Chapter 52: Surprise

Yannie Ace Ruiz

I don't know how many minutes I've been staring at the screen of my cellphone, patiently waiting for Josh's name to appear there. Since earlier, all I've been doing is intermittently staring at my cellphone, hoping Josh would reach out to me.

"How are you, Yannie? Still no message?" Jenny gently asked me as she approached, accompanied by Ivory and Veron. I glanced at them and responded with a soft, sad shake of my head.

Ivory let out a deep sigh and embraced me. "Don't lose hope. Wait for him," she reassured me.

"Ivory's right. Maybe he's still upset, but it's gonna be okay. Give him some time to cool down," Jenny added.

I recounted to my friends the argument Josh and I had last night when he suddenly showed up and punched Kris. I told them the details of our disagreement, which ultimately led to our breakup. After Josh declared in front of me last night that we were breaking up, I couldn't speak. I couldn't even move to follow and stop him from leaving because it