Naomi spent the last few weeks of term at home. She caught up on her work. She was in university for a degree and she intended on getting it, no one was standing in the way of that. Not boys, not anyone and especially not Theo.
She had told her mum and sister that her black eye was the result of a night where she was too drunk. Which was technically the truth. It all started with a drunken kiss. A kiss which she regretted, leading to Seb hitting her. A kiss she wanted to repeat but refused to admit it. A kiss she continuously thought about.
She had texted Leilani and Mya to ask when they were free to meet up. She needed to vent. She needed someone to hear her side of the story. The two of them gave her their work schedule and they agreed to meet up at Wetherspoons. Cheap alcohol and gossip, summed them up to a tee.
The three of them met at Spoons and the story telling began. Naomi filled the two of them in on every last detail she could remember from her side of the story, from the time she called them at uni, to meeting Seb at his party, to walking in on Theo and Charlotte in the kitchen, to him seeing her in the lift and him walking so close to her that she thought they were going to kiss, to the night in the lift after Halloween, to her dream, then the laundry room and then her Seb becoming official. Then, Christmas dinner and what transpired after what Seb did under the table and her getting locked out of the flat, to him apologising at her birthday party and then his football match and that party. Where they kissed and he confessed his so called feelings for her, leading to her to walk out and get drunk and into a depressive state. And eventually concluding with Seb coming over with the picture on his phone and him hitting her.
Naomi faked a smile, as she looked at their friend's faces after hearing everything that had happened to her over the past two terms.
"Fucking hell" Mya muttered as she began to sip her sex on the beach
"Yep" Naomi sighed, popping the 'p'
"Are you okay?" Leilani asked, needing to know
"Don't worry about me" Naomi smiled weakly, hoping that they wouldn't be that concerned with her own feelings and instead her story
"No naomi, answer me - are you okay? We're allowed to worry"
"Yeah, you shouldn't of gone through that. No one should ever go through that fuck sake, I thought, I really thought this Seb guy was great but fuck him. I-I just don't even know what to say" Mya rambled, trying to find the right words to comfort Naomi
"Guys seriously, I'm still here today, therefore I'm good" Naomi reassured
"Call, text, fucking send a pigeon I don't care but whenever something happens at uni or wherever and we're not with you and you just want someone to listen to you rant or explain your side of the story just call us, okay?"
"Or even if you want to just have a sit down, and a massive mental break down and cry, just call because I'll happily join in - mate, working life aint for me and trust me, a good breakdown can do just the job somedays"
"Thank you guys so much, im sorry for our shitty updates, we need to talk more"
"Okay but why did you say that Theo's feelings aren't real?" Leilani questioned
"Because-" Naomi answered
"N-n-n-no, first we're going to establish one thing" Mya interrupted wanting to get her answer first
"What?" Naomi and Leilani asked
"Is he spicy white?" Mya smiled
"For fuck sake" Naomi rolled her eyes
"Spicy? What does spicy mean?" Leilani
"She means basically is he a white boy who isn't plain or he's got like Italian or Greek or Spanish in his family somewhere or does he act a bit black" Naomi attempted to explain, not really having an actual definition for it but if you know, you know
"And i don't know he's like in the middle" Naomi muttered
"No I need a clear answer" Mya demanded playfully
"Well obviously he's white but I don't even know his last name to tell you if he's got something in him and he's the only white one out of his football friends but he isn't one of those ones who beg to be black by wearing a durag or nothing but he just seems like he's just calm with them" Naomi said
"And he likes you" Mya added
"Like I said before, apparently but I don't believe it" Naomi also added
"Okay let me see a picture of him" Mya asked
"Fine" Naomi said as she scrolled through her memories on Snapchat and found the group picture of all of them on Halloween
"He's the prisoner" she stated, passing her phone to them
"Oh my god, if you don't want him I'll happily take him" Mya exclaimed
"He's peng I'm not going to lie" Leilani agreed
"Oh shut up you two and trust me you don't want to be involved with that mess" Naomi sighed
"He's spicy, it's concluded" Mya smirked
"Anywayyy, let's go back to my question, why don't you think he likes you?" Leilani reminded
"Because everything just seems to point me in the idea of him just messing with my feelings and this is all to get back at me for all our arguments at the beginning and me not kissing him in his room the very first time we were high" Naomi explained
"Naomi I know you have trust issues but I'm pretty sure this boy likes you, he wouldn't of gone through all of this and binned off his side ting, Charlotte if he didn't really want you" Leilani reasoned
"Okay, but what about the picture, he clearly set it up to send to Seb" Naomi questioned
"Yeah that does sound weird that someone knew you two were in that room" Mya added
"Are you sure no one saw you leave with him?" Leilani spoke up
"No, I-I , I don't actually really remember" Naomi furrowed her brows
"Don't tell me he forced you to kiss him?" Mya exclaimed
"No, god no. But I mean I was so high and kinda tipsy that everything that night was just messy and all I can really remember is that one second I was dancing and next I see him and he's saying should we go for a talk and he takes me to his room and we kiss" Naomi explained
"Okay, I'm definitely not team Seb but I'm also not routing for you and Theo but I am going to say, that judging by your lack of memory and knowledge of who could of seen you, I think someone who clearly doesn't like you could of taken the photo or it might of been one of his boys, I don't know. But I do know that boys get bored easily. He does not sound the type to put you through all of this to prove the point of getting into your pants, no matter how competitive he is" Leilani stated
"I say, just let things go with the flow, don't actively avoid him, when you see him, you see him cause if he likes you then he'll want to see you" Leilani continued
"Yeah, he'll definitely be missing you right about now" Mya winked
"Oh shut up and fine I'll just carry on as normal, but I might go back later than the term three start date" Naomi mumbled
"Are you not listening to me, I said to not actively avoid him" Leilani reiterated
"I'm not, I just wanted to spend more time with you lot cause I've barley seen you this year" Naomi smiled
"Aww cute, but no, go back already" Mya teased
"I'll go back when I'm ready okay? I just don't want to see Seb around the accommodation just yet" Naomi admitted
"Understandable" Mya supported
"Okay, we'll text us whenever you're back for any kind of support" Leilani suggested
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Clouding My Judgement
Romance[Completed] Book 1 in The 'Three Words' Series - A/N I know this book isn't written the best and low-key cringe, it was one of my first, sorry. Naomi is a 18 year old university student, studying fashion marketing in first year attempting to make f...
