SEKANI: As soon as he left, I picked up my laptop and crashed it to the ground, glass splinters scattering around the ground as I crumbled to the floor in tears. I had no idea why all of this was happening but I wanted to break down. I knew it was imminent from the night of the anniversary and all I had been doing was postpone it but today, I wasn't sure I could hold back anymore. I broke into a fit of sobs, angry at myself for letting Sean get to me this way. All the years of immune practice from Sean had crumbled on that night and I didn't realize until he left. I didn't realize how much I still cared and felt the same way for him until he left and the idea of it all weakened me. The idea of it all made me feel vulnerable once again. It turned me into a naive freshman student at college who didn't know her worth. I hated him and I hated me more forever falling for his antiques. Once I was done crying, I wiped my tears and picked up my purse and keys before making my w
SEKANI: Maya was probably playing pranks or something because it seemed to be so. Luca's eyes shut tightly and I noticed the ripple of frustration that washed through gin before he pushed to his feet, leaving me in the same position I was, still in disbelief. I wanted it to be true and at the same time, I wanted it to be a prank. But then again, Maya began to run towards the door, her flip-flops slapping against the marble floors as she hurried towards the door and yanked it open. Her screams intensified. "It's not a lie as you would like it to be," Luca smiled bitterly. "I didn't say it was a lie or I'd like it to be a lie," I muttered under my breath and pushed to my feet. "Stop putting words in my mouth." "I didn't do that," He raised both of his hands in surrender. "I'm just worried about you." "Why don't you worry over the fact that you tried to kiss me moments ago, Luca? I am your best friend for crying out loud and you want to ruin this for us both?"
SEAN: One moment she was speaking strictly to me and the next, I hoisted her against the fridge, gripping her really tight when she tried to fight against the force I applied to her. My fingers curled around her upper arm and I pushed her back, staring right back at her as she glared at me. She was slowly starting to melt. She was slowly starting to be unable to fight back and as time passed, that aura around her the moment returned came back once again. I saw the vulnerability in her eyes. I saw how she stared at me like I was the only one who could get her to do what I wanted and I removed myself from the part of her that probably obsessed over skincare, latching onto the one that missed me. I pushed my head into her neck, inhaling her sister's skin and the sweet-smelling fragrance on her skin. I ran my tongue down her neck, ignoring when she tried to push me off, and when I finally pulled away from her, she crashed her lips into mine with a little moan I wasn't sure I could for
SEKANI: After what happened last night with me losing my guard, I promised myself not to let it happen again. For a man who had disappeared all of a sudden a week ago, I shouldn't have even let him touch my skin. It was a mistake and I wasn't going to let it repeat itself. After breakfast, I went back to the room we shared, got cleaned up, and slipped into a sundress. I had a day out with Yuri, Amelia, and Toni. It had been months since we last hung out and now that our schedules finally aligned with no one sick or tired, as snatched up the opportunity and decided to hang out. We were going to be having a picnic at the beach and Toni had taken that upon herself, asking me to come along with bottles of wine. I took my toke today, applying skincare and light makeup before putting on my jewelry and snatching my handbag from the shelves in the walk-in closet built into Sean's room. When I got to the living room, Mya was seated on the beanbag with Sean on the floor besid
SEKANI: By the time I arrived home, it was almost dusk and I could already tell that Sean was in the kitchen making dinner once again. Mya was also in the kitchen and as I walked into the house, I heard her chirpy voice in the kitchen, asking Sean all sorts of annoying questions he kept answering her. It was finally nice to have him back. Now, Mya could disturb someone else that wasn't me. Without going into the kitchen as I was avoiding Sean at all costs, I made my way into the room, took off my clothes, and decided that the food I had shared with the girls was enough. And tomorrow was Sunday so there was really nothing to do. I checked the time to see it was a few minutes after seven o'clock. Watching movies on Netflix wasn't a bad idea so I did just that, opening up my laptop and logging in before spending over thirty minutes looking for a suitable movie to watch. Well, I found one. It was a historical romance movie set in France and it was something I could
SEAN: "My name is Mya Salvador," Mya spoke slowly and politely. I'd never seen such an active child mellow to my mother and this was the first since she greatly disliked kids. I could tell my grandmother was already in love with her. From the way she smiled and spoke, they both enjoyed a wonderful conversation. So I decided to leave the kitchen in search of Sekani. I made my way over to the living room but it was void of her presence. Whistling, I made my way to the room in a way to alert her that I was coming to see her. But then, I got to her room and didn't see her there. Frowning, I stopped by the door and stared into the room, void of her presence. None of her clothes hung around. No sign of her at all. I walked into the room and took a seat on the side of her bed. I ran my hands on the sheets, imagining she was there and I was caressing her body. I slept beside her last night and yet, she felt so far. So distant. I couldn't reach out to her as I was very scared of b
SEKANI: Sean was quick to catch and stabilize me and when I tried pulling away, he held me from moving and shut the door behind me. Even in the dimly lit room, I could see how his eyes dropped intensely onto mine. I could see how they swirled with so much intensity. "Sekani," He muttered under his breath. "Can we talk now?" "There are several places to talk and you choose this place?" I asked, raising my brows in askance. "Why choose here of all places?" "Let's not act like we don't know you've been avoiding me since my return. This was the only place I could get you," He pulled away from me and folded one arm over the other before turning towards the door. "I haven't been avoiding you," I replied. "I have only been on my own. Doing my own things like I usually do. We have never done anything together and you could have simply told me you wanted to speak to me." He scoffed and raked his fingers through his hair. "Really? When have you ever given me the c
SEKANI: I dressed casually today. It was Sunday and also a beautiful day. And thankfully, I had started my morning on a good note. There was something about going to that cliff that made me realize life could be beautiful and enjoyed. Something about it that reminded me we only lived once. So I decided within myself to spend my weekends doing nothing but having the time of my life. But now, how could I have the time of my life with Sean in it? How could I enjoy it with the reminder that someone who had wronged me in the past was also enjoying it with me? It felt like I was going round and round in circles because hell, I shared Sean to suffer and somehow, I hadn't even achieved a thing that made me proud of the fact that I actually did. Nothing I had planned seemed to work. It was either irrelevant or just something I didn't do. And as I drove out of the gates of the house, I made a mental note to harden my heart. I made a mental note not to look at Mya and decided agains