**Gulf's POV**
I'm not sure how many hours of last night were actually spent sleeping since I couldn't stop tossing and turning the entire time. I must have dozed off at some point though because I woke up to Prem missing from the bed.
That's weird...
The alarm clock only says 6.
I know he has to work today but I'm pretty sure he still has two hours until he has to check in.
Where did he go?
With a soft groan I roll back over to my side of the bed before sliding off the mattress. The room was unusually warm since I forgot to turn on the AC last night. Which was not the best thing for my body because all I'm wearing right now is a pair of boxers and I was dying...
Feeling a little light headed from how warm it was I shuffle out of the room to the hallway where the thermostat was and turn on the air. I hope it starts working soon.
As I was heading back into the bedroom I could hear rattling coming from the kitchen until the sound of something sizzling fills my ears. Prem must be cooking right now, which explains why he wasn't in bed but he doesn't know how to cook a whole lot of things.
Please don't burn the house down...
Walking into the closet of our room I rummage around in a few box's until I found the pair of sweat pants I was trying to find. I've been going back to work for a little bit now but my style and motivation to make myself look good has died a little bit.
I've mainly just been worried about Mew now, I never wanted him and Prem to meet but they did and now I have to figure out how to calm this situation down more without causing any major issues.
I'd be lying to myself if I said I didn't feel anything for Mew but it wasn't anything extravagant, it was more of an attraction. I guess you could call it a crush, he's attractive and kind. I'd be stupid not to see it but I'm not a dumbass, I wouldn't throw away my soulmate for someone that has a Soullace malfunction.
Soullace is only suppose to connect once not every time, so there's no way he can actually mean anything to me.
With this experience though I can start to see why people have issues going along with there destined lovers and rebel. It's really easy to get pulled in by someone else. I guess I'm just stronger than most.
Maybe I wont hate the rebels as much anymore though...
What there doing is wrong on many levels but I think I can understand.
I think...
Letting out a frustrated sigh I look down at my waist line, I think I've lost some weight. The band of my sweat pants hung a little low on my waist line showing the band of my boxers. It never use to do that, I think stress has taken some of my weight.
I should try to eat more and worry less.
There will be less things to worry about now, there's no way Mew will show up anymore now that he knows I have a soulmate.
I should be safe.
Thinking that made me smile as I exit the closet and start to look around the room. That's strange, where's my phone?
Gulf: Pulling open the bedroom door I make my way toward the kitchen. "Hey babe do you know where my phone is?"
Prem: He glanced over at me as I walked behind him and slide my arms around his waist before he whispered. "It's on the kitchen counter."
Gulf: I glanced to my left and saw it sitting on the edge of the counter, that's weird I could have sworn I had brought it into the bedroom with me last night. "Oh thank you." I peer over his shoulder into the pan that has fluffy eggs inside. "What are you making?"
Prem: Still sounding a little quiet and off. "I'm making an egg sandwich, I wanted to eat left overs from last night but my appetite was ruined."
Gulf: That made me frown as I move my hand down to his stomach and r carefully rub it in slow circles. "What do you mean your appetite was ruined, are you feeling sick?"
Prem: He pulls my hand from his stomach before stirring the eggs. "No I'm not sick, I just saw something I didn't want to see. I don't really want to talk about it."
Gulf: "Oh okay, well if you ever want to talk to me about it than you know that I don't mind listening. I'm always here for you."
Prem: I tried to lean in for a kiss against his cheek when he slams his hands against the stove causing the eggs in the pan to fly everywhere. "FUCK GULF, HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO PRETEND LIKE NOTHING IS GOING ON?!? DO YOU TAKE ME AS A FOOL, DO YOU PITTY ME, WHY DO YOU TREAT ME SO WELL IF YOU DON'T WANT ME?"
Gulf: I flinched away away from him in pure confusion as his shoulders tense with anger and pain. "P-Prem what are you talking about? I just wanted to make sure that you were okay, you said that you were upset so I thought that maybe you were having your stomach health issues again. I didn't mean to make you upse..."
