7. LUCINDA
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LUCINDA'S POV
Mr. Lowry froze after my confession. He did not know how to handle the way our conversation was heading.
"I love you," I added and this left him even more confused.
After what seemed like an eternity, he finally spoke up.
" You are my daughter's friend, how could you possibly think about me in that manner?" He questioned.
"Come on," f**k, I was not expecting the rejection. I expected him to tell me that he was feeling the same way about me. I mean, am I not attractive. Yea, thought so.
Many men want to be with me but I am right here choosing him.
"You are just a child, okay. You don't understand the magnitude of what you are telling me," He tried to speak sense to me but I had already made up my mind.
"I love you Mr. Lowry. Think about it. I can make a good rebound. I am not only young, I am sweet and I will be at your service at any moment that you want. You will be my daddy,"I flirted with him as I rolled the edges of my hair using my hands and this made him so uncomfortable.
"I should get going. I have s therapy session with my wife," He quickly mumbled before walking out.
Fuck, why is he like this? Come on, look at me. I am literally a full package. I can give him everything that his wife is giving him.
I continued sipping my coffee in silence as I thought about my next plan. I was going to do everything in my power to win his love and nothing was going to stop me. I am a go getter.
**
Unfortunately, Mr. Lowry kept his word. He avoided me as if I was an incurable plague. He withdrew from being my trainer and he literally kept a distance from me.
All this made bitter bile form at the back of my throat but I tried my best to ignore his rejection. I had decided to fight for this love and nothing was going to stop me.
I pretended not to care about his actions. In fact, when he caught me looking at him, I winked at him.
We did this for a week but I was not able to change his mind. It seems like he was a man of his words.
Maybe I should just give up on him and find myself a boyfriend from Edgewood High. Even though I despise Highschool guys, I don't have a choice here. The old guy that I am attracted to doesn't love me back.
**
When Veronica joined the squad, I figured that I should be close to her as possible so that I could be able to spend nights at her place.
I know that this is selfish but I was doing all this so that I can get his father's attention.
Veronica and Becca are kind of close but I was the one who was coming between them.
Ronnie was welcoming enough and this made things do easy.
After a day of hanging out together, I told her that I wanted to sleep over at her house and she said yes. I was literally in cloud nine after she told me this.
I knew that this was either the night that I get his dad or this was going to be the night that I lose him for good.
After class, Ronnie joined me in my car and together we drove home. Her mum was not in when we arrived and therefore we decided to help her prepare dinner.
Ronnie told me that his dad loved Chicken, pasta and vegetable salad and that is what we ended up preparing as our supper.
At around 8:00pm, his dad come home and I was happy to see the look on his eyes when he saw me at his kitchen. Ronnie was upstairs calling her mother and this gave us a while to talk.
"What are you doing here?" Her dad asked sternly.
"I am here because of Ronnie, do you have a problem?" I asked him before walking away to join Ronnie.
"Is your mum coming?" I asked Ronnie when I found her seated on her bed with her legs folded.
"She did not pick up the call. " Ronnie hushed.
"Come on, maybe she is just busy at school. You know how being a school counselor can be a lot," I tried to make her see the bigger picture.
"No, this is unlike her. My mum is rarely home. I have heard her arguing with my dad several times. I am scared Lucinda, what if they choose to divorce?" She asked me and my heart sank.
I didn't want to be the person who was going to break her heart. Therefore I decided to give her false hopes even though I knew the truth that her parent's marriage was falling apart.
"No, your parents will never get a divorce. Everything will be okay. Okay?" I assured her while holding her hand.
"Really?" She questioned.
"Yes love. Everything will be okay," I repeated.
" Please don't tell anyone about this," She begged.
"I promise," I hushed.
"I feel so exhausted, you can go ahead and have dinner with my dad," She said.
" Um-"
"Go ahead, I am okay," She pushed me and I granted her, her wish.
I walked downstairs with the aim of going to the kitchen but I saw Mr. Lowry walking into his study.
I wanted to ignore him but then my emotions took over. In a jiffy, I was knocking on his office door.
"Come in," He roared and when I joined him in the room, I realised that he was drunk and his eyes were bloodshot red.
"Is everything okay?" I asked him.
"Do you still want me?" He asked me and I didn't hesitate to say yes.
Yes, I wanted him more than anything else in the world.
I wanted him to be my daddy, my secret lover.
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