First Enslaved Then In Love

Chapter 12

I pull up to Ayana's house lecturing myself that I was there to help her out and that's that. No prying, no thinking how gorgeous she is, just studying. I ring the doorbell and step back, giving her space when she opens the door.

"Hey" I say when she opens the door, she nods back and motions for me to come in. I head in, shutting the door along the way.  She walks upstairs and I follow until we reach her room. She shuts the door and sits at her desk taking out the statistic book we are studying from. I take a quick glance around the room. The walls were light blue with a string of lights lining the top corners. Her bed was huge with drapes hanging over it.

Ayana pulls up an extra chair for me to sit in beside her. "Ready?" she asks. Her voice sharp, but her eyes sad.

"Yup" I sit in the chair, taking my book and notes out my backpack. I feel her eyes on me and I look back in the corner of my eyes. She looks so angry... and it feels as if all of it is directed towards me.

I eye the first question and start to read it out loud. I see Ayana out the corner of my eyes looking upset, but I shake it off and continue reading.

"Do you know how to approach the question?" I ask. She shrugs. I sigh out of annoyance and break it down for her. She missed so much material in the past couple classes that it would take more than one study session for her to catch up.

Ayana looks at me do the problem and copies it down, circling the answer. I advance to the next question and look at her. She refuses to look back at me. "Ok so this one is similar to the last. I want you to try it yourself" I say.

She nods working out the problem. I look at her work and see she got it right. "That's correct, good job." She glances over in my direction quickly to acknowledge me... finally.

We continue some more questions as an hour hits. Ayana seemed to loosen up slightly from the first few questions. She still isn't talking to me, but she has been taking glances in my direction every once in a while.

"Look at you! You learned fast" I say after she gets another question right. She slightly smiles at me. Soon, that smile fades as she shifts uncomfortably in her chair looking down.

"I don't get it" she says looking at me, the fire in her eyes back yet again. My eyebrows raise slightly, giving her all my attention. I want to know why she is acting like this towards me. Like I am the lowest piece of sh*t on earth. "Why would you tell her that?" angry tears run down her face, however she wipes them quickly.

"I-" I start to say before being interrupted

"No! Let me finish. Why did you tell her we... had sex?" She stares into my soul. I look back so confused. What is she talking about?

"Ayana, listen to me... I didn't tell anyone that. Who told you that?" I reply being careful with my words and keeping my voice calm. Her features soften slightly as she sees and hears my confusion.

"That one girl. She told me you told her that you "gave it to me good.""

I feel my blood boiling immediately. What a b*tch...

Heaven.

"Ayana..." I breathe out sharply, trying to control myself. I know I can have a bad temper, but this is the last place I want to let it get out of control. "...that girl is my ex. I never told her we had sex. I would never do that to you. I told her about what we went through because she was the only one I could turn to at the time. I trusted her." I reply.

"Sh*t..." I look down seeing my fists clench up. I take a deep breath and relax them, looking into her eyes.

"Is that true?" she says softly. She turns back into that 13 year old I first met years ago. I feel myself get lost in her eyes.

"On my mama Ayana. I wouldn't do that to you"

"How did she know what I looked like?" she looks back down. I want to just reach out and pull her into my arms... damn... I can't deny I'm falling for her again.

"Social media? She's crazy and lives to hurt me since we cut it off." I turn away refusing to let her see the fire in my eyes. It went quiet for a while.

"I'm sorry"

I look to her in shock. "What? No you did nothing wrong. I get it. I would be mad too. I got you always... alright?"

She nods slowly, turning her attention back towards the homework awkwardly. I take it as a cue to continue studying. We tackle the last few problems as she soon builds up some confidence again.

"Thank you Drake" she softly says looking at me for a split second. I say nothing, just embracing the moment. From then I knew... I am gonna make this girl mine.

*The next day*

*Ayana POV*

I wake up early for the first time this week. While I am not 100%, I feel a lot better than before. Last night was a swirl of emotions. I flash back to seeing the concern and worry in Drake's eyes. A weird, warm feeling overcomes me that I haven't felt before. I feel a smile spread across my face but it quickly fades as I remember the night of the party. I have to face TJ for the first time today.

Yesterday, I avoided the class. However, I can't skip forever. I still feel so so dirty down there. I got my virginity stolen from me. I will never have a normal first time...

Angry tears fill my eyes and spill over as a soft sob escapes my lips. I can't do this. I crawl back in bed and close my eyes, falling into a deep sleep.