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His Darkness - Chapter 23
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I strip off, pulling over an oversized shirt before rolling into bed and cocooning myself between the sheets. Sleep quickly washes over me and for the first time in ages, I sleep with a smile on my face.
I’m woken by a knock on my bedroom door. I groan, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. Last night floods back to my mind and I smile again, unable to stop myself from feeling giddy with excitement. Alex feels exciting.
“Come in,” I say, my voice raspy from sleep. I straighten out my hair, combing through it with my fingers. My door opens and Justin steps in, a sheepish look on his face. I suck in a breath, closing my eyes.
I’m not ready for this.
“Ari……”
“No, Justin. I don’t think I can do this now” I mumble, feeling hurt and betrayed by him.
“Baby, I am so sorry. Please let me explain” he begs me, his eyes pleading. He runs a hand through his dark hair, his expression full of guilt.
“Explain what? That you tried to force yourself on to me when I asked you to stop?” I hiss at him, careful to not raise my voice incase my parents overhear. Justin is apparently thinking the same thing and he quickly scurries over to the door, shutting it.
“Look, it was a mistake. A huge mistake… I got you these” Justin mumbles, holding out a bag from behind his back. I remain quiet as he pulls out a small teddy bear holding a heart with the word sorry threaded across it in cursive writing. He also pulls out a tub of ice cream and some chocolates.
Despite the sweet gesture, I can’t let him off that easily. I shake my head, frustration filling my features.
“What you did was wrong, Justin. You can’t ever treat me or any other girl like that ever again.” I tell him firmly, holding my ground. He nods his head repeatedly, blue eyes widening at me.
“I swear it to you, it won’t happen again. It was a mistake Ariana, please.” Justin pleads with me, holding the teddy bear up to his face whilst he pouts in sadness.
“Am I forgiven?” He breathes out, pleading with me through his eyes.
“Promise you’ll never ever do that again Justin,” I say firmly, my tone serious. He looks at me intently.
“I promise you. Cross my heart.”
I slowly nod and he breathes out a sigh of relief, walking over to me. He places the gifts onto my bed and wraps his arms around me, burying his head into the crook of my neck.
“I’m so happy we’re okay,” he mumbles and I nod, biting down on my lower lip. “Yeah, me too.”
“Movies, ice cream and chocolate?” Justin asks, pulling back and grinning at me. I smile back at him, stepping out of bed and smoothing down my shirt.
“Let me get washed and I’ll be right back. Set up the movie?” I say, heading for the bathroom.
“I’m on it!” Justin grins, his eyes lighting up. I smile back at him, relieved that we’ve cleared the air. Justin really does seem remorseful for what happened and I hope it’s a one time occurrence.
I step out of my room and walk towards the bathroom, scrolling through my phone aimlessly. Right at that moment, a text flashes across my screen. I jump slightly from the text alert before scanning over it.
Hey Ariana! Inviting you and Justin for a dance at the clubs tonight. We’ll be there at 10 – dress up! -Kirsten. Xx
A smile stretches across my face and I quickly text back a response, letting her know we’ll both be there. Looks like my chilled day will end up with an exciting night alongside friends. I’m not complaining, it’s been too long since I’ve seen them.
“Hey Justin, Kirsten invited us Downtown tonight, I told her we’ll be there” I let him in on the plans, stepping back into bed after brushing my teeth and a quick shower.
“Tonight? Damn, I thought it would be just me and you.” Justin pouts, putting his arm around me. I reach for the remote and play the movie, settling back into my pillows.
I know but it’ll be fun. I haven’t seen my friends in so long, I whine, giving him my best puppy dog look. He sighs before kissing the tip of my nose.
“For you? Anything”
“Awesome, I can’t wait.” I grin, pecking his cheek quickly. We turn silent as the movie starts, vanilla ice cream settled between us both. Once Justin is engrossed in the movie, I turn subtly to look at him… Really look at him.
I don’t feel the same excitement with Justin that I feel with Alex…
I don’t want to hurt Justin, he helped me through so much last year. He’s the one good thing in my life, right?
I can’t help but question his character after what happened at the cafe yesterday. All along, I thought Justin was the light in my life but maybe I don’t know him as well as I thought I did…
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