Chapter 18: Chapter 18

We both smiled at each other and I moved forward to kiss her on the lips. Few seconds later we pulled away for breath, It was a mind blowing  kiss.

" I can't believe it ,this feel surreal   to me. " she said in amazement " so I'm now your girlfriend? "  I nodded at her.

" A while ago I was jealous of seeing you flirting with Laila ,yes don't look at me like that. I admit , I was seriously jealous a while ago  and when you had that fight with Thomas  I was so happy that you defended me. My subconscious keeps telling me to speak out my feelings but I couldn't "

" so the fight was a booster " I jokingly asked

" yes, you can say so" Lucy shyly said.

" so tell me something Mr, when did you started having feelings for me coz last I checked, you kept bullying me this past few days" she asked with a small smile. We pull from the embrace and walked to the bench close to us.

I sat on it and pulled Lucy on my lap but she tried escaping my hold and I wouldn't budge. She gave up and sat on my laps as I embraced her from the back.

" This crush I have for you started the first day I met you in school. Which was in biology class . I still remember that day ,when you saw me you were furious and angry at seeing me and I admired the fire in you. Then and there I knew you don't take shit" I confess to her

" really? " a surprise Lucy asked, I nodded with a smile.

" but-bu-t you never showed it, you are always brooding at me or giving me the cold shoulder " she was amaze.

" That was all an act" I said.

" but why? "

" You remind me of someone and at that time I was trying to forget that person. Then you came into the picture, I was preventing my heart from breaking for the second time"

" who is this someone? "

" my ex" I said the word.  Lucy saw that it was a serious matter, so we end the conversation there.

On hearing the bell rings , we walked to the school assembly together. Students were curious  because we were walking hand in hand.

The principal announced to us that it was time to leave for the " LOVE BEACH". We all went to gather by the school bus, Lucy decided that she wants to sit with her friends. I let her and I went to meet the guys( my friends) who where already giving me a teasing look.

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LUCY

I walked around the school like a crazy woman and it was all that Ivan's fault. I can't believe that Laila doesn't have the decency to refrain herself from flirting with Ivan. Ahhh.

I turned to see if Laila at least followed me but no she wasn't following . Some friend she is,note the sarcasm.

I  continued my hunt in finding Abby but no luck, I tried calling her, she wasn't picking her calls.

Abby where are you? ..... I was frustrated already

I kick the tiny stones close to me out of frustration. I just wish I can go back to those two idiots and give them the slap of their life. I'm not always this hot tempered and aggressive but damn, they just made me so annoyed and jealous.

It's all your fault Lucy..... Scolded my subconscious.

" Lucy!  Hey Lucy! " I heard Abby's voice screaming from the crowd ,I turned and saw her running to me. When she got closer she immediately pull me for a hug.

Why is she suddenly affectionate ?

" I've been shouting your name from afar but  you didn't hear and I saw all the tantrum you were pulling by kicking the poor stones. That made sense that something is definitely wrong with you, so tell me what is wrong" she breathlessly asked because she ran here.

" no no no you silly girl, you don't get to asked me questions . I should be the one asking questions here, so tell me, where have you been. I kept checking the whole classes just because I was looking for you and I tried calling your number but was directed to voicemail. Now tell me what took you long to come?"  she looked guilty.

" OK I'm so sorry for all the trouble I might have put you through but something important came up at home. Do you remember Ms Julia, the beautiful lady I told you about" I nodded

" she came to visit and told us something so shocking"

" what is it? " I asked

" you won't believe  that my dad has a property somewhere far from here and my dad's brother refused to say anything about it all this while. Mrs Julia is my dad's lawyer " I gasp

" she said my uncle tried to force her to work on the plan with him. She was scared that my uncle might do something to her if she report to the police, that was why she ran away to another country.  She came back because her conscience keeps judging her.  That was how we found out about the properties " she explained

I can't believe that her uncle could be so wicked and whenever he comes to visit them he behave like a gentleman.

" have you seen the properties? " I asked with a smile. I'm happy that things will now be OK for Abby,with all that is going on. Firstly her mother's sickness and now this..

" yeah, that was where I was coming from. It's a very nice mansion, a bakery shop my mom loves and a book store" she list them with happiness shinning through her eyes.

" I'm so happy that everything is now OK, but why did your dad keep all this a secret .  " I asked in wonder.

" I really don't know but what Mrs Julia said was that,he was planning to tell my mom the day he died"

I moved forward to hugged my friend, she is really strong where as I always cry myself to sleep whenever I remember my dad. I'm not strong enough to hold all in.

" so, tell me why you hugged me a while ago? " I asked her after we pull away from the hug.

" The way you were acting made me hug you, I thought you needed Abby's hug to cool you down" she joke

" really?  Who said your hug can work magic, that person must be insane" I mocked her while she punched me.

" jokes apart, now tell me what happened?" she seriously asked

I told her everything that happened and she felt pity for me.

I don't like being pitied at.

"  Don't you think your obsession with Ivan is getting out of hand"

" I know, I wish this feelings would just go away. "

" Do you know what"  " I think it's time you two confess your feelings, he is also obsess with you but he also don't know how to come off it"

" how do you know that? " I asked

" I noticed all the stares he always gives you whenever you're not looking. He looks at you like you're the most beautiful woman on earth "  I can't believe all these is happening without me knowing.

" if he doesn't confess first I think you should " she suggested. But I can't do it, I can't just go to a guy and confess my feelings for him, no, I can't and I'll not.

" wrong idea" I said ,she came forward to hugged me. We were interrupted by the she devil herself, Laila.

" hello ladies, " she smiled at us with her pearly whites teeth showing.

" oh my God Abby, you can't believe how we tried looking for you. Where did you go to? Lucy and I were so worried "  I rolled my eyes.

" I'm so sorry for the trouble, something urgent came up at home,that was why I was --" Abby wasn't able to finish because we had students in a crowd shouting  fight!  fight!!  fight!!!

We went to see what was going on and I was shocked that it was Ivan and Thomas .Ivan look like he wants to strangle Thomas but I didn't hear what Thomas said that made Ivan angry. We moved forward to at least hear what was happening . I just pray it isn't about me coz I'll die of shame with all the crowd around.

" you're nothing but a dirty garbage to her, she is done with you mother fucker" ivan held Thomas collar as he said this.

Thomas push Ivan and said " at least I have a taste of her and I have prove.  what about you, have you even kissed her yet" said Thomas in a smug way, I was so disgusted with him as he said this.

What prove is he talking about?

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