Prem: He ignores the mess that was now flung around the kitchen before turning off the stove and pushing me away from him. Thats when I saw that his eyes were big and puffy from hours of crying... "Can you stop acting like you care about me, it hurts more than its helping..."
Gulf: "But I do care, I don't understand why your acting like this all of a sudden Prem."
Prem: He lets out a frustrated sigh before resting his head against the wall closest to me. "Who is he to you Gulf?"
Gulf: "Who is who?"
Prem: He glares at me before pushing off the wall and heading over to the kitchen counter where my phone was. "Stop it already, I know. I'm not stupid." He grabs my phone and opens it before scrolling for a little bit and handing it to me as he presses play to a voice message left last night. "Try to tell me he doesn't mean anything to you again, I dare you..."
I was just staring at my phone in confusion because the number was an unknown ID since I never added this person to my contacts.
Who is this?
That's when the caller began to talk and I knew right away.
It was Mew leaving me a message...
Fuck!
I let out a groan as I take the phone from Prem and listen to the message, this was all a giant misunderstanding...
Mew: *Hi Gulf it's Mew, I'm not even fully sure what I should say in this since I know that we probably aren't on the best of terms since last night. I just wanted to say that I'm not mad anymore, I was when I first found out about Prem and how you had a soulmate since I'm convinced your mine but I respect your wishes. I won't do anything else with you and I won't cross anymore lines. You can forget about our connection and our kiss but I really hope we can still be friends. You don't have to tell Prem about our connection if you don't want to. I will respect your wishes, I just hope that one day you might open your heart to me even if it's just in a friendship sort of way from now on. I meant what I said in the bathroom yesterday. I'm really sorry for causing you any trouble. I hope that one day you can hug me and call me friend like you can with Santa and Earth... Okay, I guess I should stop rambling on now, I will wait for your call. You know where to find me if you need me and I hope you have a really good day.*
The sound of the beep ricocheted off the walls of our apartment as I stared at my phone in horror.
Gulf: "H-how did you know that he sent me this?"
Prem: He slides down the front of the fridge till his butt hit the floor. "I woke up early and your phone kept flashing on to indicate that you had a notification so I checked it and saw that you had a message from an unknown number. I didn't think anything of it and listened to it but instead of finding a telemarketer I found a very heart felt voice mail from a tossed out lover."
Gulf: The word lover made me laugh as I crouch down to him. "Is that what you think? That he's a lover of mine?"
Prem: "Well yea, what else could he be after sending something like that? He's upset that you tossed him away but acting like it didn't affect him so he comes off as more appealing..."
Gulf: I grab his arm and pull him back to his feet as he looks everywhere but at me. "Prem listen to me, I'm not sleeping with Mew. He's right when he said we kissed, we did but it didn't mean anything to me. He doesn't mean anything to me."
Lie...
Prem: He just shook his head as he rests it against my chest and starts to silently cry causing my shirt to gradually become more wet. "I want to believe you I do, but I don't... I love you Gulf but I don't know if I can do this right now. I still need to go to work and come home in one peace. I tried to act like nothing was the matter, like everything was okay and go about my day like always but the thought of seeing you with someone else makes me so mad that I don't even know how to be mad. I just want to disappear. Am I not enough for you Gulf?..."
Gulf: Hearing him sound so depressed was kind of making me upset because there really wasn't anything going on, I chose him and he should realize that I had chosen him. "Prem you shouldn't car..."
Prem: He gently pushes his hands against my chest and takes two steps away. "I-I think you should leave..."
Gulf: "Wait but why I don't have to work for another 2 hours and I want to talk to you about this. Prem I didn't do anything wrong, he was the one that came onto me I tried to push him away but he didn't want to lea..."
Prem: He looks up at me with hollow swollen eyes before shaking his head. "That's not what I meant. I think you should leave our home to give me a few days to think about everything. I don't want to see you right now, your other even said last week that it's been a while since you went to visit her so maybe you should go stay with them. I will let you know when I want you to come home..."
I can't believe this is happening right now, after working so hard for our relationship, fighting off Mew's advances, working my ass off to pay for his ring and trying my best to give him enough love and attention at the same time and he doesn't believe me?
