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Chapter 21 The drive back home was pretty silent. I was not comfortable and my curiosity wanted me to ask what exactly was wrong. He was driving with this fury and his veins popped out so much that I decided it was only a matter of time before he exploded. Twenty minutes later he took a familiar route and I knew we were close to my house. He stopped by the walkway just before the house and I turned to face him, my eyebrow raised. "You can come down here." He looked away like he was talking to the wind. I let out a sigh, my face scrunched up as I tried to make sense of what exactly was going on in his mind. "Are you okay? You seem-" I swallowed when he turned to me with a sharp glare. "I just- never mind." I nodded and stepped out of his car without a word. He zoomed off immediately and there was something inside of me that wanted him to reverse and at least talk to me. It was all wishes that would not happen, at least not at that moment. I got to the house and stepped inside
Chapter 23 Accepting Drew's offer turned out to be a very good decision. We've been on a roll telling one story after the other and laughing hard in between. We ordered some scones, small chops, and milkshakes. Drew wanted a whiskey instead without anything to eat. He wanted a package of Chinese food to take home so replaced the order. Drew mostly sat there, listening to me be a chatterbox as he offered to pay the bills. I wanted to ask about Elliòt but I decided against it. I didn't know how to begin to ask such questions, I was already feeling weird about it. Then he faced Kathy. "So Katherine, how is work?" I let my eyes go back and forth between the two and I nodded to myself. I could feel Kathy being all giddy but she wasn't showing it as much. Sneaky idiot. She took a sip of her drink and shrugged. "You know, it's been fine. Nothing much really happens at work." "Same old." The guy smiled broadly and my friend nodded. "I hope Zora hasn't been a pain in the ass because
Chapter 24 I held my phone in my hands for a long time, contemplating my decision. Would I regret this chance that I was about to blow up? I shook my head and exhaled. I was not going to overthink this one. It was a long time and I needed to do this. I clicked on his contact and my finger hovered on the send button. He suddenly went radio silent and I didn't know what to make of it. "Is everything okay?" It was very short and I hoped those three words conveyed all I wanted to tell him. Are we okay? Is he okay? Did he miss me? All the questions I wanted to ask and I just sent that. I breathed out again with a sigh. I had to lock my ego somewhere and ditched the key because I was extremely worried about his well-being. Even if Drew had told me he was fine, I still could not shake off the feeling. What was going in that pretty head of his? I knew that it would help me and doubts if I could hear from him. It was a Monday and how I hated Mondays. The mere thought of it weakened me a
Chapter 25 My thoughts were drawing me into a deep void. I felt like nothing could stop this from eating me up. Confusion spun me further into its lair. I couldn't decipher what was true anymore because the fear and too many emotions clouded me. I grabbed the counter and tried to breathe. I was finally exhaling when Bella appeared beside me. "Mrs. Lane wanted you to fix the kitchen before you end your shift. She is really frantic, I suggest you get to it. That's if you still need the pay cheque by the end of the month." I stared at her blankly as she spoke. I gave a brief nod and she walked away. I saw the pity that lingered in her expression for that short time. I understood because I had days where I pitied myself. Just that the humiliation I had faced, wasn't something I had expected. I sighed for the umpteenth time as I went about to get the task done. There was no need to cry over spilled milk, no point crying like a baby. It wasn't even worth a shot even if I had tried it. I
Chapter 26 The kitchen was a mess and I couldn't take it anymore. I didn't know how long it would take to bake a cake but it was awfully too long. I was careful to check through from time to time because I didn't want it to burn to ash. Then, it was just my wish because the instructions were not straight even if I followed through every little detail in the recipe. It was almost like everyone had their personal recipe for chocolate cake. Each recipe I found on YouTube was more complicated than the other. The cake got burnt and it wasn't tasting nice. "So much for wanting to bake a cake." I groaned, crashing on the couch in annoyance. "I would just order some food." I concluded, hissing as I groaned again, staring at the once sparkling kitchen. Kathy still wasn't back and I really hoped she stays at Fred's tonight or she is going to kill me if she sees this mess. *** "The hell?" I screamed as I fluttered my eyes open to see an angry Kathy staring at me with rage. I jolted up
Chapter 27 The truth was that I was so exhausted but curiosity had the best of me because I wanted to know what exactly was so urgent that he had to call me five times. We were both silent most of the time. I didn't know when he asked a question. "Is everything okay? Are you okay?" I grimaced, not knowing how to reply to his questions. "Yeah, I'm good. Why?" "After you were done with your shift, you left without informing me. That is so unlike you." I facepalmed and realized that there was no way I could have thought about saying goodbye with the way I was feeling. My insides were shattering due to the strong words of my supposed role model. Nobody could have understood that because they were just minding their business. Derek for example, it was bad for me to have left like that. "I should've let him know that I was leaving…Fuck!" After the reminder, all I could say was. "I'm sorry. I was really in a hurry. I had to rush home because something came up. I'm so sorry." T
Chapter 28I kept staring at the photos and it was the way Elliot snaked his arms around Sharon's waist with the biggest smile plastered on his face that got to me the most. Sharon was indeed grinning from ear to ear, she was made for moments like this. The people loved her, I mean she was a superstar, a celebrity befitting a business tycoon. I felt betrayed, and a very good amount of shame washed down on me. I have been fighting the tears, the more I stared at the picture the more my heart broke in more ways. I couldn't take it anymore, very soon the tabloids will emphasize that. Just as they did with me when the first incident happened with him. Different theories on what is or what they think it is. I wasn't ready for the immense pain and jealousy that went on just reading and re-reading the captions.I clicked on the comment section and saw the thousands of comments that were under the images. The hateful comments that were directed at me were more than the compliments they got fo
Chapter 29 My heart kept racing as I stared at my phone. I kept asking myself questions that I already knew the answers to. It was the second time the phone rang and Elliot appeared on my screen. At first, I thought it was a dream, a dream I didn't want to be in. It was so bad that my phone went off and it rang again. I was getting tired of listening to my phone ring because I knew that it wasn't going to end. He was going to call until I ended up picking it up anyway, so it was inevitable. I sliced the answer button and kept quiet. "Zora, are you there?" I exhaled. I was mentally screaming in my head. Why does it have to be this way? Why do I make steps to get past this and somehow I am being dragged to this same place that ruined me? I didn't know how to begin so I decided inwardly to feign. "Good morning Mr. Garrett." I heard him sigh until he spoke again. "You don't have to be formal with me Zora, you know this?" "I didn't think you were disrespecting people. Is it a crime