City That Never Sleeps
I'm running as fast as I can in my 800$ Jimmy Choo's and my 10,000$ Vera Wang wedding dress. My hair is not perfectly adjusted anymore, my makeup is smudged from all the tears running down my face. I don't know where I'm going, all I know is I want to run. As far away possible. I don't feel anything... coldness... warmth... I just feel destroyed. I come home and the first thing I do is take a bottle of vodka and dip myself in the tub... still in my now completely ruined wedding dress, thinking about how happy I was 24 hours ago. I get out of the tub, half drunk and start packing. My honeymoon is supossed to be in Bali but since I just caught my fiance fucking one of the guests at our wedding, I think that's off the table now. The dorbell suddenly rings. My heart starts going faster and faster. What if it's him? What do I do? Yell at him? Hit him with a chair, or a vase? I open the doors slowly and find my mom standing across me with a very sad and pitiful look.
„Honey, I'm so sorry.“ She says and gives me a hug
„Well don't be. I'm a complete moron for thinking that he was the one for me.“ I say as I move away from my mothers hug
„You don't have to worry about the guests or having to explain anything to anyone.“ She says
„Believe me, mom that's the last thing on my mind right now.“ I say
My mom sighs and notices my suitcases.
„Are you going somewhere?“ She asks
„Yes,Ii have to get out of here. I'm going somewhere. I don't know where yet, and I don't know when i'll be back. Now I was just going to lock up and leave so... if you don't mind.“
She didn't know what to say anymore, she just gave me a hug.
„Just remember that this is your home and here are the people who love you. Don't waste that.“
I get in the car and start driving to the airport.
„Hi, my name is Gabrielle Penrose, and I booked two tickets to Bali... yea i would like to change them to one ticket to New York. First class.“
My plane doesnt set off for another hour and it's already midnight so I went to the airport shop and bought some Jack Daniels. While drinking, I check my mails and messages (aka. The stupidest thing I could have done in that moment) all I can see are messages from my friends, family and they are all the same... exept that one. From him.
„Gaby, please call me when you see this“
Yea. Like that's going to happen you son of a bitch. I get on the plane and start thinking about my life and I end up crying myself to sleep. The flight attendant woke me up when we got to JFK airport. I take a cab to Plaza.
As I walked into the corridor of The Plaza hotel, I spotted a girl ar the reception. She was a tall, curly brunette and I noticed that she had a polite half smile on her face.
„HiIi would like to check in for 2 weeks in a suite. Just me.“ I say
„Yes of couse miss...“
„Gabrielle Penrose“ The girl at the reception stoped to take a look at me. She noticed my puffy eyes and once more smudged mascara.
„I'm sorry, but are you ok miss?“ she says
„Not really, noIi just found out that my fiance cheated on me, so I took the first plane to New York and here I am“ I say with a shrug
„Wow, I'm so sorry about him, he must have been a real jerk.“
„Yea you got that right“ I nod
„Well New York is a great place to start a clean page! You must go shopping, 5th avenue is divine! But first go take the longest bath of your life and I'll be there in a sec to bring you pancakes for breakfast and coffee. You do drink coffee?“ she asks
„Yes I do. Thank you so much. Oh. And what's your name?“
„Oh yea. Samantha Britt. But call me Sam.“
I open the doors of my suite and then it hits me. The fact that I just packed and left and that I'm standing in the most amazing (and most expensive) room of the fucking Plaza, shows how much I can take in one hit. I leave all of my stuff next to the door and in the matter of seconds I'm lying in the biggest tub that I've ever seen. Then as I finally forgot about the last 48 hours for a second, I realized that I forgot to bring my ipod. I reluctantly slide out of the tub, and naked start digging through my bag. In that moment I hear a muted cough. I turn around thinking *fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck* and I see a guy standing in my room, blushing as fuck and staring into me. The guy was wearing a black Armani suit which emphasized his enormous shoulders. Also he was one of the hottest men I have ever seen in my entire life (that only made the situation worse). I scream and take the first thing I find to cover myself. Unfortunately it was a lamp. He stood there and finally he remembered to turn around.
“Who the fuck, are you?!!” I ask.
“Well… I’m in the suite next door. And I kind of realized that this is not my room when I opened the door…Which was already unlocked. I’m so, so sorry.” *fuck, fuck, fuck*
“Well that’s great but can you get out now?” I say sarcastically
“Oh, yea. Yea. I’m sorry again.”
Wow this is getting better and better. I grab my Ipod and return to the tub. As I am playing with bubbles I start to think about my life. With him. His name is Nathan Caldwell.
He is actually very attractive despite the fact that he’s a cheater and a moron. I really did love him and I thought that he’s the one. Silly me! But at least I found out before it was too late. I start to cry again. After an hour I spent in the tub, I get out all wrinkled. Only this time I didn’t want to take any chances of random gorgeous guys seeing me naked so I put on my silk VS robe. Sam comes in in that moment with a cart filled with pancakes, coffee, orange juice, croissants and even cupcakes. Oh how i know that we are going to become very good friends.
„Hi Sam.“ I say
„Hello miss Penrose“ she says as she takes a little English bow
„Thank you so much for this. I really need it!“
„Well of course! I'm free tomorrow for a couple of hours so... if you don't mind some company.. I'm here!“ she offers
„I would really love that! I want to go shopping and I have no idea where to start!“ I laugh
„Then it's a good thing that you met me! I really do have a problem when it comes to shopping. But at least I know the best places“. She winks
„Buuut first I think that you need a shoulder to cry on. And since you came alone here.. I think I'm your only choice“ She shrugs
„Well okay... I met Nathan when I was 19. We were together for 5 years and then couple of months back, he proposed. I felt like he was my soulmate. We had so many things in common and I loved the little things about him. After about 3 and a half years we started talking about marriage. And now when I look back on our relationship and the way he destroyed me... I just know that I was blind... I didn't want to see his flaws. The way he never payed attention on me and how he would leave me alone just to go out with his friends. The phrase „I love you“ became automatic and meaningless. I think that his cheating went on for months... maybe even years... I don't know what to believe anymore.“
„Wow... what an ass!!“ she says
„The best advice I can give you right now is Fuck him! You're young, beautiful and you deserve so much better then that moron! Lets go shopping! You need it!“ she says
„You're right“ I say with my mouth full of pancakes and tears.
„Tommorow at 10?“ she asks
„Deal. We'll meet at the reception.“ I say
„Okay. Now go get some sleep honey it's late and you had a big day“ she huges me.
After Sam left, I go get ready for bed. I couldn't even keep my eyes open anymore.
