Chapter 4

BELLA came back to the condo with my things. I don’t really have that so many clothes to the point that they won’t fit in one closet. It wasn’t that really hassle for her since she have her own car her parents gave her a gift on her last birthday.

I help her carry the bags with my things. “What did you tell him by the way?” I curiously asked. Felix won’t believe such a thing especially seeing my best friend packing up my things. He’s not stupid.

She shrugged. “He’s not there,” she replied.

I raised a brow to her reply. “What do you mean he’s not there?” I grab the last bag and she’s the one who closes the door of the car.

“I knock multiple times but no one opened the door, guess he’s not there,” she explained as I followed her walking back to her room.

“Really? Then how did you get these?” I referred to the things that we’re carrying. Bella is not an alien, she doesn’t have the power to just teleport from outside the apartment to get inside. I also don’t have the spare key with me since I am in a hurry to get out of that damn place when I saw Felix doing his monkey business.

We get in front of her condo room and she’s the one who opens it for us to get inside.

“I locked pick,” she said.

I unbelievably looked at her. “You what?!”

“I locked pick,” she repeated as she put down the bag she’s carrying in my bed.

Seriously? When did she learn to do such a thing? Lock picking? Is she some sort of detective? Among the two of us, Bella is the most unbelievable. For years of being best friends, I didn’t know she could do lock picking. I should ask her to teach me how to do it. Good thing there is no CCTV in there unlike in this building so no one would suspect her. I guess that’s much better when Felix wasn’t there because if he is there in the apartment, he would throw a lot of questions at Bella and he wouldn’t believe whatever Bella’s reasons that will throw into him. As I said, he is not that stupid.

It’s just sad at the thought that he wasn’t trying to find me where am I. He said that he’s worried but looks like he wasn’t doing anything to find me. A liar will always be a liar. Tsk.

Bella left me in my room after we carried to her condo all of my things or clothes. I decided to arrange it in the empty closet there. It was still the same closet that I once used when I still stayed here a long time ago before I find an apartment to stay in with Felix.

I sighed heavily when he pops up in my mind again.

“But I love you most.”

His voice echoed inside my head. I forced a smile as tears started to fall from my eyes. Does every person who fell in love need to be hurt like this? I just love someone. But why do I need to be hurt like this?

He said he love her the most. Her. Not me. Does that mean that he loves me but he loves her the most or he didn’t love me at all? I’m mad. I’m mad at him. When I saw him with another girl, it seems that he is not the Felix I love. He is not the Felix I used to know.

Yes, the old Felix was used to having many flings. But he tried to change himself and started courting me and fully changed that personality of him. He avoided girls for me so I could not get jealous of them. But it was all that I thought after I saw him with another girl.

I wiped my tears that falls down my cheeks. I should get used to him without being around. I should get back with the old Audrey who still didn’t know him. Audrey just wanted to finish her studies without minding if she’s single or not.

As I planned to meet Felix. I sent him a message about where would we meet. I’m done changing my clothes and just letting my hair on a loose. I wear my white sneakers and I’m ready to go.

“Want me to drive you there?” Bella worriedly asked.

I shake my head to her. “No need. I’ll just get a taxi,” I replied. “Don’t worry about me. I can handle myself,” I added and forced a little smile on my face to assure her. She just nodded her head and let me go.

The taxi stop in front of the coffee shop. I paid and said thanks to the driver. I sighed heavily as I stand outside the coffee shop. This is it. You can do it, Audrey.

I opened the door and roamed around the place to find the person I am meeting to see if he’s finally here. My eyes stopped at the person’s familiar back and started to walk towards him.

“Did I keep you waiting?” I quickly asked and didn’t bother to greet him. I’m mad at him for even crossing my mind to greet him.

Felix lift up her head to me when I spoke and stand up, offering me to sit.

“No. Not really,” he said as I take my seat across him. I was facing him and was about to speak when he stand up again and went to the counter to order something.

As much as I wanted to finish this conversation as soon as possible, Felix was trying hard not to. I wanted to just get straight to the point and finish this conversation and go home to Bella’s condo. I closed my eyes and sighed deeply to calm myself.

Calm down, Audrey. You could finish this conversation with him without shouting at him.

After a couple of minutes, Felix came back to our table with a cup of coffee. It’s 2 PM in the afternoon for goodness sake and I don’t really drink coffee at this hour, especially when it’s a hot day.

“I’ll be honest with you-” I didn’t be able to finish my sentence when he cut me off.

“Where have you been?” he asked with a worried expression on his face. I wanted to clap my hands seeing that expression on his face but I stop myself. Nice one, dude.

“I’m so worried about you. I thought we will celebrate our anniversary last Friday. I even called you so many times but you’re out of coverage,” he explained and tried to grab my left hand that was on the table but I pull it away. I could see that it made him shocked.

“Really? You’re worried about me?” I asked him, playing along with his stupid game.

He didn’t respond and I could see the confusion in his eyes who were looking at me so I also keep my eyes looking at him. I’m not going to hold back.

“Come on, Felix. Stop acting like you’re really worried when I didn’t show up to you on our anniversary for us to celebrate,” I bitterly said to him which made him more confused.

The picture of him with another girl pop up inside my head again. Their voice calling each other’s names echoed inside my head again and again. It replayed clear. It hurts so much. Tears started to form in my eyes and God knows I am trying hard to stop them from falling.

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