Strong Enough 2

Chapter 7

I can't sleep. I've barely eaten. I miss her so much that I'm literally dying inside. I lay back and think about her. She's all I ever think about.

I think about the time when we were happy...

Flashback

I'm standing outside our school waiting for Mya. Today is our one year anniversary and I couldn't be happier.

She walks outside looking beautiful, as usual. She's looking down at her phone and almost walks right past me. I extend my arm to stop her. A smile crosses her face as soon as she sees me. I pick her up and press my lips against hers.

"Happy Anniversary," I say as I gently put her down. I hand her the teddy bear and flowers that I got her. Her smile fades.

"What's wrong?" I ask, lifting her chin.

"I feel bad that I didn't get you anything."

"What are you talking about?" I ask her. "You got me the best present that I've ever gotten in my life." She tilts her head in confusion and I laugh. "You're my present, crazy girl."

She grabs the front of my shirt and smiles before saying, "I love you." She pulls me into another kiss.

"I love you too," I say between breathes."More than anything."

I feel a tear roll down my cheek as I think about her. I laugh at myself for a second when I realize that I've never cried this much before in my life. Before I realized the strong feelings I have for Mya, I never showed emotion or even talked about my feelings. I love the effect she's had on me, but I've messed everything up. I wish I had her back. I wish that these past few days would've never happened. I try to call her again and another tear rolls down my cheek as it goes to voicemail.

Mya's POV

Why would he do that to me? I thought he loved me. I thought he knew how much I love him.

I have a really bad headache and my hand still hurts. I decide to lay down and attempt to clear my mind.

"What's up?" Tré asks as he walks into my room. I take a deep breath and stare at the ceiling. He takes a seat on the edge of my bed. "Look Mya, I know you're angry but I can tell that he's sorry and he really loves you."

"Are you trying to defend him?" I ask. Why would Tré try to defend him? It's really starting to piss me off.

"I'm not. I'm just saying that he loves you and he's sorry for what he did. He did do something really stupid, but I have too so I can't judge. I love Chantel to death but I've hurt her so many times."

"If you love her then why would you hurt her?" I ask.

He sighs. "I don't know. I'm sure you've noticed but men can be extremely stupid at times. We could be geniuses when it comes to book smarts, but we tend to lack common sense. And we're especially clueless when it comes to you women."

"You got that right," I say and he laughs.

"What I'm trying to say is....yeah Tai screwed up but he's sorry. He's probably dying without you and I know you miss him too. He made a mistake and I know for sure that he didn't sleep with that girl." And with that, he gives me a small smile before exiting the room.

I lay down again and try to process what he just said. I know he made a mistake and everyone does, but it just hurt me so bad. I do miss him and it took every ounce of self-control in my body not to jump into his arms that day when he came to apologize. I want to forgive him, but I don't want to give in too quickly.

I pick up my phone, which has been turned off for the past few days. When I turn it on, I see texts from Marlon and Gabby, but I also see a ton of texts and missed calls from Tai. My thumb hovers over the call button as I try think of whether to call him or not. I throw my phone on the bed before I can press the button. My phone lights up and his name flashes across the screen. A tear rolls down my cheek as I let it go to voicemail.