1. BREAK UP
CLARKE’S POV
“The finalist for this year’s American Next top model competition is Clarke Hayes, Brianna Howl and Virginia Brown. Come on ladies. Give the crowd the last show before you go and celebrate your success.” The MC announced.
I couldn’t believe that my name was mentioned. It is not to mean that I was a very dunderhead in modeling but the competition was too stiff to be sure of being in the final round.
We had prepared for this moment just in case therefore we cat walked in the raised runway for one last time before we got back to the backstage. It was one hell of a night. We hugged each other and congratulated each other just in time before my phone started ringing.
Kelly’s name flushed on the screen of my phone and I smiled picking the call. Kelly was my boyfriend and we have been dating since childhood. I loved him despite the fights we had been having. I have known him all my life and he is like my best friend. He had promised me a date tonight to give me a pep talk incase things don’t go to our favor. Don’t judge him already to think that he never thought of me highly to get to the finalist position. I was a pessisimist person and he knew that. He knew that I would need him to make me feel better.
“We won baby,” I giggled embracing him when I found him waiting outside the building.
“I love you baby, you have made us proud,” He kissed me before we got to his parent’s car.
He started the car and skillfully drove the two of us out of the parking. I had told him earlier that I wanted to dine in a five star hotel in the city and he had to use all his savings to make me happy.
When we got to the hotel, I wanted to order the most expensive food but he told me to choose a cheaper food and that pissed the s**t out of me.
How could he embarrass me in front of the waiters yet he was the one who was broke.
“What do you mean that I can’t exceed five hundred dollars in one sitting?” I was raving mad at him.
“Please understand baby, once I am well off, we will go for a vacation in Bali. I promise you Clarke,” He assured me with a yellow smile.
“I have really tried my very best to understand that you are broke but I am tired of that s**t,” I was not going to buy anything he was going to say anymore.
“It is over between us Kelly,” I frowned.
“Please don’t do this to me. I know you are joking. Come on, “He held my hand tightly.
“No, you go and look for money already. A finalist in Americas next top model competition cannot be here dating a broke man like you. The joke is that you are broke,” I smirked.
With that said and done, I freed myself and left the table. I did not care seeing tears formed at the slit ends of his eyes.
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KELLY’S POV
YEARS AGO
I never knew I would be capable of falling in love let alone being loyal to a girl until I went to Violet’s birthday. There were girls seated on one row and the other gentleman who got to the party before me sat on this other side.
I did not bother to look at the girls paraded in front of us for I was on deeply glued to listening to music. I had this dream of being a DJ and that is why I gave my all in listening to music in any free time I got.
Thirty minutes few by but I did not bother to mingle like the other dudes. It was until a model size pretty girl stood up and welcomed us to the party and that is when I lost it all. She had raven hair with brown eyes and I have never really known that I would find that level of perfection in someone.
I tried listening to music but I couldn’t be able to concentrate. My eyes hovered around her the entire time and all of a sudden, I was nervous. I kept on shuffling my feet like a little boy who had just gone to school for the first time.
I gathered my courage before I stood on my feet and went over to say what I really feel about her.
“Hello, can I have a minute with you?” I started strong but my voice shook at the end. I never knew I would be this shy to talk to a girl till I met her.
“She doesn’t want to talk to you,” A girl seated next to her hushed.
I was about to lose it and talk s**t to her but I tried my very best to relax the surge of anger that was all over my body.
“Its fine dear, let me just talk to him. If I don’t, he might not stop looking at me,” She prattled.
I would have told her friend on your face b***h but now that I had gotten to talk to the girl, I needed not to blow all of that up.
Her sweet scent got to me and heat seeped through my skin, flaming up my entire body as if I was just made of paper.
“What do you want?” She implored as her sweet voice eased to my ears.
“I was wondering if we could go somewhere just the two of us and talk over drinks,” I requested her.
“I love guys who go straight to the point. Please do me that simple favor,” She tattled.
“Okay,” That rented me speechless and I stood there not knowing what to say to her. I had never met any bold lady before so I didn’t know how best to respond to her.
“Okay let me guess, you want me to be your girlfriend?” She asked after blowing several breaths.
“Yes, that is what I actually wanted to say,” I nodded.
“For now I don’t think I need a man in my life.” She mumbled and I could feel the pain of stabs of a thousand swords in my heart.
“Please don’t say that pretty,” I begged holding her soft hands.
“I am certain about that,” She insisted even more.
I didn’t care how she would take it but I pulled her back to the party. Without thinking over the same before I blew out the whole thing, I took the microphone and started talking.
“Pretty, if you don’t agree my request to date you then I will strip,” I announced and everyone’s mouth was in a perfect O from the weight of what I had said. It shocked everyone including me.
She seemed adamant but then I removed my jacket and my shirt. I also removed my jeans and I was going to remove my underpants when she said yes.
I was in cloud nine.
“Thank you baby, “I replied in an excited tone as if I had just uncovered the most priceless gem in the whole damn galaxy.
I pressed a kiss on her lips and the rest of the events that followed are still fresh in my memories because I have never been happier.
That is how I knew Clarke Hayes, her sister Kendall and her entire family. She was sweet and she supported me in everything I was doing and she kept repeating it to me that I will be a big DJ one of this fine days.
She became my first Kiss, my first s*x and we had even started planning on how to name our babies when we finally get married. Our parents were aware of our strong love and they just had to deal with it because it was crystal clear that we were not going to leave each other any time soon.
We completed our high school three years later and in that time is when Clarke told me about taking part in America’s Next Top Model competition. She was passionate in modelling and dreamt to make a career from it like Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid. As a good boyfriend, all I did was to support her in her career and dreams just like she supported me.
I was with her and mobilized people to vote for her when she was in probation. I was her number one fun. It is such a shame that in the end, she had to dump me and take me as a loser after all this years. I also forgot to mention that I stayed at home so as to support her at the expense of going to study music in Italy.
I never knew she would change like that and treat me like trash yet I loved her so much. I know she will regret this and I hoped it would be sooner, when I am here waiting for her because I would forgive her.
I love her so much and I don’t think I will ever get over this break up.