It's almost midnight and Luis and I have packed all of my stuff. I've offered to help Luis, but he just keeps declining, saying he'll do it himself when gets back to his house.
"Thanks for helping Luis." I sigh, "God knows we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow."
Luis looks at me, "Raven, everything will work out fine. Just do what you do and you know you'll get through this. I believe in you, Ray." He tucks a piece of my hair behind my ear, and I smile tiredly at him.
"Luis, I should've never brought you into my mess of a life."
"We've been together since the beginning Ray, and I'm definitely sticking with you until the end." I smile lovingly, and sadly at my best friend, the one who knows the most about me, but yet not everything. And that's how I'm going to keep it until the time comes, that I will be forced to tell him.
I kiss him on the cheek then say, "Good night Luís, see you tomorrow." I say, my Spanish accent coming in a bit.
"Yeah, Ray. Good night." Then he kisses me on the forehead and leaves. I stare at the door long after it shuts, just thinking, while standing there.
Sometimes I wish I had the guts to ask someone to sleep with me when I'm like this, all lonely and depressed. Sad thing is, is that if anyone ever sleeps with me, the person who has claimed me as his will come after the person I slept with, not in that way. I don't want to put more people in danger, and I'm starting tomorrow.
Because for the first time since this whole thing started, I'm going to ditch Luis. He deserves better than this, he never asked for it, yet he never complained, but I won't let him stick with me anymore, he's got a life to live.
Difference is, I don't.
With my decision made up, I crawl into my bed, lay awake for an hour more, and finally I fall into a dark sleep.
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"Alejandro can you come to my office, please." I call to one of the workers Alex had hired while I was out. I feel bad for Roberto, because he started the first day my gym opened, but he wasn't exactly good at filling out papers. I cringe at the memory.
"You needed me, Ms. Flores?" Alejandro says with his thick Spanish accent.
"Yes, please have a seat Alejandro." I gesture to the seat in front of my desk. Alejandro is extremely tanned, and well-built, but he's a softy on the inside, and hates violence unless things get a little out of hand, he has dark brown hair that falls onto his dark green eyes. So believing I'm making the right choice, I get straight to the point.
"Ok, so I know this is very sudden, but I'm going to be moving and I've chosen you to be the new manager of the gym. But, that's only if you want to do it." I say, waiting for his answer.
"Sure, coach. But, why are you leaving all of a sudden?" He asks.
"Family emergency." I state, "I'm going to live closer to my parents instead, and open up a gym close to home."
"Oh, ok. Hope everything is good. Don't worry, Señora, your gym will be in good hands."
"Thank you, Alejandro. Now if you don't mind I should start heading out, thanks for taking my offer. Adios." I leave right after that, my belongings already in my Mustang.
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I'm already about 4 hours away from Alex, Luis and my gym, when my phone starts ringing. "Hello?" I answer.
I hear a sigh of relief, then an angry voice. "Raven, where the fuck are you!? I thought they got you!" I hear Luis' strained voice through the phone.
"I'm sorry Luis, I couldn't keep ruining your life. So.. I left, before our original time. Don't worry Luis I know what I'm doing, everything will be fine. Also, if all goes will, you will see me in one piece. But if it doesn't, I love you, Luís. And please tell Alex, I love him too." At that I hang up, throw my phone out of the window, and watch it shatter when it hits the ground.
Please God, let me live the shit I'm stupidly about to go through in a couple more hours.
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Alex's P.O.V.
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It's barely been a day after I last saw Raven, when Luis comes barging into my office.
"Hey Luis. Is something the matter." I ask, when I see his pissed off expression.
"Raven just left." Is all he says, and that's all it takes for my whole world to stop just for a second, then becomes a quick rotation that is quickly leaving me dizzy.
"What do you mean 'Raven just left?'" I ask, knowing exactly what he just said.
"She left, and she told me to tell you," his voice breaks, and I know he's in pain because his best friend left him without saying anything, besides what he's about to tell me now. "She told me to tell you, that-that she loves you."
My eyes widen, and I feel all the blood drain from my face, while Luis is standing in front of my desk, with tears streaming down his face.
"Alex, I think Raven just got into her own suicide mission." Luis says, sadly.
"No Luis, your lying! Your fucking lying!" I yell, not wanting to believe him.
"She-she said, not in her own words but I know what she meant, to not go looking after her. That-that if all goes well, she'll come back in one piece. We just gotta hope Alex, just gotta hope. I know Raven she's strong, she'll come back, I know it." Then Luis breaks, body-racking sobs taking over him. I just stare at him, totally numb, there but not there.
Not caring about the tears streaming down my face, I walk out of my office, and go to the nearest bar.
Deciding the best thing to do at the time, was to get fucking wasted.
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One week later, she's still not next to me. Brightening my day, with that gorgeous smile of hers. Thinking over what Luis told me. Lingering on one certain part.
"She told me to tell you, that-that she loves you."
I slap a hand to my forehead, and immediately regret it. I've been getting drunk 'til I passed out this whole week, and right now I'm suffering a major hangover.
Oh Raven, beautiful Raven. Why did you leave?
"She told me to tell you, that-that she loves you."
Groaning I walk towards my shower and decide to sober up, and grow some balls.
"We just gotta hope Alex, just gotta hope."
I groan again, getting random clothes and heading to my shower.
After my shower, I head back to my office for the first time that week, and once I'm all situated with stuff I need to catch up on, I call my friend.
"she loves you."
On the third ring he answers, "hello?"
I get straight to the point. "Jace, can you find someone for me?"
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