Complications

8. Valentino

⚠Trigger Warning⚠

I was awoken to Vox gently shaking me. I smile as I see him leaning over me. He kisses my forehead and I blush. He whispers "I'll see you in two weeks" and I remember what Velvette had said that night.

I pull him closer and I kiss him, not wanting to let go, not planning on letting go. He stands up and he waves goodbye.

I watch him leave and he gets into a taxi, heading for the train. I get a text from Velvette saying:
"Hey, are you going to be ok without Vox? You aren't going to try it again? Are you? If you even think about it, call me, ok?"

I don't text back, I just turn my phone off. I go into the bathroom, I reach to the top of a high shelf and I feel around for a pill bottle.

I grab it and I take it down, it's dusty and I take two, swallowing hard. I wipe my face and I go into the living room and I turn on the rom-com again.

I expected a phone call or at least a text from Vox as soon as he got there. But I didn't get one. I tried to not worry, and not over think but these thoughts just couldn't escape my mind:

He never loved you and he never will

He isn't calling you because he doesn't want you to know where he is

He lied about where he is going

He is cheating on you

I was spiraling, I knew none of these were true but I just forced myself to believe them. What was wrong with me?

~time skip~

After the rom-com had finished, I still hadn't had a text or a call from Vox. I waited and I waited, wondering if he was ignoring me. I check my phone every ten seconds.

I check, nothing.
I check, nothing.
I check, nothing.

I was still exhausted by the 50th time I check my phone. I see a text message, but not from Vox. It was Velvette:

Hey, Val, are you ok? Any word back from Vox?

I text back that I hadn't and she calls me.

"Val, I know this is hard but you aren't going to do anything, okay?" I nod and she gives me a supportive smile through the facetime.

"Promise me you won't do it again" she says, her voice getting stern. "I promise" I say and she blows some kisses.
"Love you darling, see you at work tomorrow?"

I nod and she hangs up, I feel myself welling up. I hold myself back from crying.

I take myself to the bathroom...