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Ch 21

CALEB

Lies. She had changed. She doesn't like me anymore.

Caleb: You didn't keep your promise.

Kiera: What promise?

Caleb: That you would tell me first if you and the CEO had started to date.

Kiera: What kind of promise is that?

Caleb: How long have you been dating?

Kiera: We aren't "dating" yet.

Caleb: Really???

Kiera: But.. Today he confessed. So we will start officially dating from Friday I think, unless something comes up. Speaking of which, let's not meet each other unless it's about work.

Caleb: What? Why?

Kiera: It's rude to someone's partner to be friends with someone they used to like. Sorry but I don't want to do that.

With ease she got back into eating her pasta making me question all the things I ever said to her to this day. I was clouded with the words 'let's not meet each other'. The only thing keeping me sane these days are Kiera. I walked her back home.

Kiera: Okay I'll be leaving. Good night.

I wanted to say her everything I felt for her. I didn't want to hold back. It would be hard on her but I was never known to make stable choices.

Caleb: Wait. Kiera. You and I were separated all this time. Like you said, I suddenly went abroad to study, so we haven't seen each other much. But even so... I have been thinking about you the whole time. I don't know why. I wondered you were doing well without me. When I came back to Boston, I'd go to see you. I liked seeing you. But today I knew. Whenever I'm alone, I know you will be there for me. Like you were always. But I was dumb enough not to notice. So when you disappear for good, I think I'll really be alone. I understand why you don't want to see me anymore in the future. But I want to keep seeing you.

Kiera: Why do you keep-- Just forget it. Why do I still bother? Bye.

Kiera walked away towards her apartment

Caleb: Don't forget about the shoot tomorrow. We will continue talking tomorrow..

I loved irritating her. She just went ignoring me. Like she was doing for the past couple of years.

KIERA

I kept on punching the compass Caleb had given me. I was going to be in a nice happy relationship with Ian but no!!!!! CALEB HAS TO FUCK UP MY LIFEEE!!!! I didn't know anymore how to think normal. FML!!!!!!

(next day)

I got ready for the shoot. Today was south of Boston. Sea view was cancelled because beaches not having people is impossible. We were just gonna shoot on neighborhoods. I got out of my apartment. Caleb's car was parked there. "WHEN WILL THIS TORMENT END". I screamed in my mind and continued walking.

CALEB

Kiera didn't speak a word to me. Whenever I tried to talk to her she faced herself the opposite direction of where my face . It was like a magnet. Only I was repelling her instead of attracting. I clicked the neighborhoods. It was a mixture of nature and architecture. Kiera still continued to ignore me. I'd had to figure a way to make her talk to me.

MAEVE

Nobody had texted Maeve after the fallout incident. She desperately waited for a text to pop up. She kept having mini second glances on her phone. It buzzed. She quickly went to see it. It was her mom. Today was her dad's death anniversary.