Chapter 30 30
Kimberly’s POV
I thought he was going to wait and maybe follow me to wherever it is that London and I were supposed to see each other. But then, he suddenly zoomed out of the parking lot and all the energy that I had balled up inside of me vanished just like that. I did not want to meet up with London again. I just wanted to go back home and sleep.
From the way London has been sneering since he came to stand in front of me, I knew he had told Julian about our plans. When I saw both of them earlier, with his hand slung on Julian’s neck, one would have thought that they were best of friends not enemies that hated each other’s guts.
“If you’re going to be with me, you might as well banish every thought of that man from your mind. What will happen to my ego if you’re with me and thinking about another man?” He said and I rolled my eyes. Not like I cared for his nonexistent ego.
“For your information, there is nothing special about this meeting. I only want to ask you something.” I said, looking at him plainly so that he would get that fact into his head. But somehow, he was a shameless person who did not care.
He stepped closer to me which backed me against my bike. I could feel the heat from the metal as it burned into my skin. But I did not cower from it nor did I press into him to save myself from the hurt.
“Now, do I look like I care about that at all? I fancy you, I want you and I’m gonna get you. I do not care if you’re his girl. You’re going to be mine.” There was this tone that was menacing that he carried and it scared the shit out of me.
Maybe this whole meeting agenda thing was a bad idea. If I were being honest with myself, I did it to get Julian’s attention. Yeah. Attention whore. That’s me. After I had expressly told him to stay away from me which he had gladly obliged me.
I knew London would gloat and tell him. And I thought somehow, he would be mad and not allow the whole meeting to happen. Guess I was wrong. And then, there is my curiosity about what he was fondly hiding from me too.
“And for your information, you won’t be having me. And you might as well let your god complex bullshit rest because that shit ain’t gonna be working on me.” I told him and I pushed him off me.
“You know what, there is nothing to this. There is no reasoning with you. I should have known that this was a bad idea from the onset. Stay the hell away from me.” I snapped at him angrily. Without waiting for a second, I slung my leg over my bike and started the engine. I did not bother to look at him or the expression on his face.
But as I zoomed off, I heard him shout in frustration behind me. It must have been loud for me to hear it over the sound of my engines.
Maybe my curiosity about Julian would die here. I know one thing for sure was that he would not be telling me his secret anytime soon and there would be nowhere for me to know. I should stay away from him. He’s obviously danger wrapped up in a beautiful package and I knew it.
But deep down, I knew I could not. My heart lingered where he was. We started as fake dating but I knew my emotions were already connected to him. I could not do much without thinking about him.
I needed to get a grip.
Instead of going back home like I usually would, I drove out of town to clear my head. I knew I needed that right now. So, I did just that. Anytime I was on the bike like this, I had nothing bothering me and I felt like I could do anything if I put my mind to it. But what I wanted to do now was to forget a particular grey-eyed monster.
After a while, the gas in the bike was down so I turned back to get it filled up. As I was doing so, an idea dropped into my mind. Maybe I could get a part-time job. If I had something to do apart from school, which I’m not concentrating on very much these days, maybe I would be able to get my mind off of him. That should work.
I would convince Mom and Dad to let me work. It would take a lot of work for me but I’ll try again and I will put my foot down. The last time we had a conversation like this, they did not allow it, saying my health was too volatile to do any tedious activity. But I do not believe that I would break from doing some waitress duties.
Fine, I get tired easily sometimes and there were days when I could almost feel my heart pounding as it would race from my chest, but that didn’t mean I was fragile. I rode a damn badass bike that no other person in town had.
I would be taking this matter up with them when I get back home.
Nothing would have prepared me for the sight I met when I got back to the house.
Julian was at my house. Sitting with my father and they were laughing about some hockey game that was played on the TV. My mom was sitting with them too even though she had no idea about what goes on in hockey.
They seemed like a happy family if it were a stranger who came in here.
“What the hell is going on here?” I asked in a perplexed tone.
My parents turned to me at the same time and they had this smile on their faces.
“Darling, you did not tell us you had a very good guy like this as your friend,” Mum said. Just then, he turned back and looked at me. And he smiled. But the smile did not reach his eyes.