More than a game episode 28

More than a game
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🎴🎴 By Kemmy B. Gabriel (BB) 🎴🎴
🀄 Book twenty eight 🀄
🍁 Lee’s standpoint 🍁
STILL IN ENGLAND
I sang loudly as I combed Johnny’s hair, I was at his hotel room. We went sightseeing, visited a dinner theatre and then walked back to the hotel. He walked while he piggybacked me. It was so special. I decided to stay back a little longer to help him care for his hair after he finished bathing. I’d always wanted to comb his hair while it was w-t. The wetness of his hair in my fingers and the comb slowly gliding through his silky cotton hair was a dream come true. Johnny sat on the floor at the east end of the bed, back rested on the bedframe and head between my laps. I sat at the edge behind him, legs crossed over his torso and placed on his thighs. He was polishing my toenails while I combed his hair.
‘Lee,’
‘Yeah?’ I asked singingly.
‘In five years time, do you think we will still be together? What would you picture yourself as? What would you see me as?’ That was an unexpected question. I thought over it for a while before giving him my answer.
‘Honestly, I don’t see a future with us…’ His hand on my foot stiffened. ‘I don’t want to get my hopes up, I don’t want to hold on to you too much and end up crashing hærd. I don’t mean to offend you but I don’t know what the future holds for me, for us. So I live each day the way I see it, the way it is thrown at me. I go with the flow, wherever my love for you takes me, that is where I will go.’ I said honestly.
‘So you don’t trust me?’ He said disappointedly. ‘You don’t trust that I can love you for long? You don’t believe in my love for you? That’s f-cked up.’
‘I do, but I also believe in the unexpected. My Aunt Bernice taught me that when you believe that the unexpected can happen, can show up in a way that one can barely recover, you won’t be too stunned when it comes. I don’t know if you truly love me, I am not you so I can’t tell what is in your mind and heart. All I know is that I like you a lot and being a person that holds on to things and people a lot, I won’t let you go until you give me a reason to. When you let go, I will let go also, as easy as that. Life goes on. Also, stop swearing.’ I shrugged. My nonchalant way of life was as a result to my mother’s youngest sister. Aunt Bernice is always so relax and composed, more nonchalant than I am. Her advice has help me a lot.
‘It’s like I’m dating a philosopher, dating myself. That’s bullshit Lee.’
‘You aren’t dating yourself, you just need to understand my point of view. Stop swearing.’ I hit his head with the comb. He didn’t flinch or act like I hit him.
‘Don’t you think your laid back lifestyle will cause you your relationsh¡p?’
‘It will rather save me from unnecessary emotional breakdown of any form. Even if it will shake me, it won’t break me.’
‘But you panicked the other day when I mentioned breakup,’ he pointed out.
‘Like I said, even if it would shake me, it won’t break me.’ I repeated relaxedly.
‘Heh heh,’ he chuckled and shook his head. ‘You get more and more f… unique by the day Lee, you know that, right?’ He tried to look at me, I turned his head back.
‘I know,’ I smiled. I was starting to heal, I knew that. Since Iris could heal herself by deciding to be better, by putting up determination to separate herself from her mental friends, why couldn’t I? Mine wasn’t as bad as hers yet she easily overcame it when she was ready to. If she could do it, so could I.
‘Lee,’ he called again, dropping my foot. I hummed him a reply. ‘What did you say you want to read in college? You are a science student, right?’
‘Yup! I’m going to be…er…I’m sure I will think of something before final exams, I just gotta find out what I’m good at.’
‘Why didn’t you go for art? Or even social?’
‘Hmmm, I’m far from social, way too far. I can’t handle anything that will deal with business, I will donate everything out and let people owe me too much debts. Hans told me that and it is true.’ It is, my philoxenic behavior and generosity would be a big problem.
‘And art?’
‘Aside from modelling and dope hairstyling, I have zero talent. I can’t sing – not that I don’t have the voice – I love dancing but not enough to pursue it. I don’t know any other art things or have ideas for them. I also believe that if I want to live big in art courses, it’s something I can still do with science degree. The one thing about art is that it subjects are easily adopted by any. That’s why. I went for science because I feel it deep in me that this is where I must be. Mom supported me and said that when the time comes, I will find my career calling.’ I ended my explanation.
