Life As I Knew It

ch. 22

Kyrie POV:

I took the letter from the man and rolled my eyes. As I opened the letter, I turned around and closed the door with my feet.

"What does it say?" Corey said.

I held my hand up in his face to shut him up as I read.

I have to go to court and testify against Damien. I haven't saw him since him and Marie popped up at the house. I was nervous as hell.

"Kyrie. What is it?" Corey asked.

I sighed.

"I have to go to court to testify against Damien." I said as I flopped down on the couch.

"Why?" He asked.

"So he can get locked up. Without my testimony they have nothing, and he would be free."

"Oh, aight." He said as he sat on the couch beside me.

I rolled my eyes.

"Yeah. Now can we talk about what I was trying to discuss earlier?" I said.

"Yeah, shoot." He said.

"I think it's time we separate from each other for a while." I said.

"What? Why?" He said.

"I don't know. I just feel like I'm suffocating." I said as I got up from the couch.

"Wait, where are you going?" He asked.

"I feel myself I'm about to cry, and I don't want you to see me cry." I said.

"Baby, I've seen you cry a million and one times, seeing you cry for a million and two isn't nothing." He said as he grabbed me and pressed my body against the wall.

I tried to fight him off. He wasn't budging.

"Get off of me." I said.

He still didn't move.

"Babe. What's up why do you feel like this?" He asked.

"I just do. I feel unwanted. I feel like you're only with me because you feel sorry for me and not because you really love me." I said in between my tears.

"Ky, baby, I love you. I've been with you for the long haul and I'll continue to be here." He said.

"I know, I still feel how I feel. I don't want to be a burden to you." I said.

"You slick making me mad by these comments you're making, you know it's not like that." He said.

"Corey, you've already done so much for me. I can never repay you for the things you've done for me. You're raising Kenzie as your own. You were there for me with the situation with Damien. You've already done so much." I said.

"I'm your boyfriend. That's what I'm here for. You never have to suffer if I'm by your side." He said.

I just started to cry even harder.

"I don't deserve you. Maybe I did at first but now I'm too damaged. You deserve somebody who can give you more." I said.

"I deserve you. You are who I want." He said.