Chapter 3
Drake rolled over onto his side and reached for his iPhone that was sitting on the night stand next to him in his hotel room. He hesitated before picking up the phone and searching through his contacts for a number. He found the number he was looking for and let out a deep sigh before pressing the dial button to place the call.
Drake: Hey man its drakeā¦.uhā¦ listen I know that Iām supposed to be at the VIP room in a few hours for the party, but I think im just gonna lay low tonight. I know we were supposed to be going all the way UP tonight, but I think its best if I just lay low this weekend.
Rorrey: Ā Ok manā¦You sure? Everything good though?
Drake: Yeah, everythingās all good brother. Ā Iām just feeling a bit under the weather you know? That long ass flight did me in harder than I anticipated man. So we just gonnaā stay at the hotel tonight and chill.
He knew it wasnāt his place to mention to rorrey what was going on between him and his sister. It was still very fresh. Plus he figured that his sister would eventually make it known to her family that they were done for good this time.
ā Ok bro, itās all good. We gine turn di place up for you tonight stillā Rorrey said in a thick bajan accent.
Drake: More life bredda. Link soon next time we in the states.
Ā Ā After he got off the phone with Rorrey, drake laid back on his king sized bed and looked up at the ceiling. He couldnāt believe that less than two hours ago he had gotten into the biggest argument of his lifetime. He was just in the happiest place heād ever been in since he had gotten famous, and now he felt like he was at the lowest point heās ever been in his life. Ironically enough, the same thing that brought him the greatest joy and happiness a few months back, was also the same thing currently causing him to fall into a state of depression and hopelessness: Robyn!
He tried to relax and take his mind off of what had just taken place but he couldnāt. It bothered him so much that he had to smoke two blunts to calm himself down. Never in his life had he ever reached the level of anger and stress that heād just experienced. Now he just remained alone in a large luxury penthouse suite in Abu Dhabi. He had booked the suite months in advance with the intentions of having a romantic getaway with Rih after the last show of her tour. He was going to cover the entire suite in roses and candles, and fill up the bathtub, which was located directly in front of the huge king sized bed. It was supposed to be the night that he would ask her to move to Toronto with him. He imagined that she would say yes like the rider she is, and then they would proceed to make love for hours in the tub, just as they had done the night he asked her to be his girlfriend at the aquarium.
But that fantasy never became reality. She had broken up with him in the beginning of October over the phone while he was chilling in Toronto, and she was working on a fashion show in Paris, just because she suspected that he was cheating on her due to rumors that had been swirling around. Besides the dry happy birthday text she sent to his work phone on his birthday, they had barely spoken since then. When he arrived in Dubai he had hopes of Ā having a face to face conversation and potentially rekindling their fairly new relationship. He called her up when he heard that she had landed from a source at the airport.
*****FLASHBACK ******************ROBYN POV***************
Robyn: Hello?
Drake: Hey rih, itās me.
He didnāt say his name but she knew his voice like the back of her hand. She got up out of her chair in the hotel bathroom and made her way to the living room for privacy.
āHeyā¦.ā Robyn replied coldly. This nigga got some nerve, she thought to herself.
Drake: Listen, I know we havenāt spoken in a while, and we arenāt on the best of terms right now. I justā¦I really want you to know that I am truly sorry for ever making you feel anything less than happy. I havenāt been able to sleep much since we split. I know itās a stretch, but since weāre both here in Dubai, I was thinkingā¦.. that maybe we could meet up and talk.
Rih: What is there even to talk about Aubrey? I already told you that I think itās best for the both of us that we just go our separate ways for good since we cant never seem to get on di same page.ā Robyn said with annoyance in her voice. She was in the middle of getting her hair done and he was calling her with his nonsense. Sure, you could say that she still had love for him, but after she let Chris play her for a fool one too many times, she vowed to always follow her intuition when it comes to relationships. Her intuition had been telling her for months that drake was full of secrets and shit.
Drake: I understand that your mind is made up, but me and you were good friends at one point and weāve been knowing each other for years. I just want a chance to talk things out in a calm manner. If you still donāt believe me, then we can at least have some closure.
Rih thought about it silently for a few seconds. One of the things she always regretted about leaving a relationship abruptly is not tying up loose ends. She recently met someone that she saw potential in. She hoped to put her past behind her and move on from all the pain she experienced in her life. Maybe then, would true love and happiness find her again. So she needed to stop the cycle of her and drake breaking up to make up.
Rih: āOK.ā She said with defeat. You and I can meet up privately in my hotel room tomorrow. Im staying at the Atlantis. Come at night time when itās not so many people hanging around and I will have one of my guards escort you to my suite.
āOk. Iāll be thereā Drake said with relief. He was finally going to get one last chance to make it right between the two of them. He hoped that she would see that he was being genuine.
After Rih hung up the phone with Drake she walked back into the bathroom. She told Yusef that she wanted to do curls instead of bone straight like she originally said, so he left the room to go get his curling iron from his hotel room. She knew that it was going to be very difficult trying to end things for good with drake because he was so dedicated and persistent, but at the same time it was best for the mental health and sanity of them both, because their relationship had become toxic. Tomorrow she was going to say goodbye for the last time to a man that she once saw forever with. And she was going to make damn sure she looked on point from head to toe, even though she was going to be a mess on the inside.
To be continuedā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