The most beautiful girl on earth

𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆

Tw: emotional instability 

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As I entered the stairwell to my flat, I saw someone I would not have equalled in a hundred years.

 "Stephano what the hell are you doing here?", I asked with a slight, angry tremor in my voice. 

The young man at my flat door replied, "I wanted to see you because I missed you." That I didn't laugh. Did he actually have the guts to show up here after what happened?

 "You miss me? I can make fun of myself, if I want to.", I said indignantly. He raised his hands placatingly. 

"Hey I want to make it up to you. I know I messed up," he tried to calm me down, but I started talking myself into a rage first.

 "Stephano no. You listen to me now," I hissed. "You cheated on me with your former classmate and now you show up here and want to make it up to me?" He started to speak but I refused to be interrupted.

 "You left and not me. I gave you a choice, either you stay with me or you go. Forever. And you left. That's why you have to leave now, or I'll get really nasty," I almost shouted at him.

 He just raised his eyebrows derisively, turned around and left. Exhausted, I unlocked the door to my flat. 

Rena was standing behind it, happily wagging her tail to greet me. With a dull smile, I stroked her head, then slid down the closed door. 

Resting my head in my hands, I sobbed out and let my tears run free. It felt good to let go, I knew that, but it upset me how a single ex-boyfriend could destroy my emotions every time.

 After ten minutes of crying, I started to get a headache, but I didn't stop. Rena had sat down beside me and rested her head on my lap. Her faithful eyes looked up at me with concern, but I didn't stop crying.

 At some point my well of tears dried up and I reached for the dog leash to give Rena some exercise. Rena was panting happily as we went our usual round. As we walked around the houses like this, I made a mental checklist of what else I wanted to do.

Forgetting Stephano was one of the first points. 

 I would have preferred to take Victoria as my first item, but I decided to wait two or three days until I would write to her to arrange for another meeting. 

 Back at my flat, I made myself something to eat, even though I had no appetite since the encounter with Stephano.

 The day had started so well, I thought, slightly disappointed.