Chapter two: Decision

"Babe are you listening to me or have I been talking to myself?" Zora asked

"I'm listening to you of course, I hear with my ears not my eyes" Alfred responded casually while he was still focused on his phone.

"Seriously? You've literally been on your phone since I got here, you don't even wanna look at me, do i disgust you now?"

"Zee not now again, I just have something to sort out, you know if I wasn't busy I would give you all the attention in the world, I just have work to do" Alfred replied as he tried to plant a kiss on her forehead and she pulled away...

"Work? On Instagram? And you're looking at another woman's profile? What kind of work is that?"

"Come on baby, don't make it look that way" he dropped the phone and attempted to hold her but she restricted with her hands

"Oh now you can drop your phone? Be for real Alfred what are you not telling me? I feel left in the dark, you can just tell me if you've seen someone else and you no longer want me and I'll understand, it's better than this treatment I'm getting "

"Don't Zora!, don't start" the flirty smile in his face faded

"Don't start what Alfred? I shouldn't start what? Why do you keep avoiding the question? Why do you get angry when I talk about us? Just tell me Alfred, say it"

"You want to hear it?"

"Yes"

"You really want to hear it?"

"Just say it"

"Fine, if you insist, I'll tell you, I met someone.."

Zora heard her heart skip a beat

"We've been talking for a while and somehow I just found myself drawn to her, the way I feel for her It's just different..."

"Wait, why did it take you this long to tell me this? Why do you have to make me go through all of that?"

"I'm really sorry Zora I've been thinking of how to tell you, you've been such a darling and I would be a monster to hurt you"

"So you actually don't know that all these treatments you've been giving me is worst? How much more can you hurt me again?"

"I'm really sorry Zee"

She smiled and got up from where she was sitting

"Naah, don't be sorry, I'm glad you came out plain, thank you for your honesty, I'm just not happy it took you this long"

"So you're not mad at me?"

"Naah, it's fine, we're cool, really"

"We're you going to now?"

"Home! I don't belong here afterwards"

"Don't say that, you know you can always call me if you need anything right, you know you can always come here, the house is open for you"

"It's okay, I appreciate, but then the house needs privacy for you and your new partner"

"I'm really sorry Zee, this is exactly what I was talking about, you're so nice, you're just a darling"

"Stop, don't do that, you don't come here and give me compliments and tell me how special and amazing I am and still go choose someone else over me, it can only mean you're lying about all the compliments you give or you just don't know what you want, and you're not contented. I hope you don't see somebody else that makes you feel 'differently' again and you'll leave this one again for the new one, figure out what you want and stick to it Alfred, my last piece of advise for you. Make sure you stay safe and of course, happy, I've got decisions to make and organize my life again, take care" Zora turned around and walked away as tears were already rolling down from her eyes, meanwhile Alfred was seated there looking at the beautiful image before him crying and pouring her heart out, he was dumbfounded with mixed emotions, before he could do anything Zora was out of his sight.