"Hello!" Just as I opened the door, I saw Mario holding two bags.
"Mario!"
I invited him in. But a part of me still felt uneasy. What if Landon was around, watching my apartment? What if he did the same thing again? All sorts of weird scenarios kept popping up in my mind.
"Nothing like hot Chinese food to warm you up in weather like this!" He placed the bags on the table in front of the couch, and I went to get plates and stuff, thinking about what a life saviour he was since I was starving already.
"So, how's it going?" He asked while we were eating.
"I am just... on leave right now."
"What happened?"
"Nothing Nothing much. I needed one, so I got one."
"Why don't you visit your mom?"
"I can't... I wouldn't want to come back once I left..."
As Landon turned around, his eyes travelled from Cable to Mario and stopped over me. He was clad in a custom-tailored black suit and looked extra good. I could see women of all ages staring openly at him and trying to edge towards him. His gaze on me was intense. I could already feel my cheeks burn. He stared for a while as if trying to make himself believe, and then he came storming towards us."Hey, Landon, guess..." Cable started, but he was cut off."What are you doing here?" He asked me."I am.. with Mario..." I tried to explain.He rubbed his temple as if annoyed."You weren't supposed to come here",, he hissed angrily."She didn't want to. I asked her," Mario informed him. Well, not entirely accurate."Who the fucking hell do you think you are? Why are you always butting in?" He turned on M
Crystal povAnd the surprising news is... my daughter is getting engaged! With none other than the famous Landon!"The spotlight now shone on Landon and Jenne while I felt like someone had just tossed me into the sea, a feeling of drowning taking over me. So. This was the end of our meaningless relationship. This was as far as he would go to break me."Finally, the old man got what he wanted" Cable walked next to Mario and sipped his champagne, unamused by the applause from the guests."Are you okay?" Mario looked at me with concern, but my blurred eyes were fixed on Landon. He was looking at me too. It was like a staring contest. No one was blinking, just looking at the other while trying to keep in touch with the surroundings as well. After putting the ring on Jenne's finger, he finally broke eye contact with me, giving her a genuinely warm smile. She smiled back at him, leaning in closer
After Mario left, she slides down the walls and sobs loudly; heartbreak is something she did not want to face but ended up with another. How can she manage another heartbreak? She doesn't want to be alone in a dark empty house, to she runs to the only place that comes to her mind. Why is the god so cruel, can't have some pity on her? Sometimes, pain takes over your head such that there is no room left for a reason.That's exactly what happened to her.She told Mario she didn't want to use him, but he said it didn't matter."Who knows, maybe you'll eventually fall in love with me?""I wouldn't, I know...""It's at least worth a shot. Landon has moved on; maybe you should too..."So she agreed to think it over. The proposal wasn't romantic; her heart didn't flutter at his words; she didn't feel butterflies in her stomach. But she accepted it to numb the pain that Landon had caused her." give me more !!" "Why the fuck are you taking so much time !!" "give m-me m-more, or I will po
Landon looked at the girl sleeping soundly on his bed. He was supposed to wake her up and kick her out of his house, but he decided to bring her to his room since he felt a little tired after all the drama at the party.He thought he could rest and sleep immediately from tiredness, but it was washed away as soon as he entered his room. He decided to take a quick bath before engaging himself in reading some documents while drinking some coffee in his home office.He was in the middle of his bath when he heard someone scream and followed by pleading words and sobs. He immediately took a robe, covered himself and ran as quickly as he can to the room. He then saw crystal sobbing, with a tear falling on her cheeks, from having a nightmare.He went closer to her side, lightly tapped her arm and soothed her with warmth, "Shh... I'm here. Don't worry."After a few seconds, she immediately stopped sobbing. Then, soft breathing followed,
I stood inside my office, grabbing my stuff and throwing it in a box, when I heard the door open."I told you, you can't leave," he said calmly as he closed the door behind him and stood there with his arm's crossed."you can't order me around, I just Regine," she said, grabbing her stuff from her table."you won't leave me ",, he again said."Go away," I said without sparing him a look as I stuffed a certain pamphlet into my purse."Crystal...""Don't, Just don't!" I said as I turned to face him."Can't you just...""Just what, Landon? Just what? What is there left for me to do? I'll give you one thousand explanations but for what? You'll tell me you love me but for what? At this point, nothing can be fixed!""Okay. Then let's mess it up more because that's the only way!" He pushed me against the wall, and his lips crashed into mine. I tried to push him away, but his one hand was enough to lo
It was already the fifth day I had talked to her about it, getting out of Landon's car and not letting him know what was going on even though that meant I had to walk to my apartment.But then again, I was the one who had created the mess of inviting people to a wedding that only I knew about, and I was tired and sick of telling mom that it wasn't actually happening. So yes, I had to go through with it.After waiting a few minutes for her to read or at least receive them, I got tired, threw the phone on the bed and sighed, wishing I had never told her in the first place. She had only replied to the message that had my address with a "k", and that's it.I was about to move out of my bedroom when Mario called. I had already told him everything. First, he had laughed hysterically. Then he said he would sort everything out after getting done his work. He informed me that he was back and was going to arrange a meeting for our parents."They'll get to know each other, have a good time, and t
"Its 5 am. Are you serious?" I whisper-yelled into the phone at Landon,"Get down here. You have some explaining to do."I changed into the nearest clothing and walked out into the cold morning of Delhi."I'm so going to..." before I could finish yelling, he shoved me in his car without a word and soon was on his way."Where are you taking me?"No answer."Are you trying to kidnap me? You better not because my mom will find you and probably take this pretty skin off from you."He gave me a daring look but kept driving until we reached a beautiful landscape an hour later.He got out of the car and opened the door for me. As soon as I was out, he held my hand and started walking until we reached a point from where the beautiful view of the valley down below could be seen."Start talking," he said, arms crossed and eyes studying me."What do you wanna know?"
Oh, crystal?" someone put a hand on my shoulder. I turned around to see a cheerful, as usual, Mia."Hey..." I tried not to make any eye contact."What's up?"Seriously? You ask me what's up?"I am here to uh...""How about a drink?"--------------------I don't know why I agreed to it, but I decided to drink with her anyway. Perhaps I was curious, and I wanted to know how her life was going on. I wanted to listen to her after so long.She led me into the VIP bar and ordered her favourite drinks for both of us. I remember our old times when we talk the whole night and drink together. We used to have so much fun."So," she said, sipping delicately from the glass ", What's going on."Rich people are the same everywhere. I was one of them before, but now, I thought as I observed her. Everything about her reminded me of how we were like back then. I downed the drink in one