Maya, however, remembered how Alexander acted earlier when he talked to the happy woman. She has the urge to shook her head as she felt pity for the woman who obviously hoped so much for the romance, but Alexander clearly does not meet the expectation.
However, that pity went away when Stephany did not even greet Maya and treated her as if she were air.
Alexander sat next to Stephany while Maya was next to Pete, both of them wrapped in a blanket, watching the reflection of the sun on the lake. Maya had always loved to look at nature like this. The orphanage where she grew up also has good scenery. Thinking about it made Maya felt nostalgic. She shook her head and decided to just enjoy the view. It was beautiful scenery if it weren’t for the cold. Maya hugged herself, then as she covered herself even more with the blanket. She then kept on blowing on her hands to make them warm.
As soon as he heard her request, Pete automatically looked at her and smiled, “Really?” He asked with bright eyes.“What? you don’t want to do it?” She asked and made a mockery of it.
“Want some popcorn?” he suddenly asked, his mood switching a hundred and eighty degrees. Even though he seemed more relaxed, Maya was still a little taken aback.She remained silent as she watched Alexander go to the kitchen; and he was gone for about ten minutes before he came out from the kitchen, and he was holding a very large bowl of popcorn.
Alexander took off quickly, leaving the cabin behind. Sicilia was back in the back of the car sleeping because of her dizziness. Alexander was driving fast, and he wasn’t talking much. He insisted to do so so Sebastian was also at the back with Sicilia. “Is everything okay at work? Is it something serious?” Maya asked, beside him. “I still need to go take a closer look and judge the situation myself,” he answered emotionlessly.
“Waiting for me? Why?” Maya’s heart started pounding really harder, but she couldn’t understand why, but this whole situation wasn’t normal. She could not help but blame the bottle of alcohol that he was holding.“You were late,” he said, looking even more upset.
“We just kissed and made love for the first time, all in one night,” Maya was lying naked on Alexander’s bare shoulder. Initially, she really wanted to hurt him for what happened, but she could also blame herself and the alcohol. It was done deed already. There was no turning back. Maya could not help but helplessly smiled when she remembered that her virginity was just taken like that. Aren’t you being easy, huh, Maya?
Maya glared through clenched teeth, “Why did you sleep with me and tell me all those things yesterday if you’re still concerned with your relationship with Stephany?” She demanded as she tried to suppress yelling at him. “What makes you think that just because I slept with you, I will be breaking off with Stephany? This has nothing to do with my relationship with her,” he said with a frown. Maya stiffened. His words were like piercing needles inside of Maya’s heart.
Little by little, Maya was able to get herself back together. Her being sick was like a blessing as well because it gave her the reason to avoid seeing anyone else, especially Alexander. She was grateful for the occasional visit from her friends as well, like Matilda and Rick. Sebastian and Sicilia also visited her occasionally. At one point, Maya was disappointed that Alexander did not even drop by once, despite him the reason for her sickness.