"One more time" he says as he puckers his lips to me and i kiss him. "That's enough you need to leave" "so soon? I mean baby when i leave then that's it so you need to devour and cherish this moment" he is still so arrogant, some things never change. I mentally shake my head.
"I mean it Caleb get dressed and leave, my mother will be home soon" i say as i attempt to get out of bed but he stops me. "Can i at least get a pic with you for the last time? Just a little souvenir for this moment please?" He asks giving me puppy eyes and I roll mine and huff "fine, but it's for your eyes only" i warn and he nods not sparing me a single glance as he takes it and kisses me on the cheek "thank you" he says "for?" "Everything and for this picture" he smiles and i just shrug "it's not a big deal we always took pictures together so don't sweat it"
I grab my gown and wear it and accompany Caleb out, i must say he looks really happier than he was earlier. When he is gone i return into the house and make my bed and as i finish, the front door opens "what does he want again?" I mutter to myself and head to the door, only it is not him "was Caleb here?" Megan says in a rushed tone, she is followed by Vanessa and Cathy they are all out of breath, it is as though they sprinted here "yeah...why" i reply with a faint smile.
"Uh-oh!" Megan and Vanessa say in unison "what?" i ask, trying not to panic, as the faint smile disappears on my face "just tell me you denied him entrance" Vanessa says, i open my gown and reveal my naked body to her as an answer. "no!!" She shrieks "relax babe,we're not back together we are finally over that was the last time" i can't help but smile, i do not know why but I am smiling.
"You don't understand Hazel!" She yells "just stop Vee, have a seat Haze" Cathy says, she's so down to earth that she never even panics "okay now you're scaring me what's wrong girls?" "Okay so when i got out of Thabo's room you were gone and i saw Caleb and knew he had to be the reason" "okay?" I urge her to carry on. "So we all went to sit down for drinks and hubbly and they were having a joint so he was the only one without a date" "so Alex asked him why is he not hooking up with anyone." Megan says, Alex is her boyfriend.
"And he said he just didn't feel like being with anyone at that moment, then he stood up and left" "no that's not it Meg" Vanessa stands and corrects Megan. The two of them are forever bickering like cat and mouse "he said he doesn't feel like being with anyone because he can have any girl he wants and Thabo said 'any girl but Hazel' and he told Thabo that he can prove him wrong and that he'll even provide him with proof"
We are all silent and I am surprisingly calm, I am seriously not surprised because i did not expect more from him he just does not want to grow up and no one can do that for him but himself, he is so adamant on proving me right. Why did i even sleep with him? Again? I swore to myself that i would not even touch that bastard with a five foot stick because being in the same room as him irks me. It makes me want to pull my hair out and vomit non-stop.
"Are you alright?" Cathy quietly asks and i shrug my shoulders as i bite my bottom lip with just a single, constant, thought circulating in my mind, the picture, the picture he took, the picture i let him take of me with nothing on, the picture he thanked me for. The damn picture! I want to scream so bad instead i take a sit on the couch and gather my braids and tie them to the back.
"So did he mention what the proof will be?" I ask my friends, my voice cracking at the end "he didn't, we were hoping you'd tell us" Megan says with her eyes full of pity for me and honestly i do not need that right now "so what did he take?" Vanessa asks and i facepalm "a picture" i inform them quietly "oh shit" Cathy says as she joins me on the couch.
A wave of silence passes, before Megan speaks again "at least it wasn't a video" "Meg!" Cathy says in a hushed tone "She's right though" Vanessa agrees with Megan "we send guys nudes, and in my case certain videos all the time and they show each other all the time, the only difference now is that Haze is gonna know they saw the pic and yeah it's gonna suck but Meg is right it is very much better than a video of her performing in bed. How bad is the pic Haze?" She asks and i shrug again.
"Well i guess it's not that bad, but that's not the point, the point is he played me, again, and now your boyfriends might be looking at my boobs, how am i going to be in the same room as them? Let alone face them?" I ask and they are all quiet, "but you're right, at least it's not a video, hell I'm grateful it's not a video or a full body pic for that matter, thank you for coming here, at least i can mentally prepare myself for the pitiful looks, i bet they know all of us from head to toe" i say and we all chuckle.
"Yeah now that's pretty messed up, no nudes for Justin for the rest of the year" Cathy jokes and we all laugh "boys will always be boys, just stay away from Caleb, he's bad news babes" Vanessa says and i nod, "I've learnt my lesson Ney" we all group hug.
"Yeah guys you need to leave my mother will be home soon and i have to bath rid myself of Caleb" i attempt to joke but they don't find it funny, did not expect them to anyway, i was just trying to lighten the mood. They all leave and i am left alone just when i think he could not possibly stoop any lower he comes here begging to sleep with me just to prove to his crew that he can have me? Wow Caleb.
When i finish bathing i quickly wear my night dress and gown and my slippers and finish my Geography assignment as I'm underlining the last part the door opens and i close my books and head out.
"Good evening mama" i say as i stand awkwardly against the kitchen counter and she mutters a simple "hi" and puts the grocery she bought on the table for me to unpack. "Order pizza" she says as she heads for her bedroom.
She may seem mad or annoyed but that is really not the case she is just not a happy person like i said she never smiles she never even puts an effort into her looks she is forever wearing long floor lengthy loose skirts or baggy jeans and loose blouses that hide her physique she has the most beautiful body (one of the few things i inherited from her) and she is beautiful but most people don't know that because she hides all that with her dreadful clothes and her endless head wraps I have never seen her without it it is either it or a towel.
I quickly order pizza because we do not cook on Fridays and go back to my room. When the pizza arrives she is already showered and in her night wear. We eat in comfortable silence. "I got a message from your school stating that athletics start on Monday you are still going to play Netball right?"
