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?
Imposter syndrome
"You know, that is one of the few wise things I have ever heard you say," I remarked jokingly.
"Oh really? So I don't say wise things often, right? I don't?" He leaned over and tickled me mercilessly as he asked.
"Stop! Stop! I'm sorry oh wise one!" I begged, trying to escape his merciless onslaught but it was futile, he had me trapped in a vice-like grip.
I laughed so hard that it felt like I was losing my breath.
He finally let me go and I keeled over, holding my ribs as I laughed, coughed, and breathed rapidly all at the same time.
"You are a monster!" I shrieked, hitting him on his bicep till he stood and ran from me to escape my assault.
I ran after him, chasing him around his sitting-room till we both got tired, laying down on his soft rug and panting heavily for breath.
After a while, he reached over and held my hand in his grasp, squeezing gently.
A glint on his wrist caught my eye and I lifted his hand to see better.