The Game of Love

Chapter Twelve

“So I heard about the situation with Kameron and Antonio,” Kelsey said trying to be nosey. We were now in our last class and since our teacher wasn’t here we were just hanging. The whole day I have been kind of down; mostly because ever since the night when Kameron showed up Ant’s house things between me and him haven’t been the same. He has been very distant and comes home whenever he pleases. When I wake up he isn’t there ad when I try to talk to him he just gives me short answers. I honestly don’t know what to do, I feel like I’m losing him all over again. “Yea,” was all I was able to say. I was trying desperately to not talk about the whole thing but she wouldn’t let it go.

“So does this mean you and Kameron are officially not talking? I mean you been chasing that boy since you first met him and now you just gonna drop him because of another dude?”

“Damn do you have to ask so many questions,” I said finally snapping. I have so many emotions built up that I can hardly think.

“My bad, I didn’t know I was bothering you,” she said as she turned around in her seat. I can tell I hurt her feelings and honestly I didn’t mean to. “Look Kelsey I didn’t mean to snap on you, I’m just going through a lot with everything that’s happening.”

“Wateva, it’s cool I know it takes a lot to juggle two fine men at the same damn time,” she said with a smirk on ha face. “First off I am not juggling no two men.”

“Then why you got two men fighting for yo ass, they about to kill each other and then they run rival gangs.”

“The only reason Kameron is fighting is because I cut his ass out of my life. I stopped playing his games and he isn’t in control anymore and he can’t stand that.”

“Girl you know damn well that boy loves you, he just doesn’t know how to express himself.”

“And I’m supposed to sit around and wait for him to realize how to express those feelings; put my life on hold until he figures out his feelings.”

“No but you are not supposed to rub your new nigga in his face, how you think he feel.”

“I don’t give a fuck how he feels. He didn’t care how I felt when he feeling up and sleeping with multiple girls when he knew how I felt about him.”

“Ok then what about Antonio?”

“What about him?”

“How is he handling everything?

“Oh he is doing just fine, very distant, and very sneaky lately. He won’t talk to me and he goes and comes as he pleases. It’s like I’m not even there anymore, he tries his best ignore me.”

“Damn that’s messed up.”

“Tell me about it. I think I’m just going to move back home and wateva happens, happens.”

“You can’t just run away from every bad situation.”

“I’m not running away, just giving him time and space,” I said trying to convince myself. I didn’t want to move out but I know I can’t just stay there in that house being ignored like I don’t exist.

When I arrived home to an empty house as usual and immediately went to pack my things. I wasn’t going to get all of it right now but just enough so I wouldn’t have to make too many trips. I got my suitcases and started emptying  the drawers and closet that held my clothes. When I turned around to go to the bathroom, he was standing in the door way.

Antonio POV

So I arrive home and I know Ariel is supposed to be home so I rush upstairs to talk to her. Lately I have been distant towards her and I know it’s wrong but I couldn’t control my emotions. All this fighting with that other nigga every time I turn around just got to me. In a way I blamed her but I know it’s not her fault so I need to talk to her so we can work this out.

When I get to the bedroom I see suitcases on the bed and then I see Ariel come from the closet with her clothes in her hand. She turns around and sees me and freezes like she has been caught doing something wrong. “What’s going on here,” I asked very much confused.

“I’m going to move back home to give you some time and space. Lately you have been avoiding me at all costs and I don’t want you to have to do that in your own home so I’m going to just leave,” she said going back to her suitcases. “So you were just going to sneak out without telling me? I come home to be with my girl to find that she has left before I could even walk through the door,” I said getting a little mad.

“Oh please Antonio you haven’t come home to be with your ‘girl’ since that night. Ever since then you have barely been home and when you do, you completely ignore me. I am the last thing on your mind so please don’t act like you will miss me.” Okay maybe I have been a complete jackass but damn I didn’t think she would leave me.

“So this is it then, we are over,” I asked to myself sitting on the bed next to the suitcases. I put my head in my hands in disbelief.  “I never said that. I just think it is best for me to move out, maybe we moved in together too soon or something. All I know is I just can’t keep sitting in this house waiting for you to say something to me or for you to stop being mad at me.”

“I’m not mad at you.”

“Then what is it? Why all of a sudden did you just start pushing me out for no reason,” she asked like she had a lot of built up emotions. I sighed, “To be honest all the fighting with that Kameron dude just made me feel some type of way. I mean we just started dating and I’m already having to fight another nigga for you, a nigga I know you still have feelings for.”

“I don’t have feelings for him anymore Antonio. Is that why you been pushing me away cause you thought I would pick him,” she asked coming to stand in front of me.

“I mean I knew you would eventually.”

“Why would you say that?”

“Because we got together when you were crying over the damn nigga.” I said looking up at her. “So automatically I’m supposed to drop you and get with him?” Well when she said it like that it sounds stupid. “Look okay maybe it sounds crazy but I just don’t want to lose you. Just like you are afraid to loose me I’m afraid to loos you too. I need you just as much as you need me.  And maybe I have been pushing you away and I’m sorry but I need you to stay by my side.” I said looking up at her straight into her eyes. She didn’t say anything but just stared at me. Then she went over to her suitcases which is when my heart started beating like crazy, “I will stay only if you promise to stop ignoring me and pushing me away.”

“I promise I will-“

“And if promise to tell me whenever you are feeling some type of way about anything; we can’t make this work if you won’t talk to me.”

“I promise,” I said getting up and going over to her. “So you will stay,” I asked looking deep into her eyes. “Yes I will stay.” By the time she finished I crashed me lips to hers and held on to her tight by the waist. “I love you.”

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