Roses that fell on the ground

Joey puked all over the man in front of her. He stood there in disbelief.

"Are you crazy?" He shouted at her in rage.

"Who are you calling crazy?" Joey grabbed his collar, in annoyance. She glared at him and pointed her other hand's index finger towards him.

"Let me tell you…." Even before she could complete her sentence she puked again all over him.

He couldn't believe she didn't only puke once but twice, and instead of apologizing, she started to argue with him.

It was the first time he met such a bizarre girl in his life. The legendary business tycoon who no one even dared to touch was used as a garbage bin for puking by her.

"Joey!!" Someone called from far and came rushing towards them. Axel pulled her back from the guy.

"I am so sorry for her." Axel bowed and apologized seriously, not even dared to look at the person who was standing before her.

"How are you going to pay me back?" He questions her, smirking how much coincidence they have.

Hearing his question, Axel looked up and her eyes with his. She gasped in shock, out of all people why does it have him? She questions herself, why it has to be him not someone else?

"Why...is it you?" Axel took a few steps backward in skepticism. She would be happy to see anyone except him in this life.

"Why can't it be me?" He smirked and walked closer to her.

"You have finally become pretty." He snickered looking at her eyes, she didn't reply to him and looked away before walking towards Joey, who was still looking for her lost beer.

"Joey, let's go." Axel dragged her away though Joey was reluctant to leave before finding her beer.

The guy stared at their leaving silhouette and smirked, "We meet again." He looked up at the sky full of glistening pearls.

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On reaching Axel's home, Joey dashed towards the washroom to barf. Axel sighed at her friend's condition. She shook her head before going to the kitchen to get her some water, to relieve her from a hangover.

Joey finally came out of the toilet and sat down on one of the chairs at the dining table. She clutching her stomach from the discomfort.

"Here." Axel gave her the water before sitting beside her.

"Thanks." Joey thanked her before gulping down the cold water. After drinking the water she finally felt a bit better than before.

"Aiya, what will happen to you?" Axel pities her friend. She knows Joey had a crush on him from the time she knew her. Axel knows Joey didn't dare to reveal her feelings for Michael, but seeing her being tortured daily makes her feel miserable. No one knew better than her how it feels to have a crush on someone and that person is far out of your league. And you don't dare to reveal your feelings for him but also can't stop liking the person.

"Axel." Joey suddenly called out her name out of the blue.

"Hm?" Axel looked up at her friend curiously, not sure why she suddenly called her but she could feel something was wrong.

"Have you ever had a crush on someone?" Joey questioned her, her eyes meeting hers. On hearing Joey's question, Axel clenched on to her jeans. She even forgot to breathe for a second. Memoirs started to flash in front of her sights.

The roses that fell on the ground, her past self standing still, her eyes starting the figure in front of her, and suddenly a drop of tears left from her eyes, rolling down through her cheeks.

"Axel?" Joey shook her shoulder seeing her lost in her reflections. Axel woke up from her thoughts from her calling.

"No. I don't believe in love." Axel replied trying to hide her tears.

"Oo," Joey nodded on hearing her. She felt as if she was like Axel, and never believed in love. She would have been not going through this pain. In the earlier scene in the office, she got the hunch that there was sure something between them, something that she knew but didn't dare to accept.

If only she was brave enough to accept the truth and move on with her life, she feels disgusted on seeing her being so miserable but still she is like that. Why did she end up falling for someone like him? Why can't she dare to tell him her feelings? Why was she afraid? Why is so hopeless in love?

She questions herself again and again, but her heart is so scared to answer those questions even though it knows the answers to all those questions.

Perhaps she will one day dared to accept those answers and let go of her stubborn crush.

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