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Lisa’s POV
I dropped on my knees as my dam broke. My tears were uncontrollable. When I met him all I thought was, "Damn it's gonna break me when you leave..." And I was right. Crying is a way your eyes speak when your mouth can't explain how you are feeling inside.
Henry knelt in front of me and wrapped me in his arms. I wish they made me feel home like Chase's did but all I could feel was been engaged for comfort. He soothed me and promised everything would be okay, over and over and over again but I doubted it .
When he lifted my face to look at him,my sobs increased and no words were courageous enough to leave my lips.
"He is not worth your tears. If you mean something to him then he will fight for you..." He wiped my tears with his thumbs but they were so stubborn.
"He is Chase, he will never change Lisa..." He cussed out with so much rage in his voice.
"Do you think he will choose me?" I asked in a dry hoarse voice.
"If he really likes you then he will..."
"I want him too Henry. Is it selfish to ask him to leave her for me?"
"But you did a good job Lisa. At first you almost fell for his games but I am glad I arrived in time..."
"What if your advice never works? What if he never comes back? What if I never see him again?" i am unable to unsee those hurt beautiful eyes when he left my mind. Damn! I guess I went a little too far.
"Calm down. All we have to do is wait and see what Lisa does..."
"What if..." He placed his finger on my lips and cut me off, "Enough with the 'What ifs'..."
He stood up from the floor, assisted me to get up and walked me to the sofa.
"Promise you won't do anything stupid?" He asked in a pleading tone the second we sat down.
"I would rather not promise because I am sure the moment I see him, I will run into his arms..." I chuckled the moment those words left my lips. I am really a fool.
"So then I won't leave you alone.You need to make him miss you so he can realize his mistake."
"I wish that was as easy as it sounds."
"You just have to believe you can do it..." He took my hand and placed it between his. All I felt was warmth and comfort, nothing else. No weird emotions, no spark surging through my body.The only man who had an effect on me was gone.bHe left and partially it was my fault. I could feel tears pricking my eyes and Henry wiped them before they could reach my cheek.
"No more..." He beamed and I gave him a half hearted smile that was strained.
"I am glad you called last night..." He continued.
"Thank you, you were there for me..."
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Last night
I tossed and tossed in bed, a-lot of conflicting ideas going through my head. I should text Clara and tell him is a jerk. No, I should DM Clara and tell her, I f*cked her man. But that would be hurtful and a lie.The nigga f*cked me in the damn bathroom. Or I should text the bloggers and leak our conversation and lie he r*ped me.
No Lisa, you can't scope that low. Plus you care about him so much to let any harm come his way.
"Lisa, do you want to talk about it?" Claire turned around and intertwined our hands.
"I am okay, I am just not sleepy. Go back to sleep, I will do some meditation..."
"And at least try and eat something.I baked you, your favorite cookies..."
"I am not hungry..."
"Lisa, do you want to talk about it?" Claire turned around and intertwined our hands.
"I am okay, I am just not sleepy. Go back to sleep, I will do some meditation..."
"And at least try and eat something.I baked you, your favorite cookies."
"I am not hungry..."I got out of bed and went to the living room. I leaned my head back on the sofa in a dilemma to which man to call so as to give me advice from a man's perspective.I can't call Luca, he will be so inquisitive and I will end up blabbing everything.
I stared at Chase's photo which was my home and locked wallpaper in my phone for what seemed like forever before dialing Henry's number. He gave me his number the day I delivered cupcakes to them on the football pitch.
"Hey Henry. It's Lisa. Can I talk to you about something?"
"Yes sure..." He sounded drowsy and sleepy.
"I am sorry for waking you up.I know it's midnight and so unthoughtful but..."
"What's wrong Lisa? Talk to me..." He interrupted my long apology speech.
"From a man's perspective, what does it mean when a guy lies to you about his identity and everything and when you find out he says he didn't have a choice..."
There was an awkward weird silence from the other side before he replied," We only do that when we don't want anything serious with a girl.When we love a girl, we tell her almost everything about ourselves, even our blood group..."
Ouch!!! So Chase didn't want anything serious with me. I felt that.
"What if he lied about not having a girlfriend and you come to find out they have been dating for f*cking three years and he stood you up for your dinner date because that witch was robbed and he went to that stupid LA to be with her and there I was looking perfect for him just to make a fool of myself. I didn't listen to my best friend when she tried talking me out of that madness and to make matters worse she was right. He didn't care about me." I sighed.
Ouch!!! So Chase didn't want anything serious with me.I felt that.
It really felt good to blab out what I was feeling to a stranger. Maybe a partial friend.Whatever!
"Chase and Clara..."
"How did you know?" I gasped, feeling like I was out of breath.
"Too much information is gorgeous. So as I was saying Chase and Clara are a power couple. It's all about the influence, popularity and fame. It's in his nature to use and dump girls but what matters is to not let him get into your head.bUs as men we are intimidated with girls who make us chase them not those who are willing to open their legs the moment we call them. Did you already sleep with him?"
Damn!!His words were like fire to my soul.They were burning me so deep and I hated the brutal honesty I was getting right now.
"No...Yes...No..Yes.." I stammered.
"It seems you already fell for his charms.The biggest weakness in a guy is bruising his ego.Yes you had s*x with him but don't show him it had an effect on you. If he stood you up then show him it didn't matter to you and that life moves on. Being the Chase I know if he likes you then he will chase you..."
"Do you think he can leave that witch. I mean Clara for me?" I bit my thumbnail nervously, hoping he would say yes.
"People in the limelight are so complicated as unpredictable, let's just hope for the best..."
"Thank you so much Henry and goodnight..."
"I hope I will get some yummy cupcakes soon and don't forget men love to chase.We hate easy tasks. Goodnight, too gorgeous and don't cry too much..."
"How did he know I have been crying?"
"What did he say?" Claire asked the second I hung up.
"I thought you were asleep..."
"How can I sleep when you were cursing that Chase so loud?"
"He said I should let him chase me and don't make it easy for him..." I pointed out dryly.
"And he is right. But for now let's play some poker to shift your attention from that fool plus I am no longer sleepy..."
"Okay..."
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