BAD BOY'S ADDICTION - CHAPTER 3&4
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{ 𝑯𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒀𝒐𝒖…}
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“Oh my God! Charmaine” Jessie let out in shock when she notice Charmaine at the door way.
“Why are you here Jessie?” The naive Charmaine asked but on noticing the shirt she had on, Charmaine went towards her to check it out properly.
“Isn’t this…isn’t this the shirt I bought for Ryan? Why is it on you?” Charmaine asked already knowing the answer.
“Now that you are here, Its best you know the truth” Ryan began curtly.
“This isn’t the time to tell her that. She just found out that you are dating some one she knows” Ashton said for Ryan ears alone but Ryan ignored him.
“This is the right time for her to know the truth” Ryan said to Ashton before saying to the waiting Charmaine.
“Jessie is my girlfriend. Am sorry that we didn’t tell you about it and am also sorry for having told my twin brother to go out with you pretending to be me” Ryan apologised which brought Charmaine gaze on Ashton.
“So, everyone in this room lied to me?” Charmaine asked.
“We didn’t lie. It’s you who have been living in the bubble you created for yourself, it’s high time you wake up and see reality ” Jessie said.
“Reality? Amongst every one here, you know how harsh my reality is and yet you chose to make a fool out of me?” Charmaine said huskily.
“I didn’t make a fool out of you. I saw Ryan first and we fell in love before you ever told me of your feelings for him, so instead of acting like a victim you should put yourself in my shoes. What would you have done if you were in my place?” Jessie spat out.
“I would have come clean and told you of my feelings”
“That’s so easy for you, it’s so easy since you are the third daughter of the Harper family and can do wh@??ver you want without any consequence but I can’t do that! Am just a maid in your house” Jessie retorted fiercely.
“You are being unfair, you know how I live in that house and when everyone looked down on you, I never did”
“And I am grateful for that but it won’t make me leave Ryan for your sake. I love him and he loves me too, so just forget about him ” Jessie said briskly.
Charmaine felt hurt by their deceit but she felt more hurt by Jessie’s action.
Quickly, she ran out of the house with Ashton following her leaving Ryan and Jessie alone.
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“Wait up Charmaine!” Ashton yelled as he ran after her but she kept running.
Quickening up his pace, he caught her when she got to the front door of her house.
“Get your hands off of me!” Charmaine let out when he held onto her arm to prevent her from running away.
“Don’t you intend to listen to my side of the story?” Ashton asked as he let her go.
“And what more do I have to listen to? Is it the part where you intend to toy with me for a little while or the part where you are willing to forfeit a yatch just to keep making a fool out of me?” She asked yelling at him.
“There’s more to that if you are willing to listen to me” Ashton said wanting to touch her but she move away.
“Am not interested in listening to what you have to say. As far as am concerned you all are dead to me!” She stated fiercely before running into the house.
“What’s the noise about?” Blair asked but Charmaine ignored her as she mounted the stairs.
Being a busy body, Blair went to peep at the window and she saw Ashton standing outside having a grim look on his face.
“Did he dump her?” Blair mock before heading up stairs.
Charmaine was crying her heart out when the door open to reveal Blair.
“Tch! Did he dump you?” Blair asked and when Charmaine said nothing in return she continued with her attack.
“I found it weird that he showed an interest in some one like you. Am glad he came to his senses” Blair mocked
“And what’s wrong with some one like me? Doesn’t some one like me deserve love!” Charmaine blurt out in anger.
“Love? Love isn’t meant for you since you aren’t attractive neither are you worthy enough to catch a guy’s attention. If I were you, I would ki|| myself rather than to live in a horrid body like yours cause no matter what you do you will always be the unattractive chubby Charmaine, think about that and still tell me why you deserve to be loved” Blair said cruelly before leaving the room.
As soon as Ashton woke up the next day, he went in search of Charmaine.
He was about to ring the bell a third time when it opened revealing Blair.
“Look who it is! Are you here to say hello to me?” Blair teased.
“Is Charmaine in?”
“Why should I tell you that? You don’t deserve an answer after what you did to me yesterday” Blair retorted.
“It’s only what malicious people like you deserve” Ashton supplied making Blair more angry.
“Then you don’t deserve to know about Charmaine whereabouts!” Blair said before shutting the door on his face.
“You won’t be able to find Charmaine” Jessie said mildly behind him.
“Why?”
“She’s gone. She took off with her things and left at dawn ” Jessie answered and that piece of news got Ashton feeling that he lost a very important part of him….
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< ᴛᴡᴏ ʏᴇᴀʀs ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ~ ʟᴏɴᴅᴏɴ >
Ashton stood in front of his mirror starring at himself dressed in a suit when his phone rang.
“What’s up, Essegz”
“We are on our way to school for the fresh men orientation. Should we come pick you up?” Essegz asked.
“I will head to school myself, right now am going out with my old man” Ashton replied referring to his father as his old man.
“Make sure you show up. The orientation is important for fresh men like us” Essegz reminded.
“I will” Ashton said in return and with a few more words said to each other they ended the call.
Ashton went downstairs to see his father waiting for him.
“You look better in a suit and take off that earring” Luke Parker said tersely and reluctantly, Ashton removed the earring in his ear.
“Where exactly are we going that I have to dress up like this?” Ashton asked but his father chose to ignore him.
They got into the car and though it took a while, they got to their destination.
They were both led into a luxurious mansion which had a man and two ladies waiting for them.
One of the ladies seemed older while the other seemed to be in his age rank.
Unknown to Ashton the girl was also assessing him and she let out a smile since she like what she saw.
After the intro had been made, they were all led to the dinning table where they were served breakfast.
“Since the family are both together. I think we should break the message to the kids ” Raymond King said to Luke who nodded in return.
