Still In Love With You

Time For Change

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Sophie

I rubbed my head with my palm and inhaled a deep sigh as I see Roxanne being escorted out of the library. Everyone stared at her, murmuring and giving her ugly stares of disbelief and disgust. Yet... A part of me felt bad. I'm not quite sure why, but I did. I felt terrible for everything; for going off on her, for the way she felt... For whatever reasons she may have that led her to feel this way.

I never wished anything bad on her, especially on her daughter.

I truly wished we could have been good friends, and I genuinely thought she was a good person when we met. Never in my wildest thoughts would I have thought things would escalate this far between her and me.

Seli gave me a worried-sympathetic look and sighed, "Sophie, I am truly sorry. I don't know what to tell you, other than sorry." She turned on her heels and walked out of that library behind the security guards and Roxie.

I was left feeling dumbfounded and bewildered. This uncomfortable feeling of remorse for the way she was behaving, the way I reacted, and mostly- the way she was escorted out of this place left me feeling bewildered.

I knew it, I should have followed my gut when I said coming here was a bad idea, yet, here we are. I don't think any of this would have happened if I had just neglected to come here. Sure, I would have to pay a hefty amount to Mr. Choy, but at least Rox and I would have saved ourselves this big embarrassing moment.

"Sophie, why don't you take a seat hun? Forget about all of this ok? Don't worry about her, I'm sure she will be just fine. Let's all just take a minute to relax and continue with our work, shall we?" Lexie suggested as she places her hand over my shoulder and pointed towards the seat I was previously sitting on. The other authors exchanged a pitiful look and smiled slightly towards me.

Mr. Choy talked away angrily on his phone in his language and everyone around tried to act as if nothing had happened just now. For the safety of others, the guards stood their ground by the door, reassuring themselves that Roxie wouldn't come back.

I sat back on my chair, placing my elbows on the table and running my hands through my hair as I puffed my cheeks.

Mr. Choy hung up his phone, taking off his glasses and pinching the curve of his nose. "Sophie, I am very sorry for all this. Had I known that crazy woman was here, I would have told the boys to not let her in. I want all my authors to feel safe when they come out here and sign books for their fans. Please, if you don't feel comfortable, you can go and rest, I will see you tomorrow, ok?" I nodded my head and grabbed a book.

"No, I'm fine Mr. Choy, I can do this. I owe it to you and everyone here. This has been a wonderful experience, and I won't let a bad moment ruin it for the rest of the public waiting."

He smiles and pats my shoulder, "That's my girl. If you need anything, let me kn0w, I will be talking to the owner of this establishment and I will be back with a coffee and a snack for you guys in just a bit, ok?" he says as he signals the guards and allows for another group of girls to enter.

I truly did like the whole experience, I never thought people actually enjoyed my books this much. It made me feel so happy, and I had mom to thank. She was my biggest support for this career before I decided to publish them. Before that... They were merely a written drafts, cob-web-filled files in the back of my desk because I was too afraid to take the first step.

The rest of the day went by smoothly, though my mind still lingered with thoughts of Roxie.

By noon, we took a break to get ate lunch together, courtesy of Mr.Choy and the owner of the library we were in. I took advantage and called my boys to see how they were doing.

Nathan sounded so happy. My brother Jason had tagged along when his football game had been canceled. They took advantage and took Nate to a nearby food truck event. From what they were saying, there were food trucks everywhere and couldn't resist trying a little from everywhere.

I can just imagine how happy they were right n0w. I decided not to tell Logan for now. I didn't want him getting worried about me, I wanted him to focus on him and Nate. This was their time, and I was n0t going to ruin it by worrying them.

"Ok, baby I will see you guys soon ok? Take care of daddy, and don't forget to stay close to them. Do not wander off Nate, it's very dangerous, you can get lost." I said as he partially listened to me.

"Relax, Sis. I'll be here taking care of him. Hey, by the way, can you stop by and see if they have volume 8 of Tokyo Ghoul? Please!!" I giggled at my brother's request.

He has got to be the biggest nerd when it comes to reading Korean dramas and manga. "I'm already on it, Jace. Take care of my boys ok? Love you guys." Jason didn't have the chance to answer, Logan quickly snatched the phone away and began talking.

"Hey, babe, by the way, I have a little surprise for you when you get back to the penthouse. I hope you like it. Love you beautiful, I'll see you tomorrow night. I miss you."

"I miss you too, Babe. Bye."

"Bye, gorgeous," he replies before I hang up the phone with a smile.
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Roxanne

I paced back and forth in my hotel's bathroom. I was still so angry about what happened this morning.

I can't believe my fucking luck. Everything would have been just fine having my dad not been so stupid as to lose 0ur business. Why the hell did he ever think crossing Felix Davila and working with Roman would be such a good idea? Karma did him good by making Roman turn on him, but why the hell did it have to drag me and my brother along with his ugly deeds?

After he lost the business and had his stroke, he was left partially paralyzed in half of his body. This is the reason why he can't work anymore and my mom has to take care of him. If I was her, I would have left his ass and let him fend for himself. She is too fucking naive.

All my bad luck is thanks to him. I miss my old life. The fancy cars, the expensive lifestyle. God, I'd kill for a day at the spa. I had been running the hot water on my bathtub. I turned it off when it was filled. I took off my robe and dipped in, trying to relax and forget about this whole stupid world.

I have to do something to make my luck change. No matter what... I have to do something, anything, but I refuse to keep living like this.

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