15. A Creep

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"Kavinnn, get up!!" Mom yells, striding into my room

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"Kavinnn, get up!!" Mom yells, striding into my room.

"Get up, or you're going to be late again!!" She pulls my blanket away, leaving me uncozy.

My head hurts. Really bad. I don't know what the hell posessed me yesterday to drink that much, and that too at a team dinner.

I get up and sit leaning against the headboard of my bed. Rubbing my eyes, I ask, "Mum, how did I get home yesterday?"

She looks at me with annoyance. "Gosh, look at you. You don't even remember taking a taxi back home? Why are you going around drinking so much?"

"My team wanted to congratulate me on my award," I mumble.

"Aigoo, okay, okay, now snap out of it and come eat breakfast," she says, shaking her head.

"YES, SIR!" I reply, giving a mock salute as she leaves the room.

I lean over and grab my phone, seeing a few messages from P'New and Tu. There's also a message from Thyme. I open his chat, squinting my eyes to read the message clearly.

________________

[Thyme]
As of today you're fired, Kaito.

________________

I'm fired? No no no, did he find out that i'm Kavin? Did he fire me from Paramaa group or the dating thing?

I hurriedly search for his name in my call logs and tap the call button. After a few rings, he picks up.

"Hello," he says.

"What do you mean by your text? I'm having a hard time understanding it."

"I mean exactly what I said. As of today, you're fired."

"I-I mean, what exactly do you mean by 'fired'?"

"It means that we'll never have to see each other again. I'm hanging up now," he says and hangs up.

Ehh? Just like that?

Wait...

That means I don't have to worry so much anymore.

Finally, this is over!!!

The relief is immediate and overwhelming. No more pretending, no more forced smiles. I'm free from the fake dating job. It's all Hakuna matata from now on. Just me and myself.

Just me and myself...

An emptiness settles in. I realize how much I've grown used to having Thyme around, even if it's all just for a short time. His presence, his cold words, even our rare genuine moments-there's something oddly comforting about it. Now that it's gone, I feel like a part of me is missing.

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