Corey: what's up with you?
I looked up at Corey as he walked into my room coming to sit next to me on my bed.
Me: nothing I'm just chilling.
Corey: are you sure?
I've been in my room since Jamal left to go and speak to Rihannon. I was for some reason thinking about all of the possible things that could go wrong including him cheating on me which sounds stupid because I trust Jamal and I know he doesn't like her like that anymore but in my mind I can still see them together in his bed.
Corey: Imarni?
Me: ye I'm sure... Can you help me take my bed down please?
Corey: of course beautiful.
I rolled my eyes as he winked at me still grinning from ear to ear.
Me: I don't know how your jaw isn't hurting from smiling so much.
Corey: I'm just happy to see you. Can we get a picture before we start?
Me: for your followers to come at me and say we're fucking again? No thank you.
I tried to take his phone as he started recording me anyway.
Corey: do you wanna give the camera a little twerk?
I put my middle finger at him as he bursted out laughing.
Corey: I'm just playing with you... Say hi.
Me: no, we've got shit to do.
He finally stopped recording me.
Me: you better not post that on your story.
Corey: let's take a better one then?
Me: nope.
Corey: fine, I posted it.
Me: I hate you.
Corey: I hate you too.
**
JAMALS POV:
I called Rhiannon since she wasn't at the café where she said she would be.
Me: where are you?
Rhiannon: come to mine.
Me: no you need to come here where we said we would meet.
Rhiannon: Jamal stop being difficult. You can easily just come here.
Me: it's not about that.
Rhiannon: fuck Imarni.
Me: Rih. I'm done with your childish games you need to hurry up and come here or I'm gone.
I hung up. I'm giving her 10 more minutes to get here or I'm leaving.
IMARNI'S POV:
Romeo: where's Jamal?
Me: I don't know he's supposed to be back by now but he's not answering his phone.
Romeo: aight, we need to start moving everything because we've only got the van for a couple more hours.
Me: alright let's go.
JAMALS POV:
I looked up from my phone as a text came in from Imarni since Rihannon came and sat down infront of me. I instantly got annoyed because she was smiling like this was all a joke. I've been sat here for 20 minutes and the only reason I stayed is because she texted me to say she was on her way and I know I need to get this over and done with.
Me: why do you always have to be difficult?
Rihannon: I don't know what you're talking about.
Me: Rih you told me you're happy to meet me here and then as soon as I get here you try and change the plans.
Rihannon: I don't think you're in a position to call me Rih.
I looked at her kissing my teeth to which she took as a sign to carry on.
Rihannon: only my close friends, family and people that I actually like can call me that.
Me: you don't like me? Okay kool, we don't need to be having this discussion then.
I screwed her from across the table making her finally start acting right.
Rihannon: I'm only being like this because i-
I looked down at my phone since Imarni texted me again.
Rhiannon: can you turn that off?
Me: no it's okay what were you saying?
Rhiannon: can you turn it off please? I'm sure she can do without you for one second.
I kissed my teeth turning my phone off because I need to get this over and done with so I can go back and help Marni to move out like I promised her I would.
Me: done.
Rhiannon: so as I was saying... I'm only acting like this now because of you and how you're always treating me when I actually am nice to you and show you my feelings.
Me: how exactly do you expect me to react? When we first started messing around I just came out of a draining relationship and you were still in a relationship so what did you expect me to do?
Rihannon: that doesn't mean we couldn't have been something.
Me: are you serious?
Rihannon: Jamal why would you even get with me if you didn't want that?
Me: because I thought we were on the same page.
Rihannon: and I'm guessing you just fucked me the other day to make your girlfriend jealous?
Me: no it's not like that.
Rihannon: so what was it then? I actually believed it was more but then you disappeared on me until I finally saw you at work and you tried to brush me away like I was crazy.
Me: I'm sorry I made you feel that way.
She sat back in her chair looking back at me.
Me: you're a nice person I never meant to hurt you or mislead you like that.
Rihannon: so you felt nothing? The whole time?
Me: I didn't say that.
Rihannon: we spent so much time together on our assignment and it only made me like you even more and then you turn around and did the same thing you did to me when we were in college and my stupid naive self fell for it.
I sighed out putting my hands up to surrender because I didn't know what else to do or say.
Rihannon: whatever... I'll see you around uni and maybe at work.
I stood up holding onto her wrist since she tried to walk away.
Me: wait... You're just going to leave like that?
Rihannon: what else is there to say?
Me: I can see you're upset I don't want to just leave you like that.
Rihannon: I'm used to you rejecting me Jamal and I've handled it before so I'm sure I can handle it this time.
Me: this isn't rejection Rih I just wanted to clear up any confusion and tension between us.
Rihannon: nothing you say can make me like Imarni. I could see her judging me from the moment she first saw me.
Me: you did the same thing when I introduced you to her.
Rihannon: I had a reason to be mad.
Me: As long as there's no more arguments or fights between you two... We're good.
Rihannon: okay fine. Let's just be friends.
I bit my lip thinking about it. I know Imarni wouldn't want this but at the same time I know I don't have feelings for Rihannon and she now knows that I'm with Imarni and she can't come in-between that so I feel like a friendship can still work right?
