Twenty six

(Who's a player? 🏌🤔😶)

BELLA'S POV🙄

Five years ago,

"Nicc, who is a player? "He looked up to my face trying to get my question.

"Player? Like a basket ball player? Football player or which one?"He replied with a question and I was even confused about the kinda player I wanted him to explain to me.

"Normal around guys I think..."I shrugged. "Never mind, I just heard a few guys speaking about it."I waved it off but he didn't stop looking at me with a confused expression on his face.

"I wonder what they were talking about and why you had to listen into their conversation in the first place." he said.

"I didn't mean to eavesdrop okay? I just happened to hear them talking about their friend who's a player."

He smirked. "Oh... Player! "He cried out giggling before peering into my face. " Who were the ones talking about it?" he asked and I was too shy to say whom I heard those words from.

"I won't tell you."

"Don't tell me you were eavesdropping on my conversation with Billy a while ago because you can be so inquisitive for a girl your age."

My cheeks flushed. I've been caught! "That's not true." I lied with my eyes rolling in my sockets and he began to laugh.

He fluffed my hair and then sat up on his chair. "You heard pretty well, you wanna get spoiled huh! "He teased pinching my cheeks playfully.

"Stop it! "I said half laughing as I beat his hands off my face.

"You wanna know what a player is among guys? "... I nodded my head.

He cleared his throat. "Okay, now listen. Do you know how gamers play? "

"Gamers? "

"Yeah like Basket ball, football and even handball or video games."

I nodded my head, it was getting broader in my mindset.

"How do they play?"I asked him and he sighed in frustration.

"I thought you said you knew how gamers play?... Now listen, when you hold a ball, what's your goal? To either play into the net or to lose out right?"

I nodded my head fixing my mind into an imaginary football field.

He continued ; "Players like Ronaldo or Messi don't just play for fun, they play with passion and determination else they will lose the ball, but.... If the ball gets into the net... His goal is achieved and he will wanna score another one and another and another... "

Confusing... I kept my mind straight to understand where he was heading at. He stopped, looking at me; "You don't understand still? "He asked and I nodded.

He hissed. "Lemme put it this way... "He cleared his throat before speaking up again.

"Guys and girls can be players alike. Players are soft, mostly handsome, very pleasant and knows how to be nice, they are calm and kind too but they're green snakes. "

"Green snakes?? "I asked and he nodded.

"Yes, they pretend to be good to you and make you fall in love with them when their only goal is one thing, always one thing." he raised his finger up. "Either to fuck you or use you because maybe you're beautiful or intelligent and smart.

Once that's achieved, it's like a goal have been scored and the ball is dropped. That means you're done for! "

I nodded my head as everything began to make sense. "They're mostly bad guys too, remember... Be careful in the future if you're ever gonna date."he adviced patting my shoulder

"How do you know them? "I asked and he started laughing.

"There's no way you can know them, just be careful! "He warned again.

"Don't get yourself mixed up with them no matter what, heard me? else you will get hurt in the end."he added and I nodded my head.

"But why do they play people?" I asked and he smirked.

"See Bella, not every time do someone have a reason for doing the things they do. Not every time just avoid them." he smiled at me poking my nose.

Present 😏

Pamela, Aurora and Stacey kept murmuring as I stepped forward to talk to Wyatt who was standing infront of me for nearly three minutes.

"Look at Audrey."I heard Pamela speak when Audrey walked past.

"Hmmm, "Aurora mumbled. "She's clearly dumped by Wyatt now, I remember when she was the apple of his eyes."Pamela rattled.

Audrey? She is one of Wyatt's girlfriends? I see why she kept asking me about Wyatt and being extremely nice to me. Damn! I just identified this crooked player! What was his deal with me? Looking at him now, I wanted to tell him to get lost and never show his face to me ever again.

"Clearly, he have switched to our cool nerdie girl, Bella." Pam added while they all giggled except Stacey.

"Pam, won't you shut up, can't you see Wyatt standing infront of us and you're still speaking "Stacey cautioned but I heard Pam hiss at her.

"Bella need to know the truth, she's more perfect with Nicc by her side than this pervert who is a bad guy "Pam replied.

I swallowed hard. He was smiling at me.

"Bella." he called.

WYATT'S POV💔

Her friends kept murmuring and murmuring until they dispersed except for Bella who still stood infront of me giving off a stern gaze which I never seen her wear before.

I stepped closer to her with a smile on my face.

I was so ready to tell her how I feel about her, to tell her to be my girlfriend. I wanted to tell her that I won't make her cry and I will always be there for her, running to her whenever she needs me and to always be behind her incase she wanted to look back.

"Bella."I called softly but the look on her face wasn't encouraging enough.

