Denial & Desire [ #Wattys2017 ]

Chapter 13: Chances

Disclaimer: I was a little in my feels while writing this chapter hope you guys love it as much as I did and continue along this journey with me !!!!!!!!!! xoxo Saskie

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I remember this pain all too well, not the one that was radiating through my forehead from the collision with the locker but the one that was piercing my chest. Why was he kissing her? Why was she enclosed in his arms? Who is that girl anyway?

The thoughts were never ending in my mind. Ché unglued himself from her and came rushing towards me, he placed a hand on my shoulder to help me up but I slapped it away as hard as I could. I don't need him.

I felt it coming, the tears, I can't let anyone see me this vulnerable so I got up and ran like my life depended on it. He said to trust him, but this wasn't something a trustable man would have done. I unknowingly ran all the way back to the now empty classroom when my phone rang off and Emily shouted through the speaker.

"Geez Girl, where are you? I hope you didn't forget about this evening already."

With a crackling voice, I told her I'm not in a state to move right now, she heard my depression and said she was on her way to meet me. It wasn't two minutes later when the classroom door swung open.

"Imani it's not what you think!" he shouted and like a second instinct I got off the table that I was sitting on and backed straight into the wall.

"Stay away from me you liar! You're just like the rest of them." I shouted but he just came closer and closer until he was no more than a hand breathe away.

"No! I won't stay away from you and I am not like the rest of them. I have already told you, girl, I want you! I really want you Empress I won't gamble diamonds for gold and do anything to purposely hurt you."

I wanted to punch him so badly so I ran into his chest and delivered multiple blows. I cursed his structure so much, why the hell must he be so built that my blows had minute effects on him. He just stood there and collected all which made me even angrier. I delivered five more until my hands grew tired and weary and he just wrapped his arms around me.

"What was that just now? How could you, I thought you wanted me to trust you." I voiced

"I do." He said hugging me even tighter than before "I didn't know she was here Imani, I don't want her to be. I was getting my stuff out of my locker when she saw me and just ran into my arms and kissed me. I was disoriented." I looked up at his baffled face and murmured with a faint breath "Who is she?"

His frame stiffened slightly against mine pressing his firm body wall and other structures into me. I couldn't disregard the contact that I now became too aware of at the moment. He rubbed his hand continuously through that unruly hair, defiant from the assault of his hands and replied "Genesis..."

I can't believe that the girl I kept seeing was the so-called Genesis. I thought she was somewhere on the other side of the world right now. Why is she even here at Maylock University? I backed away yet again but this time in a swift moment Ché grabbed my hand and pulled me back into his chest. His mere touch for a second sent sparks through my anatomy yet being continuously engulfed in his embrace was creating a thunderstorm in me. One I had no protection from.

Upset at my natural instinct of pulling away Ché noted that she'd transferred here to study which he didn't seem so pleased with. He mumbled that it didn't make sense to him why she would come here to study since she has always preferred European culture as a child and was already studying over there.