Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 26
?Juliaâs p.o.v?
âDo you see the news?â Ariana asked rhetorically.
I threw her a smug look âwho didnât see the news?â
âYou should be happy thenâ.
âThatâs a stale gist Ariana are you that dumb,they are just repeating the informationâ
âYou donât look so happy. Whatâs happening?â She asked feigning concern.
âHappening? Whatâs happening?â I asked back stretching my hair with the stretcher.
âArenât you gonna make a Move. Ashton is single now,you guys can get the lost connection backâ she suggested and I threw her another look.
How dumb.
âYou think I havenât tried that yet? He seems so hung up on the breakupâ. I was frowning now remembering how cold Ashton have treated me the various time I went to his office in the past weeks.
He took several days off and he came back to announce the breakup and since then I have been throwing my f—–g shot but he doesnât seem to budge as usual. He was colder than he was before and it sucks because I wasnât expecting that,he have been so Engrossed with work that he wouldnât even take my offer of having a drink together. He rejected it.
âWhat are you thinking of? Are you plotting something?â I heard Ariana ask.
âWhat do you think? Do you think I am plotting something?â
âYes I think you are. You have been wanting Ashton for a while now and he havenât been reciprocating even now that he is single again.â She paused when she saw the grim expression on my face. âI didnât mean that Julia,I mean he would reciprocate he just needs time right?â
âBut i donât have time and I canât just stay lying low until he finds another better girl and there is a tiny possibility he is gonna get back with Kimâ I said even though the thought left a sour taste in my mouth,he canât choose Kim over me again,I wouldnât let that happen.
âI donât think so. Look you are very beautiful,with wide hips and dare I say you are very perfect and you fit his status,he wouldnât go back to Kim believe meâ she assured.
Ariana definitely looked at me like I was her God and d–n if that was not a turn on.
âI know but I canât risk that. There is always a tiny possibilityâ I said again.
âRight,she can be a future threat. What are you planning to do now?â She asked
âMany things, many unpleasant thingsâ. I replied.
She gasped âyou arenât planning on doing something dirty are you? Ashton is just like other guys you probably canât get into dirty stuffs because of himâ she looked scared.
Dumb fool, in times like this I needed the devilish Kiara but I guess she wouldnât be on my side in this and moreover I didnât need anyoneâs help. The less people involved,the better.
âSays someone who smoked pot yesterday because a certain guy coaxed her into doing it and mind you Ashton isnât any guyâ I retorted
âI am gonna try to help you. Donât be mad at me okayâ she pleaded.
âI donât need your help on thisâ I told her flatly and she offered me a small smile which I didnât return.
I already had a plan before hand and I was very anxious to get started on it,I just needed the right strategy to get started on it,she was a threat to me whether she was with Ashton or notâ.
âI heard she packed out of Ashtonâs mansion ,do you know where she is presently?â Ariana asked me.
I shook my head âno,I donât but I know someone who knowsâ I replied slyly.
âWho knows where she is now?â Ariana asked again.
âSomeoneâ I paused rethinking my decision on telling her, Ariana was my puppet but she couldnât be trusted. I couldnât risk telling anyone about my plans yet even mom. âJust someone I knowâ
âWho is the person?â.
âNone of your business Ari,I clearly told you to stay out of thisâ I retorted getting tired of her tireless questions.
âRight,I am sorryâ she apologized.
âYou should beâ. I deadpanned rolling my eyes.
I needed to go ahead with my plans before it was too late. One thing I was sure of is that Kim was gonna regret coming my way and taking Ashton away from me. Nobody took anything from me especially Ashton.
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? Kimâs p.o.v?
âKim are you okay? Whatâs wrong?â Brenda asked over the phone and I sobbed louder.
I took my dad away from the mortuary yesterday,I didnât do a normal burial for him because I was hurt and my dad was a Chinese,we never did burials like that.
We got the body,put it on fire and throw part of the ashes into the river and keep some. That was exactly what I did,I got people to do the incest by the river and I took the remaining ash home.
I was alone because to be very honest,I have never seen any of my dadâs relative since he came to new York to get married to my mom which his family were not in support of. I didnât meet then when he was alive so why meet them now,they probably didnât know he have a daughter.
I have spent more than three days sobbing and shutting myself from the rest of the world. A few neighbors might have knocked on my door to offer some words of comfort but I wasnât having any of it.
