Creepin' 2: Eternal Love🦋

Thirty-Five.

Beverly Hills, California

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"Yeah, we just got in a little while ago Ma.", August says on the phone with his mother and leaning on the dresser.

"You'll meet her soon, we'll prolly be out thea' for Thanksgiving. If not then, Christmas fasho.", he assures her.

"Aight, love you too. Okay, bye.", he says hanging up.

"Alright, thank you so much. See you guys Wednesday. Thank you, you too. Okay, bye.", Kennedy says walking in their room and hanging up the phone.

"So?", he asks.

"Meeting with the contractors at the salon Wednesday so we can get an estimate on repairs and see when they can start.", she says sitting down on the edge of the bed. "That's good boo, you want me to come with you?", he asks.

"Nah, I'll be okay babe. Thanks, though.", she says as he sits down next to her. "Mhm, you okay?", he asks wrapping his arm around her, kissing on her face and neck. "Yeah.", she giggles at the feeling.

"You'd tell me if something was wrong, right?", he asks. "I would.", she says. "Aight.", he nods.

Kennedy
There is in fact something wrong, but I just don't know how to exactly put it in words. I'm not depressed or anything, I'm just not feeling like myself right now.

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3:48 am

Unable to sleep and not wanting to wake August up by her tossing and turning, Kennedy leaves the room and goes out on the balcony of their bedroom. She just sits out there, looking at nothing in particular.

Sitting out there, she just thinks. About everything. Like where did it all go wrong? "Maybe I am depressed.", she mumbles to herself. Snapping her out of her thoughts, her phone rings and the name across her screen shocks her.

"Uh, hello?", Kennedy asks answering the phone. "Kennedy, I really need to talk to you.", Robin's voice rings through the phone. "At three in the morning?", she asks raising her eyebrow. "It's midnight over here.", she says.

"Oh, right.", Kennedy says remembering the different time zones, "What do you want though?", she asks. "I know you weren't planning to come back to Atlanta after your last visit down here, so this was my next option.", she says, and the next thing that comes out of her mouth shocks her even more.

"Kennedy... I'm sorry. I know I wasn't the best mother to you and I took a lot of what I was going through inside out on you and I wasn't right for that. I'm very proud of the woman you've become and I thank you for helping me out as long as you did when I didn't even deserve it. I know you still don't want anything to do with me, but I just wanted you to know I'm willing to work towards a better relationship with us.", she says as Kennedy stays silent, trying to register everything she just heard.

"I honestly just need some time to think, mom. I mean you spent 26 whole years resenting me for what?", she asks raising her eyebrow. "Because of who you were becoming, I believed in you no matter how many times I tried to convince myself and you that I didn't.", she says. "So you were jealous... of me?", she asks softly. "Yes, I was. You became the person who I dreamt of becoming, but didn't because I had you. I never really got over that, so I resented you for it. And for that, I'm really.. really sorry.", she apologizes again.

"I forgave you a long time ago, but it's just the matter of me wanting to move forward from all of this that's gonna take a lot of time to think about.", she says. "That's completely understandable, Ken. Whenever you're ready.", she says. "Yeah.. right. I'll talk to you late, Ma.", she says. "Alright, sleep well.", she says. "Thanks, bye.", she says hanging up before sighing loudly and putting her head in her hands.

"Baby.", August mumbles trying to feel for Ken, but realizes she isn't there causing his eyes to pop open. "Ken!", he yells sitting up. "I'm here Aug.", she says softly, walking back in their room. "Aight, wassup? Cause you are the sleepiest person I've ever met, and I'm usually the one up and roaming.", he says sliding up against the headboard as she gets back in the bed.

"Do I seem different to you?", she asks putting her arm behind her head. "Lately? Yes.", he says honestly.

"I don't feel like myself right now August. I look in the mirror everyday and barely recognize the woman looking back at me.", she sighs. "I don't even know how to even really explain it, but I just don't feel... happy. And I don't know why.", she says with tears welling up in her eyes. "I get so wrapped up in my own thoughts all the time that I'm actually starting to believe what I'm thinking.", she says putting her arm over her eyes as she cries silently.

"What do you think about?", he asks moving closer and wrapping his arm around her. "A lot.", she says simply before starting to speak again.

"I think that I don't deserve happiness, that I don't deserve anything good because look at what happens every time I get even an ounce of it!", she cries out. "Why can't I ever just be happy?", she sniffles, laying her head on his chest.

"I know that right now you feel like this feeling is gonna last forever, but it's not. You need to just take a moment to just breathe, ya know? Don't live life in a rush right now, take your time. Do the things that bring you happiness, like reading, drawing, painting, my head is yours to use to try out any hairstyle.", he chuckles, "I'll do whatever it takes to help you feel like you again, to bring my girl back to me. You hear me?", he asks.

"Mhm.", she sniffles, "Can you just hold me please?", she asks. "Of course.", he says wrapping his other arm around her as she hooks her leg around his waist.

"I love you baby.", he says kissing her forehead. "I love you too.", she mumbles, putting her face in the crook of his neck and taking a deep breath.

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i don't even know why i bother asking y'all to comment anymore cause y'all ain't gone do it, bye.😭

-ki✨