C H A P T E R 40
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"...If you believe in us, you gotta trust me baby..."
Mika sighed, rubbing Achilles' back as he threw up in the toilet on a Sunday morning.
He woke up shaking, profusely sweating and claiming his body hurt. At first Mika tried convincing herself that it was his wounds on his abdomen and chest but she knew it was his body reacting to taking drugs after being clean for almost a month.
Mika exited the bathroom,Looking in her vanity mirror, she touched her swollen lip, wincing lightly.
Achilles was so desperate to get any type of drug once he had woken up in agonizing pain, his promise to Mahika last night had flew out the window, his attempt to get out her apartment was difficult due to Mahika being an obstacle. He got so angry and frustrated, he hit her, full fist to the face, busting her lip. Only then did he realise what he had done, feeling so damn guilty and regretful for hurting the love of his life.
After throwing up his insides, Achilles flushed the toilet, groaning as he stood up, he brushed his teeth before walking into the bedroom.His face dropped at the sight of Mika checking her lip in the mirror, the right side of her face had now started to swell.
Achilles bit his lip, looking down at his twiddling fingers like an innocent child.
Noticing his quietness, Mika turned around. "It's okay baby, I told you-."
"Stop it." He mumbled.
She was shocked, raising an eyebrow. "What?"
Inhaling a deep breath, he looked up at her. "I said stop it. Stop saying it's okay when you know it ain't. I want you to be mad, I want you to be angry at me...I...I hit you Mahika!" He semi-yelled, frustration evident on his face as he balled his fists up.
"But you didn't mean it..."
He chuckled bitterly, shaking his head."I hit you because you wouldn't let me got out to get some fucking drugs. I hit you because you were trying to protect me from my addiction. I hit you-."
"Okay so you hit me.You've done it plenty times before so why you suprised!?" Mika instantly covered her mouth after blurting out her statement. "Baby..."
"It's cool." He sighed out, stepping closer to Mahika and grabbing her hands, he kissed her fingers gently, before kissing her swollen lip, he frowned. "Ion wanna hurt you like this no more.I don't wanna hurt y'all like this no more..." his hands travelled to her growing belly.
"You just need to fight your addictions Achilles. You can't take drugs every time you're in a dark place, you have to find other ways to cope with it. Like your therapist said, draw or write. Have you been doing that?"
He shakes his head. "Nah, I haven't drawn anything since I started taking drugs, and lately I ain't got inspiration."
"Just free your mind." She kissed his lips softly.
They were each other's oxygen, each other's drug, and they didn't even know it.
"Can I ask you something?" Mahika nods. "When you stopped taking the drugs, was it because you found out you was pregnant?"
