Romira

Chapter - 27

I CHOOSE YOU.
And I'll always choose you over and over and over. Without pause, without a doubt, in a heartbeat. I'll keep choosing you.
-Anonymous
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Akira

"I need a favor." I speak looking in his eyes.

"What is it?" He leans forward from his seat.

"Do you know any Eveline?" I question.

Ah, yes.

The answer is written right on his face, he doesn't need to voice it.

"How do you know about her?" He questions back.

"You haven't answered me?" I smile at Alex.

"Well yes, I know a little about her. Now your turn."

I shrug, "I had a small talk with Mr. Jacob."

"He told you about her?" He looks little surprised.

I frown, "Yes, why?"

He nods but still looks suspicious, "Nothing. So what is it you want from me?"

"I need your help to find her." I let out.

This is the reason why I mainly agreed to come with him. I didn't want to go with him today, not after everything that happened with Romero. But I was on mission, Alex is the best person to help me on this, since his grandfather is Mr. Jacob's friend. I want to know everything about Eveline, who still has such a firm hold on a man like Mr. Jacob. I want to find if it's just one side or from both side. If it's from both of the side then I want them together. Love like theirs deserves forever and happy ending.

So what if its not mine.

Thus here we are at a burger house that I don't know about because I didn't want to go to Shine after last week. I had to lie that I wanted to try something different, when Alex asked about it. I didn't want to tell him anything just because it didn't feel right to me.

I recall my earlier conversation with Mr. Jacob which has literally forced me do something about them.

"Mr. Jacob, could I ask you something?" I start slowly.

He gazes me as if I'd ask him whatever I want to regardless his answer and perhaps I might, before giving me a subtle nod.

"Why did you never try to reach out for her? I mean even after retiring from military?" I ask in wonder.

He stiffens, understanding 'her', for a moment I think he wouldn't answer but he does, "I couldn't. I guess I was too afraid of what I'd find when I tried and I always want to remember her as my Eveline, not anyone's else."

"But you could have tried. What if it ends up in your favour." I muse, loudly.

"I don't think so. The last I heard of her was that she was marrying some bastard of her parents choice and they were moving away. And that is when I took decision of continuing my work in army." With that said he shuts down to his memory land.

"Oh."

I want to ask what happened between them, but I've to stick with my 'one question at a time' tactic or I wouldn't get any answer.