In The Spotlight

{ Chapter 22 }

Kesley's POV

Sighing I dropped my exhausted body on my couch. I stretched my arms, relaxing as my tense shoulders loosened just a bit.

"Tough night? " I looked to the kitchen doorway to see Greg leaning against the door frame with a cup of steaming tea in his hands.

I gave him a tired smile, nodding. "Fight with my sister." I replied my voice cracking. He came to me with a caring smile.

Walking to the couch he handed me the tea, before sitting down. "Here, it's your favourite. Green tea with two tea spoons of honey and a dash of whipped cream on top." He told me with a sly grin.

I sighed in content as I took a sip of my drink. "Wonderful. Thanks babe." I spoke, before taking a sip from my delicious tea.

"Anything for you beautiful." Greg replied before he told me to face my back to him. Once I did he began to massage my extremely tense back.

Relaxing into the message, I put the cup of tea on the coffee table and within a couple of minutes I feel asleep.

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"You have to keep your end of the favor." I woke up slightly to the sound of hushed whispers. Looking around I noticed I was laying by myself on the couch, my half empty tea cup was sitting on the coffee table.

"We can't let her know, it will ruin this whole thing." I frowned, that was Greg's voice but what was he talking about? And to who?

"Ayana, Kelsey can't know. No matter what it is going on. It will ruin us. It will ruin this. " Greg sounded really stressed and anxious.

What is he talking about? And what is this ? Curious to know more I stood up from the couch, trying my best to make as little noise as possible, and quietly walked to the kitchen.

"No! You can't back out now, we've already discussed this. Ayana no. " Greg was pacing from the stove to the sink, the hand that held the phone was clenched tightly and had turned white only his knuckles were red. His other hand was running through his hair numerous times, tugging and pulling, clearly portraying the anxiousness he was feeling.

"What's going on? " I asked, arms crossed and a frown set deeply on my face.

Greg stopped pacing and turned to me, his eyes wide with shock and a little bit of anger. As if I had done something wrong.

I did I just didn't know what just yet.... 

"Kesley? Oh, it's nothing. Don't worry about it, go back to sleep I know you're tired." He tried to convince me to leave, looking annoyed and worried.

I shook my head blantly disregarding his urgency for me to let go of this topic. "I know it's no 'nothing'. It's clearly something serious, now tell me what's going on, now. " I was getting more and more frustrated as time went by, what was he discussing that was so important I couldn't know about. I knew it wasn't his job, he wasn't a business man, just a store manager and unless he was selling illegal things there, there was nothing to hide.

"Wait?! Is you're store just a front? " I gasped frantically. "Are you really even who you say you are? " I backed up slightly, with a scowl on my face. A mix of anger and fear running through my veins.

Greg shook his head looking panicked. "No, no! Nothing like that, it's..." He trailed off.  Running his hands through his hair once again, looking more and more frustrated. "Okay, look let's sit down. There's something I need to tell you.... "

Feeling suspicious and unsure I follow him regardless.

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I sat mouth gaping, unsure of how to take in this information. "What? How?  When? " Is all I could splutter out, eyes wide as I sit staring at Greg.

Greg just nodded. "Yeah, I was shocked to. I didn't want to believe it cause he's my best friend, but it's the truth."

I took a deep shaky breath. "Is that why you didn't want Ayana to tell me?" I asked.

Greg nodded. "Yeah, I didn't want you to worry about who he really was. " He replied. He held an expression of nothing. His face was blank nothing was exposed, at all.

I nodded, not saying anything in return. We sat in silence for another minute or two, before Greg reached over and pulled me close. "I know it's hard, but it's also life." Once he uttered those words my dam broke, tears fell and kept falling.

"It's OK, I'm here. I've got you. " Greg whispered in my ear.

"How could Xavier do that?  How could he even be that way? Using me to get out of the fame you helped him achieve." I sobbed out, "He said he was my best friend, but it was a lie he didn't care I was just another pawn in his game. " Slowly the sadness vanished, turning into hot red anger.

I stood up, anger making me blind and my body shake. I stomped my way to my room with a determination. Mumbling profanities to myself, and threats of how I would deal with...with that traitor.

Upon entering my room, I picked up my phone and called him. After the third ring he picked up. "Kels? What's up?" He sounded completely fine like he didn't just use me for the past couple of months.

"I hate you, we were never friends. I used you for fame, get over it. " I threw the words that Greg said he used to describe our situations, and then hung up the phone before he could get a word in.

In hindsight I should have talked to him first, but I was blinded by anger. And listened to what agreed with my angry thoughts.

I just didn't know how bad things would turn out......

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A/N: olaaaa guys.....

I know I know no need for the deadly stares... I haven't updated in like forever and ive been wayyyy off my game but I just wasn't really feeling the motivation I'm in a moment where I'm trying to work some things out but I will try to keep updating this book regularly because you guys are a priorety I haven't forgotten you at all just been really busy

But I hope you like this chapter and the book so far let me know what you guys think other than that nothing else really

Mwah thanks for sticking around though

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