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Jennifer could not believe her eyes. Her best friend was in her man's house. Why would she be there? It definitely had to be a prank. The two obviously plotted the whole thing together. But this prank was too extreme for her to be relaxed. A sheepish laughter escaped her mouth. The innocent damsel was fighting the thought of her man cheating on her with her best friend. "And what's freaking funny to this bitch?" Donald asked in a very irritated tone. Bitch? Jennifer was still trying to ignore the remarks. "Good morning, Jennifer," Lucy greeted her. "Lucy… tell me…tell me this whole thing is a prank," she stuttered. Lucy smiled broadly. "Come on, sweetheart. You don't really expect me to tell you a lie, do you?" "Then… you mean.. you mean this whole thing is not—" Her eyes caught something and her words were left hanging in the air. Lucy was wearing Donald's shirt on her body. Jennifer knew that particular shirt because it held a memory for her. She had it made f
Few moments later after Jennifer was bundled out of his house, Donald found himself on the floor of his room, drooling in a pool of his own mess. He had consumed a few bottles of alcohol and was slowly becoming a shadow of himself. While he clutched a bottle in his right hand,the left was holding dearly on to a picture of the woman he had given his heart to for a really long time. He had drops of tears making their escapes from the borders of his eyes. "Why…why, Jennifer?" He muttered under his breath and gulped at his wine. He had flashes of memories, from the time he met her first, to the first night they spent out in the summer. How was he going to forget how they met for the first time? On that winter night,he was supposed to meet his date in a park. But somehow, his date didn't show up and left him waiting under the life threatening cold of the icy night. That night, Jennifer was the good girl who offered him an extra sweater and took him to safety. It was the pureness of her
The next day, as at noon, Jennifer was still curled up in her bed with no clear signs of getting up anytime soon. Her world was filled with misery and the light seemed to have been completely blocked from her path. Why? Just why did she have to be in darkness? After everything, it ended like this. Her heart could not stop bleeding. It was not just that the man she loved with every bit of her had thrown her away from him, but the reason behind it that threatened to tear her heart out of her chest. She had been betrayed by Lucy. Maybe both of them had been seeing each other behind her. If not, there had to be no reason for Lucy to end up in her man's shirt so easily. She had that shirt custom made for him. While she was still there, having those flashes of the past roam about her thoughts, she heard her bell ring. At first,she didn't bother. After all, she had no other person in her life who would care to visit her. No friends. No family. Lucy and Donald were the only friends and fami
A couple of days later, Jennifer was still battling with her new reality. Donald meant the whole world to her. Not even in her wildest imaginations could she have thought that Donald would leave her for Lucy. Her mind was made up. She would put in effort to get her man back. "We are here, ma'am," the driver of the cab said to her as he pulled over and halted his move. But Jennifer was not paying attention. Her mind was totally away from reality. She kept on skating through the times, beautiful moments,that she had spent with Donald. It was all her fault. If only she had been sensitive enough, she would have seen this coming. Her thought brought back the gold ring incident. The rings weren't different. Donald probably bought the pair and gave one to Lucy. Damn it! Could he really have proposed to Lucy while he was still with her? Jennifer's heart could not stop beating fast. "Excuse me, ma'am," the cab driver said and tapped her. Jennifer was returned to reality. "Oh, yeah. Uhm
Jennifer had passed out in the same instant the incident occurred. In that instant, her death was visible to her own eyes. Time seemed to have come to pause. She had tried to move but could not. Every part of her felt paralyzed as if yearning for that moment. Yes, that was it. With the two people who meant the most to her suddenly betraying her and then giving her the shitty treatment, life had no more meaning to her. It was okay if it just ended. The cab driver opened the door with fury registered on his face. He slammed the door shut with great energy and strode to where she lay. "Damn it!" He growled in anger. "What if I had run you over?" No response came from Jennifer. She just lay unconsciously on the ground. The driver examined her. There were no bruises. As a matter of fact, he hit the brake pads early enough to have stopped the car from making even the slightest contact with the breath from her nose let alone hitting her. So, why was she lying on the floor when he didn't e
For a couple of seconds, Jennifer was trying to make a meaning out of the situation. Who in their proper state of mind would ask someone that just got up from the hospital bed for money? She giggled partly and sat on the bed. "Wait. Let me understand something here. You ran me over and you are asking me to pay for my hospital bills. Is that what this means?" The driver cleared his throat. "I.. didn't actually run you over," he defended himself. "As a matter of fact, my car didn't even get close enough to touch the fabric of your clothing." Jennifer scoffed. "What point are you trying to prove here? You got me in this mess." The dude was not ready to take responsibility for something he believed he didn't do. He shook his head in disagreement. "No,no, no. It was you who were not careful with your steps." Giving it a proper thought, Jennifer knew she was the one at fault. But it was all thanks to Donald and his hard heart. If only he had given her the proper room to explain he
The name echoed in the head of Jennifer for a while. But she knocked it off her mind. There was no way in the heavens and on earth that the supposed son who was named after such a grand and prestigious business was a common cab driver. You only get to see such trashy events in movies. "Do you mind telling me your own name?" Avalon asked her from the cab. She scoffed and turned. "I never asked you for your name, did I?" "Courtesy demands that you tell me. Come on. I just told you mine." "Well, I never asked for your name," she replied. "Does that mean I won't get to know your name?" He asked with a pitiful look on his face. Jennifer stood for a few seconds as if giving it a proper consideration as to whether or not she should let the name out. Then,she said half-heartedly, "You can call me Jennifer." Avalon grinned. "That's a sweet name you've got there. Do you mind if I simply call you Jenny?" He stroked his jaw. "That sounds sweet, doesn't it?" Jenny… There were a cou
Jennifer felt her world crumbling right before her own eyes. She could not believe what her eyes were seeing. Lucy kept her word. She could see a picture of herself in bed with a stranger lying by her side. Strength left her legs and she fell on the floor. Tears broke free and began to stream down her cheeks. Her world was going in circles. What did she do to deserve a life like this? Lucy was bent on ruining her life. She grabbed her phone and dialed Lucy's line. But all the calls kept on getting declined. The response was never different. She thought of what to do. Yes! She had to go and see Lucy. Even if it meant she would go on her knees and beg Lucy till she changed her mind, she was willing to do it. She shot up to her feet and got dressed again. When she got out of the house, her eyes fell on a card on the floor. Who could have dropped that? She quickly picked it and checked. It was the cab driver. His name was on the card with a phone number attached. That was perfect. "