Me and Aiden both fell asleep really late. Even though we didn't have proper sex it was amazing. It was probably way past noon but I couldn't be bothered to get my phone from the floor to check because I siding want ruin the position.

We ended yesterday with Aiden laying in the couch and me basically giving him a very intense and sexual lap dance. I ended up falling on top of him and his arms was wrapping my back.

"Your awake." I hear him croak out. Damn, even his morning voice is attractive. I just nod in response. "Can I tell you something?" He says, stroking my hair.

"Yeah, what?" I ask, repositioning myself so I can see him.

"That was the best non-sex sex that I've ever had." He confesses. "And I can't wait until your inside of me properly."

Oh, wow.

"Uhh... thanks?" I say sheepishly, what the fuck do I say to that.

He leans towards before kissing me on the corner of my mouth. "I need to know though... are you a virgin?"

Fuck. Do I lie and say that I've had sex before or do I say the truth and then never be able to have sex with him?

"No." I lie, "Do you think that I've never had sex before? I'm not all innocent you know."

"Trust me I know." He says. "From what you were doing to me, you would think your the sex addict."

"Maybe I am."

"But you didn't want to have sex with me yesterday." He points out.

"I never said that, you just said that you were only going to kiss me." I argue back, although what he's saying is 100% true.

"Whatever." He dismisses before placing me on the end of the couch and getting up to go upstairs.

Did he just leave me naked on his couch?

Yes, yes he did.

I left Aiden's house as soon as I was alone, before I left I checked that I look presentable and no hickeys were visible.

"Where were you?" Khai asks.

"None of your business." I retort back. Does he think that I'll be nice to him again?

"Okay." He shakes his head. "What about Madi?"

"Why does is concern you where she is? She's not your girlfriend." I tell him. "And FYI she's gone back to Nate, they're probably doing something that you guys did behind my back." I add on, before leaving him alone and making my way to the bathroom to have a shower.

I didn't really forgive Madi, but I'm going to try and be the better person in our friendship and not be bitch. Whereas with Khai, yeah he can go do one. He hasn't even proper apologized to me.
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"I won't be able to stay for your birthday." Tia speaks up. We were at the lake, me and Madi were in the water but she just had her toes in.

"What why?" I ask her, I hope she's pranking me.

"Family emergency." She says. "I'm leaving tonight."

"Can you not just stay for 2 more days?" Madi questions.

"No." She says with straight face. "I actually need to pack now, so I'll catch you two inside." With that she leaves me and Madi in the lake and heads to our lake house.

Something is definitely not right.

Me and Madi stay in the lake for a bit, trying to avoid the topic of Khai and her but it was too hard. I told her that I won't be able to ever forgive her but I will try to forget it.

As we were walking back I saw Aiden coming towards us but I hadn't told Madi anything about him. "Soooo, how are you and Nate?" I question Madi, steering us away from him. I spin my head around to see Aiden just staring at me, confused.

I'll explain it to him later.

"Well," She begins, but startled by us going really fast. "We made up.. told me that he really liked me but we should take things really slow."

"That's good." I nod,  before opening the door to our lake house. "Tia?" I shout out, she must be inside.

There was no response.

The house seemed empty, maybe they all went out. "Where is everyone?" Madi asks which I just shrugged my shoulders too. We both make our way to my room and see it empty. All of Tias belongings are gone. I see a gift box and a note on my bedside table which I reach out to read.

Hey Mercy,

By the time you read this I'm probably already gone. Don't worry I'm safe.

Coming to the lake house was a really bad idea and I don't know what I was thinking. I'm sad that I won't be able to stay for your birthday but I hoped you liked the gift I got you. Tell your parents I'm grateful for them letting me stay and tell Madi that I'll miss her and look after Khai for me. I know we were just friends but he was there when things were tough. And give a lot kisses and cuddles to Mabel for me. I hope you work it out with that boy you stayed with last night.

Even though we live far from each other, let's still stay in contact. Thank you very much for all the quality time we spent together and your family all respecting me, as a Muslim and not judging.

Miss and love you,
Tia xx

"She's gone." I say, her note made a little tear form but I tried my best to not let it out. It was sad because I couldn't even say a proper good bye and ever since she spoke with khai last night things were shady.

"What? Already?" Madi says. "I thought she was going to go a bit later."

I don't say anything. I'm too stunned that actually left without saying goodbye to any of us. I reach for the box which reveals a gold necklace in Arabic.

رحمة (Rahma) means Mercy in Arabic, I got a matching one with my name on it so hopefully you could remember me by that.

Oh wow.

It's so beautiful.