Painful Addiction
"What happens when a nerdy girl falls for a playboy?" "They say that pain is a sign of weakness leaving your body but in my case, it's a clamp that refuses to let go of my heart no matter how hard I try." Chisom has had a complicated life but when she meets him, the world seems brighter and everything feels a thousand times better. Even though Chisom masquerades as the strongest person she knows with nothing being able to move her, deep down, her emotions are as fragile as an egg: easily shattered. Meeting him was one of the best things to happen to her. He was her first love but would he be her last?
A broken promise
"But you promised! What's this now?" I complained.
"Please, do not be angry. I'm so sorry. I wanted to come. I did," Reuben begged.
It was a day before my birthday and I had been waiting patiently for Reuben to call and inform me of the time he would be coming so that I could prepare.
However, to my immense disappointment, he called to tell me that he wouldn't be visiting anymore.
"How long has it been since you knew you wouldn't be coming?" I asked, a deep frown creasing my face.
"That isn't important, Chi. Look, I'm very sorry. I didn't plan for this to happen, I swear," He tried changing the narrative but I was adamant with my question.
"How long has it been, Reuben?" I repeated my question, not caring for anything else he had to say.
He hesitated a while before answering.
"A week," He mumbled.
I shut my eyes tightly to rein in my emotions and stop my anger that was on a tight leash from escaping and wreaking havoc.