Black and Blue

We are friends. Right?

After dinner, we sat and watched the latest episode of Axel's series. For some reason, I didn't feel as tense as I was earlier. I understood the distance between him and me. We lived in two completely different worlds. Just because he texted me once, doesn't make us friends or anything. Doesn't make me special. Woah!!! I really need to stop thinking. I got a bottle of wine and we talked until Sky fell asleep. I wasn't sleepy yet as I had slept for most of the day. I decided to read a book. I sat on the balcony reading a new book from a new author who was gaining a lot of popularity with the readers with her unique writing style. She wrote mind-boggling psychological thrillers with a lot of dark humor.

After about 10 pages or so. I felt my phone vibrate on the table. Having forgotten everything about Axel and lost in the new world of the book, I assumed it was just another mail. Absent-mindedly I checked the smartwatch on my wrist to check if the mail was important. So no one can blame me when I spilled wine all over the book shocked. Leaving the book on the table I grabbed my phone to check that he really had finally replied.

Not really! But thank you for asking.

That is what he replied. I just stared at my phone like an idiot. Making sure I wasn't dreaming or had fallen asleep while reading by pinching myself this time, I stared at the device in my hand wondering what should I do.

I didn't know how to respond to that. I was in the same position as earlier. I just don't know what to say. Why am I always so awkward and lost when it comes to Axel? I just stared at the screen for a couple of minutes. Something was really wrong with me. As someone who helped people with their social interactions on social media professionally, I was very bad at maintaining my own. I guess I was just bad at it on a personal level. My phone vibrated again while I was lost in my own thoughts.

I thought you might never talk to me again. Thinking I am some lunatic after I posted a status for you though we don't know each other.

I thought you might not want to talk to me. Knowing positively I am a lunatic who doesn't responds after a celeb posts a story for her.

You are funny.

I know! How are you? For real though?

Angry, hurt, sad, and mostly in denial.

I can understand.

Can you? Being a celeb is hard as it is, there are always rumors about you. But when someone close to you does this. Everyone you know are talking about you. Even people I don't know think I am some kind of abuser. How could you possibly understand that?

I understand that rumors in general sucks. And for a celebrity, it might be about 10000x times worse.

You sound like someone who has been through something like this.

Maybe.

Do you know what is the most fun part of this rumor?

There is something funny about the whole situation? Do tell!

I  didn't even know I was in a relationship, to begin with.

What? Oh my god!

Allison and I  were good friends. To be honest, I thought she was into Aiden, I have no idea why she told everyone we were in a relationship that to in an abusive one.

Aiden as in Aiden King?

Yes

Oh my god!