Christian - Episode 12

 

"I can't believe.. I can't.." I sobbed and hiccuped as Rosemary stared at me"him and Theresa, how?"
She was silent then "but if you think about it, he  actually didn't cheat on you, it was all before you guys dated"
"No you don't understand, he lied to me to protect her, he lied about it" I insisted,
She sighed" I really don't know what to say, I just hope you both get back together "she said and paused" so I guess we not going to the gig" I looked at her and she sighed and turned away.

I sobbed and cried at home and refused to eat, I was in so much pain... I had broken up but I didn't know I would miss him so much, I kept picturing him with Theresa and I just couldn't handle it...

Christian saw me at my locker and stopped after I shut it, I looked at him
"Can we talk?"he asked
"About what?"
"You didn't even allow me to explain"
"Explain what Christian, there's nothing to explain"
"We had nothing, I swear I can't even remember what happened, she just took advantage of the situation, I guess it's her plan to break us up"he said and leaned on the locker besides mine "she was just another girl Jasmine, you are my world"he said softly
"You lied about it when I asked and claimed she was your classmate"
"Because I didn't want you both fighting over something that happened in my past"
I gaped at him
"Are you serious, is that what you do, what else don't I know, did you sleep with Trish too?".
" oh god shut up will you, I had nothing to do with Trish and Theresa mearnt nothing to me, I can't even remember and it was just once, why do I have to suffer for that"
"Because  I can't believe you now after you lied the first time"I made to go but he held my arm, he glanced away
" Please Jasmine dont do this to me, you know what I've been through, I can't do without you, I will go crazy"he paused when I rolled my eyes"I know you hurt...but you promised never to leave me,  and that's exactly what you're doing"
"I don't care, you caused this and brought this upon us when you slept with her"I snapped and
pushed past him and walked away while he stared after me.

 During the next period in the halls, we walked past each other, I was in pain as I knew he was  too but I couldn't bring myself to talk to him, not after what he had done.
I'd look at him in class when I felt he wasn't looking but find him already staring at me.

 I cried at home and my father finally learned what had happened, he stared at me angrilly...
"I do not want to hear about Christian again in this house" he said sternly "going around cheapening yourself, do even know who you are"he said and that was it, I was sober all through the preparations for my birthday, and I couldn't eat, drink or be merry, not even when my father got me a blue car as promised, I had looked around the room as my friends gathered in a small party for Christian but he wasn't there and it wasn't the same.

Aunt Lisa  noticed
"What's wrong Jasmine?" she asked"I thought you would  go with your friends for a ride" 
I shook my head "I'm not, I'm not fine"
"Whats wrong?"she asked concerned
"I just..I'm not in the mood" I said, she sighed
"How's Christian?, I didn't see him around"she asked but I was silent , I shook my head
"I don't want to talk about it"
"Oh " she was silent then"he really did seem like a good guy, I warned him not to hurt you" I burst into tears at that and sobbed more when she said"oh dear, come here" she gave me a big hug and I sobbed at the wrenching pain in my chest.

The next day I got to class and saw a red Rose with a pink little card, I opened it and it read
"I hoped to take you on our first date...
Happy birthday" 
I laid on my desk and cried squeezing the card hard in my palms as I threw it far away from me, when I looked back during class, I saw he had seen it all.

It didn't take long for Christian to move on, he started hanging out with his friends  and involving in fights as we prepared for our final exams, he also dropped academically as he ditched most of our classes, and he had a cut lip during class which everyone wondered about but I knew he had gotten into a fight again...I felt terrible at myself and  as Theresa seized the opportunity to   hang out with him, I felt worse, she was also usually at his desk chitchating and I couldn't tell her to leave as usual.
Rosemary usually looked at me with pity whenever they were seen together

"Hey" Tunde said and sat beside me"so I thought we should settle whatever differences we had before now "
"I'm not in the mood Tunde"
"Really, okay , you sure you okay? because I heard something, wonder how true it was"he said, did he have to wait till this time to torture me?
I looked at him with a bored expression
"I heard you broke up with Christian" he said
"We didn't..break up" I said "besides its none of your business "
"We were friends once, I came to see if you were fine"
If I thought he was sincere, I was very stupid, he leaned in and whispered
"How does it feel being the ex.." he said "she looks more like his type" he walked away and I looked at back at what he was referring to as I saw Christian looking at us with Theresa right beside him
"You know I think you drove him right into her arms" Rosemary leaned in to say"I told Daniel what happened and he said Christian did nothing wrong, he himself has his own past, am I going to leave him because he slept with some girl"she asked
I was silent as I thought about it
"I think you need to go get back your man" she said.
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The party was booming when I got  there, I knew I shouldn't be here but I needed to talk to Christian and school hadn't been the best place to do so, I'd heard about the party from Jaden but when I got to the address I discovered it was one of Sean's gig where he was performing for the a group of people, I walked into the room  looking around and inhaling the familiar smell when someone walked towards me..I saw it was Tricia, I swallowed as she sized me up, I didn't need this right now
" Looking for someone? "she asked holding up a drink
"Yeah, Christian"
" He's not here"she crossed her arms"besides he's very busy, you not invited in here and you know it"she sipped her drink
I eyed her and made to  go but she continued
"Christian took a chance with you, and I thought you were good enough for him but I thought wrong, you just one of them prisy rich kids" she spat, I turned back around
"It wasn't anything like that, I had no idea it would turn out like this..."
"He was hurt, very hurt, especially just after loosing his mom, I wished I had warned him about you better"
Why did she choose today to be so bitchy,  as usual...
"Can I at least see him?" I asked, the place was becoming very noisy, she sucked on her cigarette
"I had no idea you were that important to him, not until he cried"
I paused
"Well I just want to talk to him, can I at least talk to him?".
" not sure he wants to see you "
"Why's that.." 
"Because he's busy.."she waved me in and I followed her, it was getting crowded but she pointed him out to me and I walked towards him, slowly, he stood with Olu who looked and was surprised to see me, Christian looked up and saw me too, he stared at me as Theresa came out of nowhere and I wondered how she got to hangout with them?
"What is she doing here?"she asked
" Theresa, tsked, they are dating?"Olu said to her
"Not anymore" she chuckled and tapped on her cheek "They not"
Christian and I were holding gazes, then I turned around,  then turned back to look at them all staring at me
"Guess I came at the wrong time, this would have to wait"I said
"No wait.." I stopped then turned
"He mearnt you should go"Theresa said leaning on him, I wanted to kill her, then bury her where no one would find her..
"Who are you to say that?"I asked surprised
"His girl"she drawled
Uh??"shut up Tessa, you just got invited for the night"
"Yeah, at least I got an invite" she said looking at me with Venom"I think you should go"she said facing me head on
"Yeah, I think so too" I said as Christian still said nothing
"See you around" I told Olu who looked at Christian but Christian turned away.
I walked away as tears burned my eyes at the cold expression on his face.

