Traces of Her

Chapter 2 Grow Old On Your Own

Present

John sighed when he heard the name once again. He knew how devastated his best friend when Mishka got into an accident and died.

"Phen, I think you need some break from work. We knew she already died. We got her ID together with some of her stuff together with her body,"

"What if...it is not her who died..? What if it someone's.... What if something happened before the accident.."

John deeply breathed in. He knew what happened to Stephen when they heard the news. He was a complete mess and the shop was about to go down if not for Andrea, Stephen's younger sister's recovery, he would be in bad shape or worst he would have taken a suicide and follow Mishka.

"Come on, Phen it's been five years since she died. You need to move on," he went to his side and tapped his back. " Nothing will happened if you will let yourself be trapped on the past. Now let's get back to business, shall we."leaving him one last pat on his back when the door of their office opened.

A gorgeous lady with her brown hair twisted into knot on her head. She was wearing light blue shades and a long moss green dress down to her knees. Her skin is so fair that dress emphasized her fair skin.

"Natalia! What brings you here?" Greeted by John.

She walk passed at him as if she never saw him and went to Stephen'side. She was actually Stephen's current girlfriend.

"It's my birthday last week!"

Stephen did not mind her and seated on his swivel chair seems oblivious of her.

"Yeah, I send you a bouquet of flowers. Haven't your received it?"

"I don't want those. I told you that I would like to have dinner with you but you didn't respond to my chat!"

"You know that I am busy on that day since it was the launching of Lolipop Ecarz,"

"How about now?"

"I am still," Stephen responded without taking a glimpse of her.

"Can't you even move your schedule and just even have two hours for me now?"

"I can't,"

"And what I am to you? Am I your display to let everybody know you have a famous girlfriend?!"

Stephen let go a heavy sighed. Natalia is actually one of the famous influencer on social media and one of the reason his company became famous. She was also the face of their company before he got involved with her.

"You know it is not like that, Nat,"

"And what is it? Tell me? Your always setting me aside!"

Stephen did not respond.

"Okay, if that what's you want. I will spend my time with Rafael," she continued. "I have already spend my birthday with him and did it with him. I may do it again. Is it okay with you?"

"Go ahead. Do what you want," he exclaimed. He just want to end the conversation with her since he still need to check some papers that needs his signature.

A loud smack echoed the room that caught John's attention. He left the two on their side of the room so they could have a proper conversation and buried himself on the documents on his computer but he never expected a scene would happened as soon as he left them.

Natalia's hand was shaking in the air while Stephen was holding his left cheeks.

The lady's hand went down on her side. "Hopefully you'll happily marry your job since you always prioritze it". The lady turned, walking out of the room slamming the door behind her.

"Geez, what did you do this time?" John asked as he approached his friend.

Stephen did not mind John's question and just went back this computer. He knows that his response to Natalia's question is a mindless response but what can he do? He just wants to end the conversation as soon as possible.

"Tsk, you know what, if you don't give any attention to your relationship you will grow old on your own. You're not getting any younger any more..."

As if he is interested on any of them. They are the ones who approached me not me. So, I don't care... Stephen spoke to himself not saying out loud.

Actually, after his ex girlfriend died, He never got into a serious relationship. Most of them are flings to pass time and he never know will he be.

Come as it may, there is no wrong living alone on his own. Isn't it?

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See you on the next chapter