Let me be your…
❣???? SOULMATES ❣????
( Love wasn’t part of the plan )
BY: FAITH IFEOLUWA
????DO NOT COPY OR REPOST❌
CHAPTER 17 & 18
✧ F**K! ✧
“Stay…” He stopped midway slumping to the ground.
“Oh!” Addison held him going down together with him.
“Oh, my G! Finn!!” She shrieked holding him.
“What do I do…Finn oh, no! Help…somebody…Finn wake up” She slaps his cheeks lightly trying to wake him up but he won’t budge. Then she dipped her hand into her pocket and brou-ght out her phone.
“Hello” She said after dialing Ash’s line which he picked after the second attempt.
“Ash…help it’s Finn”
STARR BOYZ APARTMENT.
“Shouldn’t we take him to the hospital?” Addison asked worried behind Ash who sat on the bed attending to the unconscious Finn’s bruises.
“He’ll be fine…you don’t need to worry. I’ll look over him so you can go rest” Ash replied not taking his eyes off Finn.
“But_”
“Quinn…” Finn suddenly mutters, his eyes still tightly shut.
“Oh! He’s awake!” Addison rushed to his side.
“Finn…” She called.
“Quinn…Quinn…” He only keep on calling shaking his head with tears rolling down his face.
“You should leave I’ll take care of him” Ash said to Addison.
“But…he…”
“Please…just leave Newbie” Ash said seriously and she sighs. There must be something he doesn’t want her to know.
“Alright…” She mumbles turning to leave but Finn grabbed her hand stopping her.
She gasp looking back at him, his eyes wide opened now.
“Wait for me…I’m coming back for you. Quinn…” He said slowly, his voice accompanied with bitterness and longing. Addison stares at him sadly. She turns fully at him and squ-atted before him cleaning his tears.
“I’ll be waiting…come fast Finn” She answers back going along with him. Strangely, she felt she needed to give him some sort of a-ssurance though she doesn’t know the situation on ground.
She smiles warmly at him, stro-king his hair.
“Go to sleep now Finn…you’ll be okay” Finn smiles out tears closing his eyes. And like that Addison keeps stro-king his hair gently till he fell asleep again. Ash only stood staring at her in wonder and astonishment.
“What are you really…newbie?” He thought within.
***
After leaving Finn’s room, she sat at the living room dialing Bin’s number. But it wouldn’t go throu-ghno matter how many times she does.
She sighs resting her head back on the couch.
ROBIN’S ROOM.
With a bottle of tequila in his hand, he held a portrait of Rush and him in the other hand peering sternly at it with sadness…and maybe a little touch of anger also.
Rush Hudson. That’s his name. His brother and the only family he has. Not that they’re blood related, they had actually been together as brothers since they were in the orphanage. Yeah, you’re right. Robin is an orphan. He has no idea of who his parents were. His story is just like others, dropped outside the gate when he was an infant with nothing.
He has always been the reticent type. He’s always alone and doesn’t interact.
Rush had his story also unlike Robin, His parents died and he was dropped at the orphanage by a neighbor.
He had always been the complete opposite of Robin. He was outgoing and garrulous. His cheerful personality made him loved by everyone even at the orphanage. He had no problems making friends and whatnot.
He noticed Robin always been quiet and alone so he approached him. Brou-ght him out of his lonely world, and brushed him up.
Strangely, these two undying love for each other was unmatched. They became brothers and did literally everything together. They’re always together and their bond was unbreakable.
Robin has always been interested in music…before he met Rush, it was his only best friend and companion. Thus, he began having the dream of being a musician.
“I’ll stand in front of the whole world…talk to them throu-ghmusic. Heal those hurting…and love all” He always says to Rush. Rush had no particular dream in mind. But because of Robin, he also went into music.
“I’ll stand beside you in front of the whole world…watch you talk to them throu-ghmusic. Heal the hurting ones and love them all together with you” He would always replied him.
The journey to the music world was more of a Herculean task for them. But they managed to scale throu-ghthe hardship. Robin made music..while Rush sings it.
Like that…they build of the band STARR BOYZ which Finn and Ash joined later on.
Their dreams came true, they were happy…but it wasn’t enough for Robin. He not just only wanted to make music…he wanted to sing it also. He wanted to be on stage singing his own song. But maybe he wasn’t good enough, or he was ill luck. Rush had always been the one recognized. They loved him more. Everything he ever wanted and dreamed of…was coming true for Rush and not him. Rush always get everything Robin had always wanted. From his dreams, to recognition and now to the girl he loved. Viola.
Robin met Viola first, and he liked her first.
They became friends first and he was gonna ask her out. However, Rush beats him to that. Like his dream, he lost Viola to him also…once again. Something he had always wanted. However, they are brothers, he cherished him and thanks to him singing his songs, He was able to be at the top he is right now. What more could he possibly asked for.
Things went well, until Rush started drifting away. Though they’re always together, Robin always felt they weren’t together anymore.
Rush started keeping secrets but Robin didn’t even bother to care. He left him alone and that nearly destroyed their bond. Things keeps going down the hills between them and when Robin finally made attempts to resurrect their bond, Rush disappeared.
