Chapter 5.

"Why do you keep looking at like that?"

"Like what?"

"Like you are planning my death"

"Well that thought would turn to a reality soon if you don't tell me who that guy is!"

"Which guy?"

"Don't you dare act all clueless and innocent with me?

A laugh escaped my lips and Anne turned to look at me incredulously

"Are--are you laughing right now?" with an undertone that said, "confirm it and I would really murder you". So instead I shut up and whispered

No."

Right now we were walking slowly to the office not really minding the time and Anne was pestering me about what happened in the cafe, and it was getting quite tiring, so to end her questions I decide to tell her.

"Okay, okay. I would remind you. And please no more questions, it's all in the past," she nodded eagerly like a child that was about to be given candy.

"So you remember that I told you about months ago. The two of us, during high school." she looked confused for a while, scrunching up her face trying to remember. Once realization dawned on her, she brightened like a light bulb

"Oh you mean that guy?” I nodded

"The significant ex?" A scowl appeared on my face

"He isn't significant. I just hate him more than the rest."

"Well that makes him exceptional." I scoffed

"Exceptional my butt."

"Well Amber, you left out an important detail, when you were telling me about him," I wrinkle my forehead together confused

Im sure I told you everything that transpired between us,"

"No, you left out the detail of Him being stupidly handsome." I hastened my steps, uninterested and head in the direction of the office.

She ran after me obviously annoyed

"Hey, why did you leave?"

"Nothing," I shrug. She narrowed her eyes at me all thoughts of the ex forgotten and gone with the wind where it should be.

All of a sudden, I remembered that Anne mentioned that she was going to move in with Mike, her boyfriend of 2years. I mentally face palmed because I had not asked her about it, some best friend I was. I immediately turned to her to ask about it without prolonging it further

"So, how's moving in with Mike going?" And in the blink of an eye the frown on her face turned upside down, I thought her face was going to split into two.

"Oh, it's going good; I plan to do some more packing this weekend."

Oh, I could help you."

"Yeah that would be cool." She kept smiling. She looks so happy and in love, it is sickening. However, I was glad she finally met a person who was willing to make himself worthy of her and treats her like the queen she is.

Purpose by Justin Bieber interrupts my thoughts and I look up, to see Anne fish out her phone from her purse. She grinned when she saw who was calling. She then muttered 'speak of the devil'. So therefore, I am guessing the person is Mike; she looked at me and whispered its mike." I do not know why she is whispering but I nodded and motioned for her to pick it.

She did, but not before running her hands through her hair and smoothening the creases on her skirt, I actually thought it was a video call because of that until I she put the phone to her ear. I laughed and shook my head.

"Hey babe," she began *pause*

"I'm fine. I miss you too cupcake."

And that ladies and gentlemen almost made me vomit the lunch in my stomach, so I turned away and moved a little distance from her to give them some privacy and to also keep my lunch in my stomach where it belongs.

After about 10 minutes more like 10 years, the call ended and she came towards me with a pleading look in her eyes and her mouth in a pout.

"What?"

"I'm so sorry," she said wringing her fingers together.

"Why?"

"Cos, I want to accompany Mike somewhere"

"Okay, so why are you apologizing?"

"I want you to cover for me, I would be back later."

"Okay, it's cool. I would think up something". At that, she began walking backwards in the other direction

"Okay, catch you later." I waved and began going in the direction of the lab, blending in with the crowd.