Back to today,I was in my usual spot thinking of how messed up my life was and the fact that I have not been okay lately,there was the nauseous feeling,the irritation on every little thing and me throwing up whatever I must have had. It is probably because I was in a tight spot and I wasnât okay emotionally.
Brendaâs call came through and I picked. This brings up back to the discussion we were having.
âI_i am not feeling so good. My dad is goneâ i stuttered.
She gasped audibly âKim I am so sorry,I didnât know about that⌠you arenât gonna hurt yourself are you?â
I donât know but that thought have been crossing my mind lately.
I shook my head like she could see me.
âI dont_ no I wonâtâ
âWhere are you? Kim what is happening? You have been out of reach for a while now. I saw the news about you and Ashtonâ. She informed me.
Oh,there was even a news. I guess I have been out of this world for a while now if I couldnât even keep up with latest informations not like I wanted to be reminded of Ashtonâs face and all our loved up photographs. I didnât need that now.
âKim listen to me,text me the address of where you are now. Wait for me,I am coming now. Text me the addressâ she requested.
I paused,I didnât want to tell anyone where I was now. I didnât want the public scrutiny but Brenda was my friend,she might have let me down in the past but she has changed right?and she just wanted to offer comfort to me. It wouldnât hurt right?
âOkay I would text it to youâ I told her telling myself not to think too much about it. I was probably being paranoia.
I hanged up and texted the address to her pushing the fearful thoughts of anyone else knowing where I live. But it was Brenda,just Brenda.
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Brenda got to my house in less than an hour and I was grateful probably finding some sort of comfort in her being here.
âYou look like a ghostâ she had said when she saw my face. I showered and changed clothes but I was still looking so bad,my hair was like a bed nests on my head.
âI knowâ I replied going back to seat on the sofa.
âKim I am sorry about what happened,f–kâŚI didnât even know he already died. I am worried for you,really worried. I know how much your dad means to youâ she paused âand how much money you spent on himâ.
âNo itâs alright. It do hurt but I have no choiceâ I said my words betraying my face.
I was hurt,still hurt. But again I didnât want to bother anyone and I hated when people looked at me with pity and that was the exact look in Brendaâs eyes. She felt pity for me.
âAre you sure you are okay?â She prodded.
I nodded âyes. I would be okayâ I replied and she passed a tiny smile to me before looking around my house.
âThis is nice,nicer than your former house. Why did you move here?â She asked.
âI wanted space. Space and a safe place from everything and everyone after what had happenedâ I paused gulping nervously âand I wanted a place that didnât put more pressure onâŚon my d_dadâ the thought of calling him knowing he was already gone still made me shiver. He was indeed gone.
âI am really sorry about that Kim. F–k,I shouldnât have asked thatâ she clasped her hands on mine âKim,I am really sorry and d–n I know this isnât easy for you but you need to get over thisâ.
I shook my head âI donât think I can do thatâ I said truthfully.
âKim you can and you will. I know you shouldnât probably be hearing this now but everything happens for a reasonâ she paused tightening hee hands around mine. âhe died for a reason,it was inevitable Kim. It was and you need to get over it and move on with your lifeâ.
Now she sounded so much like dad and I cried the more.
âShuu, itâs okayâ she cooed rubbing my shoulders âwhatever happened,happened for a reason. Your dad,Ashton and whatever have happenedâ.
âBut it is too much for me to handleâ I complained.
âI know. But Kim you can handle it,I know you. You canâ she comforted me.
She probably knew the old me because I wasnât sure I couldnât handle any of this.
I was about to talk when my stomach growled and she looked at me concerned âyou havenât had something to eat,have you?â She asked and I shook my head.
âNoâ I muttered.
âLet me make you somethingâ she offered standing up giving me a small smile.
It was nice to see someone cared for me after everything that might have happened. My mind drifted to the news Brenda said she watched,did Ashton paint me bad to the public? How happy and contented was he now? Did he already move on in his life like nothing happened and I was just one of his conquest?
The last question made me shudder,I didnât need to think of things like that right now. I was not myself yet and it was not helping at all,I highly doubt I would ever be myself. I was still thinking of many things when I felt nauseous again and I was on the way to the toilet.
I threw up what was left in my stomach and believe me it was nothing but the urge to vomit my insides was still there and I tried vomiting something, anything,but all what can out was water and spit.
