Chapter 5
It took me a while to lapse back into consciousness. I took my phone from the floor and with shaky hands, I logged in back to I*******m.
The post already has 100k likes and bloggers were reposting it already.
This is not good, this is not good at all.
I entered Hayden’s inbox and messaged him immediately.
TO HAYDEN- why the fuck did you snap me without my permission. And could you please delete your post on I*******m. I told you I’m Not interested in getting married to you.
He viewed it but didn’t reply. In anger, I sent another message.
TO HAYDEN- Reply me!!!
He replied me after three minutes.
FROM HAYDEN- Hey wifey, how are you?
I clenched my fist in anger. He didn’t even reply to my message but asked how I am. The fuck, I’m not fine!
My phone started ringing. I picked without checking the caller’s ID.
“Brittany!” Tiana’s high pitched voice said.
“Yeah” I replied dryly.
“You went on a date with Hayden!! The news is all over the net. Baby girl, you are trending!” She screamed.
“I know. I know. Am I supposed to be happy?” I utters dryly.
“Brittany...” she called softly.
“It’s fine. I guess it’s my fate to get married at this age. Ezra knows about it already and I am 100% sure he is never going to talk to me again so there is nothing I can do again” I said sadly.
“Britta...”
I cuts her off. “It’s fine. It’s fine! I’m just going to cry in my pillow” i said and before she could talk, I cut off the call.
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Days flew by,
Ezra didn’t call and when I tried to, he didn’t pick. Tiana calls me everyday to check up on me. I have refused to leave the house. The whole school knows about it already and it will be so embarrassing going to school so I just stayed at home. Going through the net and eating. I’m tired of crying already.
While others are preparing for the school’s prom, I’m at home preparing for my wedding.
It’s just a month away and as the bride, I would I say I’m not ready.
Hayden and I haven’t seen since our last ruined date. He didn’t call me and I won’t bother to either.
I was in my room watching a vid on YouTube when the door to my room opened and my mom entered the room.
“Hey Brit!” She said cheerfully.
“Mom” I replied dryly.
She sat beside me and brought her iPad into view.
“So which of this wedding dress do you love? The first one or se...”
“The first one” I interrupted her without checking the dresses. The fuck, I’m not interested in this.
“Brit!, you haven’t even checked it!” My mom said.
I looked at the iPad and I gasped. The first wedding dress is so beautiful.
“Wow” was what escaped my lips. “The first one is so beaut...no, I mean. Just go with the first one” I scoffed. I don’t need to be interested. I am not supposed to like it.
Get a grip of your self , Brittany.
My mom looked at me and smiled.
“Looks like you are excited about your wedding”
“What! No, I don’t even like the man I am getting married to” I huffed.
My mom sighed and holds my hand rubbing it gently. “Baby, I know this is sudden. You getting married so soon but I promise you you would get used to it. You don’t like Hayden because you haven’t gotten to know him and you are not making any attempt to. I promise you, just try to be friends with him during this period. Your wedding is just a month away. Even if it’s an arranged marriage. Don’t you want your marriage to be a blast, be happy and have fun?”
“But...I’m not ready” my lips shook.
“That’s what you think. Anyways, you love the first dress right?” She changed the topic leaving me to think about her words.
In as much as she is right but it’s also wrong I’m getting married at 18.
Oh well...
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Three days later...
“Hello” I said into the phone. An unknown number just called me and the person haven’t said a word.
“Okay...I’m hanging up right away” I said and made to press the red button.
“Hey wifey” a voice I recognize as Hayden’s said and I rolled my eyes.
“So you probably is rolling your eyes right now..”
“How did you even know that?” I scoffed.
“So I’m right”
“Tch!”
“So our wedding is just a month away and..”
“I am aware about that. You don’t have to remind me” I cut it off abruptly.
“and we haven’t really gone out and...”
“Your point?”
He continued his sentence again ignoring me completely. “And you ruined the first one. So let’s go on a dinner date this weekend” he finally finished his sentence.
“Eishh! That sounds like a command. Aren’t you suppose to ask me?”
“So you want me to? Girl, I’m not your high school boyfriend”
“That’s it! I’m hanging up”
“Wait hold on” he stopped me.
“What’s it?” I asked.
“Dress casually. You don’t have to dress sexy for me. I’m okay with casual wears” he said.
“Dude!, I never agreed to go out with you” I reminded.
“Saturday. Star restaurant. 6pm. Don’t be late”
“Are you kiddi...”
He ended the call.
“Argh!” I screamed in frustration. I was supposed to end the call and not him.
Well, fuck him.
*SATURDAY*
Okay, so I said I’m going not going to appear at the date but right now, I’m standing in front of star restaurant.