It was Monday afternoon during
 class, we just had a final test before exams began, I had been reading by myself lately and though it had really been boring reading alone, I told myself I would get used to it, the class was rowdy now after the test and Rose was talking as usual
"Like half of what I read didn't come out, just hope I would pass this test"she said
"You ll Rose, you always do well in the tests, besides there's Exams to make up for it"
"You think?,what if I get the same surprise?"
She asked and I burst out laughing
"I haven't seen you laugh in a while"she said and my smile ceased
"I missed it"she said and looked back in her book.
I paused, then looked behind at Christian, after which I stood up and walked to the back where him and Theresa were in some sort of Conversation but I stopped at his desk arms crossed
"Christian?"
They both looked up at me
"Yeah" he replied 
"Did you want something?" he asked leaning back on his chair
"I need to talk to you"I said, Theresa rolled her eyes
" Piss off, we busy"
"I wasn't talking to you Theresa, I was talking to my boyfriend" 
She laughed out loud "you still think he's yours right, how delusional"she said playing with her fingers,
I reached and pulled her out of the chair  with her uniform
" I said you should get up, I want to talk to him"I said and sat beside Christian who looked surprised, as I looked at Theresa waiting for what she ll do
The whole class had quietened and turned to watch us, She looked embarrassed as she adjusted her uniform
"I guess you're spoiling for a fight?"she said
"Oh you think I'm scared of you uh?" I stood up to ask her
"Who do you think you are?"
"I am Jasmine Folashade Olugbenga" I leaned one hand on the desk "no one takes what belongs to me, so  take your whoring self and get out of my face" 
"Are you serious, the nerve...." she crossed her arms "Christian" She called and looked at him, but he looked away from her
"I see you've grown a backbone" she said to me
"I need you to stay away from my boyfriend" I said sternly
"Or what?"she asked 
"Or you wouldn't like what I'd do to you, maybe I ll scratch my fingers on that whoring face of yours, you don't want to dare me"I said getting in her face" and so what if you slept with him, your just another loose girl he's used and he was very drunk, you're never going to that again, not on my watch, the day you do that, you've sighed your death warrant, he's mine and only mine"I said
She chuckled then huffed" Whatever "she walked to her seat and sat down while the whole class stared at her
" What?" She asked, I stared at her hoping she ll do something that would lead to me beating her up...I really was in the mood
" what did you do that for?"I heard and turned to
 look at Christian then I sat down beside him
"I'm sorry"I said
"What for..?"he asked
"Everything, I'm so stupid and jealous and irrational and...jealous."
He sighed staring at me"I'm sorry too"he said, I looked up" I should have told you the first time you asked"
I paused then brought out my pinky finger"No more secrets..?" I said,he stared at it
"Actually there's one more...." he said and as my expression changed, he smiled so I knew he was teasing, he took lil finger in his making a knot eyes into mine..
 "I'm never gonna leave you again..." I said 
"Me neither...I missed you Jasmine"
"Me too"
"I couldn't eat or sleep, or read.." he paused "I don't even know how I did in this test"he said looking down then at me"but its all over now..your back to your senses." he reached and touched my face as I shut my eyes"I love you Jasmine"
"I love you too Christian"I said as I hugged him 
"Please don't get mad at me again, I'm only a guy, a very poor guy"he said and I laughed then turned  to look at Theresa who had been the cause of my raging storm, I wanted to hit her, maybe kill...
"I see it now.." Christian said and I looked back at him"you're very a bad girl"I looked down "Let's get out of here"he said and took my hand in his as we walked out of the class hands entwined, Theresa saw it and turned away.

***
" yeeehh, you guys are back together, I'm so happy"Rosemary said after school as we leaned against my car
" you're like the only one who is"I said looking across at Theresa who stared at us from her car then got in and drove away, Christian turned my face to him
"Why do you girls bother about each other"
"She wasn't important till two weeks ago" I said, he glanced down
"Let's just focus on our exams, please no more fights"
I put my hands on his shoulders "I'm glad your telling me that and not me you" I said
"Those guys got on my nerve again" he said
"Uhuh" I said accusingly
"So uh, we going right, like in the car?" Rosemary said, I looked at her then left him and walked to the drivers side
"Why do you always interrupt" I teased as I opened the car and got in
"Because I'm right here" Rosemary said
 Christian laughed as he got in the front seat, and I drove off.
After  we dropped off Rosemary , he took my hand in his

"wanna go somewhere?" he asked
"Where?"
He leaned back on the headrest
"Just drive.."

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So they got back together, who can guess where they going??

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