Book 1 of Monte Carlo Series
Escaping her chaotic past, Katrina moves to Monaco to start a new life. With a single bag and a guitar, she sets on a brand new journey to reacquaint with herself and maybe find love along the way.
I was scrolling my Instagram account when I saw the latest post of Charles.
What the heck?
I inwardly panicked as I saw how this was confusing not only me but even our friends. I instantly dialed Charles' number but it went straight to voicemail. I had to try and wait for a couple more rings before he finally picked up.
"Charles, thank God you finally answered," I told him in relief
"'trina...-"
"What the heck is going on?"
"I can explain"
"Start explaining then... I am so confused Charles."
"I don't want to do this over the phone, can we at least wait until I get back to Monaco?"
"Charles you can't just post that and expect me to wait for you to get back here before you explain to me what you meant."
It was almost a week since we went to lumiere. Everything was fine between us, I even drove him to the airport when he had to leave for Maranello a week ago. Imagine my shock when he suddenly uploaded a photo of me without context.
"I'll be back next week trina, can you please just trust me when I say that I'll explain what I mean next week-"
"If that's what you want, you should've posted it next week so you'll be here in person to explain"
"trina, I'm really sorry for shocking you. I promise, I will explain once I get back. I just don't want to explain it over the phone, you deserve better than that"
"Charles, I honestly don't get what you're trying to say because from where I am, it's a very simple question that should've been answered easily. If you want to talk in person then so be it, stop calling and messaging me. If you want to talk, you know where I'll be"
"trina please don't be like this -" I didn't let him finish and dropped the call.
I went to his account and started blocking him from everywhere.
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I know that I am being petty but I really don't get Charles. In the months that I was in Monaco, I learned that he could be persistent when he set his mind on something. I know that if I didn't do this, he would still try to call me and convince me to postpone his explanation and that I would eventually give in.
Not even an hour since I blocked him, I was already receiving messages from his friends asking me to unblock him.
I won't force you to do things you don't want But I would really like to understand why you did that
You saw his post right? I asked him about it He said he'll explain but he wants me to wait for him to return from Maranello Max, that is still a week away. If he wasn't ready to explain, then maybe he shouldn't have posted that in the first place
Would it be okay to ask why you can't wait for a week? I don't mean this in a bad way okay? I just wanted to know
This would be in my mind for the next few days while waiting for him I would be restless
Okay so I understand this, why did you block him?
I had to... If he calls me few more times, I am scared that I'll just let him have his way
You're both a pain in the ass you know that? I feel like I am talking to two kids But don't worry, if you still don't want to talk to him, I'll respect that Just promise me one thing trina
What is it?
Once he arrive in Monaco, listen to him okay? I clearly still don't know you that well, but I know Charles He's not really good in expressing himself especially after his recent ex Just try to listen to him and understand where he's coming from
I promise I'll listen and try to understand him
Okay, that's good enough. One more, what should I tell him?
Tell him that if he's not yet ready to tell me why he posted that, I understand I won't force him to talk about it and wait until he's home I hope he'll also respect my decision of not talking to him until he explains everything to me.
Alright, I'll leave you be now. I have meeting in a while