“Ashton, do you find Gwen beautiful?” Luke asked Ashton who stared at Gwen wondering why they were asking such question.
“She’s beautiful” Ashton replied truthfully.
“Since you find her beautiful, you won’t mind marrying her right?” Luke asked which got him choking on the beef stew in front of him.
“Marry? I have no intention to do that” Ashton let out.
“This is not a decision for you to make, it’s been decided by both families and…”
“And so I must marry her just because you say so? Am not going to do that and am sure she also isn’t interested in marrying me ” Ashton stated not afraid to speak his mind.
“Just a minute” Luke said as he pulled his son to the King’s sitting room.
“What is wrong with you?”
“I should be asking you that, dad. Why would you choose a girl for me to marry without my consent?” Ashton asked feeling more offended.
“I don’t need your consent before doing some thing and besides her father and I are planning to have a company merger and to make that work,you both need to….”
“Am not doing it dad! ” Ashton stated.
“You really are….Arrgh!” Luke let out in frustration. ” How I wish Ryan was here” He added slowly.
“Then I suggest you wait for him to return. He will be back in a months time, so tell the king family to wait till then. I have an orientation to attend” he said before walking off.
Luke went back to the king giving an excuse about Ashton being sick and all.
“Is he displeased about marrying me?” Gwen asked.
“Am sorry Gwen. You don’t have to worry, I will make him come around soon and….”
“You don’t need to do that. I will get him to come around myself. He mentioned going to an orientation right?” Gwen asked as she let out a slow smile.
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As soon as Ashton got out of the taxi, two guys approached him.
“Yo dude! You look different in that suit” Zach said as he stared at him.
“Did you have a family gathering?” Essegz asked also surprised by his look since he has only seen Ashton dressed in his bad boy clothe.
“More like a marriage gathering. I will explain everything later, let’s go get our admission form signed”
“Errr…before you go in you should know that Stephen is also studying here” Essegz informed.
“And?”
“And we are sure that he’s gonna bring up what happened between you two in the past” Zach added.
“Then there’s nothing I can do if he does that. Let’s just go” Ashton said feeling unperturbed by Stephen presence.
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“And where is she?” Charmaine let out as she watch other students file out of the building and there’s still no sign of Bridget.
“Probably busy working on her project” Daphne, Charmaine friend and colleague at the restaurant she worked part time answered.
“But she knows that today is our first day in college and she has also promise to be with us during the fresh men orientation” Charmaine let out just as a girl dressed in a flashy red gown ran down the stairs.
“My dearest Charmaine and Daphne, am sorry to have kept you both waiting” Bridget apologise.
“Apology not accepted. Do you know how long we’ve been waiting?” Charmaine said which got Bridget wrapping her arms around her.
“Am sorry my Charm, I didn’t mean to keep you both waiting” Bridget said.
“We still have time before the orientation begins. Why not buy some thing for us ?” Daphne suggested which got Charmaine grinning.
“If you want our forgiveness then fill our stomach or no talking to you” Charmaine stated.
“Fine then. Let’s go to the school cafeteria” Bridget said which earned her a smile from both girls.
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A luxurious car stopped in front of Cambridge college and immediately Gwen step out of it gaining attention from the other student.
Ignoring them, she began to walk in majestically when a girl approach her.
“You look stunning” Stella compliment.
“That’s because I am stunning. Don’t you see how they are all starring at me?” Gwen said feeling like a proud peaÇ0ç?.
“That’s because you are naturally beautiful, there are times that I wonder if you are human ” Stella added which got Gwen laughing.
“I am human though I might be rude to you some times, I am human and also your friend” Gwen said in return.
“You said you weren’t gonna show up for the orientation, what changed your mind?”
“It’s the will to make some thing important mine that has brought me here” Gwen replied.
“And who is this important some thing?”
“A very good looking dude, turns out he is my fiance” Gwen replied with a smile before sauntering off while Stella followed.
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After getting themselves filled up. Daphne, Charmaine and Bridget were heading to the hall where the orientation will take place when they noticed two male students.
The way the other students were making way for them caught Charmaine interest.
“Who are they?”
“That’s Stephen and his best friend Foster. They are what I will call the mafia of the school. Not only do they bully the weak, they make trouble for the school and what’s worse the school can’t do a thing since Stephen is the senator son” Bridget said.
“They look scary to me” Daphne said as she move towards Charmaine.
“Don’t worry about them. They aren’t fresh men like you guys but you should still keep your distance since they cause trouble wherever they go” Bridget warned as they continued their journey.
They were still on their way to the orientation building when Charmaine saw a lot of students going into the building being some one who loved staying in front during a gathering, she decided to run off telling her friends that she will be keeping a space for them at the front.
On the other hand, Ashton and his friends walk past some of the students in the building and every one kept starring at the three of them like they were some celebrity.
“If it isn’t the devil himself” Stephen said referring to Ashton.
“Nice seeing you again, Stephen” Ashton replied faking a smile.
“I wouldn’t say the same since am still feeling the pain of your betrayal”
“Really? Then it’s your problem since am already past it. You should let bygones be bygones” Ashton replied and by now every one were starring at them.
The new hotties and the old hotties are having a clash, who would wanna miss it.
Charmaine who had gotten to the building ran straight to where Stephen and Ashton stood since they were at the door way.
Her sole intent was to go into the hall but as soon as she got towards it, she slipped due to Stephen who had set his foot on the way and Ashton had quickly held onto her to prevent her fall.
Charmaine who had her eyes close opened it slowly to see a face she recognized.
A face she hope never to see again and on the other hand Ashton who have been hoping to see her again let out a slow smile before saying.
“Finally, have found you”
To be continued ✌️✌️✌️