A Black Girl Story

Chapter 13

                                                  Trust

                        "To be trusted is a greater compliment

                 than being loved." - George MacDonald

Ziara Pov

I don't trust her or maybe its just I don't like her. I know what your thinking and its not that at all. Im not jealous just aware. Why should I be jealous of someone who's fake? I was right behind them in the dining room. Of course they didn't see me because desperately I was under a cream colored table listening to every word they say. Im just making sure Eli's safe that's all. "I missed you!" Celicia said. I rolled my eyes who does she think she is? I miss you. Ha!

"I missed you to and need your help that's why I called you down." Eli spoke to her. Celicia nodded her head. "Now what is it you need?" Ell repositioned himself in his seat. "Over these couple of days I found out I have a traitor in my crew and don't know who it

is."

"I see so you want me to find out who it is?" she responded. He shook his head yes. Ok I admit it I was a little jeoulous im suppose to be the one to help him not her. Celicia got up hugged Eli and left the room. Leaving Eli to sit kind of alone and me under the table. I was about to sneak away. I scooted back from under the table and bumped into one of the legs. "Shit!" I cursed but immediately covered my mouth.

Eli's head turned trying to figure out where the noise had came from. He shrugged it off and got up and left the room. I took a deep breathe because that was clo....... I was pulled from under the table. I turned over on my back to face up at Eli who had a weird expression on his face. "Now I don't know what to think." Eli's voice said. He pulled me up so I was standing in front of him. "Yeah I admit it I was spying on you and that fake barbie doll who im just finding out about by the way!" I said with a snappy atittude. I know this looks so wrong with being a rat on our hands.

This does look a little suspicious. Eli began laughing and harder when he tried to attempt to speak but failed. I didn't see anything funny at all so I got a little mad. "What is so funny?" I spat a litttle pissed off.

He thinks this is a game how are you going to kiss me one day and admit you have some type of feelings for me but sit here and talk to some deflated bitch. "Im laughing because your jealous and over nothing to." I almost had slapped him how dare he call me jealous after the whole Colin inccident yeah now I know why he was acting that way that day. Ever since him telling me how he felt a lot of things began clear.

"Ziara if it makes you feel any better Celicia well we don't see eachother like that. I hope she doesn't look at me like that considering that were cousins." Instantly my cheeks turned red and embarrassment filled my body. His cousin I swear I felt like the world had dropped on me.

"Well that still doesn't mean I mean ugh. I thought I was the one who was suppose to help you find the traitor?" I said flipping the script you know I wont go down without a fight. So far hes knocked down alot of pride i've had. To make it even i've knocked down a lot of his pride as well. "Ziara of course your one of the people helping I just called my cousin in because she has certain connections to people."

It did make since and that's when I felt bad all over again. Score board 5 for me and 6 for Eli. "Im sorry I don't know what came over me I guess." I mumbled a little.

"Ziara I told you before but let me make it clear. I do have feelings for you and even though were not togethor yet doesn't mean im going to do things to make you feel bad." Eli said in a soft voice. He had walked up to me and grabbed my hands in his. That's when it clicked do I have feelings for Eli? I mean he just basically admitted it so what am I suppose to say?