Mirage [n.h.]

one

Chapter 1

Ysabelle's POV

Traffic lights. Busy streets. People making their way home after a hectic day in their respective offices. That's how I can describe my surroundings right now while i'm inside my car, making my way to Ethan's apartment to surprise him on his 23rd birthday. He didn't know anything about my surprise visit because it's a a very busy day inside NBCUniversal studios. Being an Executive Assistant there is hell of a work everyday. So, that's why I can't skip a work day. Ethan understood that I can't, but I'll make sure we'll celebrate his birthday together. I didn't promise that I can go tonight though, but we'll celebrate his very special day, one way or another.  

Rain starts to trickle as I battle the traffic jam and the rush hour in NYC. Typical New York streets, I mumbled. After an hour, still Ethan's apartment nowhere in sight.

It's seven in the evening when I finally halt my car infront of his apartment. I opened the car door and jog to the passenger seat to fetch my little surprise to him. I got a cake with a 'Happy birthday babe' iced on top of the cake and a wine we'll both share later tonight. I'm not bothering the rain dripping down and hitting my body at the moment.

I now stride across the street and went in to the lobby. I made my way to the elevator and pressed number 8 on it. The elevator closed and I waited impatiently as the elevator lifts me up to where Ethan's apartment is located. For some like waiting in century, the elevator door opened and I went out and make my way to Ethan's front door. Since it's a surprise visit, he doesn't have to know that i'm here. And so, I fish out the spare key he gave me before in my pocket.

When I successfully opened the door while struggling on the surprise I got him, i'm now inside. I placed the wine on the table and opened the box to get the cake, put the two candles on top of it -- a number two and a number three candles -- making sure I won't ruin the icing etched on it. And then, I light it using the lighter I bought awhile ago. After doing it, I hold it on both of my hands and try to search for him, so he can now blow the candles after I sing a 'Happy Birthday' to him.

I started singing while i'm searching for him inside his apartment.

"Happy birthday to you, happy birth-" I was stopped with the bathroom door clicking open, and out went Ethan. And he closed it again gently. He's wearing khaki shorts. And he's topless. I continued singing to him while smiling widely at him but he's the complete opposite of my reaction at the moment. Something wrong? He really looks horrified when I make my way to him. Am I a ghost? Is there a ghost in here?

"What are you doing here?" he whispered

"It's your birthday, right?" I also whispered mimicking his tone, still smiling.

"Yes it is. But you said you won't be here" He is still whispering

"Why? Is there something wrong? Is it illegal now to have a  surprise visit to my boyfriend when it's his birthday?" I say it now with an average tone.

"No. but-" He is stop by another click on the bathroom door. And a girl went out with just her towel wrapped on her. Her face when she saw me is as horrified as Ethan when he saw me first awhile ago.

"What the fuck! Ethan!" I paused "So, this is the reason why you're whispering and why you have that horrified face when you saw me, and up to now, because you showered with a girl, and God knows what disgusting things you two did inside of that bathroom" I say and place the cake on the table and again faced him, now crossed arms on my chest.

He still looks in the ground. Not looking to me. My eyes watch and followed the girl scurrying to the bedroom and locked it. Coward bitch. I again look to my cheater boyfriend still hanging his head lowly.

"Since when?" I started. He didn't answer and I budge the question again. "Look at me!" I shouted at him and yeah, he followed my command.

"Just last month. Belle,babe, I'm so sorry"

"Don't you babe me after what I just witnessed" he makes his way to me and touches my waist.

"Don't touch me" I say and make my way out of his grasp.

"It's just that you've been busy last month because as you said, you have an upcoming tv show to manage and that you'll be busy the following months-"

"So you cheated?" I finished his sentence for him.

The bedroom door clicks open, and out went the whore. I call her, "Hey whore" and she looks to me.

"Just what I thought" I chuckled and made my way to her. When I'm just inches away from her I continued,

"I just wanted to give you a gift" I say and without hesitation, I let my right palm fly to her cheek. I slap her. Really hard. By this time, Ethan is behind me, holding my waist to stop me on my continuous slapping on her.

"Get off of me!" I say "Now!" I ended which he obligely released his grasp. Then I faced him, and also slap him. Very hard.

I stride to make my way out of this horrid apartment. By this time, tears are now streaming down my face. I can hear him following me behind so I again faced him, "Don't you fucking dare follow me, babe" I say while weeping and emphasizing the word babe. I again turned around and open the door and slam it. Again, hard.

I hastily went down in this building and crossed the street to my car. The rain is really hard right now, compared awhile ago when I arrived -- still unaware of my boyfriend, or should I say ex-boyfriend, cheating on me for a month now -- I nevermind the rain soaking me wet when I again fish my car keys in my other pocket. When I got it, I again hastily open and turned on the ignition and speed my hell out of this street.

I nevermind the cars' fast motion, I really just wanna go home and cry myself to death.

I'm now on the busy road again of NYC. The traffic dying down by now but still the rain became harder than the usual. My phone keeps on beeping beside me, Ethan keeps on calling me. Fucking cheater, why would I answer you, Dumbass

By this time, the tears are blinding me and the window wiper infront of me isn't helping to wipe the rain continuously going down. I'm now battling my way to the New York streets, the hard rain that keeps on pouring on my car and also on wiping my tears back to my apartment.

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When I reached my apartment, I parked it on the other side of the road, I didn't mind parking it on the parking lot available and alloted for me by the landlord of the apartment that i'm living right now-- which is a basement parking-- because I just really want to imprison myself inside my bedroom and cry to death.

And I slam my car door, like the door will break on that impact I created.

I'm crossing the street to where my apartment is located, I'm not minding my soaking self, when I hear a loud beep coming my way. It's like near me already. When, I look to my right, there's a fast moving car nearing my way and the front lights are blinding me, all I can do to shield me from those lights is to use my arms crossed infront of me. And, all I can do at the moment is to scream. I'm frozen on the ground i'm standing at the moment. My instincts not functioning.

After it, I realized that i'm now laying on the ground, still rain hardly coming down above me and the pain i'm feeling right now is not tolerable anymore. I just wanna close my eyes.

And then I shut my eyes. Meeting the darkness that I'm thinking to escape to this very painful night. I let the darkness enveloped me. To where I think i'm at peace.

Peace is what I want right now.

Peace is what I need.

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