CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

*Drake's Pov*

I was that home that evening still anticipating on how to spend my night when Alex walked in.

"Today is your girlfriend's birthday Drake and you aren't prepared to attend at all", Alex said with a grimaced.

"Yeah you are right. As for Juliet am done and dusted with her", I said firmly.

"I don't understand, what do you mean done and dusted? Don't tell me you are serious?", Alex asked with wided eye balls.

"Alex you heard me loud and clear. Stop acting as if your ear is blocked up with a wax", I enunciated.

"But she had been so nice and caring to you. Why do you wanna break up with her?", Alex asked.

"Look let me tell you something, there is time for everything, time to love and time to hate", I responded.

"I guess you don't wanna do this to Juliet. She might develop serious health trauma", Alex said.

"I don't bloody care about her so called health. Let me live my life the way I want", I said getting furious.

"I can't stop you from achieving your goals. More grace as you move on with your new partner. So, I wanna ask, who is her successor?", Alex inquired giggling

"It's a damsel I met couple of days ago at the airport. You need to see how pretty and attractive this beautiful soul is", I appraised.

"I know you already, your cunning ways of enticing ladies to your snare", Alex giggled.

"Piss off Alex, you need to know that ladies are carried away by what they hear, and men, by what they see", I said.

"Bro, I'm not here for your so called philosophy. Let me be on my way", Alex said shutting the door.

I was planning on what next to do. I really can't spend this cool night alone without having someone by my side.

So I called Kiara, the girl I met at the airport, asking her to turn up at The Beverly Hills Hotel.

I got dressed immediately and went there to see her. It was a surprise that she was already waiting for me impatiently.

We went in and sat down, as I ordered for wine sour and shandy.

The drink arrived in no time. Kiara took a sip and began pondering me with questions.

"What kept you waiting?", she asked staring at me.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't expecting you would be here so soon", I said in pretence.

"You don't need to apologize", she responded taking a sip of her drink.

We continued to sip our drinks in silence without uttering a word to each other.

Meanwhile, I had notice that she was busy staring at me while we were drinking.

"You haven't still say why we are here", she said, breaking the silence.

I wasn't prepared to say anything about our coming yet. I pretended as If I didn't hear her.

"Can't you here me dude? I said, why are we here?", she repeated again.

"Sorry for not replying you earlier. I like you Kiara. If you ask me to really elucidate what I mean, I could say am in love with you", I uttered, having some premonitions that she might flare up.

She faked a smile and asked if I really know what it takes to like a person or fall in love without knowing him or her deeply.

"I might not know you more intimately, but what I feel for you is beyond getting to you more intimately", I responded.

"Do you have a girlfriend?", she asked.

"Before, yes, not now anymore. We just broke up", I replied.

"Loving you is not a problem, but the tendency of you breaking my heart is what makes me feel dreaded", she enunciated.

"I wanna love you Kiara. I really need such personality of yours in my life. What I feel you is from the bottom of my heart", I said persuading.

She didn't respond to what I said. She was staring deeply into my eyes, and before I could notice, she brought her lips close to mine.

Kissing me, was the next thing she did. Her sensation travelled down my spines. She broke the kiss and whispered, " I love you too".

I was paralyzed with happiness the very moment she unleashed the word I LOVE YOU TOO.

It was getting late and probably getting dark, so I took her home in my car.

*Juliet's Pov*

All what I could remember that yesterday was my birthday party, so, what was I now doing in the hospital?

Somebody needs to tell me what is going on. I could also flashback that the last person I talked to, was Drake's friend who told me Drake wasn't coming for my birthday party.

That is the second idea that flashes in my mind. I turned to see Evelyn sitting beside me.

Immediately I recalled that Drake didn't come to my birthday, tears began to drip down my cheeks.

Drake is my boyfriend, we have been dating for six months now. We have never had issues, talk more of cheating on each other.

What might have come against us? I couldn't stand a chance of loosing my Drake to someone else.

I called him, but he wasn't picking my calls.

"What is happening? Can someone tells me?", I screamed.

"See bestie, you need to calm down and take things easy. Don't be controlled by your emotions or feelings", Evelyn said.

"Can't you see this with me, that this may be a threat to break up? Can't you?", I lamented sorrowfully.

"Don't always be on the negative side of things. Rather, see things at the positive side", Evelyn uttered leaving me to get some water.

"Look bestie, how will you feel when a guy you call your boyfriend refuse to attend your birthday party? Besides he should be the one making you feel more happy that very day. But come to think of it, he wasn't there. Tell me to the detriment of truth, how would you feel?", I asked her.

"Honestly, I will not be happy about that, but having premonitions that it's a threat to break up is what I wouldn't have you think of", she responded.

"You still haven't answered my question. Come to think of, a guy who says he loves you shouldn't have failed to attend your birthday party", I said again.

"Yeah. In my own perspective I don't see it as a threat to break up. Maybe something unpredictable might hampered him from attending", she responded holding my hands.

"Your boyfriend will definitely come back, be patient", she consoled and I felt a little bit relief of the current situation.

I never felt sad again, but kept on anticipating that my Drake was gonna be back soon.