HIS JOURNEY

Ch6: Autumn Falls

I sighed while thinking who Autumn Marquez is. I decided to go downstairs to probably get some fresh air or air pollution on some cases.

As I was sitting on a bench nearby, inhaling the nicotine from my cigarette I saw a familiar woman. She walk towards me and gave me a look, "You smoke?" I blinked and unable to comprehend words to answer her. She's wearing a simple jeans and shirt on a high heel, gripping her bag strap tightly. "Well, obviously?" I answered. She just smirked and sat beside me.

"Funny. But since when?" she once again asked as if it concerns her a lot. "You're a doctor yet you don't do precautionary ways to save your life." She added. I chuckled and throw the cigarette on the floor and stepped on it. "So you mean if you're a doctor you should just go vegan and live a healthy life?" She nodded, "Well yes?" she answered confidently.

"That doesn't go that way. If you're a doctor, outside the building you still have your own life and decisions. If you're an actor, after your on screen script, you have your own opinions from your own point of view." I turned to face her, "And if you're a front office associate, even if you want to curse that irate guest for being so troublesome, you have to wait until he goes out of sight and decide if you'll curse him." She blinked while looking at me, "What do you mean?"

"Doctors have their own life and they decide what they want to do. People has one. So don't question someone's act just because of their title." I smiled.

I saw her gulp and nodded, "You never failed to amuse me." she stated.  I bowed down a little, "Thank you for the compliment." "But seriously though, since when did you start smoking?" she once again asked, being the nosy girl I met before.

"Since the day you left me." I answered. I laid back on the bench and smiled, "I got depressed, Geenina. I got depressed after you left me. I never got a closure. I was hurt. I know you suffered as well, as much as I do." I can feel the heat on my eyes some tears are bound to fall in a few.

I looked up to prevent tears from falling, which was a dumb thing to do because it fell. "I know I fucked up, but I don't know how fucked up it was to the point you decided to leave." And my voice broke a little, "It didn't sinked in yet. May I know why?" I looked at her with tears on my eyes, heavy heart but I am willing to do so just for an answer.

She looked at me, unable to figure out what was going on with me, "I— uhm " she was cut by a shout  "Geenina!" by someone, probably her admirer name Matteo Sy. "Wait for a little while. I'll be back." And she left.

I just wished she said that to me back then. God knows how miserable I am. I wiped my tears away because it's actually a bad thing to do. For a guy like me. She then finally went back and sat beside me.

"Do you really want to know why I left?"

"Ofcourse I do."

"Then come with me."