A TASTE OF BAD( MXM)

7. Moving out

CHAPTER SEVEN

Finding an apartment was actually easier than I thought even though it did cost me almost all the money I had but finding a roommate was harder than I thought. As I packed the last of my stuff in the trunk of my charger, I could feel a part of me tearing. The decision to move had been impulsive and I wanted nothing more than to take it all back but I needed to prove I could actually do my own things without being his little puppet. Wait, was I really his little puppet?

“I still think this rushed. You two should sit down and sought this all out like adults. You ain’t little kids anymore,” Angelica was the only one that actually bothered to come out and see me off. Niran didn’t have the audacity to actually show up despite the fact that a part of me had hoped he would. His bedroom window was even closed.

“No, its not rushed. It’s very necessary. After all the lies and this revelation of this new world of yours, I think I need a break from all this,” I replied, glancing for the umpteenth time at Niran’s window, hoping I’d catch him looking but once again, I was in for a disappointment.

“Look, me more than anyone else understand how this is all too much to process. I know its not the same but when I woke up one day and I was capable of torching down a house, I was overwhelmed. I had no idea what was going on and what I was supposed to do about it. My life, like I had always known it, was gone before my eyes when I was only thirteen. Suddenly I’m this new person and I had no idea on how to accept that,” she paused, reaching forward with her palm on my right shoulder,” The point is that I understand that you need time to absorb all this and let it all sink in. Just so you know, he was only trying to protect,”

“Please not you too. I’m really I’m sick and tired of the reason of him hurting me on purpose was apparently to protect me. He hurt me, Angie. Can’t you all see that? You are taking his side without considering the fact that he hurt me,” I pointed out. It hurt pretty bad that all my friends were actually taking his side.

“This is not about taking sides. Niran has always protected you and everything he does is for your own good,” She answered.

“Don’t give me that, Angie. He f*****g hurt me!” I snapped,” You know what? Maybe I don’t give a damn about your new world. What I care about is that the friend I trusted the most hurt me and now I’m beginning to question everything. What if Ken was right about all that he claimed? What did he even mean when he said Niran left him for the dead? What if Ken never hurt me in the first place? Do you know hats its like to questioned everything? You don’t. So excuse if I’m pissed that everyone is taking Niran’s side despite him is making me think moving out is probably the best thing I’d ever done,” I shut the trunk before looking at Angelica,” Tell Niran, that I hope whatever he did, was worth losing a friend who would have died for him without hesitation,”

With that said, I got in my car, driving off to my new destination. All the way I could not help but feel that the chaos in my life had only just started.