My Unfolding Story

13. It's all your fault

I woke up from the couch stretching my arms as I opened my eyes to see Andrew's room door still closed. I waited for him to come out as I wanted to refresh myself and get ready for the day. I have already applied for my marriage leave and I was granted the same. So I will be free for the next two weeks. I decided to visit my parents who were now in my flat. I was happy that I slept without any haunting dream. I was very hungry. I walked to the kitchen and drank some water when I heard his door open. He walked out of the room and saw me....I mean he glared at me. He was still angry to have me around. I left the kitchen as he entered inside.

I took out my clothes from my bag and walked into his room. I entered the bathroom and I refreshed myself. I placed my toothbrush on the holder and my other stuffs on the small counter. I don't know how long he will allow me to stay here but I'm sure it won't be long.

I came out of his room drying my hair with my towel while I saw him nowhere. I wanted to eat so badly but I can't touch his things from the kitchen. So I decided to go meet my parents and eat something my mom might have cooked. I opened the door as I knew his password and I left.

Once I reached my flat, I knew something was off from the reaction of my parents, especially my mom. I knew they weren't too happy. I went and hugged my mom but she pulled away quickly. "What's wrong?" I said. "Everything is wrong", she said in anger. I looked at her in confusion when she showed my report from my papa's phone. "He sent you this. I'm going to....", I said before I got interrupted. "You're going to do what? Haven't you done enough already?" My mom said leaving me in pain. "Mom!", I said trying to convince her not to be angry. "Papa! At least you listen to me. It's not a big issue that I consulted a psychiatrist. What's there to make a fuss about?"

"Why did you hide it? We are your parents. We need to know every single thing?", my mom said. "But I didn't want you to be worried or concerned", I said trying not to cry. "You should have at least told me, Lexi", my papa said and added, "David's dad called me today and talked to me as if you are sick or something and we tried to hide it from them".

I sighed as I couldn't explain them how I felt. I was in pain as my parents were also angry on me. "We're traveling back home Lexi", my mom said making me look at her. I was completely broken by now. Emma was also there the whole time and she also tried to convince them. But they were angry on their daughter for whatever has happened. It left me confused because who would sent David the report. What did the person want from me?

"You didn't even ask about how I'm doing there mom..papa", I said in a shaking voice. "You chose to do whatever you wanted Lexi. Why would you want us to ask about that?", my mom said which made me cry. Emma tried to console me but I went running from there leaving everyone behind. I rushed out of the house and I took a random bus. I wanted to go somewhere alone. When the bus stopped at the last point, I got down. With a heavy heart I started walking alone on the road. The only thought that ran through my mind was "who is the stranger? Is he the one I know or not? Why did he want to ruin my wedding?

Thinking about that, I went where my legs took me. Realizing that it was already late, I decided to go back. I took my phone to check and I received a notification from Emma that my parents have gone back. Tears rolled down my cheek as I thought about how pathetic I was right then.

Being sad, I returned to Andrew's apartment. As I reached the corridor, I noticed that the light flickered due to some electrical issues. I started walking towards his house. I was looking down the whole time while walking. So I didn't notice anything around me. As I walked towards the door, I saw someone in black hoodie near the door trying to open it. I went near him slowly and wanted to see his face. As I approached further, suddenly the person turned around making me startled causing me to stumble. But before I fell on the floor, he held me preventing me from falling and as he did, we looked at each other. It was Andrew. With the lights that flickered, my heart also paced along with it.