29. Because I want to talk to you.

Happy Valentine's day to y'all❤️🍫🌹✨

Anniella's POV

I'm a big liar if I say I'm not relieved. I feel like a big burden in my life has been lifted off me. Izzy and I are walking to the car park after lectures. We're as happy as ever, "so how are you going to spend your summer holidays?"

Do I have anywhere going aside being at home? I wanted to spend my summer break with Drey when we were together but now that we're over and done with, I guess I'll stay at home all day long. "I want to visit my parents in Ghana but if I don't I'll be home through out."

"What about El and Chloe?"

"They were making plans, maybe I'll join them or I'll pass if I don't go to Ghana."I shrugged my shoulders, I miss my parents and I want to see them but they told me they are away on a trip. It has made me uncertain on how my holidays will be like.

"Hola me if you pass, I want you to come with me to Santorini. It's going to be hella fun!" Izzy exclaimed like a girl who's finally been noticed my her crush.

"I'll keep that in mind." I said to her, unlocking my phone to order an Uber. I really want to get home and get out of these clothes, the jeans is making me itchy. The Uber said the driver is right here in the car park, I thank God though it's a little weird. Most of the students here have their own cars and only a few people like me use Uber.

It's a first time I've seen an Uber right here in the university premises. "I'll make sure to call you if I have change of plans, be good and keep everything censored." I winked at a blushing Izzy.

She and Lawrence are so serious, they're on the road to marriage as I speak. El and Chloe too are doing pretty good in their relationships. I'm the only one left who's booless, not that I mind but I mostly feel like a third wheel when we go out to eat at restaurants or to the movies.

I sigh and get into the Uber. I look out of the window, watching some of the students bidding goodbyes to their friends and some being lovey dovey with their partners.

I painfully tear my eyes away and look on my phone typing a text to Nessa.

Me

Babes, are you ok Summer Break yet?

Bezz🔐❤️✨

Almost, want me to come over?

Me

I would love to but I wanna go back home😕

Bezz🔐❤️✨

Me too😔, I miss my momma💔

Me

You can go visit her, mine are away on a trip.

Bezz🔐❤️✨

😕 too bad💔

Me

Yeah yeah😔💔

Bezz🔐❤️✨

We can go see them in Fall or during Christmas break☺️ don't worry.

Me

But I miss them😭💔

Bezz🔐❤️✨

We all do

Bezz is typing.....

The driver isn't taking the steet to my house, he has actually steered the car onto the road leading out of Montclair. Is he a kidnapper or a serial killer, if I do make it out of her alive, I'm never taking an Uber again. "Excuse me Sir, that's not the way to my destination." I master all the courage I can to yell at him. My heart is beating so fast I can even hear it.

"Don't worry babe, I got you." The driver said cool. My heart skips a beat. It can't be.

Huh Babe? There's only one person who calls me by that name and the last time I checked him and I were done with. It can't be Drey, he's probably in a multi million dolar deal right now at his office. But the voice is that of him. "STOP THE CAR!"

The driver stopped the car, turning to look at me. It was no other person than the devil himself, staring at me with those eyes I refuse to allow hypnotize me, I'm not going to allow them trap me in its beauty but deceitful web one more time.What is he doing here at this time of the day? "What do you want and how did you end up as my driver!?" I released the breath I was holding but not for him to see and think,I feel safe in his presence. No way!

"I can have my way anywhere I want at anytime, that's the pecks of being a money spitting jerk, money can get me anything I want."

"Sorry jerk, money cant buy love and life." I say to him with an eye roll, his very presence is irritating.

"I agree with you on that and that's why I'm here, to get back my love and life, the one my money couldn't buy."

"No way am I sitting in this car to listen to whatever bullshit you want to say." I spit at him and try to open the door. Drey was fast in locking it from his side.

He started the car and sped off, "not a chance babe, you're going to listen to me. I've given you all the space and time you want, I call the shots now."

"Go to hell!" I unbuckled my seatbelt and left my seat and falling on Drey in hopes of unlocking the door and find a way to get out of the car without getting hurt.

My unexpected fall on him made Drey lose control of the wheel. The car swerved almost colliding into the one in front of us, it hit a trash can. Drey looked at me with anger, burning intensively in his eyes. "Are you crazy, Ann! Do you want to kill yourself?" He pulled me to him, covering me since I wasn't in a seatbelt.

"I'll be better off dead than sit in this car and listen to your lies." I fume in anger at Drey and at my futile attempt to get out of here. I didn't realize I was seated on him till he removed a braid from my face and examining my face for scratches or bruises.

I immediately got off him, sitting beside him and buckling my seatbelt and crossed my arms stubbornly on my chest. I looked out of the window, avoiding looking at Drey.

He sighed and run his fingers through his hair, "I'm sorry for losing my temper and yelling at you, but Ann that was a stupid, you could have gotten us killed."

I refused to acknowledge his apology. I kept mute still looking out of the window. Drey held my elbow, I yanked it out of his hold and turned to glance at him, "Leave me the hell alone! I don't want to be here with you or give ears to your explanations. Why are you here huh? Why are you back in my life? Oh I presume your lover has left you and I being the idiot I am, you know I'll take you back because I love you. Well you're mistaken, I won't come back to you and I hate you, Drey. I don't ever want to see—"

Drey smashed his lips on, silencing me completely from rambling all what I've been meaning to tell him. It was gentle as always,I surrendered to him beside myself, my mind was telling me to back out and I'll regret later but that organ which is supposed to pump blood but chose to love Drey gave in. I miss saliva sharing moments like this.

