Through The Years

Chapter Twenty Two

"I could not tell you if I loved you the first moment I saw you, or if it was the second or third or fourth. But I remember the first moment I looked at you walking toward me and realized that somehow the rest of the world seemed to vanish when I was with you."
-Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME By:MARTIN NIEVERA

Athena awoke on her still warm bed. She turned to her to look for the presence of the man that made her life uncertain since the day he came back.

At this moment, she doesn't know what will gonna happen to her. She sighed, feeling defeated, but she didn't regret on what was happened to them.

The remaining part of her were at lost and feared, on what would be the result of her impulsive attraction to Lucas.

"So nothing changed,he always being used to left me unnoticed." she sighed​.

Then she saw a white paper that laid on the  pillow.
She picked it up and silently read it.

"Hi! Cheeky Pie. Good Morning! Sorry if I didn't woke you up. I have an important meeting back in New York. I'm going to call you so soon. Take care and thanks for a wonderful time. Love Luke."

She shook her head and  folded the note then kept it inside the bedside table.

She took a bath for half an hour and left to meet Leendon to their lunch date.

Already late in work she decided to just go directly to their favorite Chinese restaurant inside the La Montero Mall.

She still have thirty minutes before she meet Leendon, so she walked around just to kill her time.

Then her attention caught on the live telecast of the entertainment and business news at the center of the pavilion.

Lucas spotted with his famous model girlfriend at the airport, kissing.

She felt like a sharp object deeply stabbed to the center of her heart.

She really hated herself to the thought of  giving their relationship a chance.

She taught that he would be true to his words.

But the truth she were just fooling herself again. As clearly as a blue sky, reality slapped her hard.

She felt so dumb to got caught on the trapped he set for her.

Now she was so sure that Lucas just came back to avenge on her.

A tears slowly flowed on her cheek while her eyes still glued on the wide screen.

Lucas and his rumored girlfriend kissed in front of the crowd and walked​ hand in hand at the airport while the paparazzi kept in towed.

"You're so cruel, I never thought you became a monster like this. I don't wantj to see you again." she painfully said then she turned​ away and left the pavilion instantly.

She wiped​ her tears before she walked inside Chinese Restaurant.

Leendon wave his hand as soon as he spotted her. She gathered her composure and smiled at him.

"Hi beautiful!" Leendon smiled at her and offered her a seat.

"Hello! Sorry if I keep you waiting. I just walked around." she gave him her warmest smile. "Thank you." she said and sat on the red velvet chair.

"It's okey. Anyway I already ordered our food. I hope you wouldn't mind." he said and picked an envelope then gave it to her.

"What's this?" she felt intrigued​ so she immediately opened the envelope and read it. Then she looked at him. "You'll be gone in four months?" she asked​ with sadness in her voice.