Chapter 44: Who do you think you are?!

Chapter 44:Who do you think you are?!

Tyra was all done with the book she was looking for. She paid her due and stepped out of the bookstore. She boarded her car and headed for a shopping mall. She was going to get some clothes for her bestie. She had already taken note of the recent changes in her bestie and knew exactly what to buy. She planned on getting her a set of jewelry from her company. Midway into her shopping spree, she got a call. It was from her company. She sighed and picked. It was a new client that was making order for the jewelry she wanted and how she wanted. While she was explaining to her assistant the steps to take on the issue, she bumped into someone. Her items came crashing and her cellphone also fell.

"Ouch! Watch it", she shouted at the person. She bent and grabbed her phone hurriedly and quickly ended the call. Raising her eyes, it was met with a pair of bright grey eyes. The person was looking at her and she was looking at him. Sparks flew. Without much thought, she kicked him on the knee.

"You can't even apologize?"

Malcom was speechless. He wasn't even the one at fault. She was the one who wasn't watching her steps. He cursed under his breath. Damn! Her kick was too strong.

Tyra bent down and packed her stuffs that had fallen on the floor. Just then, the sound of a tiny and coquettish voice entered her ears. It sounded very annoying coupled with what was happening to her at the moment.

"Hey babe, you left me on my own".

"I'm sorry about that. Are you done shopping?" Malcom asked, trying to sound like the perfect gentleman. Tyra rolled her eyes. She stood after she was done picking her stuff. She looked at th young lady that was trying to merge her body with Malcolm's.

A sense of insecurity seemed to get hold of the Malcolm's girl and she held him close to herself.

"Babe, do you know her?"

Malcom looked at Tyra who didn't want to bother about them. "I don't know her".

The young girl sighed inwardly. She was already scared out of her wits. She didn't want Malcolm with any other girl if not her. She turned to look at him.

"Compensate me. Right now", she whined. Malcom wanted to reprimand her but, he could only give in. She was one of his steps to the way of success. He pulled her into his arms and merged their lips together in a half-hearted kiss that wasn't so obvious.

Tyra scoffed in her head when she saw them. She couldn't be bothered with them so she continued with her shopping. She needed to end the shopping and rush back to the company. She didn't want to miss bringing Ariel to the reunion. She wanted to slap all those students on their face.

After she was done, she paid up and left.

Ariel just ended a video call with Rex. She walked to her kitchen and decided to make breakfast. She needed to eat so that she could have the strength for the day's work. Just when she was about to ignite the gas cooker, her doorbell rang. She turned it off and went to the door.

She opened it and was horrified at the sight before her. Drake stood in front of her with a bouquet in his hand. He was smiling charmingly. That smile that had swept her off her feet in the past years. She hated him. To the core.

"Good morning pretty".

"What are you doing here? Get out. Don't lurk around my turf!"

Drake gave a start. He had already come here. Why would he go back?

"Ariel, please , I came to make amends. I'm very sorry".

Ariel scoffed. " Sorry? Then tell me, what are you sorry for? "

" For hurting you. For being a jerk". This was the demeanor that he used to get to her all those years. But unknown to him, Ariel was already immune to his tactics. Ariel stepped out and closed the door behind her. She needed to talk to this jerk of a guy. They hadn't talked about them all these years and now they were talking, it was like this. She laughed at herself. She really had bad taste men. Then, Rex's handsome image formed in her mind. It was as though it was telling her, " Hey baby, you don't have bad taste. I'll always be there for you ".

" Okay ", she said. Drake nearly jumped for joy. Ariel turned to enter her apartment.

"Will you go to the reunion with me?"

Ariel rolled her eyes skyward. This same reunion!

"Did I ever go with you during the past year's own? Don't think so high of yourself".

" Ariel, let's get back together. Let's talk things over. Okay, if you don't want to attend the reunion I will make a reservation for at the best restaurant in town. What do you say? "

He smiled in his head, his self confidence overwhelming him but unknown to him, Ariel was hell bent on raining on his parade.

She turned to him. "What are you saying? Why are you so annoying?" She looked at him from head to toe. He was actually a very handsome young man but when compared to a certain man in her mind, she shook her head in disgust. She was actually blind to have thought that Drake was the best guy she had ever seen.

"Go home Drake. I don't like you anymore and I don't want to have anything to do with you", she said as matter of fact.

" Is it because of him? The man from that night? "

" Even if it's not him, I won't choose you. Who do you think you are?!"

She opened her door and walked inside leaving him to his dismay.

Drake couldn't believe it. He stood his face filled with grief and heartache. He realized what he had lost. She was a pearl that was covered in dust but, he was just too lazy to bring out the pearl and make it shine for the whole world to blame. He knew exactly who to blame for all these!