Beautiful Imperfections

TWENTY ONE

He heaved and looked away. "I'm leaving."
My heart began to beat fast. "This is what you do all the time. You just curve and ignore me! All the time. You act like you love me but when it's time to pick you just walk away as usual!"

He looked at my eyes like he was going to say something but he didn't want to then he opened his mouth to speak. "Janie is at the gate. Always be with someone so you could be safe." He walked away and my mouth dropped. Was he deaf? I turned my face away in pain.

He just left me hanging in space with nothing to hold on to. I saw Ahneeka walking up to him and I turned my face away in anger. I couldn't bear it. I took in a deep breath and walked to the gate where he said Janie was. He was taller than me so maybe he could sight her easily. Janie was also pissed so I knew how the argument ended up.

She turned to me. "Kelvin's not taking us home so I asked Brad."

What?! "Uhm uber?"

"Please let's take the free ride and besides he's gonna pass our route."

"Have you asked him?"

She nodded with a dead expression. She was really mad at kelvin cause my best friend was a very excited person.

The irony was that, Brad agreed to take me home after leaving me like that yesterday. Yes, he ordered an uber ride but what he did was still wrong. We walked to his car and Janie sat at the back. I eyed her quickly and sat in the front with Brad.

He kept that unappealing face as he started the car and put on the radio so there would be no conversations and began to drive. Brad was annoyed at me but he didn't even want to talk things out.

Finally, he parked infront of the house and Janie thanked him leaving the car. I turned to him.
"Thank you." He licked his pink sexy lips.

"You know I'm still angry."

I looked at the road. "I honestly don't know what to say."

"I see."

"Yeah." I got out of the car and he said to me. "But are you interested in him?"

I heaved "I really don't know" Yes, I didn't know cause he didn't pick between us and he behaved like he didn't want to spoil my mood by picking Ahneeka.

He nodded. "At least that's hope." He started the car and drove away.I got into our apartment and Janie was resting on the sofa with her lips pouted.

"Girl, you look funny." I said with a grin

"Kelvin is just an annoying piece of shit."

"You can't blame him. Collins is his competition."

"I have nothing for Collins but it won't penetrate through his thick skull."

I laughed hard. "Yours is just kelvin that's acting up. Mine is Brad, David and Trevor."

She sat up in excitement. "Oh that reminds me. Selena gave me a call. She said she was coming over but she didn't mention David."

"She shouldn't bring him along please."

Janie laughed at me. "Yoo! You sound pathetic. How are they being difficult?"

"Okay starting with David, he came over to my house one day and wanted to make out but I turned him down cause he loved Selena and I was aware...."
"Okay?"

"Then he saw Brad and I."

"Ohhh so he thinks you did that cause of Brad."

"Yesss like this beef has been on for days now."

"That's really sad. Then what's wrong with Brad?"

"Brad thinks I'm interested in Trevor..."

"Which you are?"

I blushed. "I don't know but I haven't told him anything so he's just behaving funny."

"Trevor?"

"He wants Ahneeka not me."

"Wait! He likes that girl?!"

"Exactly. It's very frustrating but right now, I'm thinking about my life. A murderer is on the loose and he wants me dead just because I witnessed an incident I wasn't meant to."

"Woah that's a whole lot of drama for one person."

"Like I know right." I walked into the room to change into something comfortable.

"Don't worry b. You'll be good."I overheard her from the parlor.

I looked at my hair in the mirror and noticed how rough my hair had become. I needed another haircut like my hair grows really fast which was good and bad. Well, even if I was going for a haircut I wouldn't go to Jackson's cause I'm having too much of boy drama already. Not interested in adding another person in the drama. And Jackson can be really dramatic. Nahhh.

I wore a gown and packed my hair remembering when Trevor told me I looked sexier with my hair unpacked. Oh well. I wasn't impressing anyone right now.

I heard a car park infront of the house and I looked out of the window and with grief, Selena came with David. Why did he follow her here? Maybe, he didn't know I was Janie's housemate. Yeah, he's not aware.

I overheard Janie say hi to them as they got into the house. Should I go out? Oh fuck this, I walked out of the room boldly and looked at his face. Surprise was all over his face.

"Oh hi Pearl." Selena said with a smile. "Janie told me you were staying with her."
I chuckled. "When did you both become this close?"

"After the day we went to the beach." Janie said.

David stood up. "Uhm Pearl can I see you outside?"
So he wants a reconciliation. That's mature.
"Okay."

"Well I'll go get something for us to eat." Janie said and Selena said. "Oh then I'll be here alone."

"We won't take a long time." David assured her and she smiled at him as we walked out of the house. He closed the door and I folded my arms.
"First of all...." he started. "I wanna apologize for being childish...."

I nodded "that's an excellent start."

"Yeah.... I lost control of myself cause I really liked you and you used Selena..."

"That's what you don't get. I didn't use her. I knew deep down you liked her. If it was about Brad I'm not stupid I could just tell you plainly. But I knew how you felt towards her."

He heaved. "It's just hard to believe."

"Believe what?"

"Cause after that day, I got annoyed realizing that it wasn't her. Yeah I liked her but then you were like a new attraction..." he paused like he wanted to catch his breath. "That's why I've been avoiding you cause it has always been you. Look I even started dating her so I could stop thinking about you but it wasn't just possible. It's not her Pearly. It's you."

I was flabbergasted. No words were coming to my head and he added. "This explains why I've been acting all weird. Pearl, I.....I think I'm in love with you."

Vote and comment guys! I need to know what's on your mind. I love y'all!