Rosie White, an Art History student working to achieve her life goal of becoming a sought-after local artist. She pours her heart and soul into her art and dreams of falling in love. After Rosie lost her grandma, and with no parents in sight, she se...
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Stepping out of the taxi, I make a beeline up to the apartment. My hands are still shaking as I push my key into the door and step inside.
Milly's sat on the sofa, flicking through the magazine she's read a hundred times already. As soon as she sees me, she's on her feet, magazine forgotten.
I shut the door behind me and run straight into her arms, the tears yet to dry out. We stand, me sobbing into Milly's arms while she whispers soothing words into my ear. I can't hear anything, my mind too consumed.
She pulls me to the bedroom, pushing me down onto her bed she moves to our chest of draws. She doesn't say anything as she passes me a pair of comfy joggers and a top. I take them from her, slipping my heels off, the trousers and blouse and replacing them with the comfort of my own clothes.
Once finished, she sits down next to me, pulling my head to her shoulder and wrapping her arms around me, she whispers, "What happened?"
"I was stupid," I cry.
She hushes me, holding me tight. "Why were you stupid?"
"I messed up, I risked so much last night," I hiccup through the cries, trying to even out my breathing.
"Tell me what happened," Milly whispers, in her soothing motherly tone.
I take a deep breathe before starting. "Alex's parents were at the ball, they made it clear their dislike towards me. I ignored it and Alex made sure I didn't take any of it to heart, we spent the night together and we talked about each other, and life and I told him, I told him everything."
I hear Milly sigh as she mutters, "Slow down, slow down, okay."
"It was, amazing, it was incredible Milly, he made me feel special, and loved? When we went to breakfast, his parents turned up and-" Another sob breaks through.
"They made their dislike clear again?" Milly finishes for me.
I nod into her arms as the tears flow down my cheeks.
"So? What happened Ro, because I know you, you don't let people like that get to you. What about Alex?" Milly asks.
"I just couldn't do it Mills; I can't be with someone like that. He's different, we're not compatible with each other. I was stupid, I shouldn't have gone with him in the first place, I shouldn't have let him in and trusted him."
Milly pulls me back, "Rosie."
I frown and wipe away the tears, "What?"
"I'm not sure, it doesn't make sense to me?" She tips her head to the side. "Did Alexander agree with what his parents said?"
I shake my head, "No."
"Exactly, I don't get it Rosie." She whispers.
What have I done? Did I make a mistake? Running away from Alex like that.
