When We Were Young

Chapter Sixteen

A/N: I keep asking myself why do I keep updating this book? 🤔lmao

Odell POV

Once I left Dezzy's stoop I decided that I couldn't just leave us like this. I needed her to at least know the truth. After all that I put her through, and allowed her to go through I don't care how selfish it sounded I still want her to want... Us.

Once I got back to the hotel room I sat down and did the only thing that I knew would even possibly get her attention.

Desiree' POV

When I got back to my apartment I just shut the door and cried. I didn't hate Odell. I could never hate him, and that's what made me so mad.

The fact that when he opened that door I wanted to congratulate him, and tell him how proud I was, instead of genuinely hating this man made me mad.

The fact that I was still so ready and willing to protect somebody who didn't give two shits about me pissed me off, but even then I wasn't mad at him; I was mad at myself.

When I saw him when I walked downstairs I was mad at myself again, but this time it was for hurting him.

Why does he have this affect on me? Why can't I just hate his guts and have a burning desire to fuck shit up for him?

"What you thinking about over there," Chen smiled over at me.

Odell. "I got fired today."

Chen looked surprised, "What? Why? You're like the best employee they have!"

"I know, but they said something about cuts, and you know the whole last hire first fire thing," I shrugged. I didn't want to lie, I just didn't feel like rehashing the whole SHITuation with Odell again.

"I see," he nodded, "but that shit is still unfair."

"Yeah. Thanks for coming by, I was really hungry," I smiled as I pulled my food from the bag.

Chen is my delivery guy turned friend. That's it. He's just a cutie and he knows it, hence his constant flirting. It makes me laugh.

The first time we met, he brought my food right in the middle of me having a mini breakdown right after I'd finally made it up here away from Derrick and we'd been friends ever since.

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Six Months Earlier

I looked around my new apartment that I'd barely gotten and smiled. I was so happy that is finally gotten away from Derrick.

I was scared, and alone, but I was still so happy. I didn't have to worry about being used and abused.

I slumped down my wall and started crying, I have no idea how long is been down there when I heard a knock on my door.

I rose to my feet and looked through the peephole to see a guy with food that I completely forgot I ordered. I went and got the money before opening the door.

"You," he pointed at me, "orda' dis fud. Pay meh."

I looked at the guy and couldn't help but start laughing.

"What?"

"That fake accent is terrible," I laughed and he laughed with me.

He smiled, "Maybe I should feel bad for mocking my own people to make you laugh, but that was the first thing I thought of. Sad right? Plus it's a well known fact that pretty girls make smart boys do dumb things."

I couldn't help but laugh again, "Well thank you...?"

"Chen. Like men with a Ch."