Love, Lies & Legacy- chapter 4
CHAPTER 4
The following week, things between Miles and me were getting really intimate. I discovered that out during my visit to the bathroom from biology class. That was when I bumped into Miles on the hallway and the first thing he did was grabbed me by the waist and pinned me against the lockers. He did a quick glance to see if anyone was watching and leaned over to kiss me.
"Have fun in Biology," he whispered as he let go of me.
Our intimacy came a little too fast for me. But for some crazy reason, I liked it. I like the attention, the affection and the company I got from Miles. We managed to keep Valerie out of the picture for the time being. But I know it would not last because in the end, Valerie knows everything about everyone. So for the time being, I held on to Miles even if it was a bad thing to do.
That weekend, I spent the evening at Miles house. Valerie was at the
We just came back from lunch and were hanging out in front of TV. I was sitting comfortably, my thighs on Miles's lap. I was playing with his PSP while he was channel surfing.
"Oh yeah! You are so toast Miles! I beat your high score," I said while lifting both hands in victory.
"What? That can't be... It took me 2 weeks to get to that level. Did you learn how to cheat on the Internet?" he said staring at the PSP screen.
"Nope, I’m just a better player than you," I said cheekily.
"You're better in literature than me and now you're better in video games... I'm going to have to keep a close eye on you," he said jokingly.
"Stop it! Now change the channel to MTV. Julez's video is premiering today," I said while turning off the PSP. When the channel was on, Vanessa Manilo the VJ announced Julez's name and she came out in lively fashion.
"So Julez, what can we expect from your latest album? Is it similar to the previous one?" asked Vanessa.
"My signature sound is still there but with a little twist. This time around I wanted the songs to be really meaningful. I worked with a lot of talented people and I also discovered new producers and composers," Julez said.
"So tell us about the new single," asked Vanessa.
"Well it’s called 'Nobody Till You'. My best friend Sienna wrote it. She is so talented and I love her to death," she said. Miles was already nudging me.
"Sienna will also be in the video.... The song is produce by a person close to my heart. Jesse has the most creative mind and this song would not be perfect without these two people," said Julez.
"Ok, lets hope Sienna and Jesse are watching right now. Julez will you do the honors of premiering your new video?"
"Pleasure... This is my new single Nobody Till You and I hope all of you will love it as much as I do. Enjoy," she said and the video started.
The opening of the video was Jesse sitting on his director chair while talking to the producer next to him. I could feel that Miles was already uncomfortable. Julez sang the first lines, the background of the school was beautiful and so was Julez. Then my part was on.
I saw a completely different girl in that video. I mean seeing yourself on TV is kind of weird. The video showed equal parts of Julez and me. Plus some parts of Jesse looking really delicious.
After the second chorus, there was the part of me strutting towards Jesse. I could feel my palms sweating. Then came the whispering part and the most awaited part, my kissing scene. The kissing scene was played in slow motion and that made it looked really sensual.
Miles stood up and walked away when the video ended. I followed him out of the house.
"Miles... what’s wrong?" I asked while holding his hand.
"You know I hated when you kissed that guy," he said coldly.
"Come on Miles, it’s just a video.... there was nothing going on between us. It was just an act to spice up the video," I said calmly. Miles looked straight into my eyes like he's trying to find the truth behind it. I instantly gave him a hug.
As I stood there in Miles's arms, I kept thinking in my mind that there is nothing going on between Jesse and me. He's back in
Even I was not sure if he had any feelings for me. It was just a one-time crush, that’s all. The kiss meant nothing. It was just a publicity stunt, a joke I decided to try.
At the same time, there was a part of me that thought the relationship I have with Miles is a dangerous one. When everything adds up, I am dating Miles to fill the hole I felt towards Jesse. Underneath it all, my relationship with Miles will not last anyway. But I kept holding on, for the sake of my comfort. It was better to leave now before I reach the end of the road. Which to me will be very painful. But being the stubborn person that I am, I did not want to end it till the very last second.
The dreadful day has arrived; Valerie came back from her job. Well if you call posing in front of a camera and kissing in a video shoot a job. I did the kissing part and I would never call it a job. Valerie's arrival was almost like a celebration. Everyone wanted to ask her the dirty questions.
Did you get to keep the clothes of the photo shoot? Did you get to pose with hot guy models? Is Teddy a great kisser? What did you and Teddy do after the video shoot? But for this particular occasion, Valerie did not care about the attention. All she wanted to do was kick my ass.
"What are you still doing with my brother? I didn't chase you before the shoot because I wanted you to figure out for yourself how pathetic you are and will leave my brother alone. I did you a favor," she said with an angry tone.
"Since when do you get to decide who dates your brother?" I said straight to her face.
"I'm his sister and I know him better than you. So that means I know what's best for him," she said sternly.
"Last time I checked, he already has a mother. Who Miles date is his business."
"Okay, let me straighten things up, just because your friends with a rock star doesn't mean you get to talk to me like that. You are a pathetic little girl who should not hang around my brother."
"But…" I wanted to shot back but Valerie lifted her hand in front of my face.
"Shut up. Stay away from him and get a life before I do something you'll regret," she said and walked away.
Her remarks were hurtful but I really wanted to be with Miles. I didn’t want to give up; I wanted to try to make it work. The bad thing was I wanted it to work because of the comfort not for the fact that I like Miles. I immediately went to Miles's locker to see him. He was there busy taking out his books.
"What is up with you sister?" I asked while leaning against the lockers.
"I meant to talk to you about that," he said while not making any eye contact with me. He must be really mad with Valerie.
"Ok, what's up?" I said. But before he could reply, the bell rang for class.
"We'll talk about this later. Meet me at the car park after school and we'll talk about it on the way to your house," he said while closing his locker shut. Later that day, I waited by Miles's Mercedes convertible.
"Get in," he said when he arrived. Throughout the whole ride, we did not say a word to each other. The silence was killing me. When we arrived in front of my penthouse apartment, Miles turned to face me.
"Is there something wrong Miles?" I asked in a concern tone. For some reason, I knew this moment would come.
"Yeah, there is," he said coldly. He looked deep into my eyes for a while and I waited for his explanation.
"My sister talked some sense into me and I think she's right about our relationship. I think it's not going to work out," he said. His words went straight to my heart like an arrow.
"What? Why do you always have to follow your sister? I know she's family and you love her but..." I said but was lost in words.
"I'm sorry Sienna," he said softly.
"You're running away! You always do that. Instead of staying and trying to fix the problem, you run away," I said in anger. He just looked at me and didn't say a word.
"At least this time you have the decency to tell me yourself unlike last time when I had to find out personally from Valerie," I said trying to control my anger.
“Sienna, we both knew this wasn’t going to work,” he said softly. Underneath it all, I knew he was right but I just did not want to admit it. I then opened the door and went out the car.
"Goodbye Miles," I said painfully to him.
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