Melinda's POV:

"Did you hear me? I got your breakfast ready." I turn to face him and smile. "Sorry, I will just go brush my teeth and be down in a bit." I walk out of bed and give him a kiss on the cheek as I make my way to the bathroom. I shut the door behind me and start brushing my teeth. My mind is completely blank, I know am thinking of something but there are many other things I am thinking about. After walking back in the bedroom I grab my phone and text Amanda.

"When did you take this?"
"Can I come over to your house in about 30?"

I head downstairs and find Ross pouring a glass of juice for himself he does not seem to have eaten he must have been waiting for me. Kind of him, he is thinking of me. "I am not a great cook but I do try." He takes the seat next to me on the kitchen stool and we start eating. He watches me take the first few bits waiting for my approval looking for his validation. "So what do you think?" his on the edge of his seat has barely eaten his food yet. "I guess I will be the better cook between the both of us." He chuckles into his glass gulping half the juice.

I check my phone to see if Amanda has responded but nothing. My chest feels hot as though something is irritating it, it was bearable but now its hard not to scratch. "Are you okay, you keep feeling on your chest." He looks at me in a caring way, so he is worried for me. "Yeah I am okay, it's just a mosquito bite." I wonder if Yasmine's dad is still at my house. "Do you think your parents love each other?" He looks at me confused squinting eyebrows. "Why are you asking that?" He covers the food in his mouth while mumbling. "I am just being nosey." I answer vagally.

"Yeah, as far as I can see they do." I was hoping for more but he is brief. "So then why don't you believe in love?" I start tapping my fingernails on the kitchen counter while I wait to see if he will answer or dismiss the question. "Because them being in love does not guarantee me a pass for finding love." "So you aren't even a bit hopeful?" "The world isn't filled with happily ever after's." "Why are you so negative?" "Why are you delusional? stop the tapping." I stop my fingers hover on the counter I can feel the subtle shaking of my hands. "Why are you being so weird?" I swallow hard and laugh. "I am just teasing you, gosh loosen up Blaze." I nudge him in the arm.

"Really?" I hum yes as I reach for my phone and see that Amanda responded saying I should come over. "I should shower, I need to go home." I jump of the bar stool. "Thanks for breakfast." I give him a peck and hug him. When he hugs me back I feel safe like I haven't seen him forever. "Are you okay?" He pulls me away by the waist and looks me in the eyes. "Yes, why wouldn't I be." I walk off to go take a shower.

I could hear him walk in the room, I guess to make the bed because I could hear some raffling from the bedroom. His phone is now ringing for the third time he ignored the first two because of how they only rang for a few seconds. He answers and when he does it is in a hushed tone. I can only manage to catch a sentence. 'I will be there, stop yapping about Ben, just get Dan in order.' Dan. The uttering of his name irks me so does Ross being in close proximity to me. After I finish getting dressed, I find him looking at his phone like he has just since a bill pop up on his phone.

"My uber is on the way so I will be leaving soon." He doesn't look up from his phone so I have no idea if he has heard me or not. "Hello, Did you hear me? Blaze!" I clap to get him to look at me. "I heard you I am sorry. I have to jump in the shower real quick Ben just called me in to work." He kisses me in the cheek or rather bumps his face to my cheek. "I will call you later." He drops his phone on the bed and closes the bathroom door roughly. I get his phone before the screen can turn off. I memorize what the last tab open was and head to his messages. Nothing. Emails, nothing. Then I open his notes app and spot an note named 'Mission' I click on it.

My nostrils start burning and my heart stops. The updates his been making about me meeting his parents, getting emotional with me, making sure that he is always on my mind. And a date at the end. 27/09/2024. That is in two days, I am guessing this is when he plans to break up with me. I go out the app and close the tabs and place his phone on the bed. I go to the headstand to get my phone and as I head out the door I hear Ross yell goodbye but I do not respond back.

My head is spinning and everything about this ride is making it worse. The driver keeps on flirting with me while he is blasting music that sounds like its about the most nastiest sex. When I try shutting him down politely he starts calling me names and saying I look like a man and no one would date me anyway. When he drops me off he doesn't open the door for me like he did earlier so in turn I leave the door open and head to knock at Amanda's door I hear him call me a b*tch before he drives off.

"Hey come on in." She pulls me into a hug and Yara comes from behind and hugs me as well. "Are you okay, I can not believe that jerk honestly." They walk me over to the couch. "I hope you confronted him and gave him a peace of your mind." Amanda is passionate especially when angry but I do not understand their anger. "Guys it is not a big deal." I feel their disbelief. "What do you mean?" "Yes what do you did you not watch the video Amanda sent it was awful how they describe this whole mess." I can not help but to think back to when Henry broke up with me, I cried and then nothing.

"I was using him so I guess I had it coming right?" I can tell they are trying there best not to smack me but they look pass me to each other and stay silent. At least we know I am telling the truth. "It doesn't mean you deserve it Melinda." "Exactly I mean you told him the truth and he just decide to keep playing in your face." Why did he not tell me the truth. I mean it is not like we are different was he, afraid or Evil. "There is nothing we can do. So please let's drop it." Amanda sighs and stops rubbing my back. "And do not confront anyone involved in this, okay?" "What, so you are going to stay with him?" Stay with him? Was I even with him to begin with?

"Just keep it between us okay?" They both nod with looks of concern buried in their faces. When I get home in the afternoon, mom is not there she sent me a message saying she will be back in the evening. I make my way up the stairs and I stumble and fall on the stairs fall to my knees, when I try getting up I trip and fall face down this time. I lie there and I breakdown into tears. I do not make a sound when my mouth opens to sob. My tears taste sour as they fall to my face. I hear a knock on the door I get up and walk towards the sound and open the door.

"Mel- Melinda why are you crying? What is the matter?" What is he doing here? "What do you want Henry?" I let out. "I just came to check up on you, I heard your mother eloped." Fuck me life.