Tough & Classy

Chapter 40

Chapter 40: "How does it feel to know he let you go without a fight?"

                           "Like maybe he never loved me after all."

I woke up with the sound of my phone alarm. It made me want to throw it away as I still felt so sleepy. Eyes closed, I reached for it and turned off the alarm. I slowly opened my eyes and the first thing I did was to check for messages. And suddenly, my sleepiness vanished as I realized that I wouldn't receive any morning messages from him.

Brushing my hair away from my face, I got up to take a shower and dress up for work. There were tons of things to do today, and I couldn't afford to be late. As soon as I was done preparing, I sauntered to the kitchen to have breakfast, but again I froze when I didn't see any food on the table. No hot chocolate. No cinnamon bread. Nada.

"I'm not so hungry anyway."

I went through my routine: Visited all the branches of my flower shop. Attended a couple of meetings. My day had been pretty hectic. I had just finished doing some work when I got a call from my parents and asked me to drop by home to have dinner with them. 

"I'm home, mom!"

She gave me a hug and a peck on a kiss. "You're just right on time. Dinner's ready." She looked past me. And I just knew who she was expecting to see. "Where's Chester? I didn't call him anymore because I thought he'd pick you up."

"Why would you think that he'd pick me up?" I went to the dining area and found my dad there. "Hi, dad." I kissed his cheek and took a seat.

"Chester always picks you up after work because you still don't how to drive."

I sighed. "I'll start learning."

"You should call Chester. We can wait for him," dad said.

I put some food on my plate. "He's not coming."

My parents exchanged glances. "What do you mean he's not coming?" mom asked. "May dinner meeting ba siya?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "Maybe."

She sighed. "Nagkatampuhan na naman ba kayong dalawa?"

"No." I started eating. "This is good."

"I thought you two had a fight again. Invite him this weekend. Pauwi na rin ang lolo Camilo mo from The States."

I stopped. "He's not coming." 

"Why not? Is he too busy?"

"He's not coming because we've broken up," I answered casually. 

Both of them turned quiet. Mom looked shocked. Dad just looked at me with concern in his eyes. 

"Let's enjoy our dinner," I said. 

The next few days, I went through my routine like nothing happened. Truth be told, I was too busy to even think about other things. 

"Noodles. Great," I muttered.

I got home late and was too hungry to call for a delivery. Unfortunately, I still don't know how to cook. Thus, I had no choice but to settle for a cup noodle. It's either that or go to bed, hungry. 

"I should really learn how to cook." I shook my head as I waited for it to be cooked. "This is not so bad, Claire. You can survive with cup noodles."

I clacked my tongue as I wasn't satisfied with my food. "I should really learn how to cook. But cooking is not really for me. Great, Claire. Now you're talking to yourself."