"Chapter 50- Conflict and Annulment"

I opened my raised my gaze as soon as the music stops-he might not be the Tristan I know-I pushed him slowly away from his arms-I felt so obsessive for assuming it was Tristan, however, why do I have this kind of feeling that it was him, I need to stop guessing people.

I took a head down and left his sight-how dare I get so comfortable with the person I assumed it was Tristan, I'm dumb, aren't I?

I sighed and quickly walked away from the party toward the outside, I felt this urge to drink once again, however, that won't be the solution to move on.

I continued to look around and saw the weird person who approached me earlier, he was glugging a big glass of wine while sitting on a bench. To think that he was the kind to isolate himself from people. I looked at him with a familiar feeling, he look sweaty, he was sweaty, he took his mask slowly behind the mask his face was all sweaty but it was shocking. I want to take a closer look. I sound like a pervert peeping.

I walked towards the path where he was sitting on a bench near a lamppost, he seem to not notice me but instead, I noticed him. Tenshi. It was you all along, you grew a bit taller than me, and your sweet voice has darkened.

I stopped taking a step in front and took off my mask. "Tenshi..." I squinted my eyes and curved a smile showing my teeth as soon as I saw him look in my direction.

"Klein..."

"how many years passed, you're still the same person I knew," he said to me with a face looking glad to see me, why did you leave me alone, why did you misunderstand me. Those are the words I want to say and shout to you, you left me with complete darkness, my first friend. But instead of feeling furious at you, I'm still glad I get to see you again, alive and well.

I want to punch you in the face, you didn't introduce yourself to me earlier, you didn't give me hints that it was you all along. But it was also my fault for being so oblivious and slow.

"Oh god, you're standing like a statue there, when are you gonna hug your friend, you arrogant fool"

I took a step forward and he opened his arms for an embrace, I want to punch him, but I don't want to ruin his money-maker face. I embraced him as normal friends do but I tighten my grip because I was furious at the same time,

"you're- strangling me with a hug-"

"you deserve it"

"I'm sorry alright--"

I loosened my grip and patted his back, "how's sakura?" I asked him before letting my embrace go, "she's now studying at Harvard, she's doing well and great. She always asks me when are you gonna visit her but I keep saying he won't be able to,"

"why would you say that? I would visit her now,"

***

"Wanna have a drink?" I nodded and he poured me a glass of wine with the extra glass he had that has been placed on the bench upside down above a clean napkin, we clanked our glasses together and he kept telling me stories of his newfound job and new life along with his sibling studying at Harvard.

"you seem to have a happy and balanced life,"

"Unfortunately, I have to go overseas with my work leaving my sibling there, it was rough but we soon managed to be distanced from each other,"

"Sakura is now very well and mature, I hope I can visit her soon,"

"What if Sakura visited you instead huh? like that plan?"

"you don't have to,"

"I'm not that rich but I can afford airplane tickets from here to there," he bragged,

He seemed to love his job, but one thing bothered me, did he continue to sell his body. I don't know what is his current job but I don't know If it would be right to ask him.

"hey, Tenshi-"

I got interrupted,

"Tenshi, let's go,"

this voice... I glanced behind me and saw a tall figure looking down at me.

"you bastard..." I whispered

***

"you bastard..." Klein muttered, I was about to laugh because he was right, it was a bastard. How dare he interrupt our smooth sailing conversation, you will become a lady tomorrow Tristan. Mark my words.

I looked at the tall clowned figure, "we're having a conversation you 'bastard'"

"I didn't mean to, but I am busy today so we need to go,"

I sighed while stopping the urge to punch this man, be grateful that you're my boss, or else I would've kicked your face.

"just go before me, the heck- I'm having a conversation with my old friend,"

he shook his head while using me as an excuse to see Klein, he looked at me and took out his phone. "Save my number instead and we'll talk through chat, you both seem busy,"

he probably misunderstood our relationship, I took out my phone and saved his number, he was happy but at the same time annoyed by the tall presence of Tristan. He stood up from the bench and walked away, happily clutching his phone with my number on it.

As soon as Klein walked farther away, I looked up and down at Tristan who was watching him happily walking away from me with a flushed face-this guy is in love with him but indecisive, my god.

I stretched out from my seat, "let's go now," his expression became serious, and nodded.

Goodness- he treats me like a cockroach, not a fellow employee.