What I think about life.

The talk

The beautiful red satin dress with the matching red satin stilettos look stunning on Laila. She wear an equally stunning diamond necklace and bracelet. She an old-Hollywood makeup cover her beautiful face. The silver clutch that she bought years ago is perfect to put all her necessities for the night. She, however, is not alone.

It had been a couple of weeks that Laila and her boyfriend hadn't been meeting with each other. They only talk on the phone a week after the incident happened. She finally told Azhar the whole truth after he convince her to confess multiple times. It was an awkward moment for both of them. She couldn't mutter a single word and she could feel her tears started to welled up. Her breathing started to feel constricted. She was having anxiety attack. There was a silence on the phone. She tried her best not to let the sound of her breathing shows any sign of trouble.

She even had to tell him to wait in line. She hurriedly took the organic anxiety reliever chewable that was recommended to her from a colleague. She had some water with it to quench her thirst. With the glass of water and the bottle of chewable sat nicely on her bedside table, she picked up the phone and started telling everything that she saw.

It was his brother-in-law that make her feel that way. The moment she saw him, she had a major anxiety attack. She saw her ex-fiancé with his family again on the same dining table as them. Azhar introduced everyone to her but everyone were too busy with everything else. When she saw an opportunity to escape the table, she immediately ran to the washroom. She spent most of the time in the tiny cubicle - trying to calm down. She couldn't believe her eyes. She felt an explosion of emotions right then. Out of all the women out there, her ex-fiancé cheated on her with her current boyfriend's sister. She tried to shook off the bad memory. There is no need to go there now. Everyone have their own life and happy to live it.

She just couldn't shake it off. A part of her wanted to cry, scream, shout but another part of her wanted peace and civility because everything seems fine. It is impossible given the current situation. They may part ways on a bad term but both of them are ready to move on from the bad memories. He did but it's her luck to date someone who has a complicated history with his brother-in-law.

Azhar didn't say anything for a while. It was complete and utter silent. She didn't say anything as well because she don't want to say anything. Hope suddenly sat on her lap and purr. She watched Hope snuggle cozily on her lap while waiting for her boyfriend to say something. She didn't expect any positive reaction from him. The fact that there were silence between them was good enough for her. At least she had a time to breathe.

They talked to each other for hours on the phone that day and the proceeding days - before they agreed to meet on the gala night. It is the first time they met since the incident. It feels like they are having their first date again - exciting but slightly awkward.