After It Happened

Chapter 6: 5

Denise's pov.

The first thing I saw was Camille's petite figure marching towards me with a deep scowl on her face. I

quickly figured her stepbrother was the cause.

The moment he walked through that huge door, I swear time froze. Memories came back like a painful

punch. Betrayal, anger, hurt, insecurity, and every other thing I felt after my supposed to be other half

left without as much as a goodbye. He left me alone at the worst stage of my life. All the 13 years of our

friendship were thrown out the window.

He was really in front of me after 4 years. He had grown a lot taller and more handsome, but that

wasn't the point. His eyes were different. They weren't those bright, innocent eyes that were always

easy to read, but they were now dull. They looked like they had seen too much, like he had gone

through enough. Maybe that's what he saw in my eyes too.

I waited for the remorse and regret to cross his eyes, but they didn't. I just saw a flash of pain and

anger before he kept on his emotionless look. He might as well be a stranger, but I knew this was my

Kelechi, not a doppelganger. He just didn't want my forgiveness or acceptance, and I wasn't ready to

give them to him. So, I gave him what he asked for. I blocked all emotions I felt with him here. I couldn't

be vulnerable. I didn't know this person.

I went up to him like a normal best friend to his stepsister would and introduced myself.

"Hey, I'm Denise, Camille's best friend. You must be her stepbrother. Your face looks familiar, though I

can't remember where I know you from. We must have met sometime."

A strange look crossed his features but disappeared as soon as it came.

"I'm Kelechi. Nice to meet you."

And like that he walked away. Yeah, I really hated him.

*********

He's here! Finally, he's here. How do you think Kelechi will be? Did he make a good first impression?

Soo, I want to explain something about this book. It's not totally a diary. Yes, you'll see entries by

Denise sometimes, but I will also be writing the events from her point of view and sometimes from

Kelechi's pov. Denise won't write in her diary every time. Enjoy and don't forget to vote and comment. I

love you guys.