“Why am I even here?” I said to myself and made to leave. “Maybe it won’t be that bad”
Hayden didn’t call me since he asked me out more like commanded me to go out with him.
What if he is not even inside?
I don’t even know the table? I didn’t ask. That’s because I thought I won’t be here now.
I entered. I was putting on a red baggy trouser and white Tuttle neck crop top. He said casual. I’m giving him casual.
I looked around and my breath stopped for a moment on seeing Hayden seated at the table beside the table. It wasn’t hard finding him after all.
The restaurant isn’t crowded. Just few coupes wining and dining.
I walked towards him and when I got to the table, I cleared my throat.
He looked up and checked my dressings and nodded satisfactory then he looked at his phone and looked back at me.
“You are five minutes late” he declared.
“I didn’t want to come”
“But you did. Have your seat” he ordered.
“Don’t Tell me what to do” i rolled my eyes.
“Then remain standing”
Tch! This guy is so full of himself.
I scoffed and sat down.
“Here.” He handed the menu over to me. “The winter was here five minutes ago but I didn’t not know what you want. When you are done checking. Will call the waiter” he said.
“Acting like a gentle man huh?” I blinks.
He didn’t say anything but went back to his phone. I looked around the restaurant and was about to return to the menu but the new presences in the restaurant stopped me. Holy molly! It’s Ezra ! and what the fuck, with Dolly!.
Dolly is my classmate. We aren’t friends because we are always competing against each other. Why the fuck is she here with Ezra?
My eyes met with Ezra but immediately he saw me, he looked away. They both sat down at the table not far from ours.
I stared at them hard and with anger as a waiter approached them.
“Your ex boyfriend?” Hayden’s voice brought me back to life and I flinched.
“What!, no, I don’t even know him” I denied.
I looked at their direction again and the waiter already left. Ezra looked at me and holds Dolly’s hand while she smiles sheepishly.
Are you kidding me right now?
He wanna play? Then I will teach him how to. Ezra was staring at me and rubbing Dolly’s hand who wasn’t aware of my presence.
I stood up from my seat. Hayden was about to say something about my sudden action but I shut him up by walking to his seat and placing my lips on his immediately.
Chapter 6I stood up from my seat. Hayden was about to say something about my sudden action but I shut him up by walking to his seat and placing my lips on his.Hayden seems to be shocked by the kiss also because he didn’t move his lips neither did he push me off. I disengaged from the kiss and cleared my throat nervously.I looked back and saw Ezra and dolly staring at us with their mouth opened and they eyes widened.I smiled satisfactory and went back to my seat.“Let me guess...that’s your ex boyfriend right there and you just kissed him to make him jealous” Hayden said.“I’m sorry” I bowed down my head.What did I just do?? In an attempt to make the person I like jealous, I kissed someone I don’t like.“Damn you, Brit!” My sub conscious screamed at me. “I...I...”He interrupted me. “So have you made a choice on the food you want?”“Oh yes!” I said and he beckoned at the waiter nearby.I couldn’t think anymore. I kept thinking about what happened earlier ago.I touched my lips an
Chapter 7*BRITTANY’S POV*Some minutes later, I was done and I came out of the bathroom and opened my wardrobe.I took my pajamas and wore it. I retired to my bed and carried my phone.My eyes widened when I saw five missed calls from EZRA.I scrunched my brows in confusion. Why is he calling me? I asked myself.I contemplated whether to call him back or not and decided not to. I laid on my bed expecting him to call back but he didn’t.I didn’t know when I slept off.**THE NEXT DAY...I woke up feeling extremely weak and my head was banging.I managed to get up from my bed and touched my forehead.I got down from the bed and limped out of my room. Immediately I left my room, I fell on the floor and lost consciousness.*******I slowly opened my eyes and looked around the room. This is definitely not my room. I stood up when I saw my mom walking in.“Baby, how are you?” She asked, a worried look plastered on her face.“Where am I?” I asked instead ignoring her question.“The hospita
Chapter 8He started moving his face closer to mine and I gulped down nothing. His lips were about touching mine I heard a crashing sound and I widened my eyes on seeing Ezra been pushed to the wall.He made a painful groan and I turned to see who pushed him.“Dolly!” I looked shocked on seeing her. How did she get the strength to push him that hard.“I don’t want to see you with my boyfriend” she glared at me angrily.“Boyfriend?” I arched my brows and moved my gaze to Ezra who also looked shocked to see Dolly.“I’m not your boyfriend” Ezra gritted his teeth.“Of course you are. You asked me out, remember “ dolly said.“You literally did and I’m not interested in you. I don’t love you” he uttered.“But you love her” she squeezed her face in disgust. “You love someone you can’t be with. Someone who is nothing but a whore. Someone who is...”Her words were cut off when I slapped her hard across the face.“I can take anything from you but don’t you ever call me a whore. I’m not like you