‘And have you for once thought about being a philosopher and therapist? You are very good at giving advice Lee, very good at solving people’s problem and the way you think is outstanding. Don’t you think?’ I stopped combing his hair, how can I help when I’m not okay?
‘I can’t do that, I can’t be a philosopher and therapist,’
‘Why? Because of your mental instability?’ Johnny knew, I told him. ‘You are not crazy or anything Lee. You don’t go around threatening anyone with a knife or breaking things, you are perfectly normal. You only use different personalities to balance your m… life, that is okay.’
‘You think so?’ He bent his head back to see my face.
‘I know so. Go for that Lee, I believe you will do great.’
‘Best boyfriend, that’s what you are,’ I whispered with a tearful sniff.
‘Best babe, I know.’ He whispered back. I laughed and brought my head down, k-ssing his l-ips lightly. He tasted like happiness dipped in love sauce. His saliva was like a philtre potion, compelling me to love him more. He mo-ned and pulled his head away before the k-ss got deep.
‘Did I bite you?’
‘Hmm, no, not at all.’
‘Then why did you…’
‘Lee have I ever told you I have a thing for corns? Corns just seem to make me happy.’
I gasped. ‘Me too!’
‘I know,’ he laughed. I closed my eyes dreamily, clasped my hands together and placed them on my cheek.
‘Oh my corn
Sweet corn
Fresh corn
Beautiful corn
Lovely corn
s€×y corn…’ I recited my corn poem.
‘The corn of my life
The hero Sir Corn
How I love you corn
Neatly prepared corn
So many corns
I can’t get enough of corns
Red corn
Brown corn
White sweet sweet corn
Cooked corn
Baked corn
Fried corn
Roasted corn
Steamed corn
Diced corn
Buttered corn
Strawberry corn
Chocolate dipped corn
Apple sauced corn!
What can I do without you corn?
Where will I be without you corn?
What is life without you corn?
Why can’t I marry you corn?
My first love you shall remain
Oh sweet sweet corn
Our bond shall forever be the same
Oh my darling corn.’ I sighed sadly. If only there was corn…
Wait a minute!
My eyes snapped open to behold the plate of nicely cooked and buttered corns, just the way I like em. I shrieked in excitement and snatched it. ‘Oh corn! My darling, how I’ve missed you for so long. Why did you leave me to suffer with the taste of you lingering at the very tip of my tongue? Why did you leave me to spend sleepless nights thinking about your k-ss and the hærdness of your l-ips. Many nights I grow w-t just thinking of what burst of flavors you shall bring to me. Don’t ever leave me again corns, never.’ I held the two hot corns in my hands and stared at them.
🍇 Jonathan’s standpoint 🍇
I have dated a lot of girls but none outshines Hadley. Her wackiness is what makes her exciting. She is a girl full of mystery, a girl filled with untameable passion for enthusiasm, love and craziness. Every single minute that passed was a chance for her to show off something different and utterly out of this world. Lee is so mysterious that the more you discover things about her, the more she comes up with something more unbelievable and exciting. A girl of wonder I say.
Hadley always seemed to mention corn whenever we were talking about food, but I never saw her eat one. Hans told me to buy one for her and see why their mother banned her from eating any kind of corns. At first I laughed my stomach out watching her read a ridiculous love poem for corn. Then the moment I delivered it, my laughter was replaced with jealousy, huge one. Why would I be jealous of corn? Did you hear the love statement she said to two miserable corns? The worse was the way she was staring at the corns with so much passion; love, admiration, desire and appreciation. Hadley had never looked at me in such ways since I met her, honestly speaking.
I hate corns.
‘Lee,’ I tapped her. ‘You have been staring for five minutes…’
‘Shh, don’t interrupt. I am savoring the moment.’ I stood up in annoyance, since she was busy. I angrily walked around the room, grumbling as I cleared the mess we made from our pillow fight and then packed all my manicure and pedicure kits. I do my nails a lot, I love a well polished nails.
