Chapter Eight

Rest of the days went by with guilt eating me. Soon it's Christmas morning.

I grab Ken's gift and my phone. I want to text him to tell him I'm coming, but I decide against it. I'd surprise him.

"Where are you going?" Ikenna ask

"Out"

"Christmas morning" he points out.

"Since when did we celebrate it? He is not even home, he never is" I'm talking about our father.

I'm out of the house hailing a taxi. Outside is chilly.

Soon enough a taxi stops and I'm at his place in no time.

"Hey" Jeffrey, one of his friends, greeted.

"Oh hey" I say knocking

"You are here to see Ken?" He asked. Well duh

He looks from the door to me.

"Uhh… I don't think he is home right now, come back later" he is tense and I see it.

Narrowing my eyes at him, I knock again. He was hiding something.

"Who is it?" A female voice asks from inside.

"Shit" I hear him mutter

My expression is blank when the door opens.

"Who are you?" She asks.

I took her in. She's petite and cute. With big boobs. She was hot. Something I wasn't

She was wearing his shirt. A shirt I got for him.

"Is Ken in?" I ask. I'm doing my best not to break down.

"Babes who is…" his voice trails off when he sees me.

"Crystal '' Just Crystal, not babe or baby, like he calls me. Certain who the side chick is.

"Why are you here?"

"Babes, who is she?" She asks peering up at him.

"Someone I know" my heart breaks.

I turn around

"Crystal" he calls.

"Merry Christmas" I toss the gift at Jeffrey walking away.

He never followed.

I'm walking, no destination in mind, just walking.

I get to a playground and I enter, I sit on a swing, pushing myself forward, staring at space.

Someone sits on the other side.

"Its weird that you are hurt but you don't cry" Gabriel say

"Its weird that you are here and you know I am sad"

He doesn't say anything, just keeps swinging.

"No I told you so?" I ask looking at him

"You don't deserve it" he shakes his head.

He stands from the swing

"Merry Christmas Crystal" He tosses a box at me walking away.

I opened it. It was a chain with a pendant, a crystal pendant.