We Could Be In Love (English)

Chapter 2~ Doubt

The fifteen-minute drive is not that long for me especially when I'm thinking about a lot of things. Just like now, I'm too preoccupied with the things I don't suppose to mind.

I sighed as I gripped the wheel.

I really don't get why my aunt opened up about my biological mother. We've never had a chance to talk about her for so long and I've never even bothered myself asking her why my real mother left me and never came back for me even just for once. I may not be hurt by the fact that she gave me away after giving birth to me but I'm still concerned about the possibilities that she might come back one of these days and claim me as hers.

"Is this why my aunt wanted to talk to me? Because she's here to take me away from her?"

I suddenly felt a pinch in my chest to the idea that my real mother is here for me.

I closed my eyes as I felt my heart tightened thinking about leaving my aunt.

No! She shouldn't be here. She shouldn't come back after what she did to me. It will just ruin everything. She has already caused us much trouble mostly to my aunt who sacrificed everything just to take care of me.

I can't imagine myself saying goodbye to her. And I have never dreamt of leaving her. I won't let this thing happen. Ever! Even if she drags me to go with her. That's completely insane! I'd rather choose to be with her than to be with my real mother who simply gave up on me.

Damned! She was so selfish.

Anyway, she doesn't have space in my heart, not even a bit. I totally don't care about her.

I bit my lower lip trying to control my feeling. I didn't even notice that my tears rolled down my cheeks. I wasn't aware that I was crying the whole time I was driving. I breathed hard. Oh no! I was being emotional. It wasn't me. The Alexis I knew was strong and didn't cry easily over silly things. I shouldn't have cried. It was stupid. I closed my eyes trying to relax my mind." I shouldn't be like this. I've never been so much emotional my whole life until this issue was brought up. I must be strong."

A loud beeping of someone's car behind cut me off from thinking.

I didn't know how long I had been there. I never realized that I wasn't even driving anymore.

I stared outside the window to check where I was.

To my surprise, I saw the restaurant where Lisa and I were supposed to meet. I immediately looked for a space to park my car before the driver of the car behind would do something for blocking his way. I didn't want to cause any trouble.

As I finished, I glanced at my watch checking the time on it. Oh! It's almost nine in the evening. I left the park at 8 and the drive from there to here would only take 15 minutes.

I gasped when I realized that I have already been here for 45 minutes. I couldn't believe I spent too much time thinking.

I stared outside again to see if Lisa's car was already parked there but to my desperation, there was no sign of Lisa.

"Why isn't she here yet?" I muttered. I grabbed my phone checking if I received any messages from her. Luckily, there was one.

Lex,

I'll be there in 20 minutes. Sorry. Something's wrong with my car. I'll talk to you later. You should eat first, you must be hungry by now and don't forget to order me some. See you!

I rolled my eyes after reading it.

Well, she's right. I should eat first. Now, I can feel my stomach groaning. I just realized how hungry I am. I've never eaten anything since this afternoon and I'm gonna collapse any time if I don't eat now.

Before getting out of my car, I glanced at the mirror trying to check my eyes. Thank God! They weren't swelling anymore. "But I still need to fix myself." I thought. I don't want anyone to think I cried. It's a shame in my part. Nobody has ever seen me cry. No way! I won't let anyone know. Crying over stupid things is not in my vocabulary. Moreover, crying over my real mother is pointless.

I pulled my make up kit from my bag. Then, I started on applying some powder on my face and just a small amount of lipstick on my lips. I looked at myself in the mirror once more. "Better," I said and put my make up kit back to my bag. "I'm ready," I told myself. I got out of my car and headed to the restaurant.

I was thankful that there were only a few people eating inside. I opened the glass door and entered. I was pleased by a familiar scent that I have always loved. Of course, it was the scent of rose. I wasn't surprised anymore to see bunches of roses placed on every table with some scented candles that were being lighted and were put on small crystal bowls next to them.

"Wow! The place is very fascinating. I can feel that the frustrations I had earlier are slowly fading away at the moment and I wish they would completely vanish away." I sighed.

"Anything I can do for you, Ma'am?" I was surprised and almost jumped when a man spoke behind me. I turned around to see who it was. "Glenn." My face lightened up as he smiled at me. I gave him a quick hug.

"And what is this beautiful young lady doing here alone?" He teased.

I rolled my eyes. "I'm here to eat of course."

He raised his eyebrow showing that he didn't believe me. "Well, let's just find a table for you." He said to me instead. I followed him as he led me to a table next to the counter. "Will you be eating alone?" He turned around to ask me.

"Nope, I'll be eating with someone," I stated.

He frowned. "Someone?" He couldn't hide the shock on his face. "You mean, you have a date?" He looked confused.

I laughed at his reaction. "Nope, I'm waiting for Lisa." His face turned pale as I mentioned of Lisa. I wondered. "Glenn?" I called and he looked at me. "Something's wrong?" I asked.

He shook his head. "Nothing." That was only his reply.

"Are you sure?" I asked him and he nodded. I raised my eyebrow. Something's wrong and I could feel it. Why did his action change when we talked about Lisa? Are they hiding things from me now? Here we go again. A while ago, I was very sentimental because of my problems at home and now my friends are hiding things from me. How am I supposed to handle all of these? Life is so unfair. I sighed.

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