This was happening alot recently and I donât feel okay about it. I hope nothing is wrong with me. Cancer wasnât hereditary right?
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? Brendaâs p.o.v?
I felt pity for Kim,I honestly did. She shouldnât be going through any of these things happening presently. She was too good for everything but bad things happens to good people.
I might have felt jealous of her and Ashtonâs relationship at a time because they looked so in love that you could doubt if it was fake and Ashton looked so happy too. I felt out of her world when she became so famous and she graced many red carpets with designers clothing. I was jealous and spiteful.
But looking at her now,I only felt pity for her but I couldnât take the stupid thoughts swimming in my head. The apartment was nice not a typical elite house but it was nicer than those of middle class people. Nicer than mine,even in her despairing state she still had something good.
The boss wasnât in a good state too,always snapping. He always snapped but he was doing much more of that lately, getting drunk during working hours and threatening everyone with suspension. He was driving us off the limit and he was overdoing things because he increased the working hours of all the employees and we had to work tirelessly but that didnât stop him from snapping and throwing around sack letters after every simple mistake. Was he affected by this too? I highly doubt that he knew Kim lost her dad because Kim just wants to stay isolated from everyone,that explains why she got a house here.
I cooked pasta for her because she didnât look so well,she looked like a shadow of herself but she was still beautiful and it sucks to know that even without talking care of herself for days she still had the looks. I have always been in the shadow of Kimâs life since when we were in college, she didnât need to dress up and be nice to everyone before they become drawn to her but I was the complete opposite.
And it sucks.
She was picking the food and I was scared I didnât cook it well. âDonât you like it?â I asked and she shook her head.
âItâs nice. Very niceâ she said still picking the food.
I was about to say something else when she stood up abruptly and ran towards the bathroom area.
Okay,I might have added too much mayonnaise.
Brenda you canât even cook pasta without the person throwing up. I should have just cooked noodles.
She came back few minutes later with water on her face.
âAre you okay?â I asked feigning concern.
âYesâ
âThen why did you throw up?â I asked.
âI donât know either. This have been happening alot latelyâ she explained. âI donât know what is wrong with meâ
I donât know either,I just have to make a conclusion that it was because of my pasta.
âthis has been happening alot latelyâ still rang in my ears.
I was about to say something when my phone rang,I went to get it, it was freaking Julia.
I was on cloud nine,Julia must have exchanged numbers with me but she never did call me even though I tried her line everyday Hoping she would pick up. It wasnât my fault that I adored her so much.
âHello?â I said unsure.
âHi Brendaâ she greeted in a nice voice.
She freaking remembered my name. Today is a good day if Julia was talking on the phone with me like we were acquainted.
âHow are you doing?â
âGood. I was hoping you would love to meet with me today. You know,just the two of us without the other girls aroundâ she suggested and I choked on spit.
âYou want to meet with me?â I asked.
âYes or arenât you free?â
âI am free, I am not doing anything right now. Where and when?â.
âTonight 8pm,I can pick you up if you wantâ she suggested again. I adored this girl alot.
âYes please. I would be readyâ I informed her.
âOkay text me your address then. See you soon Brendaâ she said.
âSee you soonâ I replied still finding it hard to believe that she actually called me. Not my fault though,she was freaking Julia,the rich famous face of many magazines and beauty products.
She was famous and perfect and she wanted to meet me?
âWho was that?â Kim asked.
I was about to tell her when I remembered she and Julia didnât go on well and it was obviously because of Ashton. Julia and Ashton had something going on before âit was Tommyâ I replied forming a name and forcing her a tight smile.
âTommy? Whoâs that?â She asked again.
âA guy I met some months ago and he wants to meet me nowâ I said feigning happiness.
âI am happy for youâ she told me sincerely.
She was too sincere and it sucks.
I needed to shop to find a suitable designer clothe to wear for the outing tonight. I wanted Julia to see I could be her friend too.
âI have to leave nowâ I told her âI would come again. Take care of yourself Kimâ I said kissing her cheeks and she smiled at me.
âBe carefulâ she warned me.
âI willâ I replied.
Only if she knew I was going to meet Julia. What would she have done if she knew?
Kim is down already,I just have to do everything possible to get on Juliaâs good side and be associated with her. I would do everything possible. I wanted to get popular too. The limelight didnât go well with Kim but it would go well with me.
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