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broken by prettyjot.
read on.........................
MERCY'S POV
I looked up only to meet a quite handsome boy sitting beside me, he looked awfully familiar.
"Mercy." The way he said my name made me remember him immediately.
"Ben!" I called out and hugged him.
Ben is Sebastian's best friend, but he relocated a year ago and I guess he wanted his return to be a surprise and it sure was.
"where have you been?" I asked,
He chuckled and hugged me back. Ben, Seb and I spent most of our time together while Anita and Idara were always doing their so-called big girls' stuff.
"I have been at Atlanta, literally. So, what about you?"
I pulled out from the hug and we just stared at each other. He didn't look too different aside from the fact that he was way taller and broader now.
"Lagos, and I am a college student now."
He chuckled, why did he have to look so good? My Hakeem looks better.
Did I just say MY Hakeem? Speaking of him why is he not replying my messages.
"I didn't believe it when Seb told me. So, you got to college first?"
"I got to college first."
"hey." My sister greeted joining us and taking her seat on one of the bar stools beside me.
"hey."
"my sister, remember?"
"yeah, I do now."
"Ben!" Sebastian called out hitting him on his head. He held his head angrily but when he saw his bestie, he just smiled and hugged him.
Best friend goals.
I looked beside Sebastian to see a very familiar looking girl standing beside him. She was dressed in a crop top and crazy jeans. She wore combat heel boots to finish the look.
There was one way to define how she looked, she looked smoking hot.
And well looks better than his ex.
As if the girl could feel my burning stare, she faced me and we both had a stare on while she was giving me a forced smile, I was racking my head. Trying to think about when and how I met her?
I remember her!
She was the maid I saw in the kitchen, when I wanted to make cereals.
I stood up with my glass cup in my hands and walked closer to her,
"hey, remember me?" I asked even though I knew she would. She looked cool and I just liked her.
"you haven't introduced your date." I said diverting my gaze to my cousin who was having a rather loud conversation with his friend.
Idara being the cool ne, just kept on sipping and watching us, mostly the girl too.
Thank God I wasn't the only creepy one.
'Maybe it runs in the blood'
Oh, shut up.
Sebastian literally got to his senses and wrapped his arms around her waist making the girl smile bright.
"this is my soon to be girlfriend, her name is Camille."
When he was done, they both turned to each other with a full grin on their faces.
Couple goals!
'you won't find your own person to have couple goals with, goal counter.'
'please shut up.'
I picked my phone and decided to call my own person as the little annoying lady in me as said.
He did not even pick my calls too.
Was he with a girl?
No, that can't be possible. One thing about Hakeem that I know is he can't do that to me.
'keep on dreaming!'
can someone tell this girl to shut up?
"Anita." Ben stood up to hug her.
I checked the girl who stood up to leave immediately we settled in.
She was with someone too, Jack! The guy from the saloon.
Wow, so only my sister and I came here alone. Technically, I had someone on the other side of the world, but my sister here did not have any, that I know of.
I turned to my phone again and dialed his number, after three rings he finally picked his calls.
"hey."
He said calmly like he did not just ignore my messages and calls.
"hi, you were not picking my calls and you didn't reply my messages."
I said immediately.
"we are going downstairs to dance, wanna join?"
I pointed at my phone and they nodded.
They walked out, going towards the stairs.
"I was left speechless." He said making me chuckle.
I took the shots following Anita, and when I saw the pictures, I didn't even recognize myself. I looked so bad and cute at the same time.
"I was expecting a list of compliments."
I said back, wait was I not angry that he wasn't picking?
"I was preparing one."
"care to share?"
I had a grin on my face even if he couldn't see it.
We talked for a long time until my crazy ass cousin decided to drag me downstairs.
I quickly ended the call with him and followed her to the first floor.
"hey, pretties." Different guys cooed as we walked down the stairs.
I always hated that, when they call you and then chuckle and laugh among themselves. I always hated it and I could see my cousin couldn't care less.
Once we got to the dance floor, she pulled me through the crowd of sweaty bodies until we go to where our gang was staying.
