Adiva's POV
I dont really feel like going back to Canada,It gives me that nasty feeling,that hometown memories,I wish to runaway from.
Or maybe I am scared to face Mike after all what happened,and then My very dearest uncaring mom,who knows nothing about me and my current life.
She obviously wouldn't have any time for me and I would be bored to death sitting in my room and sometimes narrating everyday's detail to Chris and boozing sometime.
Maybe I somewhere feel insecure about leaving kevin here for all this time.
The day after a bad break up with Mike,I have lived good times in the WSU and with the best company of Kevin and Derby.
I sure will miss all this heavenly taste there,I have no option but going,since Kevin himself is leaving town for his cousin's place so there is no way,I am staying here.
...
I am recevied enthusiastically by Chris at the airport and ahe hugs the life out of me.
When she starts chatting,I realise that I havent actually seen her for so long.
Maybe my coming here wont be that nasty or boring.
As I reach home,I am surprisingly greeted by Mom.I never expected her at home awaiting me.
She greets me with a delightful smile and tells me that she has got my favourite dinner ready for me and that I can dine without waiting for her.
She hugs me once again and before leaving,she turns back,looking at me and asks
"I am disappointed to see Mike absent,did you even inform him about your arrival?"
I stay mum and colours drain off my face,I cant tell mom about our break up,or the whole story about kevin for which she wont ever approve.
Chris looks at me and seeing me go speechless,she answers for me
"Its a surprise aunt,she wanted to surprise Mike by her visit"
"I thought saw,because its impoosible and unusual sight,since I have always seen you guys together."she smiles at me before leaving.
I huff and crumble at the sofa,thinking about it,when Chris claps her hands in excitement and says
"So,yes,I have waited for a real long time to hear some gory details about your villian-that-became-hero of your life"
"He was never a villian Chris"I roll my eyes.
"Ohk,whatever!
Now start already"
"I have made my mind to overlook the past and move on with Kevin and I m determined about it."
"Kevin has given me the happiest day of my entire relationship experience that spark which mike failed to gie me ever,so I cant help but draw closer to him"I look at Chris.
"I get it,I am starving,lets chat over dinner,I think its tastiest ravoli and salad on the menu tonight"She gets up.
As we are dining,the food actually is relishing and we chat for over complete night with me narrating her all the minute details and everything about wSU,to which she enthusiastically listens.
In the process,I answer Kevin's call at Skype and both me and Chris talk to him for almost an hour.She tells me that she likes him too and that she approves him for me.
Later she informs me about seeing Mike after we had a break up and that he was actually devasted and spent tge complete night drinking the fuck up at the nearest bar,our favourite bar on the street and that she accompanied her for all the time,listening to his sobbing story
"I must say,You have broken him hard"
"He is often seen in bars and clubs where we used to go on special cebrations and that he is looking forward to life"
I choose to keep my comment reserved and switch the topic,before Chris makes me travel back all the way to our bonding and childhood and adult hood,school days,togetherness and what not.
I somewhere know about me being guilty but I dont wanna disturb my inner peace so I switch over to talking otger stuff
"So what are we doing these vacations,have you planned something?"I ask.
"Ofcourse,sweetheart,we are going around all our favourite places tomorrow and we are leaving for a big long vacation at Los Angeles,California with my family.
I jump out of bed in excitement
"I so love you chris,You are just great,I loveee you"
I screech.
...
We sleep at 5am and wake uo at around 1pm,we then get dressed to roll out on streets.
Hitting the same old places,meeting some casual old friends and culminating the day with the only thing that was left.
Running in Mike at our favourite bar,when we got there for our regular drink.
He caught me offguard but to my surprise he behaved rather unawkwardly with me,asking me all about me and my studies.
Never mentioning our poor story and picking at me.for the first time I could see that I dont know this man,I have known forvever.
I feel bad,but I try not to let that ahow at my face.Hust the way he is doing.
He offers me as a friend to to have a drink together and I dint have guts to deny.
I oblige and this time in years I am seeing him so distant and with over grown beard and look that looks so intense.
He is less hassled and worked up,which is quite an unsual site for me.
After a quick drink and the over grown awkward difference between us,Chris manages to intact the conversation going somehow and making it light for us all even after 3 Cosmos.
I feel a little high,and begin relaxing to the situation.
That time Mike hits me with the question and the topic that I was so unwilling to take up but now after 3 pegs down,I feel confident enough to face it.
He asks me "How is it going with Kevin?"
"He loves me crazily,I feel content with life,like he is all what I ever wanted in life."
Chris cuts me mid sentence ,and tells Mike that We are leaving for a vacation tomorrow.
To which he reacts very normal
"So you were not even planning to see me,If it hadn't been a co incident of us running into each other"
"Its nothing like that"I answer.
And my phone begans to ring,with Kevin's display picture.
Mike laughs at seeing my phone ringing on table and I excuse myself to take his call.
I feel poor at his reaction and to find somebody as Mike so drunk and react this way,since as far as I remember,Mike has been the one stopping me everytime from over intoxicating.
I take kevin's call and answer him with all the drunkenness, flirting and telling him all about the Chris vacation plan,to which he reacts cheesily by telling me that he camt wait to see me soon.
I kiss him goodnight when I see Chria and Mike coming out of the place.
I bid luck and goodbye to Mike and hence we part our ways.
Author's note:
Turning point,from here in the story began the actual unmasking and eevealing of secrets.
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