?Pretty’s On The Inside?
[The World thinks She’s ugly but He sees her Beauty?]
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By; Authoress Kamara
Episode 13
?Xavier Marion?
“No. I’m having an issue with Sam. I can’t talk to anyone right now”.
As soon as I said that, I caught a glint in Violet’s which looked mischievous but she quickly covered it with an innocent look.
Oh Jeez! What did she do?!!
“Violet?”. I arched my eyebrows staring at her as she turned to me. “What did you do?”.
She turned her gaze to Cheyenne. “Awww, she’s drooling. Isn’t she the sweetest baby ever?”.
“We can talk about my sister later. For now, answer my question because you know very well that I don’t like repeating what I say”. I told her harshly.
Violet gulped nervously tucking a strand of her loose hair behind her ear and I knew that she definitely was the reason for what happened between Sam and I today.
“Baby”. I whispered to Cheyenne as she giggled playing with the speaker connected to my ears.
Such a cute little four year old that I could stare at all day.
But No! I have to deal with Violet first.
“Diamond”. I beckoned on my sixteen year old little sister but she didn’t reply me.
I sighed and carried Cheyenne along with me then placed her on Diamond’s laps who groaned giving me the ‘babyish’ eyes.
“She’s your little sister”. I reminded her. “I need you to take care of her”.
“But she’s your little sister. Come on, Xav, let me be relaxed, just this once”.
“I need to have an urgent talk with Violet, handle Cheyenne”.
She huffed angrily but I ignored her going over to Violet as I grabbed her hand taking her along with me.
The bodyguards she came with moved forward but I signaled them to go back and they did reluctantly.
“Xavier! You hurting me!”. Violet whined as I took her to a private place.
“Xavier!!”. She pulled her hand away from mine sniffing.
I stopped facing her. “Like I asked. What did you do?”.
“I don’t even know what you are talking about”.
“You don’t know what I’m talking about?”. I asked angrily. “I’m talking about Sam. What did you say to him thats making him avoid me?”.
“I didn’t say anything. Why the heck will I even want to talk to him? So what if the two of you have problems, I don’t want to be involved in some gay issues”.
“Violet!!”. I spoke rashly grabbing her arm again as she winced this time. “Don’t you dare lie to me!”.
“Xavier! Let go of me, I didn’t say anything to Sam”.
“Fine”. I let go of her stepping backwards still frowning. “You didn’t say anything to him?”.
“Yes, I didn’t. Just because you two are having problems doesn’t mean I caused it”.
“We grew up together, Violet Summers and I know when you are lying. Either you tell me the truth right now or I’ll stop being a friend to you”.
She gasped. “Seriously! All just for Sam? I can’t believe you”.
“Sam is more important to me than you so watch it !!”. I warned her.
“Fine then, you want to stop being friends with me because of Sam ? If you do that, I will have no choice than to tell your Dad the truth about you being a stupid g.ay”.
I frowned immediately clenching my fists as she reminded of that fact that my Dad is an ultimate hold over me and my career in music.
I scoffed. “Threatening? Violet, what has gotten into you? First, you probably said something to Sam and now you want to tell on me to my Dad? You know how much I hate him!”.
“I’ll do anything to get you away from Sam”. She replied speaking so seriously.
I rummaged my hair roughly. “Violet! Why do you hate Sam? He hasn’t even done any thing to you, he treats you respectfully”.
“I don’t hate Sam. I hate your relationship with him”.
I nodded realizing the fact that she’s in love with me. Violet fre.aking Summers who is the teenage girl pop musician is in love with me.
I sighed softly. “Look, Violet. If this is about having any feelings for me then you need to know that I don’t feel the same way ’bout you”.
“Don’t worry, Xavier. I’m sure when Sam is out of the picture, you’ll recognize all of the feelings you have for me”.
And with that, she walked out and I scoffed watching her.
H.eck!! She did something!! What is wrong with Violet!!
She can’t simply force me to have feelings for her! It doesn’t walk that way.
Well until I met her … The girl in the hoodie.
“Wow. What she said must have really hit you so hard”.
I looked sideways to see Diamond. “When did you get here?”.
“Long enough to hear that you are a g.ay”.
I groaned running my hands through my hair as I sighed frustratedly having the urge to throw something hard against a wall.
“So thats what you are?”. Diamond pressed further.
“Yes! Okay!”. I snapped at her. “So what?”.
She bursted into laughter. “Jeez! Xavier, you are such a joker! How can you be g.ay ?”.
“I’m serious here”.
She paused looking at me. “Wait. So you are saying that a celebrity like you who has girls to his every whim is interested in a boy ?”.
“If that what it means then yes”. I told her truthfully.
Diamond froze realizing that I said was the truth.
“But why?”. She asked softly as I suddenly remembered that ugly incident.
“Nothing”. I mumbled walking away.
“But Xavier__”.
“Its nothing, Diamond. Forget about it”.
I sighed as I felt a tear roll down my left eye making me remember everything clearly.
There’s only one person that could have made me despise girls so much.
Not my Dad. Not my Mum. Not my sisters.
But Her.
She caused all this.
If she hadn’t done what she did then maybe I would have been living a very happy life right now.
But thats just it.
She struck my happiness.
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•Next Day•
?Paris Myers?
I sat agitatedly in the music room watching nervously other students sang out. I sighed fluttering my eyelashes as I thought of a way to avoid being laughed at.
I was currently in music class and each of the students were asked to perform their favorite song.
And thats what they are all doing!!
I looked ahead as Violet danced along to her very own song then she ended it with a split making the students clap for her.
But I noticed some girls gave her a jealous look as she went back to her seat with Xavier.
Hm! Is she only a best-friend to him or more than that?
Ugh!! Paris! Why are you thinking about that?
“Miss Myers”. The music teacher called me out and I stood up nervously.
I got to the front in less than a second and turned to face the whole class but that only got me even more intimidated than before.
“You can begin, Miss”.
Few students were trying to get a peek of my face under the hoodie but I tugged it over my head even more as I flapped my hair to my face covering the scars slightly.
“I’ll like to sing … “. I breathed in and out deeply. “Broken by Xavier Marion”.
And at that, he raised his head up from his phone staring at me half-surprised.
Not everyone knows the fully lyrics. Not every one sings it to the end because its very emotional.
?Blackbird singing in the dead of the night
?Take this wings and learn how to fly
?Thats all it needs to soar high
?But sometimes, he’s being pushed down
I sighted him looking at me with an expression that I couldn’t decipher.
?Which makes him so broken
?He wants to run to his mama
?But thats just it, he’s got no___
I got interrupted by the screeching of chairs and I looked up pushing my hoodie aside to see Xavier standing up.
“Sing another song!!”. He ordered sounding really broken just like the song.
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