It was quite surprising, how she knew where they were? Like how did she keep record of the whole room with the crowds in it?
The sight of Sebastian and Cami eating their face out welcomed me. I removed my gaze and saw my sister and Ben dancing awkwardly, I looked beside me to check for Anita, but Sebastian position was quite better than hers right now.
I joined Ben and Idara with my hands in the air, laughing. That seemed to cheer the mood for the three singles in the room.
Soon enough Ben was grinding another girl leaving my sister and I to dance. With the adrenaline flowing in my veins and my body moving to the beats, I just freed myself and danced.
My sister and I holding our hands and jumping, it was quite fun.
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"can you please stop, PG18." I cried out in the car.
Idara was sleeping, probably because she was drained out and drunk while my Sebastian was busy still eating Camille's mouth out.
They pulled back and she smiled shyly, covering her face with her hair maybe to hide the blush from either the kiss or the embarrassment.
Anita is a whole new case entirely. She left with Jack and I hope she does not get pregnant after tonight.
For whatever reasons, I couldn't sleep in the car and was stuck with Seb and his shy girlfriend in the passenger's seat.
Their noise was boiling me with anger, and I was moments away from snapping at them. The only person I could disturb or more like chat was probably still sleeping or waking up.
"thank you, Lord." I muttered quietly as the car parked. Not waiting for a second, I jumped out.
'better don't kill yourself.'
I hissed and kept on walking until I reached the kitchen.
I opened the fridge and brought out two bars of chocolate.
"goodnight babe." Idara announced. I peeped from the kitchen and laughed at her sight.
She was holding her shoes in her hands and her makeup was really bad. She didn't even bother just struggled with the stairs until she reached the second floor.
I entered the kitchen back and took out a bottle water too.
I left there and walked up the stairs too. When I passed Sebastian's room, I heard noises I would rather not describe. I cringed and ran to my room with my bottle of water and chocolate in my hands.
That small boy!
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"stop crying."
"you too, stop crying."
"I can't stop too."
Anita, Idara and I were in a group hug in the middle of the airport. I couldn't believe it was time to go.
If there was one thing I missed about Nigeria, it would be Hakeem.
I had issues with my neighbor, who betrayed me. And I wasn't ready to meet my cheater of an ex.
I just wasn't ready to leave but we were resuming on Monday and today's Saturday.
It was these times that made me wish I was schooling abroad too.
I cleaned my tears and stepped back, watching my cousins, their parents and my sister.
I will so miss them; I will miss them so much!
"you know, I think you and Cami makes a good couple." I whispered in Sebastian's ear when I hugged him.
"I know right." He muttered back with a grin.
"Mercy let's go; we will miss our flight oo."
I didn't even know why I started sobbing and smiling as we walked away from them. It was really good here.
New year was also great, and we had another feast.
I am sure I gained weight sef.
I turned back one last time and waved, they waved back grinning.
Mum and dad were at the front walking and talking while I was busy sulking to my seat.
After thirty minutes the plane was ready to fly, this time I made sure not to sit in the middle.
I did not want any drama like the first time.
I used the first thirty minutes talking about our experience with my parents. After that i started checking our pictures.
They contained lots of memories, and I found myself grinning at my own phone. The picture of Anita that I took, the ones I snapped the day we went to the club, the pictures we all snapped there, the ones during the Christmas and new year.
I opened my bag and brought out my canon camera to check the others, the ones I took with it were mostly scenery: both people, non-living, just different type of scenes.
I guess taking picture was just for me, cause the pictures looked so good.
There was one were we strolling, I was with my camera as usual and everyone was talking and laughing that they didn't even know when I took the shot.
The picture contained all of them laughing and I didn't even know it was this good.
Just in the plane and I was already missing them.
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"Mercy, where do you want to wear this to?"
Can someone please explain to my mum, she was inspecting all the clothes that I had packed in my bag.
And I was frustrated already, she was complaining about my crop top.
My phone started ringing, cutting her off. She waved her hands for me to pick it.