By the time I was done cleaning up, she was eating the second corn, savoring every single bite. At least she wouldn’t eat me. It took her an extra seven minutes to say her goodbye speech to the corns, indeed she and corns need to be apart. ‘Are you being se…’ I was about to shout when she suddenly hugged me.
‘Thank you,’ she sobbed.
‘For bringing you corns?’
‘Mom commanded me, I should never buy or look at corn when I see it, he was serious. No one would get it for me but you did, I ate corn again after three years, thank you.’
Well, there goes my shouting.
‘Why love it so much?’
‘I don’t know, weird obsession. I was so obsess I told my father I wanted to wed a corn. That was when mom yelled and banned me. Don’t worry, I won’t eat it again and no one would know you gave me.’
‘I’m jealous.’ I blunted out. She raised her head and giggled.
‘Corn might be my first love but you are my present love. At the end, I eat them. But I can’t eat you…’
‘But I can eat you… Shit! I mean… Er…’ She stared at me with big eyes filled with puzzlement and so cute. ‘Nevermind.’
‘You can eat me? How? Or is that figurative?’
‘Yes, figurative,’ I lied. She tilted her head. I pinched her nose to distract her. Lee is easily distracted, rarely reverts to conversation. I love her so much, so cute. ‘You better be going home now,’ I tried to pry her hands away from me, her eyes was starting to resurrect unwanted desires.
‘Can I stay here with my candy bear?’ She asked poutingly. ‘Please?’
My eyes w¡dened. I gulped down loudly, a nervous laugh emanating from my chest. ‘Hadley,’
‘Uhm?’ Her eyes, those eyes.
‘God! Lee you are killing me!’ I exclaimed.
‘What did I do? Oh, what did you say you are reading again? Are you going to play football in college?’
‘Yes, I will still have to focus on my study, need to take after father’s sport agency.’
She giggled and rest her head on my chest, her hands going down to my wa-ist. ‘So, can I camp here for tonight?’
‘If you stay here, I will f-ck you senseless…’ She flinched away from me, jumping far away. The jump landed her on the bed, I didn’t know when I quickly pinned her down. ‘Did you have to wear this? You know how blue drives me crazy.’ She wore a dark blue bralette top with light blue lace that formed sleeves and covered her stomach and buttons leading down.
‘Johnny, you promised me that you won’t force me, remember?’
‘I won’t, I’m just going to k-ss you a little.’
‘A k-ss can turn into something more intense, I can’t…’
‘rom-nce, what about rom-nce?’ I asked pleadingly, desperately begging her with my eyes to let me feel her body just a little. ‘Please Lee, just a little. I promise not let it go far, I promise.’ She eyed my hands which were unbuttoning the buttons of her top. Her silent gave me the answer I needed.
I quickly removed the buttons of her top, spread it apart to reveal her b-ra. I looked into her eyes which was watching mine carefully. I dragged my hands around her chest to her back to the clasp of her b-ra. Lee shut her eyes, her hands fisting into the bedsheet as her body tensed. If I didn’t do it, she would never be ready. I brought my l-ips down to hers, k-ssing off her nervousness and worry. I gently unstrapped every single clasp, including the one holding the hands in place. I dropped the b-ra on the bed, excitement was starting to cloud my thinking. I brushed my fingers down her spine and over her ribs until my palms cupped her bosoms. Lee mo-ned softly into my mouth, arching her back up. I trailed my l-ips off hers, worsh¡ping her jaw to her neck, collarbones, shoulders and chest.
Her skin was extremely soft and flexible, slipping into my mouth and grazing my teeth perfectly. Even her body tasted wonderful just like her scent. I nipped and twisted her tits as I bathe her body with k-sses, love bites. Her mo-ns elicited my desire, increased my urge to take off her clothes. Lee squirmed, raising her hands up to touch my hair. She arched her back when I brushed my tongue over her tit, mo-ning loudly. ‘Johnny,’ she mo-ned. I really hate that name.
