Party girl

2ndo Chance

10 pm

It's been half a year already. I saw him a few weeks ago. He was walking with someone I haven't seen before. Memories come flooding back almost every day. I constantly tell myself to move on. But I miss him.

I snap back to reality hearing the loud banging coming from my bedroom door. "Lex, don't do this again" I overheard Valeria and I just lay there. In the cold lifeless bed.

The bed we'd laid on for hours snuggled up to each other. I was so happy. A flashback of that night reappears "Perdóname, ya no té amo" (I don't love you anymore, I'm sorry) echoed in my brain.

"OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR" Valeria yells and I raise the volume of the music. I want to lay here and not go back to this reality. The reality of him loving someone else who isn't me.

Imagining him smiling and laughing with her knowing that was once me. How can he love someone else? The thought of it only made my heart ache. The door bursts open. I hear footsteps walking closer in my direction and I stay looking up at the ceiling.

"Get up?" Val says in an apathetic tone. Alexa throws a pillow that barely reaches Val, "Go away". Val lowers down the music and sits on the edge of the bed looking over at her bsf.

"Lex, the world doesn't stop. You have work at the bar and tomorrow at the office. Look I know it's hard but you have to at least try, please." I sit up looking at Val with my bloodshot eyes.

I called a week off of work. All I've been doing is crying these past days and my bloodshot eyes are the result of it. As much as I hate to admit it, she's right. I have deadlines coming up and bills to pay. I'm not rich enough to not worry about it.

With all the energy I have I push myself off the bed and open the curtains being hit with the harsh sunlight. "What day is it?" I say as I close my eyes. Val stays silent observing me and then responds "It's Sunday and currently 10 am but you told Justin you could work a shift at 12".

I gritted my teeth, "fuck" and glanced over at Val who kept her eyes on me. "I hate it when you stare at me like that" I said, meeting the dark brown eyes already on me.

Val lowers her eyes, seeming hesitant to say something but then looks back up with a serious expression. "Lex, you're not going to push me away, right?".

I walk over to my best friend who's attempting not to falter her serious expression. "If I ever do... I give you consent to slap the fuck out of me". Val quickly searches for something and then pulls out her phone. "Can I get that last part on recording". I looked at her and chuckle from her commentary. I haven't laughed in quite a while.

Val smiles at me. "Well can I?" she says in a pleading manner, making me give in and grab her phone. "I hereby consent my best friend, Valeria Gomez to slap me if I ever stupidly decide to push her away" and end the recording placing the phone back into her hands.

"BREAKFAST IS READY AND I DON'T WANT TO HEAR-" Alejandro suddenly stops before entering the door frame. Alexa turns to look at Alejandro who has his mouth open.

"Are you going to stand there? " Alejandro walks over to Alexas desk and sets the plate down on her desk. Then pulls Alexa in the tightest hug. "VALERIA YOU ARE A SAINT FOR MAKING HER SMILE" still hugging Alexa but loosening his hold.

Alexa hugged Alejandro back knowing he was probably worried sick these past few weeks of seeing her in the same state. He would knock, waiting for a response from her but it was always silent. He would see Alexa walking around a few times and wishing he knew what to do.

Valeria chuckles and joins in the hug. I didn't let go. I wanted to feel a warmth that I was missing these last weeks. I felt so hollow and even if they attempted to hug me, it wasn't like right now.

"It isn't like his"....this hug is nice but it isn't...I shut my eyes, pushing those thoughts away and snuggling into Ale's chest. "Everything ok?" he asks with a concerned tone and I shake my head still buried in his chest. I held onto my friends' embrace a little longer and then let go because the smell of the food made everyone's stomach rumble. "Time to eat, '' Ale said as he heads downstairs.

- Time Skip -

"My favorite boss is finally back" a co-worker of mine says as they see me enter with an apron. I shake my head "don't go boosting my ego now, Alex". Alex smiled "I wouldn't dare do such a thing" as he continued setting up. I smile and help him out but then a customer walks in catching my eye. It couldn't be. Not right now. The person I wanted to see for so long. No not when I'm not over you. The person turns around and his gray eyes lay on my brown eyes. "Lex..." he calls out to me but I look over to my co-worker who slightly got the idea and turned my ex's attention away from me.

I retreated to the bathroom and closed myself in a bathroom stall. Why when I'm still not over him? Did he want to see me? No that can't possibly be it... remember he's moved on. Right. Tears start to fall and my chest starts to tighten. Fuck. Not now please don't cry right now. You're working.. you have to return. He's probably gone. Yeah. Gone.

I exit the bathroom and am about to head to the booth but an arm stops me. Please don't be him. Please. I slowly turn my head, meeting those same gray eyes that met mine earlier. He pulled me into a hug and I smelled his cologne filling my nose. Fuck don't give in Lex. Please don't. I touch his arms and look at him. "Let go" I demanded in a shaky tone. " You still love me, I know you do," he says, not wanting to let go of me. "Lex..." after no response he lets go of me and sighs. "Did you meet someone?" he says clenching his mouth. I leave him with no response and head back to the booth.

I held my ground even if I knew I badly wanted to run back to him. I didn't go back. Work just work for now. I head back to the bar and thankfully my ex leaves. There's some regulars and some new customers that came in so I quickly attended to them. Hearing about other people's lives is always nice. It made me forget about earlier and about everything else.

Finally I'm done. After Alex and I finished we headed out to the parking lot saying our farewells. I suddenly looked over his shoulder seeing someone near my car. Just my fuckin luck.

AN: Sorry for the long wait will try to update at least once a week..no promises since I have upcoming exams 😔