I checked the caller and it was Hakeem.
"hey."
His smooth voice, I really wish I could see him right now. It's been long.
"hi."
"I am already settled in our apartment."
Wow, our apartment, the home of that bitch. But without her it was mine and Hakeem's too, and I missed living together.
Watching him cook in the morning, mostly noodles. Most times I don't even see him eat it since I was always rushing off. I just wish we won't have any early morning class like that this semester.
"really? My mum has been delaying me with all these clothes matter, but I will soon be there." I muttered not wanting mum to hear and he just laughed at my situation. I hissed at him even though he didn't know what I was facing.
"I think being back in Nigeria is pissing you off."
He teased, at the same time mum removed another cloth from my box and pointed it to me.
"who won't it be? I will be there soon."
"looks like you really missed me."
"says the person who got there first." I teased back.
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Finally, after much persuasion, I got my clothes back and was in the car with Mr. Wale driving me to my apartment.
I didn't even bother to disturb myself with thoughts of the back-stabbing bitch but with nothing much, just my phone and the gift I go for Hakeem.
The traffic wasn't much today so we got there faster.
Mr. Wale parked in front of the gate.
"thank you, sir."
I stepped down and walked to the booth. I pressed a button and the booth opened. I took out my box and walked into the compound.
The compound was a little bit filled. people were greeting each happy new year and holiday.
"Mercy." A guy from an apartment downstairs called me.
"hey, Felix, happy new year." I greeted and went on to greet most of them.
Until my eyes caught the back-stabbing bitch.
She was already staring at me, and I just acted like she wasn't there and walked away from there.
I got upstairs and opened the door with my key.
"Hakeem!" I called out since he said he was already here, but no one answered.
I checked the whole apartment and it was just like how we left it. How I missed here, I sighed and walked to the kitchen but no one in sight.
I dropped my back bag and my glasses and walked to his room.
I opened the door, and no one was there. I entered inside, his room, this was like the fifth time in here.
I looked around and everywhere smelled like him
I got to his reading table and a photo frame was on it.
I carried it and checked the picture, since I was not with my glasses, I could not see it clearly.
But I could make out Hakeem's grin, a girl and a boy.
The girl looked oddly familiar; I should probably get my glasses so I will see it clearly.
I got back to the sitting room and wore my glasses back.
Suddenly the door opened, and all ideas of picture flew away.
"Hakeem!"
I called out and literally ran to the entrance where he was standing in surprise looking so handsome as usual.
Immediately he saw me a big grin appeared on his face and I just hugged him.
"I have missed you so damn much." He said,
And I couldn't agree less.
"you too Hakeem."
I said back hugging him tighter than before and taking in is scent. I said back hugging him tighter than before and taking in is scent. My whole body was tingling all over and my heart was beating so fast.
After hugging like that for minutes, we pulled back.
"there's one thing I planned to do when I see you." Why was he talking in such a low voice? Not complaining though, it sounds sexy.
"what?" I asked back, wait was that my voice that sounded like........
He bent to my height and caressed my face cutting me off my thoughts, not a moment later his lips were on mine.
Hakeem was freaking kissing me, and I kissed him back.
I have always wanted to do that too after that drunken kiss that we had, i wanted to kiss him while sober.
My hands found its way to get linked on his neck while his moved to my waist.
His bit my lower lip making me gasp and he used that to glide his tongue against mine making a whole new feeling engulf me.
I was literally on cloud nine. His hands moved to the to my lower waist dangerously close to my butts.
I pulled him closer wanting more, I loved this feeling, my heart beating faster, the butterflies dancing around in my stomach, I just loved kissing him, i loved his touch and everything about him.
When we were out of air we pulled back, our forehead touching.
we were both grinning.
My hands were slowly tracing his hairline. while his was still dangerously close to my butts, but i didn't even care.
"mercy."
"hmm."
"will you be my girlfriend?"
he has dropped the question ooo!!!
he really wasn't joking when he said he would make her his?
and i just love them
couple goals!
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Eniola ð