Chasing Him

Chapter Ten: The Call

Jasmine's POV

I was outside of Marc office. I was going to give it a try for one last time, maybe...maybe I could change his mind or or I don't know but I have hopes.. in him... in us..but when I opened the door slowly, I heard voices.

"What do you not understand Marc????" I heard a women voice but it was very familiar. It had a Spanish accent like....like...

Oh my! Maria! My eyes widen at the realization and listened further when my heart broke a million pieces. I spoke too soon.

"WHY YOU LEFT ME MARIA! YOU JUST LEFT A SHORT DAMN LETTER!"

"Don't you know how heartbroken I am? How many sleepless nights just thinking over and over again why you left me? I kept thinking 'why? Why did she leave me?' I thought I had done something wrong! Because not once I cheated on you Maria! You were my everything! You were all of my first! I just want to ask you why?" Marc's voice cracked like he was about to break.

"I-I left because I wanted to pursue my dreams Marc... I wanted to be a model but you weren't so supportive about it. Whenever I open about the topic, you'd get mad and changed the topic. You didn't like long distance relationships and that's why you were against it." She sobbed a little.

"But not once in my career Marc that I didn't stopped thinking about you. I always think about us. My mind was filled all the memories we had shared. Sometimes I think that I made a wrong decisions and there were sleepless nights wishing you were with me in the bed and when I wake up, I would see your face, smiling at me and kissing me and saying that you love me always..." I closed my eyes. I couldn't bear the pain I was feeling right now. Marc does that to me too except for the 'I love you' part. I was jealous at Maria. She had everything now.

"For 3 years, I was going to go home but when I heard that you had a girlfriend, I was crushed....I-I" she stopped and exhaled.

"I thought you'd wait for me...I thought you'd keep your promise. The promise I had written on my short letter... I told you to wait for me and that I'll always love you no matter what. But then you have Jasmine and I thought you'd moved on from me... so that's why I hadn't come home..." they were silent for a moment and I thought and just wished, just wished that Marc would fight for me, for us. I thought he'd just tell Maria that that was the past and I was his future... I just wished...

"Jasmine...." I widen my eyes when he called my name.

"She-she was there....with me when you left me.... She makes me laugh and smile but.... She was just nothing to me. No matter how I force myself, I always think about you" My heart just stopped and world crashed. I fought back the sob that was coming out of my mouth.

Guess I couldn't always get what I want huh?

"I wanted to move on from you and I...just....couldn't. You were always on my mind, in my heart. Everywhere I go, it always reminds me of us... After college, when I went on a vacation, I lied. I didn't went on a vacation... I went searching for you... I didn't want to lose hope... I didn't want to lose you..."