Dogs & Pictures - Victoria Pelova

Chapter 27

3 weeks later

Watching Arsenal win their last game of the season was a perfect ending to the season. Although they didn't win the league they at least won the Conti cup. I went to Vic congratulating her for the win as usual and then I went to my apartment with nothing to do.
It is different now that me and Drew broke up I don't go out as much and I have free time for myself. I hung out with Vic most days but when I was with Drew I was with her all the time doing who knows what. I lay down on my bed falling to sleep to the thought of Drew cheating on me. I'm healing but slowly so here and there I tend to think that night we ended. 

I fell asleep longer than I thought I would which ended up being the whole night. I tapped my phone checking the time not knowing it was this early. I'm never the kind of person to wake up at 5 am and start my morning exercising but for some reason today felt different.
I put on my shorts and an Arsenal training kit Vic gave me a while ago. I went out the door starting to run and I immediately felt some sort of relief come off my chest kind of like I was running from everything else going on in the world. I didn't care about anything but just feeling the wind hit my face. Then it hit me. I started to remember everything again. I was cheated on and more thoughts started coming telling me "No one could ever love me. That's why someone chose someone else instead of me. You're not worth someone's time or love." Tears started to roll down my cheeks and then my neck. I hated feeling this way and the only person that could help me feel was Vic. I pulled out my phone called her and told her to meet me at the cafe.

I already ordered our drinks so they would be ready by the time she arrived. After a few minutes, she came through the door still in her sleeping clothes and looking like she just got out of bed which is true. I couldn't help but let a giggle out even though I was upset.
"Well now you know what I look like in the mornings," she said with a small smile.
"You don't look that bad."
"Thank you," Vic said sitting down on the chair in front of me.
"This for me?" She said looking down at the matcha I bought her.
I nodded my head letting her know she could drink it. As she took a sip I started fidgeting with my fingers. Vic put her cup down and put her hands on mine stopping me from fidgeting any longer.
"Talk to me."
I slowly started to collect my thoughts on everything running through my mind.
"I'm just... tired. Tired of feeling tired. Tired of thinking I'm what's wrong in life. Tired of thinking about Drew. I want all the thoughts to go away but they won't and I thought by now they would because it's been a while since me and Drew broke up so I don't know why I feel this way."
Vic took a second to reply but then said, "You are not what's wrong with the world because you make my world right. I know everything might seem like shit right now and maybe it's taking a while for you to heal but that's okay."
I let out a tiny smile because somehow she always knows what to say.
"Hey I have an idea," she said widening her eyes.
"What?" I said with a questioning face.
"What do you think about going on vacation? We can get lost in another country and forget about what's going on in our lives. All we have to do is enjoy ourselves, not worrying about anything... what do you think?"
I did not not like the idea.
"It's tempting but how would I even pay to go to another country? If you forgot, I'm a photographer which sadly we don't get paid a lot."
She started laughing saying, "Don't worry about the money part. I can handle that. Just tell me what country and we'll be on our way."
I looked at Vic still thinking about it.
"It'll be fun plus it's the perfect timing since it's summer," she said pressuring me to say yes. Even if I said no she would still make me go so why not.
"Ughhhh. Fine!"
"Yes! Okay, what country?" She asked.
I thought about it and it's the one I've always wanted to go. I always thought I would go for my honeymoon but I guess it could be for a different reason.
"Let's go to Greece."

Authors note:

Hello readers! Thanks to everyone who has continued to read this book because I know I've been gone a while, but like I said I'm back and will definitely post more often!<3