Chapter twenty-eight

Andre's POV

"Would you like for me to take you to the mall?" I asked Lilly-belle,hoping she would agree.

"Not interested bro" she snapped.

She continued to look outside the window,totally ignoring me.

" I'll.....what's the word...sort?"I ask rhetorically."I'll sort it out" I added,keeping my eyes straight ahead.She didn't respond.

"Ok listen I'll-". The buzzing of Lilly-belle's phone drew our attention.

She searched through her purse and looked at the screen. She picked up the call and put it on loud speaker.

"Hey mom" She said in a cheerful voice.

"Hey Lil.How are you?"

"Fine mom"

"Ok. So I called you to inform you that I'll be here to meet a business partner about....a week or so from now.....or three days.I'm not telly sure let me ask my secretary" She stuttered.

We could hear the faint voices of mom and another woman behind the telephone.Mom,got back to her.

"Verified.It's actually two days from now"

"Ok mom just tell me where to meet you two days from now"

"Meet me at Q.R hotel.Bye"

"Bye mom see ya"

"Wait" she said calmly"Send my regards to your brother and tell him.... tell him I love him"

Lil cut the call and looked at me.

My heart suddenly felt weird. She finally remembers me.It's hard for your mom to shun you and be okay.But when she said the last three words, my heart melted.She still loves me.

"I hope you heard because there's no way I'm talking to you right now" She whined,averting her gaze back on the street.

"But you just did" I said back but she didn't answer.

She didn't speak to until we back at my apartment.

Lil went straight to her room and shut the door.

"I'll be right here if you need me" I called from outside.I went to my room to do my homework when my phone buzzed.I looked at the caller and saw that it was Dennis.

"Yo dude.Wassup?" I asked him once I picked up the call.

"Just throwing a party at seven,wanna come?"

"Ok. I see you there"

I cut the call and continued to do my homework.I had a difficult time trying to understand the math problem since I had missed math class and copied the homework from a girl I flirted with.

There was a knock on my door.

"Come in" I yelled,going back to doing my homework.

"That is no way to speak to your father" My father blasted,entering the room.

"Hello dad.So what brings you here?" I asked, dropping my pen in book and looked at him.

"I'm here to see Lilly,where is she" he asked and toke a step closer to my table.

"In the other room" I answered.

My eyes followed him his retreating figure.

"You know she won't speak to you right? She hates you"I stated, making it clear to him.

"She doesn't and she won't after I've talked to her" He said,and turned around to face me.

"You know she does after you killed her pet and slapped her" I shouted.

"It was a mistake" He told me,looking at his watch.

"I've got a business meeting so would you please stop talking"

I stood up from my chair forcely, making it fall and walked to him and stared at face,so closely I could feel his breath on my nose.

"I swear, if you dare touch Lil,I'll kill you" I threatened him.

"You know I'm your dad and I have control over you.You small threats don't shake me" He spat,walking closer to me.

I stared into his eyes as he stared back into mine.

"Any news on the billionaires daughter" he asked,turning the door knob.

"No"

He muttered something under his breath and left my room to Lil's.

I plopped back into my chair and continued with my homework.

About an hour later,Lil stormed into my room."Bro"She cried"Can please drive me Vic's"

"What happened?" I asked,concerned.

"Nothing much.He just cane to apologise about my pet,still and invited me come and stay at his hime if I wanted to"She explained.

"I thought you hated him" I said.

"I used to.Now can you please drive me at Vicky's" She cooed.

"I don't even know where she lives"

"I'll show you the way"

"I'll be with you in ten minutes"

When Lil left,I showered and changed my clothes ad styled my hair into my normal hairdo.It was ten minutes past Dennis' party time but not that I bothered.

"What are going to do at Vicky's" I asked,starting the car.

"No need to tell you. I totally forgot I'm not talking to you" She whined playfully.

"Fine,then don't call me to pick you up when you want to come home" I whispered.

I drove Lil to Vicky's but she didn't even bid me good bye.I drove to Dennis' apartment and once again,I could hear the music from a distance.

I wondered how the other tenants were able to put up with his nonsense.Maybe it's because his uncle owns shares here.

I was greeted by the same party mood;lights,music,beer,crazy dancing people. But I was really surprised when someone landed heavily on my shoulders.Hailey- that was who. She was drank .Her arm was around my neck and she was weighing me down with all her weight.

"Hey babe,you finally came" she slurred,taking a sip from her beer.

