My Boyfriend out of a Desperate Deal

Past or Present? (1)

It is 5 o'clock in the aftenoon. The place is empty and there are barely people passing on the city park.

Mike was walking on the city park. It is where he and Laisha first met. He was trying to clear his mind and did not expect himself to be where he is now. 
He let out a heavy sigh and sat down on the bench near a tree.

Reminiscing the past, Mike stared at the swing in front him, 50 meters away from where he is sitting.

*Flashback*

Mike has nothing to do and bored to death when he was strolling in the park.
It was 2 o'clock in the afternoon but the sky is cloudy.
There are children playing on the slides and climbing on the tree house. He wanted to sit but the benches in every corner are already loaded. When he saw the swings are empty, he hastily stride towards the swing and sat with a relief.

He took out his phone together with his earphones. After plugging in the earphone, he then scan for his favorite songs and played it.

While listening to the music, he gently push himself using his feet on the ground to lightly swing himself.

After moments passed, he close his eyes while swinging himself lightly and listening to the music.

He did not hear the small raindrops but just noticed the rain when a small drop felt his feet, wearing slippers.

When he opened his eyes, it is already raining heavily.
He hurriedly took off his earphones and hid it inside the pocket of his shirt together with his phone.

When he was about to stand, he halted and stayed sitted on the swing.

His eyes widened and the sound of the raindrops were slowly overtaken by the beating of his heart. He could not move as his hand holding the rope of the swing. He can't hear anything except from the loud and fast pumping of his heart.

*present time*

Mike snapped out from his daze when he saw a familiar figure walking towards the swing and sitted on it, where he was staring moments ago.

The position of the swing is slightly in sideways facing his left direction.

He tried to examine the posture of the man sitting on the swing. He can't remember where he saw this, but it is so familiar.

As he was trying to remember, another person sitted on the swing, beside the familiar figure.

He could not see the face of the two as both of them wears hoody and face mask. 

Mike started to feel anxious when he finally remember to whose back it belongs. He gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. He stood up and sighed heavily. He was about to walk towards the swing when small drops started to touch his trembling hands.

He was about to take another step when the woman beside the man on the swing took off her face mask and faced the man beside her, which let Mike see her face in front.

He staggered and unconsciously took a step backwards.

It is Laisha, wearing a smile staring at the man he hated so much, just last night.

***
"Honey, what's with the look? you look so mad". Laisha left out a gentle laugh while sitting on the swing and taking off her face mask before facing the man beside her.

Kian smirk and stared at her, examining her facial expression. She just looked happy and nothing else.

Laisha tried to lower his hoody when he clasped her hands and stopped her. Leaving him holding her hands. Laisha blushed and stared at him.

"Don't". Kian warned her with a cold tone.

She understand that Kian is afraid that someone might see him. She released his hood and so Kian lowered his hand and turned away his gaze.

It felt awkward for Laisha. As if moments ago, she was so aggresive and forgot that she's a girl. She shook his head hastily.

Kian noticed her action and asked her, "What's the matter?".

Laisha did not answer him nor look back at him. She simply stared at the ground and reached her hand to feel the raindrops.

She remembered something. A special memory that was carved into her heart.

Without facing Kian, she smiled and said, "I remember him, this is where we first met".

Kian started to feel that this is going to be a flashback melodrama.
He let out a sigh and said, "Were you happy when you saw him?".

"No".

Kian furrowed his brows and said, "Weren't you happy in your first meeting?".

Laisha kept her gaze on the wet ground and responded, "yeah, I was a heartbroken highschool girl waiting for my ex, hoping to reconcile with him when I first met Mike".

Kian never expected that this girl had already too many heartaches in her teenage days.

Laisha then slowly push her feet on the ground to lightly swing herself.
Then she continued her story while remembering the past.

*flashback*

Laisha was sitting on the bench trying to hold her tears as her trembling hand clasping her phone. She was starring on the phone number displayed on the screen.
'Josh'

She was thinking of whether she should call him or not.
It wasn't long ago when she discovered her boyfriend cheating on her. She did not make a fuss first but waited for him to admit it.

Two weeks already passed when she saw Josh sitting on the swing in the city park. She stared at the empty swing and remembered what she saw on the swing two weeks ago while she was passing by chance in the city park.

The two were so lovey dovey sitting on the swing as the girl kissed him on the lips passionately. She was stunned at the scene, when Josh was also responding to the girl's kiss. After their sweet kiss, Josh smiled at the girl and gave her one last smack kiss.

Laisha coud not contain her emotion. She want to slap the face of the traitor but also afraid to lose him. So she decided to wait for him to admit it, giving him hints that she is already aware of his secret actions.

However, Josh seems not to care. She can't keep it any longer, thus she finally decided to confront him. She want it to be where she found him cheating so she rush towards the city park.

But as soon as she was about to call Josh, she's already trembling with fear.