With no traces.
Abruptly.
Leaving him stranded.
Rush’s disappearance really took a big toll on him. He regretted not paying attention to him when he was still there. And everyday, he ponder and wonder what could have made him disappeared up till date. Where he could be and what he could be doing?
What made him disappeared suddenly?
That’s a story for another day.
***
Entering the room Addison find it all dark. Signing, she walked over to the switch carefully but then her leg stumbled on something.
“What the_” She withdrew finding her way to the wall. She turned on the switch and was beyond startled on what her eyes met.
“What the actual F!” The room has literally turned to a mess. Things scattered everywhere all over the place.
she looked around in total flabbergastation with wide mouth. Hearing muffle cries, she trace her eyes to where it’s coming from and right there right beside the bed her eyes landed on him…the mess himself.
His hair was as messy as f**k, he sat on the floor with his head bowed a bottle of tequila in his hand.
“Robin!” She gasped walking towards him throu-ghthe pile of mess.
“DON’T COME NEAR!” He threw a picture portrait she hasn’t notice him holding at her. But she was lucky enough to duck so it crashed on the wall the glas-sshattering to pieces.
“Bin!” She gasped loudly looking at his eyes, Bin looked at her releasing rapid heavy breathes at the same time.
He digged his fingers into his hair and took a heavy swig from the bottle.
Before Addison could process anything, he started sobbing. She couldn’t believe she could met him in a sorry state like this.
It was weird to see him that way.
“Bin…” She squ-atted before him pulling him into her warm embrace.
He stinks of alcohol and one could tell he is as full as a goog. Addison couldn’t help but feel bad.
“I’m sorry…I’m so sorry Bin” She apologize while he cries on her shoulder. After crying for like a minute, he sniffs heavily and pushed her away.
“Bin…” She muttered.
“All these years…all I’ve ever did was to try to meet up with him. He’s always seen by others while I’ve always been behind. I didn’t wanna be his shadow anymore. It felt unfair…why does he have to have everything easy when he does literally nothing? I literally did everything…the thinking, the ideas…the dreams…they were all mine. But…he only takes the credit for it alI I won’t dispute the fact that I did hated him for a while…I envied him I felt cheated and angry for a while…” He paused and sniffs rubbing his nose. Addison settled on the floor also a few metres from him listening to his pathetic story.
“He’s always the better one…he’s always the loved one. I founded the dream for us but I’ve never been recognized not even once. It’s always him…everything I ever wanted, he has always got it without a problem. Every damn time I struggled and struggled hoping that one day it’ll be okay…I had always hoped for the best that’s why I’ve always worked so hard…when he disappeared into thin air…I took over everything he left behind. Trying to fix every of his faults. While doing that I also worked twice harder to gain recognition but…in the end it’s always him. Nobody sees me. Even after his disappearance I remain nothing but a shadow…they won’t see me no matter what I do…” He kept sobbing silently while Addison just says nothing but listen.
He sniffs and rubs his eyes. Then he looked up at her. Her heart skipped a beat as their eyes met and she gasped lightly.
“I just realized how pathetic and useless I’ve been all along.” He stood while Addison did also.
He pointed to her.
“Even a newbie like you is better off me…” He muttered drunkenly staggering backwards.
“Bin!” Addison quickly rushed to him grabbing him.
“Go away… You’re all just the same” he pushed her away and climbed on the bed crouching on it like a baby hugging the bottle of tequila to himself also.
“You’re all the same…” He flaps his li-ps with his eyes tightly shut. Addison sighs staring at him.
She moves to the bed and sat on it staring at him.
“I think I understand you Robin…cause I feel like we’re just the same. Or maybe you’re a little better…you didn’t give up as I did” She brou-ght her palm to his face parting his hair which was over his forehead.
“You’re not useless…you’re good at what you do” she mumbles.
30 MINS LATER.
The room finally came back to its original position. Addison sighs taking a look at Robin who wouldn’t stop grinding teeth and murmuring rubbish in his sleep.
She left the room to the kitchen to get something to eat since her stomach wouldn’t stop growling.
She opens the drawer bringing out a noodles and on turning back she flinched on seeing Ash already behind her.
“Oh my G!” She shrieked holding her chest.
“You okay?” He asked.
“Oh my heart! You startled me…” She hit his chest going to the cooker.
“Were you? What are you doing?”
“Making noodles…want some?”
“Sure…”
“Alright just a min” She smiles taking another pack of noodles.
“Give me few mins and I’ll be done”
“Waiting” Ash replied taking a seat. He keeps watching her as she make the noodles.
MINUTES LATER.
“Here comes the noodles” She placed the pot of noodles on the kitchen counter taking a seat also.
“Hmm…that smells nice. I’ll get the plates” Ash made to stand up but she stopped him.
“No no! Noodles are tastier when eaten directly from the pot. Come on” She extend the fork to him which he collected reluctantly.
“Don’t tell me you’ve never eaten directly from the pot before?” She eyed him
“Well I’m gonna do that now.”
