CHLOE'S POV
"Chloe! Chloe!!", I heard my sister screaming my name downstairs before barging into my room.
"Good morning sis", I said grumpily, rubbing my eyes and sitting up.
"Good morning, how are you and how was your anniversary yesterday", my sister chirped. Boy, she knows how to spoil my mood but I won't blame her though cos she doesn't know.
"It was terrible but good in a way", I managed to say after seconds of silence.
"Why was it terrible?",she questioned.
"Because I caught Nolan cheating and I broke up with him"
"Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry"
" Don't apologize cos it's not your fault "
" But how is that good?",she looks puzzled right now.
" Because I caught him right before I got too attached to the relationship", and it was true.
" You're right, and who was the bitch that motherfucker decided to cheat with?", she grunted and for all the years I've known Jess and that's all my life, she only swears when she's angry.
" Hailey Chest "
" Seriously?!"
" Yeah"
" Ok, you know what, we'll talk about this when I get back, ok, I'm running late for work "
" Ok, love you "
" Love you too and breakfast is in the microwave "
" Thanks ", I bid her goodbye and went back to sleep.
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I woke up later when the time was already 10:13.
" Good thing it's the holidays",I spoke to myself.
I got up and hit the showers. I came out about 30 minutes later and wore my long cardigan I knitted myself and a pair of shorts before tying my hair in a messy bun.
I then head downstairs to have breakfast and immediately I was done with the dishes,the doorbell rang.
"I'm coming", I yelled before going to open the door and I let out a gasp seeing who is was.
"Good morning", I saw a grinning Keith.
"Hi, good morning, how can I help you?, I said in one breath.
" Aren't you gonna let me in?"
" Right ", I scooted a bit so he could pass.
This is Keith McAllister's first time in my house.
I shut the door and went to him.
" You can have a seat"
"Thanks",he sat down and was looking around.
"Your house is cozy", he complimented.
"Thanks, so how can I help you?", I asked, adjusting my messy hair to look presentable.
"I just came to see you, that's all", he replied casually.
"Ok, as you can see,I'm fine"
"I know"
"Why are you really here?", I questioned further.
"Because you don't have any friends"
"Fair point. So you want us to be friends?"
"Yeah", he said grinning.
"Ok, can you help me with something?"
"What is it, friend?", he teased.
"I need help with trashing anything that's gonna remind me of Nolan", I stated, void of emotion.
"Ok, let's do it"
So I led Keith upstairs to my room and he actually helped me with all my keepsakes from the relationship.
We spent hours taking them out and that's when I realized the load of stuff that reminded me of Nolan.
After the clean up, Keith and I ordered lunch- he ordered lunch. I tried convincing him to let me cook but he said I need to relax.
We spent the rest of the day together just talking and laughing to the extent I even forgot about Nolan but then I jinxed it by thinking about how I forgot about him.
*Dingdong*
"Just a second", I yelled before, answering the door.
"Hey, babe", Nolan threw his arms around me, leaving me dumbfounded.
"Excuse me?!"
"I tried calling you, even texting and you didn't reply, besides I was gonna come anyways",he shrugged, holding my hands.
"What do you want? You and I are done!", I yanked my hands away from his.
" Please, don't do this to me. I know I made a mistake ---",he tried explaining but I cut him off.
" Mistake? Dude, you screwed her countless times so, I would prefer if you choose your words accurately "
He ran his fingers through his hair because he knows there's nothing left to say.
" I see you're short of words so if that's all, goodbye!", I said and slammed the door right in his face.
" Nice work", Keith said and for a second, I totally forgot he was present. Thank God, Nolan didn't see him or else, they would have fought cos Nolan is so possessive when it comes to me.
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Keith and I talked for about an hour more before he went home and I was left with my thoughts.
I kept wondering why Nolan would cheat on me with my ex best friend.
He knows this but why?
I have a hunch she's doing this to get back at me for what happened when we were younger.
*Ring*
I heard my phone ringing and I picked it up to check the caller ID.
BIG SIS
"Sup big sis", I chirped.
"I'm exhausted,ok. I don't have time for your teasing."
"Ok, why'd you call?"
"I wanted to tell you that I won't be coming home tonight".
"Oh"
"Yeah, apparently I have a nightshift today, again".
"I understand, there's always next time, right?"
"Yeah,talk to you later, ok"
"Yeah, take care"
" Yes and don't forget to lock the doors and windows, okay?", she cautioned before ending the call without hearing my response.
" Typical Jess", I remarked, chuckling to myself.
After that, I went to the kitchen and prepared what my mind could think it: spaghetti and meatballs for dinner.
I picked up my phone, scrolled through my playlist and selected Jericho by Iniko to lift my mood.
I sang along and hummed through the song. I didn't even realize I was already done.
I served myself and ate in an awkward silence, since I had no one to talk to.
I head upstairs after eating and then had a nice warm bath before my usual evening ritual: skincare routine and reading novels.
After an hour or so, I picked up my phone with the thought of calling Keith since I had nothing else to do.
Keith
He picked up immediately after the first ring.
" Hey, what's up?", he asked rather quickly.
"Nothing actually, I'm bored and I decided to see if you were still awake"
"You know,I'm quite surprised"
"Why?"
"That you called me"
"Don't make me regret this", I said, trying to feign annoyance.
"Ok, ok, I'm sorry"
Wow! I can't believe he apologized. I might not know a lot about him but him apologizing is quite weird, right?
Maybe I'm just being weird but Nolan never apologizes, well except he knows he's wrong but not playfully.
"Ok, apology accepted"
"Thanks, I wouldn't want our friendship to end the day it started"
"Yeah, me too", and so we continued.
Talking about random things till we were sleepy.