"Hi, Lucas. Am gonna get some stuff for my dad at Walmart. I check on you when am back." Richie said over the phone.
On getting to Walmart, he was surprised to see Amelia, Kendi's bestie at Walmart. This time she was alone looking so beautiful sparkling In her look. She has her hair color changed from blonde to black. Looking so astonishing, glowing in her new hair.
It was mind-blowing for him to see her looking so enchanting.
'This is my chance to find out why she never likes me.' He thought to himself as he looked at her sharp features and walked straight toward her.
"Hello, Amelia. How you doing?." Richie saluted while smiling.
Amelia gapes at him repulsing and blinking her eyes twice and flips her hair over her shoulder without responding to his regards.
And they stood motionless as he was waiting for her response, and It took her 10 seconds to respond to his regards.
"Am good." She reply and ran her eyes all over his body disgustingly.
"You look more pretty in your new hairstyle dear. I hardly recognize you." Richie announced with a smile on his face, in an attempt to get her attention to know the reason why she's always awkward and unstable whenever she sees him and his girlfriend Kendra.
She sighed softly chewing her mouth ups and down
"Thanks for the accolades, but am not as beautiful as Kendi's nipples." She admitted with a wicked smirk on her face.
Richie was stunned immediately wondering what she meant by distinguishing her beauty from Kendi Nipples.
"Oh really? But how?" He asked furiously and became unstable in his stands.
Amelia was just chewing her mouth and gaping at him repulsing.
"I don't know why I don't like you, Richie. I really don't like you, and I don't like you have a relationship with my friend, because men are full of disappointment. Am gonna do everything within me to end your relationship with my friend." She finally open up and gave him that unpleasant look and walk away.
Richie's heart was crushed even more. He became bizarre with so many thoughts in his head. He groaned in anger, then proceed.
'Amelia, almost ruined my day. I regret meeting her in the first place.' He thought in his head lamenting why slamming his palms against the wall.
He became disturbed by what Amelia said, but he never let that bother him, and he proceed knowing fully he have all the time to argue it with his girlfriend when they hang out clubbing.
On his way back home. He was opportune to speak with one of his dad's close friends Mr. Douglas.
"What's the problem? You look disturbed?" Mr. Douglas asked in concern.
He marvel at what could make him look so unpleasant.
"Am fine Sir. Everything is fine." He replied, and gave him a forgery smile, but Mr. Douglas declined.
Mr. Douglas saw the sad look on his face and he knew something ain't right. He then reached out to him, but Richie wasn't ready to talk to anyone knowing fully he gats all the time to ask his bae when they hang out clubbing.
"You are free to talk to me, Richie. What is the problem? Did any of your customers harass you, or there is something you needed to share with someone?" Mr. Douglas refuses.
'He asked as if he knew I needed to talk to someone.' Richie thought in his head, and when he thought about this, he frowned with dissatisfaction.
"Common Richie. You're free to talk to me. You're clever and smart. I marvel at what could have made you look so unpleasant?" Mr. Douglas asked folding his arms.
"My girlfriend bestie ain't happy on my relationship with her friend, and she's doing everything possible to break my affairs with her.
"Hmmm" Mr. Douglas sighed and folded his arm around his chest.
"You don't have to be worried about that." Mr. Douglass said.
"Oh really, but how?" He asked angrily in his complaints and Mr. Douglas continue to convey more on the topic.
"I presume, Amelia's previous relationship was toxic and heartbroken. Maybe that's the reason why she's against your affairs and she never wants her friend to experience the same heat. I don't need to say, but take my advice." Mr. Douglass said while sniffing.
"I have an endless enchantment for Kendi sir, and I will never break her heart and feelings. I strongly believe that. No cheating, no leaving each other. We are indivisible forever." He said promptly with a bored expression.
"I know you're intelligent and thoughtful Richie, but I need you to understand something." Mr. Douglas said with a smile on his face.
"Okay sir, what it is I must understand?" He asked and his eyes widened up ready to hear what Mr. Douglass gonna say.
"You must understand that love has a beginning and end. Perhaps the most disturbing thing about love is that, like many other aspects of life, it has a beginning and an end. Even the greatest and most fulfilling love in the world must end, even if it is caused by the death of one of your partners. It's the end of an era that causes extraordinary pain." Mr. Douglas said.
But Richie was confused, never understood what Mr. Douglas was saying.
"I don't understand?" He asked sincerely.
"Generally speaking Richie. Death doesn't have to play its part so we understand that love is fly. Perhaps this is part of the dynamic nature of the modern generation. Everything is fast, everything ends and nothing last forever." He said.
But still, Richie couldn't comprehend what Mr. Douglas was saying. Because his words were frightening to him, and he couldn't get any clue from what Mr. Douglas was saying, but he keep believing there is light at the end of the tunnel.
"Am trying to get everything you said. But can you elaborate it to my understanding?" He asked and threw his hand in frustration.
Mr. Douglas signed hastily and nodded his head calmly.
"No matter what your expectations are Richie. Love is always an uncertain area. Don't kill yourself over love, and don't give in all your trust in love. Besides, for various reasons, it is certain where there is love and trust, there is also some pain, difficulties, anger, guilt, and excitement. Sooner or later circumstances A or B always lead to its end. Unfortunately, this is an inevitable reality." Mr. Douglass said.
"I understood you correctly now Sir. Thanks for your time." He replied solely.
And Mr. Douglas sighed and keep conveying more.
"Life escapes us between arguments when we waste time for anger, envy when we are mad for bullshit. Life goes by too fast Richie. It doesn't stop. It doesn't wait or give us second chances. Many say that if they were born again, if they had another extra life, with all the experience and lessons they transformed, they wouldn't make the same mistakes and lived differently. Forgetting that we are born every day after all, and every morning is a new chance and every sunrise is a gift from destiny, and we only got one life." He said.
Mr. Douglas knew of the rage burning inside of Richie never him to argue with Kendi in anger.
Richie was just folding his arms.
'I can't show how upset I am now and be some kind of weak human, being in a relationship without trust just to save myself from trauma, disappointment, and grief. But I believe there won't be any disappointment between us.' There was no helping it now, and Richie tightly closed his eyes as he thought to himself.
"Thanks for your advice. I assume you gave me what I need to know. Am most happy for this conversation." He said abruptly.
"So don't look down on yourself Richie. Don't complain, don't envy, don't argue. Do not live in anger and regret over any relationship and focus on your abilities, and live with a smile on your face, with love in thy heart and goodness in thy hands." Mr. Douglas concluded.
Richie gave out a loud sighing and scantly rob the edge of his nose and start coughing. He felt satisfied and helpful and smiled before Mr. Douglas.
"Thanks for your advice. I have to run along now, we'd talk some other time. My dad will be waiting for me." He said.