Chapter 9On getting to the church, I realized how nervous I am. I was scared to even enter the church.“Just take a chill pill. It will be fine” Tiana assured me.“I’m not scared. I am fine” I said nervously while Tiana just stared at me and squeezed my hand softly.**The door to the church opened and the bridal chorus started to play. Down the aisle I came. I held a French rose silk bouquet. My dad held my left arm and smiled at me as we reached the bottom step.There waiting is the pastor and my husband to be. Tch! I can’t deny the fact he looked stunning but he kept a straight face.He wore a black, single-breasted,satin tuxedo with a white wing collar shirt.My dad removed his hand from mine while I stood in front of Hayden.His eyes were on me but his concentration isn’t. I scoffed and looked at the priest waiting for him to just get this over with.*“Do you Hayden take Brittany as your wedded wife? To have and to hold from this day forward , for better for worse, for richer,
Chapter 10I walked around the room checking everything out while Hayden was in the bathroom. “Why will he paint the room brown?” I scoffed. He doesn’t have taste at all.Few minutes later, he came out of the bathroom wearing a singlet and a short.I walked past him and went to the bathroom. I was wowed when I entered the bathroom. I removed my clothes and got under the shower. When I was done, I took the blue towel on the hanger and wrapped it round my body. I went into the closet.My clothes was arranged already at the right while his were at the left. He scoffed. He has lots of suits and tuxedos.“Such a boring man” I huffed and was about to take my pajamas when my eyes widened.I am going to be sleeping in the same room with Hayden. Wearing my pajamas is really dangerous.I took a white turtle neck and blue jeans and wore it. I smiled satisfactory and left the closet and entered the room.Hayden was on the bed operating his laptop. Does this guy have respect at all.Working on ou
Chapter 11I looked at him unbelievably.“Better stop dreaming” “You need to wake up too because you are never getting a new room” he said and walked to the bathroom. Argh. He just love getting on my nerve. I rubbed my tummy and skipped to the dining room. I was halfway through the meal Wednesday Hayden joined me. He already had his bath. He said nothing to me and just started eating.I ignored him too. I imagined how it would have being having dinner with a guy I truly love and marry. Feeding ourselves, cracking jokes, laughter etc not with this cocky man who only knows how to work.“So unfortunate” I said rather loudly and Hayden looked at me questionably.I scoffed and continued eating.LATER THAT NIGHT.“Don’t tell you are going to sleep like this too today?” He inquired looking at my dressing not satisfied.“It really isn’t ur business” i shot at him.“Yeah It isn’t. Goodnight” he said surprising me. Why isn’t he arguing with me? Whatever. I slept beside him leaving enough sp
Chapter 12“What do you want?” I asked with a shaky voice.“Money” the voice replied.“Sure. I will give you” I opened my purse and brought out dollar bills and stretch it to him.I still can’t see him as he is at my back. He collected it and disappeared immediately while I heaved a sigh of relief.I walked more faster and in no time, I found a cab.I got home and paid the cab man. I knocked on the gate.“Who is that?” I heard the gate keeper voice.“It’s me. Open up” I said sternly and the gate opened.“Where have you been?” He asked.“And who gave you the right to question me?” I frowned at him.“Boss came back a long time ago and have been looking for you. He left a while ago to look for you”“Will you open the door for me or you will continue blabbing?” I inquired.“I’m sorry” he apologized and made me enter.I went straight to my room ignoring the guards and maids stared and went to the bathroom immediately.I took my bath and wore a blue shirt and bum short.I got back to the r
Chapter 13“Uhm Hayden” I started and he just looked at me saying nothing.“I am ...uhm..” I scratch my hair finding it hard to say.“I guess you aren’t ready” he said turning to leave and I hurriedly stopped him by holding his arm.“I..I am sorry about yesterday. I went out with my best friend and lost track of time. That was why I came home late. I’m also sorry for snapping at you. I was wrong, I admit”Damn! That was so hard to say.He looked at me as his facial expression changed and then at my hands on his arms. I quickly released my hand and gulped down nothing.“It’s fine. Just allow Jacob take you anywhere you want to go” He finally said.“Aye aye sir” I raised my hand up dramatically.“So why didn’t you go to work today?” I asked curiously.“Want to spend...uhm, I have some work to do” he replied and I just nodded.*******Hayden and I had breakfast together and it was kind of awkward until I decided to break the silence.“I am going to the library today” I started.He doesn’