A Love Like Water

Chapter 28 - Drunk Words, Sober Heart

- Becky's POV -

Another emergency? What kind of emergency is this all about again, Freen? And what was that I saw a while ago? How did she do it?!

I immediately followed Freen when she got out of the shop, just like last time I got lucky I found a cab outside.

It was a mistake that I followed her, I was hiding myself from her and the scene in front of me just added another damage to my wounded heart..

I saw Freen coming out from the bar and walked towards a girl sitting on the bench and kneeled in front of her. She looks like the doctor that I saw from the hospital before who hugged Freen.

I can't see what she is doing because her back is facing me but I saw that she removed the shoe of the girl and massaged her ankle. The girl is smiling at what Freen is doing to her and then they stayed like that for a moment before Freen finally stood up and extended her hand to the girl as they walked to their car hand in hand. Freen's gesture has made her really happy..

I used to be like that..

That should have been me..

What did I do wrong to experience all these pain? All I wanted was to be loved and to be in love..

Maybe I am cursed..

Growing up without a family..

Seeing the love of my life as she slowly loses her life in front of me and having to endure the pain of not being with her and to continue living alone with painful memories..

And now, years after..

I found her again, only to experience another heartache of watching her be in love with someone else..

What more will life has to offer to me?

Can I just perish from this world?

Because this is too much to bear..

I cannot do this anymore..

I stood up from where I am hiding after they left and walked inside the bar.

"Can you give me the hardest drink you have in here?" I said to the bartender as I took a seat on the front bar.

The bartender raised his eyebrows as if he's shocked from what I've said.

"Are you with someone?" He curiously asked.

I knew it, he's gonna ask this..

"Yes, she's just outside, now give me the hardest drink you have in here." I said repeating my order.

The bartender shook his head and placed a glass in front of me and poured me a whiskey.

"This is all I can give to you." He said and went to serve other customers.

I emptied the glass in one go and it felt so good..

It feels like when the alcohol enters your body, all your sorrows are being washed away.. Temporarily..

I sighed and ordered another and inhaled the warm scent of the whiskey in my glass as it lingers in my nostrils. Its intoxicating aroma envelops my senses and I wanna get drowned and lose control and forget about everything.. Just like how Freen forgot about me.. About us..

I wanna let go because I'm really tired and I just want to get drunk tonight. I want to drown these pain and jealousy that I am feeling right now.

Even just for a little while..