All Chapters of Inevitably Captivated: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Josh gave me the best New Year’s Eve. I was the happiest person on Earth that day. We danced, talked, laughed, ate, and kissed. Everything felt so good that I didn’t want the night to end. It was everything I’ve dreamed of and expected; something was beyond my imagination. A week has passed, and I still remember every single moment of this night.He went above and beyond when he bought me the dress. It looked so good on me. I loved everything about that night. It was perfect and unforgettable. However, I always feel like Josh is scared; I think he believes that I might run away from him, that I would be fed up and leave sooner or later. I don’t want to leave him. He hasn’t given me a single reason to leave. I just feel that he exhausts himself. He always thinks that he needs to think outside the box to win me when he can just win me by overcoming his addiction.I don’t want any expensive dates. I don’t want him to surprise me w

           Taleen is fascinated by LA. I can see how much she’s amazed by everything around her just by looking at her face. It’s already seven-thirty, so the sun has set and the street lights are illuminating our surroundings, making LA more beautiful in her eyes.            “I can’t wait till I walk down these streets,” she gushes, making me chuckle.            “Pick a day and I’m going to take you shopping,” Avery tells her.            “I can take her shopping,” I interfere, hoping that I wouldn’t be stuck at home without her even if it’s just for a few hours.           “It’s going to be a girls’ day, Josh. Sorry, bro,” Avery says. She has made up her mind and nothing can change that. “Let the poor gi

“But I should pay for it, not you,” I exclaim as I walk out of the store with Avery. I still can’t believe that I’m holding a bag that has a two-and-a-half-thousand dollar dress in it. It’s perfect in every single way, but I can’t just accept it for free.          “I paid nothing, chill! Mum did.” She shrugs as if it is not that big of a deal.          “This doesn’t make it any better, Avery. I swear I have money in my bank account, I’m not broke, ” I tell her.          “I never said you’re broke. Taleen, I didn’t pay for my dress, either. She did and trust me, she doesn’t mind at all. She gave me her credit card and she told me not to spend more than ten thousands and that’s what I’ve exactly done, ” she explains

“They’ve been out for long.” A crease appears between my eyebrows as I speak to mum. I have been standing with mum for ten minutes and dad, Avery and Taleen haven’t shown up. She told me that Taleen went out to answer her phone. Dad also went out to go to the bathroom and Avery went to see Taleen.  “We can go check on them if you want,” mum suggests and I nod. We both leave the ballroom and to my surprise, I find Taleen, dad, Avery and Evan standing together, but everybody looks tensed up. “What’s going on?&rd

“You have just finished your exams. You should go out,” Josh tries to convince me, but I’m as stubborn as a mule. I’m not going to leave him while he’s feverish and go out to celebrate finishing my exams. I can’t find it in my heart to do that. Plus, I’m going to my family’s place next week. I want to spend this week with him before having to leave. He is also leaving for LA to spend more time with his family. They did invite me to visit, but I haven’t seen my family in so long. There’s a high possibility that he won’t be there with me on my birthday and this bums me. Maybe he’d surprise me and show up.