I grabbed her by the waist before her arm slipped from my shoulders,saving her from hitting the floor.

"Let me go" she said lazily."You never cared about me" she added about to take a sip of her beer when I grabbed it and threw it on the floor.

"Hey that was mine"

"Who allowed you to come?" I asked firmly"I thought they never allowed you out after seven" I added.

She laughed."I snuck out" she hissed.

"Don't tell anyone"

"Let's get you home"I instructed,carrying her in bridal style.

"No" She slurred."I wanna dwink some more"

I disagreed."No Hailey"

"Let me go" She kicked me defensively but it didn't have an effect on me.

I fished my keys from my pocket and held it between my fingers.Hailey's weight was pulling my hands down but I managed to open the door and carefully laid Hailey on the passenger seat.

I drove her to my apartment.With Hailey on my shoulders,I entered the code to my apartment and headed for my room.

I slumped her on the bed and she cuddled into the sheets. She rose from the bed and covered her mouth with her   hands but it was too late for puke was covered in my bed. I groaned.

Hailey sighed and fell asleep.I stood at the exact spot, staring at the side of the bed were Hailey had puked on.

Now I'll have to sleep on the couch.

Getting some sheets from my closet,I laid one on the couch and splayed one on my body. I drifted to sleep.

Hailey's POV

My head was pounding and paining when I woke up.The early morning sunshine crept into the room making the room lit. I gasped when my hands felt something soft,mushy and liquid.

I stared at my hands in horror and noticed the puke on the bed.

Did I do this?

All I remember from last night is getting invited to a party by Dennis and drinking beer.

Did I get drunk?

Maybe.

I looked around the room I was in and sighed in relief when I saw André sleeping on the couch.His hand was placed in between his messy hair and forehead and the other was laying lazily on the floor. I got up from the bed and went straight to the bathroom. The first I saw was the image of a girl with messy blonde haired with dried puke in her hair and on her face all the way down to her dress.And that girl was me.

Remembering that today was a school day,I rinsed my mouth with mouthwash and got into the shower to bath. After bathing,I sneaked into André 's  closet and stole one if his hoodie and sweat pants. The hoodie sleeves dropped down to my knees and the pants kept on falling of eventhough I tightened the rope around the waist.

I went into the bedroom and woke André up but he didn't wake.

"André!!" I shouted into his ear.He woke up poking a finger into his affected ear.

"We have to go to school today" I said.

"I'm missing school today" He answered as he forcefullying opened his eyes to stare at me.He frowned"You puked on my bed last night.You were drank when I came to the party and I rescued you by bringing you here" He muttered.

"You owe me" he added.

"Ok.ok I'll clean up the puke" I said.

"Don't.The cleaner will" He rose up and entered the bathroom.

My parents, I remembered,they were so going to kill me.My phone.

After searching for my phone for a few minutes,I finally accepted that it was missing.

André stepped out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist.He run another through his hair.

"Did I have a phone with me when you rescued me last night?" I asked worriedly.

"Naa. Just you"

A knock on the door alerted me.

"André are you there" A female voice asked.

"Um yeah.I'll be with you in ten minutes" He called after her.

"Ok".

When the voice  died away,I turned to André."Who was that?"

He scratched his hair and answered"That was Lil my sister.You've met her"

"Oh okay.Did you bring my car here?"

"No"

I sat on the couch and flipped my hair back with my hands.My parents ate going to kill me.

André dressed up in the bathroom while I waited in his room.

"Let's go,I'll  prepare some breakfast" he ushered me to go outside when he opened the door for me.

Sitting on a bar stool on the kitchen counter was his siter Lil as I had heard him call her.She span around and eyed me from my face to my clothes and moved her gaze to André.

"Bro,you promised to pick me up" she complained,taking the gallon of milk and pouring more into her cereal.

"I never promised to because you refused to talk to me" He told her.

She sighed and looked at André "Bro get ready to drive me to school or I'll board a taxi there"

He raised a brow at her and lit the stove"Ok.Ill give you money to board a taxi if you're leaving now"

"I don't need your money bro"she scoffed.

She hopped from the stool and punched him on the arm,looked at me and then told me"see you at school bro,you too Hailey,you too" she said and smirked before grabbing her bag and exiting the apartment through the elevator. Her smirk didn't fade as she stood behind the closing doors,she winked at me,the elevator doors finally closing.

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