🍁 Lee’s standpoint 🍁
I said I wasn’t ready but my body was saying another thing. I mo-ned and squirmed at every single action Johnny did. It was so odd and exciting, more than what I expected it to be. My legs locked themselves around his ass as he drove me insane with his tongue and teeth. He s-cked and nipped and fondled my b-obs, shifting his mouth down to my stomach sometimes. It was so amazing. My lower region was w-t, really w-t and yearning for attention, serious attention. My throat was dry, I couldn’t ask him to do it after all my stubborn reluctant.
I gasped when his hands suddenly pulled down my skirt, tugging off everything covering me. ‘Johnny!’ I shrieked.
‘Relax,’ he whispered. I inhaled as his l-ips started travelling south, way down south. My phone decided to disturb, the ringtone I set for my manager. I stretched my hand forward and picked it up.
‘Hello,’ I said, tapping Johnny to stop.
‘Hadley, there is a problem.’
‘W…oh damn!’ I exclaimed as Johnny’s l-ips grazed the surface of my poon.
‘Are you alright?’ Stacy asked worriedly.
‘Yes, I’m alright, thank you… Ah,’ I mo-ned as he latched his tongue into me. The sudden rush of pleasure left me dumbstruck, a sharp gasp leaving my mouth. Johnny chuckled and rolled his tongue around cl*t, adding a finger and curling it up to my G-s₱0t. ‘Johnny,’ I mo-ned.
‘Wait, are you talking to me while having s€× with your boyfriend?’
‘No,’ I mo-ned. ‘What problem?’
‘Tara has done another one,’ that seemed to snap me out of it.
‘Johnny, hold on,’ I whispered, tapping him to stop. ‘What did she do Stacy?’
‘Go online and see for yourself, it won’t be pretty for you.’
‘I’ll get back to you,’ I hung up. I pulled Johnny up gently and slipped away from him.
‘What did I do now?’ He whined.
‘Johnny something bad happened, hold on,’ I said as I turned my data on. I went straight to Twitter to check her page. I read her new update and it was about me.
Mentally Derange Miss Perfect, She Needs To Be In A Laughing Academy, Not On The Runway.
‘What is this one talking about?’ I asked myself. I checked her other update.
Thanks For Dating My Leftover Sweetheart. Hope You Have Fun Dating The Drug Monster.
‘What is it?’ I glanced at him and back at my phone. I tapped the post to read more. ‘What happened?’
‘Hold on,’ I read each line carefully, each words becoming more unbelievable at each passing line. I couldn’t believe it, it wasn’t true.
‘Lee, you are crying…’ He tried to snatch my phone, I moved it back, my hands continued to tremble from shock.
‘You and Tara had a baby?’
‘Huh?’
‘You knew Tara all along and you only dated me to get back at her?!’
‘I didn’t…didn’t…I…’
‘I can’t believe it Jonathan! Using me!!!’ I thundered furiously. ‘How dare you play with my emotions! How dare you use me to get back at your ex baby mama!!!’
‘That isn’t how it happened, Lee please let me explain.’ He pleaded.
‘Save it,’ I snapped. I climbed out of the bed, grabbing my b-ra and clothes. I stomped to the bathroom to dress up. And to think we were just… I don’t blame him, I blame me.
🎶 Melody’s standpoint 🎶
I walked behind Lee and Hailey as they stomped up the stairs, Lee’s anger was more intense because she was the upset one. Her anger was making Hailey angry and me sad. Lee’s model rival posted a very nasty video of her. Not that it was extremely nasty, just a video of Lee as Lee and Lee acting as Hadley. She picked out the worse videos and compared them, publicly announcing that Lee was a hypocrite and a psychopath. What vexed her more was the fact that she added old dirt of him, about Johnny being into drugs, having a baby with her and hitting girls. It wasn’t a thing I would react to but Lee was greatly offended by it. One, she hates that girl with so much passion. Violet she hates, the girl is an enemy. Two, she hates when her family or loved ones gets insulted and three, she hates being called a psychopath. Never insult her through her illness.
