His Obsession

17

"I have control over how I plan to react, feel, think and believe in the present.

No one guides the tone of my life, except me!"

― Shannon L. Alder

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Inevitable.

It's inevitable to run away or avoid someone or something you've been running away from. One way or another you always wind up facing them or that particular situation you've been avoiding. I find it annoying that life always leads us to that said person/ situation we avoid, shouldn't life get a memo that if we're avoiding it/them that means that we don't want to face them? Or maybe that it brings up painful memories?

Sadly, life isn't a person or else, I would've taught them how it should've been.

I sigh and turn around to face the said inevitable person, ''I can't take nor do I want any sort of apology, Ben.''

He skidded to a stop a couple of meters from me and looked at me with genuine sadness, ''I'm sorry.''

''For what, Ben?'' I snap the events of the day catching up to me, ''What are you really sorry for?''

''I'm sorry for a lot of things.'' He said and rubbed at the back of his neck.

''I can't do this with you,'' I exclaimed tiredly. I just wanted to go to a grocery store, buy myself a tub of chocolate ice cream, go home and curl up in front of the TV while and have a good cry while watching Titanic.

I turn away from him and start walking the opposite in hopes of finding a taxi really soon so that I escape this awkward conversation along with the person it would happen with. I ignore his insistent calls and keep walking until I hear him shout, ''I know the reason why you got fired.''

I stop dead in my tracks and slowly turn around to face the blue-eyed heartbreaker. ''What did you say?'' I question, wanting to make sure he wasn't saying it to stop me.

''I said-'' He said, catching up to me, ''-That I know the real reason why you got fired?''

''You do?'' I asked, raising a suspicious eyebrow.

Oh, it would definitely be the cherry on top of all of the shit he's done to me if he was behind it.

''I do.'' He said with a confident nod.

''Really?''

''Yes, really. Why would I lie?'' I raise both my eyebrows to make my point and he says guilt evident in his voice, ''Don't answer that. But, I'm not lying when I say that I know the real reason.''

''Okay,'' I nod. ''Tell me what the real reason is.''

''One more thing.''

''Let me guess, you don't know.'' I roll my eyes and am about to turn around when he says again, ''This is the same reason why I did what I did.''

''Really?'' I ask surprised. ''You're telling me that there is one reason behind both the incidents?''

''More specifically, a person.''

please don't be you. please don't be you. I chant in my mind.

''A person?''Along with; Who could it be? who would want me to lose my job? To not go on a date with him? Have a relationship? My mind whispers an answer, but I refuse. I refuse to listen that HE would be petty enough to do all these things.