She asks, I have been meaning to talk to her about that, I am really tired of Netball and not to sound cocky or anything but I have been an excellent player and won a countless trophies and medals but i think it is time to quit, because i have been playing since grade 5 and she is the one who signed me up for it.
"Uhm i wanted to put Netball on hold seeing that i am in grade 12 this year and i need all the focus i can get" "Netball doesn't distract you if anything it helps you stay focused because you don't even excercise and you may need a sports scholarship" she states.
"I definitely won't need a sports scholarship because all my grades are good and i seriously got sick of Netball" i bravely say, "so please can i just put it on hold I'll probably continue with it at Varsity mama, please." I beg "Hazel no, you're lazy and if you don't do sports you'll become even lazier so this is not up for discussion you're carrying on with netball and that's it." And after that there is no arguing with her. "Okay. May i be excused? I have a lot of schoolwork" i say even though I am not going to do school work because I am already done with one assignment. "Go on" she mutters and i make my way to my room.
When i reach my bed i lie on my stomach and decide to check my social media accounts but as soon as i open my phone there are tons of missed calls from the trio and a text from Vanessa reading LOG ONTO FB ASAP!
My intestines immediately sweat. I am praying and hoping it is not what i think it is. I immediately log on to Facebook and check my notifications i see that people liked and commented on a picture that i was tagged on earlier today there are about 160 comments and i scroll down my notifications and see the person who tagged me, King'Caleb Khumalo KCK and i immediately know which picture it is.
I tap on the notification and it confirms my nightmare and reveals the picture he took of us earlier today, in my bed with my hair disheveled and both of us half naked revealing his abs and me thankfully he didn't expose my boobs but he would have if he did not paste two blushing emojis, on both my boobs to hide them and i just do not know how to react or what to say and tears come rushing down my face i do not even try to stop or wipe them.
I scroll down and check the caption it reads: what did i say? I'm KCK and i deliver. I guess they just can't resist the charm #Boss #iHitThat #proof #abs #pillowtalk. So he gave them the proof, it is even worse because he did not only show his inner circle but all his followers. I read the caption twice and slowly put my phone down and stare at the wall blankly. How could i have dated such a monster for 8 whole months? I am taken back to the day that led to our break up.
Vanessa called me and told me to log on to my facebook account and go to Caleb's timeline and i did. What i found was a picture of him and a light skinned skinny girl, (a very opposite of me might i add) at the beach in Durban it was a trip he organised with his schoolmates for the summer holidays and he asked me to go with him but i could not because my mother would not let me go so i turned him down and i guess he got mad he went with that girl and they took a very sexy picture in the sunset he had both his hands on her toned butt and she had hers on his and they were kissing in the sunset, something i always wanted to do with him, he knew this and he did it out of spite, i was really shattered and very angry the opposite of what i feel right now, right now I am sad and betrayed but not angry.
As I am about to log off a comment pops up and i cannot help but get curious as to what it says, i promised myself not to read the comments but i guess one will not hurt. I check it and instantly regret it it is from someone i do not know but who obviously knows me, it reads:she goes around as if she's queen at school but she can't simply say no to a guy?let alone someone she's not even dating? Eew how cheap! You're degrading us as girls Hazel, you're the damn headgirl! where's your self worth?
I switch off my phone and weep uncontrollably. How and why did i get so unlucky? I guess it would have been better if no one knew me but hey i had to be popular at school the whole school knows me.
I do not know what time i stopped crying or when i fell asleep but i finally did and I am woken up by the sound of a washing machine beeping to let my mother know it is done. I groan and check the time on my nightstand and i see that it is 09h15 i cannot believe i slept till nine. I quickly get out of bed and make my bed.
My eyes are heavy and sore from all the crying last night but i know my mother will not even notice because she does not pay much attention to me. I greet her in the kitchen and go to the bathroom to brush my teeth. "I made oatmeal, it's still hot." She informs me as i enter the kitchen.
After my dreadful breakfast i go to my room and spend most of the day finishing my assignments and homeworks anything to keep me from logging on to Facebook or crying over spilt milk. On Saturdays i usually go to the library with Vanessa but today i just could not i mean there are tons of people who would be expecting to see me and i don't think i can handle that. So i told my mother i had a massive headache today.
I finally pull my phone from the charger and switch it on and log onto Facebook I have got multiple notifications. I open them and read comments, some are hurtful and some are soothing. How am i going to face everyone at school? I am not a coward but I have never had to deal with such humiliation, especially considering my popularity.
I decide to call Vanessa and she answers on the second ring. "Haze! Thank God! Are you okay? How are you holding up? I've been trying to get ahold of you. I even thought about coming to your house! Please tell me you're okay? Are you okay?" She rambles on and i nearly smile "relax Ney I'm okay, I'm a big girl. Though you would've killed me if you came here" i tell her. My mother does not allow my friends to come over unless it is school holidays because she says that we see each other at school why should they come over when we have seen each other at school?
"I'm sorry but i was just worried, i can't believe Caleb! That boy is never growing up i can't believe i ever thought he was the best thing for you!" Once she has started there is no stopping her "but at least he didn't show your tits, imagine if he did!" "Yeah thank God he didn't" i say wanting so much to move on from this topic, "I'm so sorry for what he did Haze we all are okay? And we've got your back" "me too babes, look i have to go i was just letting you know that I'm fine" "okay I'll see you Monday anyone who says anything nasty will have to deal with me, with all of us! I love you bye!" She yells she's just too loud "bye" i hang up and make my way to the kitchen to make supper.
(A/N: please please vote and comment and kindly share the story with your friends! Did you expect Caleb to do such a thing? Don't worry guys Hazel won't always be this sad ;). Don't forget to vote, comment and share!spread Love and Kindness❤)