What am I suppose to do now?...
Gulf: "P-prem please, I didn't do anything wrong. I don't want to leave, can't we figure this out."
Prem: He points at the door before looking down at the floor. "Please grab your stuff and leave, I said what I said and you can't change my mind."
Gulf: My hands were shaking as I reach forward to gently hold his shoulders. "A-are oyu breaking up w-with me?"
Prem: He slowly looked up now as he began to cry too. "I-I don't know..."
Gulf: "Prem..."
Prem: "GET OUT!!!"
Gulf: My hands fell to my sides as I take a few steps back and hit the wall behind me. "I-I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."
Not being able to stay in the same area as him anymore I turn for the bedroom and lock myself in the room. As I leaned against the door all I could do was begin to cry as I pull my suitcase out of the closet and begin packing my things.
I never thought in a million years that I would ever have to leave my own home.
Not without Prem...
Wiping my face on my arm I continue to pack as I try to think of what I needed to do next, to much was happening. I just got Mew off my back and now Prem is throwing me out.
I need to call Moon and my parents...
No matter how much I thought about it I can't understand why Prem wouldn't hear me out, if he would just listen to me maybe none of this would happen.
All he had to do was listen...
Sucking in multiple deep breaths of air to calm my racing thoughts I lean against my suitcase and zip it up before looking around to make sure I had everything.
Once I knew I did I grabbed the handle and left the bedroom to grab my phone from the counter.
The moment I did though I could see that the kitchen was still a mess and Prem was trembling in the corner against the cabinets on the floor. I wanted to walk over to him and pull him into a hug, I wanted to comfort him and tell him everything was going to be okay but I couldnt.
He didn't want me around right now...
So instead of taking a step toward him I clenched my fists at my side and walked out the front door as the sounds of his crying became louder before the door closing behind me snuffed them out.
What the fuck just happened?
...
I didn't know where else to go other than work.
I must have sat outside the shop for atleast an hour before Moon showed up looking confused as hell since I was sitting there leaning against a suitcase.
Moon: She holds her arms up in confusion. "What the fuck happened this time?"
Gulf: Still trying to process it myself... "I got kicked out..."
Moon: She stops trying to shove the key in the hole to look over at me in confusion. "You what?"
Gulf: I let out a sigh before taking the keys from her and opening the door. "Mew sent me a voicemail last night and Prem found it before I did, now he thinks I was cheating on him."
Moon: "Well did you try explaining the whole soullace thing to him?"
Gulf: "No how could I? Wouldn't that make him feel worse because than hell start to doubt himself even though I know he's my soulmate and not Mew. I hate this entire situation, it pisses me off."
Moon: She sets her things down in the back of the shop as I sit down in one of the lounge chairs. "That's true I didn't even think about that but wait if you got kicked out than what are you suppose to do now?"
Gulf: "That's why I'm here I either need a place to stay or some time off of work so I can go live with my parents to figure all of this out."
Moon: It seemed like she was considering something as she clicks through her computer. "Well I would say you could stay with me but my sister is currently using my guest room until she goes back to her college dorms in a week. Do you think you could stay with your parents for a week until she leaves?"
Gulf: "Would it be okay to leave work for that long? I was already off so much after this incident started."
Moon: "Don't worry about it, I let you have that time off because I knew you were going through a hard time remember? This is no different, your a hair stylist so technically you could work wherever you want to. I'll just get someone else to fill in your spot while your gone."
Gulf: Feeling like I wanted to cry all over again but for different reasons this time, I pull her into a hug and let out a small laugh. "Thank you so much!.."
Moon: She pats my back and pulls away. "Don't mention it, just fix your love life so everything isn't so fucked up. I miss having a permanent stylist."
Gulf: "I promise I'll figure this out, now I just need to call my mother..."
Moon: "Good luck with that, from what I remember you havent seen her in a long ass time so I would advise you don't tell her about your issues with Prem. Just make it seem like a small visit and than get out of there."
Gulf: "Okay."
I hadn't even thought about that, my mother would go insane if she knew that Prem and I were fighting.
She loves him almost as much as I do...