‘That bitch,’ Lee muttered, aggressively pushing her room door open. We followed behind quietly, even though Hailey was boiling, she kept shut for her sake. ‘I’m going to deal with her… How could Johnny not tell me he dated her! How?! I can’t believe that Tara was the same girl who claimed she got pregnant for him! Why didn’t he tell me she was the one? Now I understand why he was so close! God! I was such a fool!’ Lee cried. She slumped on the floor in front of her bed. ‘I feel so used, so stupid.’
‘Hadley, maybe you are misunderstanding everything,’ I tried to reason.
‘I don’t want to hear that Mel, please.’ Hailey was pacing around. I walked over to her and sat on the bed.
‘You know Johnny loves you, right?’
‘I know,’ she sobbed. ‘I know he never dated me to get back at Tara, might not have even known who I was since I look different when on the runway but I need to justify my anger. He should have told me. Dating Tara’s ex is such a humiliating blow for me, a big blow for me. She said that he does drugs…’
‘Does he?’
‘Did. Johnny told me there was a period his friends introduced it to him, but he stopped after taking it five times. Johnny never impregnated anyone, Tara lied. I’m just furious at how everything turned out, how it is going. What do I do now, what?’
‘What’s going on?’ Iris asked, walking into the room with Eden on her shoulder.
Where’s Bluey?
‘Some bitch posted this,’ Hailey stretched her phone to Iris. Lee placed her head on my laps, hugging my legs as she cried.
‘Wow, is all this true?’
‘Part of them. Johnny stopped drugs before it got serious, he called and told me that Tara was a nonexclusive girlfriend and he wasn’t responsible for her pregnancy. She had a miscarriage anyways. Johnny never impregnated anyone else and he is not the kind of guy to hit a woman, I know that.’ Hailey replied.
‘Hmmm, so the problem now is the mental upload and how to clear Johnny’s name without involving the law for slandering.’ Iris stated as she walked over to the chair. My eyes w¡dened when she brought out a pack of cigarette and a lighter.
‘You smoke?’ I asked quizzically.
‘Once in a while, only when I’m extremely frustrated and pissed off by someone I care about. Since mom was the only one I cared about and she never bothered me almost at all, I didn’t have a reason to.’ She replied nonchalantly as she light the cigarette.
‘Who taught you?’ Lee asked bemusedly.
‘Joe,’
‘Whose Joe?’
She smiled. ‘Not somebody you can see,’ she leaned back on the chair, crossed her legs and inhaled deeply. I looked at Hailey who shrugged, she smokes too when she wants to and when no one is looking. Her third ex was a bad influence.
‘Iris, smoking isn’t good for you,’ I scolded.
‘I know, but Hans is frustrating me.’
‘What did he do?’
‘Threatened to dump me after telling me to my face that Violet was very good in bed even though I asked.’
‘Boys are idiots,’ I sighed. ‘And he hasn’t called you?’
‘I don’t even know where my phone is. Eden can you get me my phone?’ Eden ran out. ‘Hailey, do you still have that video of Lee at the club?’
‘Yes,’ Hailey replied.
‘Do you have any video of Lee being strict?’
‘I do,’ I replied.
‘Send the videos to Lee’s phone,’ she ordered with eyes still closed, legs crossed and back rested as she puffed out smoke slowly. I coughed a little, she will have to stop this. Hailey didn’t hesitate, she took Lee’s phone and sent the video. I handed my phone over to her to do the sending.
‘All done,’ Hailey announced.
‘Can you log into your account? Tap the videos for upload, and then pass it over for me to type in the caption.’
‘Alright,’ Lee took the phone from Hailey to log in. I stood up in irritation and walked over to Iris.
‘Men are annoying, we all know that. But don’t let them make you do things you don’t want to,’ she opened her eyes and smiled. ‘Don’t smoke when frustrated or sad, smoking is bad. Iris?’
She chuckled and stretched the fag over to me. ‘No smoking,’ she chuckled. I took the cigarette and furrowed my brows. ‘Fine.’ She gave me the pack and lighter.