My senses hit me, I slowly opened my eyes to look at Drey, he was so engrossed in it. He looked as if his life depended on it. I pulled away, pushing him off me, removing his hands that slided around my waist and looked out into the street.

My face is heating up, I'm blushing like crazy. I loved the feel of it yet I pinched myself and mentally slapped myself. Aren't you a hypocrite telling him you don't want to see him and you hate him yet you gave into the kiss. My mind was telling my heart. Shut up! My heart shouted back at her.

Drey chuckled to himself. I shot him a glare, I don't know what's so funny here or is he able to read minds and know what going on in my mind right now? I rolled my eyes and brought my hand to my lips, wiping my mouth vigorously like it's going to remove the feel of his lips on mine and change the fact that we just shared saliva.

He stared at me with sad eyes and took my hand in his. I tried to remove my hand from his but he only tightened it. "No babe, please don't do that. I can't contain you hating me and destroying everything that reminds you of me and Ann" He helps my chin tenderly, turning my head to look at him before he continued, "you aren't an idiot who I know will surely come back to me. No you're far from being an idiot, please don't ever call yourself that."

"Are you done here?" I stared at him, irritated. I want to get the hell out of here.

"Don't give me that sassy attitude babe." Drey turned on the ignition, the engine roared to life. The car eased out of the pavement slowly as if it nearly wasn't involved in a fatal accident or didn't crush a trash can.

"Stop the car, I want to leave."

"Not a chance babe, I've given you all the space you want. Today and right now, you're going to listen to me." He glanced at me and winked before turning his attention back to the road.

I rolled my eyes and fell back into my seat. Silence enveloped us, though I was bored with him, I didn't like him being silent. A part of me wants to hear what he has to say, that part wants to know why everything happened leaving us like this.

I sighed, watching the dusk sky. The orange and yellow clouds are more appealing to the eye than the man sitting beside me. He's very appealing, I know right. I just can't risk watching him, I might lose myself in him.

I recognize the road we're on. We're out of Montclair, on the road to the beach where Drey confesses his feelings for me. I remember the event vividly as well as the hood, I was watching the streets and houses like I am right now because it was my first time and I wanted to absorb them in my memory in case I want to come back on my own.What are we doing here?

"Do you remember here?" He asked looking at my puzzled expression with a smile on his lips.

"None of your business." I replied with a glare. If he really wants to get me to listen, he must tame this sassy attitude before. No way I'm I making this easy for him.

"Sassy much huh?" He shook his head, chuckling.

"Tsk."

He shook his head again, parking the car and got out of the car to open my door. I beat him to it, "keep your gentleman manners to yourself or better still keep it for your lover." With that I walked off to the beach, caring less if he was behind me or not.

The beach is peaceful at this time of the day. I removed my sandals and strolled on the bank of the beach. I caught Drey staring at me, his eyes followed my every move, assessing me.

He walked up to me. His demeanor has totally changed. Drey is looking more serious now. "Do you prefer to sit or take a stroll?"

"How is that your business?"

"Because I want to talk to you." He said calmly, unperturbed by my rudeness.

"Sit."

"Okay." We sat on the bank farther away from where we will get wet.

I gazed at the sea as the tide rises and falls. "Whatever you want to talk about, get it over and done with. I have those who care about and choose me no matter what, at home waiting for me." I told him throwing shade which was true, he left me for a new lady but my family chose me and were on my side despite knowing Drey for years.

"I love you very much Ann, you're my life. The very air I breathe. I can never do anything to hurt you." He paused collecting his words.

"Did you bring me all the way from Montclair to this beach just to tell me you love me even when you have a girl? Really?"

"Don't interrupt me, allow me to say everything and get it done with so you can go back to your loving family."

"Whatever."

"I'll choose to ignore it." He glared at me, "I can never hurt the one I love deeply. I'm however saddened the very person I love beyond life doesn't trust me. She chose to believe the words of the media than having faith in me." He collected a handful of sand and threw them away in anger.

"Ha! Trust, faith and love. Aren't they foreign words to you?"

"I told you not to interrupt me Ann." He glares at me one more time. His emerald eyes are consumed with anger, darkening as they glared at me.

I have seen him angry before but todays is something I don't ever want to see. I shudder and nod my head at him to continue.

"I was in France for a business trip as you know. I met a special person I haven't met in ages" he smiled remembering that special person. My heart ached when he classified that lady to be special. I thought I was the most important person in his life after his mother, I guess I thought wrong.

"She dragged me in going out and touring France with her even though my schedules were tight. I didn't mind, I'll do anything for her" my poor heart just broke one more time right now. "She disguised herself just because she didn't want to be recognized."

Who would want to be recognized if they're stealing someone's man who openly declared his love for his girlfriend. "I was my normal self so the paparazzi recognized me. It was a golden opportunity for them, seeing me with a disguised lady at Eiffel Tower, a place most lovers go to. They took pictures of me with my special lady without clarifying whether there was an amorous relation between the lady and I." He clenched his teeth and his fists. I was tempted to touch him and rub his back to help him relax but no, he ended things between us. We're typical strangers who happen to know our names and informations on our lives.

"Seeing is believing." I sneered at him.

"I agree with you on that, but not all seeing is believing. The lady in question is my only sister. My baby sister, she comes after me."

I gasped, "what?"