After It Happened novel Chapter 4

31st January, 2018

Danielle,

Camille and I made up today. Of course I apologized, she was looking so miserable the past few days and kept giving me these sorry looks. Choosing to be the bigger person, I called her aside and apologized for ditching her. I also pointed out what she did wrong and she gave a pained cry as she hugged me. Although I didn't really feel hurt, she deserved to learn so she could be a better friend to someone who actually felt something.

My cousin, Aunt Amara's youngest child, Dubem, came to visit us today. He is just a year older than me. He hugged me tight and ruffled my hair before greeting his mom and Grammy. I remember us being really really close, best of friends before 'it' happened and then me growing distant. I think that's because I can't smile with him without feeling something or someone is missing.

Over dinner, Dubem told us his experiences as a first-year student at the university. He dragged me to my room immediately he dropped our plates at the sink. Sitting cross-legged on my bed, he waited for me to tell him about everything that has happened since he left.

I remember the night we had been sitting this way facing each other and he had my first kiss. It was more of a peck on the lips though, like we were just testing the waters. We had a huge crush on each other, or maybe I was just the one who had a huge crush on him. He was the first person to get over the stupid crush.

He called me that day so eager to tell me how he finally asked this pretty girl he liked out. That was the day everything happened. The hurt I felt sitting on my bedroom floor that afternoon was the last emotion I remember feeling before my world went black and white.

2nd February, 2018

Suddenly, he was groping everywhere. I pushed him away with all the strength I had, but he came back again with equal force his hand trailing my body, reaching for my waist then going lower. I pushed him away again, harder this time. After telling him to get a hold of himself, I left the art room. Maybe his girlfriend wasn't giving him enough lately. It was no secret that C-Jay cheated on Camille a lot. I am sure she knows this, but chooses to ignore that fact. I think she loved him or something, and I wasn't ready to persuade her out of her toxic relationship if she wasn't ready.

During lunchtime, Camille kept staring at me when she thought I wasn't looking, but still avoided my eyes. When she turned suddenly to give a very long kiss to her boyfriend like she was proving a point, I knew something was wrong. C-Jay was shocked at first, but he returned her kiss and it soon turned out to a making out session. I all but gagged thinking about how those lips were on mine few minutes ago. I easily blocked the couple out making a mental note to talk to my friend later.

When I tried to talk to Camille after school, she looked at me with pained teary eyes and hissed loudly before leaving me confused and shocked. Such a drama queen.