Ben Francis Lovett
I could see the New York Presbyterian Hospital where Alice was staying with Matt. After seeing them together, I couldn’t help myself from feeling the melancholy. Though I as happy for them. I knew they will be very happy in each other’s arm. I was standing in front of the St. John Medical Center, just few meters away from the N. Y. Presbyterian Hospital.
Everything was all set, we just have to wait. But I knew it’ll not take too long. Fate brought them together. They were made for each other and I was meant to be Alice’s best friend. And that’s all.
Alice would be fine in just few hours.
I walked on the parking lot where I parked my car. The night was so late but the moon light was still shadowing the entire city. Cars were still passing by. I opened my car when I heard a voice from the back.
“We will miss you, Ben.” There was pain on his voice and his eyes were filled with tears. I just smiled at him and on the maiden beside him. His wife.
I went on and entered on my car. I left them standing there but I could see them still from my center mirror. I knew how they feel. But they can’t have it both and they have to accept it. I drove to the place where I don’t know. I just followed the way and drove calmly.
The highway was so peaceful just like the old days. Unconsciously, I parked my car in front of a bistro. On one of the best restaurants I’d ever known. That was Alice and mine’s favorite restaurant. This was where we used to have dinner before. This was the bistro where I asked her to allow me prove my love to her. It was already closed since it was late at night. There were so many memories that I will never forget on that bistro. It witnessed how Alice smiled and cried.
I pushed the clutch of my car and drove again. I stopped then on our college campus. The Warner Academy where I shared my college life with Alice and where I first thought I wanted to protect her. That day, I couldn’t help myself from staring at her. She was like an angel. Angel you couldn’t resist to lose. That day when she led me to my room and she looked for Matt, I couldn’t help myself from envying him. Matt was very lucky to have Alice. But when he cheated on her, it felt like I wanna kill him. He killed Alice that day. When I saw her running on the corridor of the school, it was like my heart got melted. He was a dupe. He had no right to hurt Alice that way. Sighed.
I drove again and stopped in front of a pastry shop. Just like the other store, it was already closed. That was where Alice worked and that was where she set Matt free. Where she cried so hard on my shoulder and where I decided not to leave her from that day.
All of those things happened three years ago, but they were all fresh in my memory. Of course, all those memories were about Alice. That girl I used to dream of.
I thought I’ll have her in the end. I stayed with her for so long and I thought that was good enough to make her ease all the bad things that she had. And cover up all the pain inside her heart and most of, fall in love with me. But I was wrong. She never let go of her love for Matt. It was always been him. I felt my lips painted a smile. Defeated smile.
