows if he says sorry I'd explode. It was silent as I stared at him and he stared back at me.

"Why Kev, why?" I cross my hands. He looks down for a while then clears his throat.

"I'm going to tell you the truth because I love you, alright?" I easily reject his charm. "It's just ever since you got that promotion, everything has been about your job. You never gave me the time of day. I just wanted some kind of attention so I went out to a club with some friends. Candace was there and when she lead me on, I didn't resist. I should have been stronger....for you," He stares into my eyes. "but I wasn't."

Ughhhh! Well he isn't exactly lying. I know I've been distant. I can't even remember the last full conversation we've had since I got the promotion. I just want everything to go right before my presentation. I didn't realize I was hurting him this mu-

"No!" He seems a little taken aback. "No, no, no. You're not doing this Kevin. You're not going to make me feel bad like I'm the bad guy. You're the bad guy in this, not me. Even though you felt neglected that doesn't give you the right to cheat on me."

"It just hurts when the one person you love, the one person you live for, doesn't realize you said anything to them until the fifth time you repeat yourself. It hurts when that same person rushes dinner just so they can get back to work again. It hurts," He takes steps closer, and soon enough I can see his eyes tearing up. "when you have to find someone else to give you the attention you're so desperate for because you never get it at home."

By now the tears are falling down his cheeks. The rage I once felt quickly evanished. My heart felt like it shattered into two. The same number of times I've ever seen Kevin cry, including now.

"I'm sorry Len-" He cut himself off from calling me by his nickname for me. "I'm sorry Alendi." He shakes his head and storms out the house. Just as if he was a trail of gasoline and I was a lit match, I followed right after him.

It's the closer we came,
The bigger the flame.

We were a conflagration,

Ready to be started,
We couldn't be departed,

Oblivion from destruction.

~Alendi

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