Men
lie, men lie alot and I can't stand anymore of his.
I honestly don't see where this is
going but its fine.
2
years ago, no wait let's make it 5
"Hi guys, meet my home boy" Alexa shined
her teeth towards her camera and adjusted it to show the person driving the car
"Who's your home boy?" "Lol"
Ibrahim asked "I'm not your home boy" he answered even before she had a
chance to speak, his gaze was on the road he couldn't see the confused stare
that met him, "My feelings for you are purely serial and romantic and I know
you know it" he continued with a smile as if proud of himself for finally
confessing "I don't just love you, I'm going to marry you"
"what are you talking about?" Alexa burst out
laughing like he had just said the most funniest joke she has ever heard "Wait
you're serious?" she was shocked, she stopped the video and turned her full
body towards Ibrahim
"Of course I'm serious" "I love you and
this is me professing my feelings" he confessed, his eyes still on the
road
"Ibrahim stop the car" Alexa said, taking
in a deep breathe trying to stay calm "Ibrahim I asked you to stop the goddamn
car" she shouted this time making him pull over almost immediately "Are
you sure you're okay?" she questioned worried, innocence laced her tone, she
cupped his face in her palms "You know things are beginning to get serious with
me and Mark and the last thing I need right now is you confusing your feelings
for love, we've known each other too long, what you feel for me is familiarity"
she paused "say it with me" she cut him short of whatever he was trying to
say "FA-MI-LIARIY" she said and he responded "good" she said and gave
him a confirming nod to continue driving
××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××××
Present
time
"Why didn't you tell me you got promoted
in a new Job I'm not even aware of?" Neche tried to keep her voice low as she
poured herself a drink, the one they had at dinner wasn't enough…. Dinner
with her man's so called home girl, godforbid a girl wants her man to herself
alone.
"Ibrahim why the fuck didn't........" she broke
down mid sentence letting the tears she had fought back all out
"Because I didn't think it mattered"
Ibrahim responded, collecting the bottle but wasn't fast enough to grab the
glass,
she
laughed hysterically "because you didn't think...…" she laughed again but this
time in disbelief, focusing more on her glass than on him "is that the reason?
Or I don't matter to you enough" she tried to laugh but instead tears fell,
Ibrahim tried to reach for the glass again
"Don't touch me" she shouted at his slow
attempt "You're so blind that you can't even see you keep seeking validation
from a married woman" this time she did not try to stop her tears
"You're drunk, we'd talk in the morning" Ibrahim
said as he turned towards the stairs, giving up on his attempt to snatch the
glass
"I'm drunk?" her voice stopped him "That's
the best you can come up with?" she accused "Ibrahim, you held put a seat for
her which you've never done this 5 months we've been together, you complimented
her make up but you barely even took a look at my dress, you told her things
even without her having to ask..." her voice broke again and she squeezed in a
few sobs "things I didn't even know about, Ibrahim look me in the eyes and tell
me you didn't buy a new suit for this dinner just to impress her" Neche
cried loudly, clinging onto her chest but instead was Ibrahim stayed quiet
hoping that he had succeeded to keep her shut.
"Ibrahim say something, say I'm wrong and
I'm just overthinking" she sobbed "you've cried a lot, enough to even sink
a ship" he responded, heading to her again
"When
would you let her go?" she asked, allowing him to draw her close, "She's
married but doesn't look at you the same way you do, what exactly are you
holding onto?" she was calm now, she just needed to know
"You
don't know anything about me and alexa" Ibrahim replied running him arms
through her hair, "we've been friends since I can even remember, you're just
overthrowing it?" he said and pulled her face up gently, kissing her forehead
which made her smile
"Ibrahim do you love me?" she asked,
staring at his eyeballs and wondering if he was still thinking of his home girl
"of course I do" he hesitated trying to read between the lines, hoping she
wasn't going to pull another crash girl friend card, and when she pushed
herself off his grip he knew "what of Alexa do you love her?" she asked
"of course I do" he answered almost
immediately and when she tried reaching for the bottle again "I meant who
doesn't love their friend" he said and grabbed her, Neche closed her eyes
fully aware of the red flags the universe keeps sending but still refusing to
see it.. just one last sign please and I'd leave she said to herself
"Ibrahim riddle me this" Neche said,
opening her eyes which were now red with pain, she tried to free herself from
his grip but he held to tight this time, universe is this you? Is this your
sign? "If Alexa and Neche were kidnapped and the ransom happens to be your
net worth, who would you save?" she asked and held her breath willing to hold
it as long as it takes
"Alexa ofcourse" Ibrahim responded
immediately even without thinking, I swear it wasn't up to a second
"No wait" Ibrahim chased after Neche, he
didn't know when he had let her go "Neche I didn't mean that" he shouted,
they were outside now, "Neche please listen, I really love you" he continued
Neche threw the glass at him but missed only
by an inch "don't you dare contact me ever" she warned as she pointed her
finger at him. As she walked away he wished she hadn't in that moment tried
to kill him, that he didn't listen to her warming and kept following her, that
he'd apologize and say she was just being too dramatic, but he wasn't, he
just stood there and watch her slip away, deep down it hurt her even more to
know he was still thinking of his homegirl