“Yes you are now let’s dig in. On the count of three 1…2…3!!” She dipped her fork inside the pot and started eating the noodles with it really fast not stopping.
She rushed in the first fork lift while Ash had to rushed them out back inside the pot.
“That was fire!” He got a bottle of water gulping it down.
“How dirty of you seriously”
“Come on…that was too hot”
“And it makes it more tasty”
“I burnt my f**king tongue”
“It was fragile in the first place….so you not eating”
“You can have it all”
“I will” She tuck her hair behind her rushing in the noodles again.
Ash couldn’t help but stare at her, he chewed on his gum as watch her li-ck her already w-et li-ps.
“Can I ask a question?” She suddenly said raising her head up to him.
He clears his throat looking away instantly their eyes met. He can’t point out why his heart suddenly leaped.
“Can I?”She asked again.
“What is it?”
“Who is Quinn? Finn mentioned her earlier”
“Why are you asking me? Ask him”
“I know you know who she is? You probably know everything that’s going on with him from to your reactions earlier”
“So what if I do? I’m ain’t a blabbermouth”
“Come on…I just wanna know who she is” She pouts cutely. He couldn’t resist that
“Stop doing weird things…it makes someone confused”
“What do you mean? What weird things?”
“Well I mean…”
“Just tell me who Quinn is uh? Senior…” She whinned.
“That is a top secret”
“I promise to keep my mouth shut”
“That isn’t enough. For me to tell you you have to tell me a secret in return”
“What?”
“If you can’t then forget it”
Addison sighs.
“Alright…deal. Who is she?”
“His twin sister”
“Twin sister? He has a twin sister?? Wow that’s a surprise. Where is she? How come she never visited?”
“She can’t…cause no one knows where she is”
“What do you mean?”
“They got seperated eleven years ago. When she was twelve. She got sold”
“What? Sold??”
“His father borrowed a huge sum of money to start a business but was duped in the end. They lost their house and the little properties they had just to pay off their debts and treat their sick mother. But unfortunately a day, a car ran over their father. He didn’t survived it. Their weak sick mother couldn’t handle the death of her husband and eventually follows also leaving them with nothing but pile of debts. Having no other way Finn was forced to seperate from his sister when the loan sharks took her away forcefully and sold her off to pay off their remaining debts. It was such a sad story”
“Oh, my G!”
“Finn has been looking for a way to get her back since then. He has really went throu-gha lot. So when you see him not smiling it’s just probably because he lost the reason to”
“This really happened?”
“Aish…I shouldn’t be telling you this…he actually once joined the loan sharks who sold his sister off just to get her location. But the end was disastrous…he even got hurt”
“What…so that was why?” Addison mutters remembering the other day at the karaoke.
“So…how is the search going?”
“No positive results yet…he just keep spending money hoping and wishing to meet her someday. Once in a while he’d get sick like this and even spend days bedridden. It’s really ha-rd for him”
“I guess everyone has his story”
“Everyone you see here has their dark past haunting them…we just try to live as if nothing is wrong”
“I hope he does find her very soon”
“Now tell me…the secret in exchange for what I told you”
“Nobody must hear of this…” She signalled for him to come closer and he did.
“I’ve actually saw Bin’s d!ck once” she whispers to his hearing.
“What?”
“Shocking right?”
“You…you call that a secret?”
“Of course. It’s a top secret no one must know about. You can’t tell him I told you”
“I can’t believe you deceive me. How can you call that a secret?” Ash said while she only chuckles.
“But…did you get a full view of it?”
“I did…”
“How big is it?”
“Wouldn’t you like to know?”
“You won’t tell me?”
“Find out yourself” she stuck her tongue out at him.
“Seriously…”
She chuckles.
“But speaking about Bin…I would like to know his story also. And who is that guy Rush?”
“Ohh wouldn’t you like to know?”
“Come on tell me senior”
“I’m sure you’re gonna pry into mine next if I tell you about Bin’s”
“Why? Is your story touching also?”
“Mine is probably the worst”
“What?”
“Go sleep…it’s late. Don’t tell anybody about what i told you tonight or you’re dead” he warned standing up.
“Ash wait i_”
“Go to sleep now…I will too” He ruffles her hair, giving her a sweet smile before leaving.
Addison sighs.
NEXT MORNING.
Robin groans waking up. He rolled on the bed stretching. His eyes opened and it caught the alarm. It was only six in the morning. His eyes squinted and he sat up grudgingly.
He noticed the bottle of tequila on the bed with him and sighs.
“My head hurts…” He muttered standing away from the bed. Taking off his top, he walks to the bathroom rubbing his baggy eyes.
BATHROOM.
Addison removed the bind covering her b**bs and it drops on the floor.
She smiles and made to take off her pa-nts but her smiles had to disappear immediately when the door suddenly opens revealing Robin.
A loud gasp escaped her mouth as she saw him.
Robin removes his palm rubbing his eyes from his eyes, his mouth dropped and his eyeballs grew big at the sight that beheld him.
“F**k!” He mutters staring right at her b**bs
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TB CONTINUED.