‘Done,’ Lee announced. The stupid girl hurled her phone over to me. I clumsily caught it with a skip of my heart. ‘Oops?’
‘When will you stop throwing things.’ I huffed.
‘When I go six feet under,’ she said drily. I smiled and looked at Iris who was taking the phone from my hands. ‘What are you going to type?’ Lee asked agitatedly.
‘Dear Tara, intelligent Bree,’ Iris said as she typed. ‘A eye rolling emoji,’ Lee giggled. ‘You don’t get to use my lifestyle as a means to insult me, not when you don’t understand a shit. You call me psycho, am I? When I’m working, I am serious, focused and professional. Wanna know why? Because I take my job seriously, because I know that focusing on it will make me succeed and because my last name is Kendrick. Working hærd has gotten me where I am today, I never had to use rotten means… Does she sleep around?’
‘Does she ever get any worthy contract without using her puss to get it,’ Hailey scoffed.
‘Is the public aware of it?’
‘Aside from the time she was accused of sleeping with a designer’s fiancé, none. It was true though but that died off with no accurate proof on if she did it or not.’ Lee replied, folding her legs.
‘Okay… Rotten means to get what I want. Then when I’m working, I laugh, smile, play around because I am surrounded by friends and family. I know how to behave at different occasions, know when to get serious when it’s needed, when I have to smile. Two people that can turn a room upsidedown with laughter and make people’s cheeks hurt, me and my younger brother Phoenix. I am what I am, not a psychopath as you put it, but a girl that knows what she’s doing with her life.
Number two, did you really get pregnant? You said the baby died, huh? Where is the baby? Bring the evidence and proof that Jonathan did drugs or beat up girls. Didn’t he dump you like all your boyfriends did because of your characters? Don’t make up things to spoil people’s image Tara. Immature, that is what you are because I being professional and mature will never upload such immature content about anyone or anything. Who is the lunatic between you and me? You know the answer yourself. My ability to know when to take up responsibilities and when to drop it is what makes me better than you.’
‘Wouldn’t that be wrong if I upload that?’ Lee asked unsurely.
‘I have a better idea,’ I said with a snap of my fingers. ‘I don’t ever post anything like this, I’m like this national angel, one that never does wrong. It took years to earn that reputation. So, if I be the one to upload this, they will all know it really vexed me and take it serious. I have fans so it would be a big deal for Melody Bree to upload such a post. Lee gets more fans and Tara loses many.’
‘Brilliant!’ Hailey and Iris exclaimed. I smiled and hurried to my phone.
‘Iris, edit.and copy the text and send it to me.’
‘Already done.’
That was fast.
Eden walked in tapping on Iris’ phone. The monkey is amusing. Monkeys are too smart. I opened my message to copy the text.
‘You know what you are going to do Lee?’ I asked smilingly. ‘Call Johnny and talk to him.’
‘Why? I’m still upset.’
‘Don’t let it affect your relationsh¡p Lee, call and let him explain and then forgive him. Tomorrow you would go to him, upload a fun video of you two together to show that bitch that you don’t give a f-ck what she says about him. Even if he smokes weeds, you don’t care.’ I looked at her to make sure she was listening to me, she was gone.
‘Already left to make the call…’
‘Aaah!’ Iris shrieked. ‘Hans sent me a message!’ I rolled my eyes to her, my fingers still typing.
‘What did that goat say?’
‘That he is sorry about what he said to me, he never meant it and my reaction only provoked him. He promised to make it up to me if only I give him a chance to prove it.’ Iris said with a wide smile.
‘Now you are going to reply him?’
‘As what?’ She smirked. ‘I’m going to play hærd to get of course, I can’t let him see that what he said didn’t hurt me.’
‘For how long?’ I asked, uploading the tweet.
‘Until we get back to New York in four days.’ I shook my head with a smile, girls and stubbornness.
To be continued.
Wait o, have anyone ever thought about the simple English word for “shakara?” Beside hærd to get. If you know, comment it.
Also, the people asking why I’m prolonging the story, I’m adding lessons to it. Can’t you see?
😉 Authoress Kemmy B. Gabriel 😉