Recap:

"Ooooooooh!!" the sound comes from outside my door and it's from two familiar voices. They open the door and I cover my face.

"Who's that? Who are you talking to?" Shay asks.

"Hey Shay" Michael shouts and I give her the phone.

"So you like Desmond huh?" Lexi nudges me as she flops on the bed. "I'm angry with you though. Are we even your friends? You don't tell us anything anymore."

She pouts and I hug her, "Hey ugly, I'm sorry. I'm just not ready for you guy's teasing."

"Okay now spill Jules. Bye Michael talk to you later" Shay says.

"Hey bitch, give me the phone !"Lexi snatches the phone from her and starts talking to Michael.

We all miss him.

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I watch as the two of them pass by each other again, they are not talking in school. I don't understand how they're dating and ignoring each other in school, could it be that he's really dating her to make me jealous?

No I don't think so, if he's dating her to make me jealous he'll be throwing the relationship in my face. But he isn't doing it and he has stopped glaring and all, now he's just blatantly ignoring me. He doesn't even make eye contact.

My phone pings and I see a text from Michael.

Michael: Bae, I talked to Joseph.

Me: What did he say?

Michael: He said that he's not good enough for you and that you deserve somebody else. Seriously I don't understand him.

Me: Me neither, the Joseph I know doesn't think like this. He's not good enough for me?

Michael: That's what he said. I wish I was there, I'd have punched his senses back in his head.

Me: LOL. Thanks Michael.

Michael: Welky.

I lock my phone and put it in my bag. Desmond is absent today, seriously I don't know how people avoid school. I don't really like school too but my mom would have my head if I miss school.

Lexi comes to sit beside me. "Juliete" she coos.

"Alex" I mimic, she roll her eyes.

"I'm hungry." she says. "It's break time duh." I reply.

"I don't have money, I used my lunch money to pay for the beauty blender I just bought" this girl and make up.

"And what's my problem, eat the beauty blender na." she pouts and I smile. I give her my money, I'm not really hungry though.

"Thanks."she gives me a peck on the cheek." You know how much you owe me now! "I reply and she roll her eyes.

• • •

Me: Hey

A reply comes almost immediately and I'm surprised. Joseph: I'm sorry.

What? Did Joseph just apologize? Wow.

Joseph: I'm sorry Juliet, I shouldn't have said those things but I was mad and hurt. I've thought about it and I see that you deserve someone better than me someone who wouldn't start ignoring you and call you names.

Me: Oh okay.

Joseph: So we good?

Me: Yeah.

I lock my phone and go to the kitchen to check on what I'm cooking. I think that things are better now between Joseph and I. I had texted him with the intention of apologizing and settling things because I'm tired of this ignoring fest we all are in but he apologized instead and I can't be happier.

When the beans is tender, I add the necessary things to it, pepper, salt and oil and wait for it to boil. After about another 10 minutes, I'm already eating my beans with bread. I have not eaten anything today because I gave Lexi my money to buy lunch.

Now that I'm on good terms with Joseph, there's only one thing left to do, Desmond. He wasn't in school today and I think it's because of the letter he read, maybe he isn't ready to face me. I am not ready too but I think I should make the move this time around.

He likes me, obviously and I like him too even more than I did Joseph. I check the time, 4:45, it's not that late. We can still see. I scroll through my call logs and find the number he called me with that day.

Taking a deep breath, I begin to type. Me: Hey. Let's meet up at Mate's I'll be there in 30.

I cover my food and rush into my room. I put on a light blue skinny jeans and and a black t-shirt that says 'Sorry for being hot but someone has to be' I apply a light makeup with lip gloss, I put on a beanie on my braided hair with a Puma Fenty slides.

The bike ride took less than 20 minutes and I pay the bike man. I stand outside the building and decides to call him if he's here yet. His phone rings but he doesn't pick it. After trying to reach him and failing, I enter the dimly lit bar and sit at a table.

A young girl asks what I'd like to take and I order for Smirnoff. I'm halfway through the drink when a familiar figure enters the bar. I look up at him and I almost choke on my breath, he's putting a dark jeans an off white shirt, he looks hot and I swallow at the intense look he's giving me.

He sits down and I gasp a little, he's sporting a bruised eye. Bad. "Close your mouth, your drool is dripping"

I scowl at him and subtly close my mouth that I didn't know was opened.

I clear my throat, "Hi"

He crosses his arms over his chest and leans back on the chair. "Why are we here?"

He's starting to act like a dick and I'm almost regretting asking us to meet. "You weren't in school today."

He nods but doesn't say anything. Why is he making this hard for me?

"What happened to your face?"

He smirks, "I made up with my cousin" I can never understand guys. They think with their dick and their fists. Must there be violence in everything they do?

"Oh okay" I avoid eye contact and finish my drink, I order for another one while he orders for Monster.

"Nice shirt." he tilts his can to my shirt.

"Thanks" I'm still avoiding eye contact because his gaze is still burning me. "Why are you making this so hard for me?" I ask in frustration.

"What? I'm not doing anything!" he shrugs.

"You are! Stop looking at me like that"

"How am I looking at you? I came to see you so I have to look at you"

"Like you want to eat me or something!" he burst out laughing and I place my head on the table in embarrassment.

I hate him!

"I'm leaving" I say and he abruptly stops laughing.

"Juliet, are we here because of the letters?"

I nod my head repeatedly and he reaches for my hand across the table, squeezing it and electricity course through me.

"You know how I feel about you right?"

I nod again.

"And I know how you feel about me. Do I still have to ask for permission to kiss you?"

I shake my head and he leans across the table to kiss me. I become hot all over and I kiss him back his tongue tasting every corner of my mouth and I fist my hand in his shirt.

We pull back for oxygen and he smiles at me showing his full teeth and making my knees go weak. "So can I be your boyfriend?"

I nod my head. "Yes, I will be your girlfriend" and the butterflies start dancing.

• • •

🤧😢my babies are together..

Could this be the end of Jules pathetic life?

No, there should be at least a chapter to go.

Happy reading.