Life Goes On || g.d

[6] End It - 2

✱ Naima's p.o.v ✱

I wake up of the smell of food coming from the kitchen. I look down at my lap and realize that Karlee isn't there. Where is she? I remember that she fell asleep in my lap last night.

I get up from the couch and walk to the kitchen. There I see Grayson standing shirtless, making pancakes. I expected to see Karlee but I guess not.

"Good morning, have you seen Karlee?" I say and walk up to stand behind Grayson. I snake my arms around his waist and I put my head on his shoulder.

"Yeah, she left a while ago. She mumbled something about having something important to do"

Oh no. She's gonna break up with him, just because I told her to.

"I'm a horrible person" I mumble into Grayson's shoulder.

"What?" He questions and turns around so that he holds me in his arms.

"I basically told Karlee to break up with Ethan yesterday" I whisper and I can tell that Grayson wants to say something but I don't let him.

"Before you judge me. I only want to see my friend happy, and she isn't happy right now. She was devastated yesterday and she told me that she was tired of forgiving him so I told her to end it. Please don't hate me"

"I neither judge you or hate you. You only want to see your friend happy and I love you for that" he says and I let out a breath I didn't even know that I was holding.

"Thank you. I love you too" I say and bring my lips to his.

"Excuse me but I don't know about you, but I don't like my pancakes burned so I have to flip those bad boys" he says with a chuckle and let go of me.

✱ Karlee's p.o.v ✱

I just couldn't stay at the warehouse. I soon as I saw Grayson I thought of Ethan, and I couldn't handle it. I may have seemed rude to Grayson when I just ran out, but what would I have done?

Oh and about the Ethan problem. I get want Naima said, I really do, but I don't know what to do.
It's like my brain tells me to break up because I'm not happy, but my heart tells me to stay because I love him.

I think that deep down I know what I have to do, I just can't get myself to do it.
And it doesn't help that he's out of the country so I can't talk to him face to face.
I guess the right thing to do is call him. I can't FaceTime though, I really don't want to see his face when I see those words.

✱ ✱ ✱
"Karlee" is the first thing he says. After a lot of dreading, I called him.

"Hi. We need to talk, and the thing I will say might hurt you" I sigh and I can almost imagine him as if he stood in front of me.

"Karlee you're scaring me" his voice almost cracks, but he manage to hold it back.

"I'm so sorry, but this relationship won't work anymore. I'm tired of needing to let you explain every time you fuck up, I can't take it anymore"

"Karlee.." he starts but I interrupt him.

"Sorry Ethan, but I can't be in a relationship where I'm not 100% happy. I just want you to know that these past 4 years have been the best years in my life, you have treated me well" I feel the tears form in my eyes but I push them away.

"It's okay, Karlee. I had a feeling this would happen soon. Are we still friends?" I can tell that he pushes away his tears too but he acts strong.

"Yeah, bye Ethan" before he get the chance to answer I hang up. The friends part was a lie, I don't work like that. I don't think I will be able to be around Grayson either, he will just remind me of him. When I think about it, I don't think that I can be around Grayson.
Then it hits me, what the fuck have I done?
✱ ✱ ✱

✱ Naima's p.o.v ✱

"Hi Karls!" I exclaim as I see her on our doorstep.

"I broke up with him Naima" she says and I see that she's fighting her tears. It kills me, because I know that it's my fault.

"Wasn't that what you wanted?" I question.

"No! That was what YOU wanted. It was you idea" she says angrily and I instantly back off.

"I'm sorry, but I saw that you weren't happy! I tried being a good friend, glad that you appreciate that" I snap back, a little more harsh than I intended. What's up with her?

"I just broke up with my boyfriend because of you! Yeah good friend Naima"

"You know what? In the future I won't care about your happiness at all" if that's how she wants it, that's what she will get.

"There is no future for us, Naima. Have fun finding a new makeup artist because I'm quitting, have a nice life and go fuck the twins, won't you?" She smirks and I gasp. She turns around and begins to walk out of the door.

"You have changed Karlee, you know that right?" I scream after her and then the tears falls. Why am I even crying? She doesn't deserve our friendship, all I ever wanted was to see her happy. And look where that took me.

I walk to our bed and there I just lay down. I curl up to a ball and hug my pillow tight. My tears threatens to spill but I fight it, I don't wanna cry over her. I won't cry over her.

✱ ✱ ✱

"Naima?" Grayson calls from downstairs. Great, now he's home too. I don't want him to see me like this, like an emotional wreck.

"Yeah" I yell back and I hear him coming up the stairs. As soon as he sees me curled up into a ball on the bed he comes to my side. I turn around so that we lay face to face. I can see in his eyes that he wants me to talk.

"I lost Karlee all because I wanted her to be happy" instead of saying anything, he just takes me in his arms. And that's when the tears come. I just let it all out, I can't hold it in anymore.

Grayson strokes my hair and back, I actually really appreciate his company despite what I said before.

Eventually I close my eyes and fall asleep in his embrace.

////////||||\\\\\\\\
You do you 🤙🏼

[1113 words]