I stepped closer again and she cried out "Don't step closer any more! Stay there!! "

I was puzzled by her behavior, do I smell?? Do I reek of the alcohol I took a while ago? Oh my bad! I told Zayn I don't want to drink. Ugh!

"Bella."I repeated nervously.

"Yes"

"I want to tell you something "I said bracing up myself for what I had to say with my heart beating so fast. I've never felt this nervous confessing my feelings to a girl.

"Something like you being a player? Right?? I thought am your friend? I thought Nicc was worst, not knowing you're even a snake." she bursted up and I my jaw dropped.

Everything I wanted to say disappeared from my mind that instant."Uhm... Bella its not... "the anger in her eyes discouraged me from saying anymore words.

"Not what? You drink, don't you? You smoke too?... "She stopped talking for a second trying to catch her breathe.

All my body was shaking and for moment I thought I was daydreaming. "I will stop smoking and drinking. I will stop anything I'm doing just for you."

"I'm sorry but I don't think I will be a friend to someone like you. I hate players."

My legs seized at those words she just uttered before she brushed past me...

I opened my mouth to speak but no words came out. I remembered Nicc's exact words to me earlier.

*You won't win, Bella loved me from childhood, you think that would change cuz you came in? Know your place Wyatt.*

I sighed heavily as a sharp pain pierced into my heart making me feel so shattered and broken for the very first time in my life.

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📲Suzy? ...I phoned one of my girlfriends.

📲Yeah baby, its been long... I kinda missed you so much.

And who cared??

📲let's break up now...I cut in.

📲what! Why? Did I do something wrong? She sobered making me more angrier.

Yeah, everything started to go wrong the moment I set my eyes on Bella and now, I've not started anything with her and she rejected me outrightly! Is that fair. I feel like such a loser.

📲I've broken up with you now! I've never loved you Suzy. I'm sorry.

I hung up before she would utter another word that might make me pity her.

I dialed another number. 📲Hey Angie.

📲Darling, you missed me already.

I scoffed. 📲Let's break up, I don't love you anymore. I hung up after I said that, dialing another number again.

📲Audrey??

She hissed before speaking 📲You remembered me today? You got rejected by Bella?

I bit hard at her statement. 📲Let's break up Audrey, I don't love you anymore.

📲I knew that already, the way you've been hovering around that nerd. I'm just waiting for you to tell me that you don't love me anymore like you're doing now.

Why the long words then? I hissed. 📲It was fun with you Audrey but now, I'm done with you.I hung up dialing another number again.

📲Anna.

📲Hey, I'm sorry I didn't sleep over at...

📲I've broken up with you just now so don't bother about sleeping over again.

📲Oh no! Are you that angry with me? I'm sorry.... I hung up on her, no need for long words please. I dialed another number.

📲Mabel

📲jeez! You called me today?

📲yes, that's because I want to break up with you

📲why? Did I do something wrong? I'm sorry...

📲Don't bother, I just stopped loving you.

I hung up again dialing yet another number.

📲Cisca.

📲Hey boy, I missed you. I told my friends in school about you and they're looking forward to meeting you.

📲oh really? Let's break up then.

📲what! Why?

📲Cuz you shouldn't have told your friends about us, bye!

I hung up again dialing another and another till I was tired but I didn't stop at all. I can't. I need Bella. I wanna have her and I am ready to go all out just for her. I won't let Nicc and I don't care if they grew up together or not! Bella is gonna be mine and mine alone!!!

BELLA'S POV😯

Come to think of it Bella.... My subconscious said to me. Why was I harsh that way towards him? What is my business if he is a player or not?

I just hate players, they get me scared... I assured myself.

But, it is not my business still, I even compared him with Nicc who broke my heart. Damn! Am I that cruel?? Oh no! I can't believe I spoke to him like that.

What if he's a player? He have been nice to me and even though I yelled at him, he was still playing nice and innocent.

And Nicc was plain with me but he's using his games on me, he's the player here. Because he's the one using my feelings against me. I'm such a fool.

No one goes out into the rain no matter how much he wanted to play, he was cold the next day cuz of me. I'm as confused as ever.

"Bella! "Nicc's voiced called out my name.

Hearing Nicc call out my name made me stumble and I almost fell if not that he was quick to catch me.

"You're still clumsy as ever." he whispered into my face with his nose almost touching mine. My eyes fell on his lips and I was tempted to kiss him.

He smirked and that's when I came back to my senses. I pushed him away."Go away Nicc."

"At least stand properly so you won't fall again before I can think of leaving your side"he replied making my heart pound harder than normal.

"I told you earlier that I need a span away from you."I reminded trying to control my emotions.

"It won't work on me Bella, cuz I think I love you."

"What?" My cheeks heat up red.

"I love you so much. I've never realized that I did until now."he repeated and I struggled to control my heartbeat which pounded so fast against my chest.