Khalil POV
Its all starting to click in my head. Brice not being here the whole day but then turning up fully clothed and covering her face. Something has to be wrong here.
"Well...talk" i say as she leans against the car rolling her eyes.
"Why do you care. Im just a stripper who you got lucky with. You Keep coming back to me and i dont know why you wont just leave me alone" she snaps and im taken back.
Why do I keep coming back to her?
"No ones ever cared...no one and now you just come out of no where and start caring" she says frantically
I grab her arms and make her look at me.
"I want to care Brice alright. I cant even answer myself on why I keep coming back but I do because i feel like I need to-"
"You dont need to do anything. Im not a charity case" she snaps; pulling out of my grasp
"You arent a charity case alright. I actually do care. I dont know what it is or why i care but I do" i retort and she goes silent; looking down
"Now are you ready to start talking" i say and she looks around.
"Ok if we are gonna talk, can it at least be in the car so that this sun isnt staring me in the face." She sighs and I unlock the van as we go inside.
She sits in the passengers side and I sit in the drivers seat.
"I live with my dad" she says
"What?"
"I only live with my dad...and so do my cousins. Emma and Blessing are sisters. They came to live with me and my mom and dad when i was 3. Their parents had passed in a car crash. My mom...she passed away when i was really young" Brice explains looking at her lap.
"Im so-"
"My dad went crazy...he turned to drugs and alcohol...he went out almost all the time and we had to find food for ourselves and take care of the house...it was hard since we had little to no money" she continues
"Had?" I ask
"My dad went out one night...he went to gamble and...h-he won...he won a shit load of money. You would think he would use it for his family" she shakes her head annoyed
"He used it to buy The Heights and he made me and my cousins become strippers...he doesnt even see me as his daughter. He sees me as one of his employees who lives with him. The only money i get are the tips I make but no one is willing to give a tip when 15 minutes is 50 bucks." She adds
"But you have fucking Jordan's. My first shoes were some grandpa flats" she giggles a little but still looks down.
"Yea well i got those on my birthday. My cousins saved some money up and bought them for me and then i did the same for them." She explains
I sit back in my seat taking all of this in.
"So...hes violent" i ask
She stays quiet before saying " only when he gets really pissed off"
"Which is how often"
"Every other week or so." She sighs
Wow...here i thought this girl was just a snotty person who liked to play hard to get but her past goes deep. I feel like a complete dick head.
"Im sorry...for seeming like a dick and stuff" i say
She looks at me and gives me a small smile.
"Lets go back inside and this time...really shop" i state and she nods.
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I put the tray full of burgers, fries, nuggets and drinks on the table as everyone digs in. I slide in next to Brice who starts eating her fries.
"Bruh you know today was crazy. Emma and I were walking right-"
"Thats what humans do" Angel says
"ANYWAY...i saw some kid stealing in a store but I stopped him right and told the manager and he was so happy he gave me two meet and greet passes to come meet Julia Roberts whose doing a signing tomorrow" Za explains
"Thats amazing bro..who are you taking" i ask eating a nugget
"Emma of course" he says and she smiles at him
"Me and Blessing are actually going to go see Taylor Lautner on set of his new movie" Angel explains
"Justin looks like your left out" i say
"Nah im babysitting the sis" he says biting his burger
Everyone starts making their own conversations and i look at Brice.
"So tomorrows Christmas Eve...what are you gonna do" i ask her
"Nothing. I never do anything for the holidays so why should that change now" she says not looking at me
"So we are gonna go out in the morning is what im hearing. Ok" i turn back to my food and she gawks at me as i smirk.
YOU ARE READING
Fatal Attraction
RomanceShe has a secret but he has his eyes set on her and theres no chance of him letting her go. They are both super different; complete opposites and what they do defines who they truly are. What is Khalil gonna do when he gets twisted in Brices world...
