# Assure Me

First Encounter.

Chapter One ‘ Same Old, Same Damn Old’

Be Confident In Your Own Skin Because No One Else Will Do So For You.

RIYA’S POV:

“Riya .. Princess? I Don’t Know How To Say This” – There Was A Heartfelt Silence- “I’m So Sorry, But It’s Over. We Are Over”

The Only Thing I Could Do Was To Quickly Disconnect The Call. And Falling Back On The Bed, The Connection Of The Board To My Head Was The Least Of My Worries. The Pain Didn't Surpass The Leaking Of My Heart.

“What Had I Done Now?” A RelationshipMade To Last A Lifetime Was Always So Easily Influenced By People Outside Our Bubble.

We Had Both During The Months Of Our Relationship, Played Vulnerable To Corruption And Hurt .

Closing My Eyes, I Revisited Every Last Detail Of My First Encounter With Prince. Shifted Every Word Into Its’ Rightful Position.

FLASHBACK

Laying On My Bed, Desperate Thoughts Filled My Head. One Being How I Planned On Spending The Holidays.As Inconsistent As My Life Had Become, I Hungered For A Change.

It Took Me A While To Realize That My Phone Had Been Vibrating VigorouslyAgainst My Pillow.

I Answered Moments Later, But The Person However Probably Tired Of Hearing The Dialing Tone, Hanged Up. And No Sooner Had I Placed It Underneath My Pillow, Had It Began Vibrating Again, Only This Time The Caller ID Read Madeline.

I Answered However, Not To Be Greeted With Warmth Or Anything Close To That Pleasant.

“Listen, I Just Called To Hook You Up With An Agenda For The Day Because Knowing You, You Are Bored Out Your Mind. And Did I Forget?”

“Forget What Exac..” I Was Rudely Interrupted.

“That You Have No Say In The Matter.” She Finished With A Certain Tone I Couldn't Detect In Her Voice. Noticing The Silence, She Continued “ I Will Be Knocking For You At One So For Once Be Ready.”

“Okay, Calm Down.”

“Bye Baby Love”

Before I Could Mutter As Much As A Goodbye, She Had Disconnected The Call. To Be Honest As Much As I Know This Girl Is Crazy, I Am Not Listened To Until I Have Enough Evidence.

Walking Towards My Radiator And Picking My Towel, I Solemnly Walked Out The Room At Total And Complete Peace With The World.

HALF AN HOUR LATER

I Arrived Back In My Room With The Scent Of Dove Trailing Behind Me And Sparking Up A Warm Fragrance In My Room.Sitting On The Edge Of My Bed, My Skin Repeatedly Mated With The Baby Johnson Lotion.

Unwrapping The Towel That Clothe My Nakedness Moments Before And Standing In Front Of My Curved Wall Mirror, I Admired The Athletic Body That Reflected Back At Me. Although Quite Skinny, As Quoted By My Mum, Be Confident In Your Own Skin Because No one Else Will Do So For You.

I Searched My Wardrobe Unable To Decide What To Wear And What With. You See, That Is One Of The Many Problems Of Owning So Much, It Always Seems You Have Less.

After Several Minutes Of Dressing And Undressing, I Settled For A Burgundy DressAnd Stretched For His Hollister Cardigan To Make Me Complete.