The Forgotten Ones

Phone Calls

Song: Fade Away by Rebelution 

Shout Out: @sikha96 for the vote on the last chapter. Means a lot! 

There still wasn't any word about Willa. It did kinda stress me out because I want to know if she is doing okay. I just want her to be okay at least. I have been busy with work. The media started to back off a bit which was a relief because I didn't want to deal with them anymore. I did start to relax a bit about it. It just didn't seem like I shouldn't stress out about it too much because I know that Willa will be safe at her parent's place. They won't let anything happen to her. I've been focusing more on work and devoting myself to my job, building my business. It seemed like with all the hard work, the work I left after the accident has been going away, leaving me with less stress. I did ignore a lot of the work that was left for me after Willa's accident, but now that she is doing okay, I can finally do everything I need to do. Plus Elizabeth isn't calling me about wedding plans anymore. Even when I get home, I have been working on myself, even cooking for myself and giving my cook more paid breaks from their job. And when I don't cook, I just go out and discover more places to eat, finding things I don't and do like. I have been starting new. 

Of course, though, I can't always run away from my past. I do still think about Willa and I still do worry about her. I just didn't know if I should visit her to just know that she is okay. I have tried to call her parents but every time they would answer, they would just say they are busy and hang up. I just don't want to step over any boundaries and go to their house. I don't want to further dig myself into a bigger hole than it is. Her parents still do hate me for what I did to their daughter. I did make her fall in love with me and then I abandoned her. And with a child at that. I have avoided thinking about the kid I would've had. The kid I left to die. The kid that I didn't know about until that night. I bet the baby would've had Willa's eyes. Her eyes are so beautiful. 

I shook my head, not wanting to think about the baby. The baby is gone now. It was late yet again. I have been working later than usual, only to want to make sure everything is okay for the day. My personal assistant had already left, leaving me alone on the upper level, a floor devoted just for me. The boss. I looked out the glass windows around me, seeing the dark, lit up city around me. It still is new to me to not have someone waiting for me back at home. I had Willa at first, after that, I would just pick up a random woman to bed with, then I met Elizabeth and she would wait for me at home after that. Now, I only have myself. Deciding it was a good time to head home, I grabbed my jacket and began to pack myself, making sure I didn't leave anything behind before I headed out. I then decided to get take out again, too tired to cook myself food. 

I had decided to travel back to the first place I went to when I was first exploring restaurants, missing the food I had there. It did take a while to find the place since it had been a long time since the last time I went there but I had managed to find it, parking the car heading into the place. This time, it didn't seem like there were a lot of people inside but it was still a bit busy at the same time. I went ahead and ordered my food, telling them this time to eat in rather than take out. I didn't know but I just didn't feel like going to my empty house all on my own. It would be nice to eat for once with the people around me. I then sat down, waiting for the server to bring my food. As I waited, I went on my phone, just on social media to catch up on things and just being bored. But then I heard a voice. "You know, we should really stop meeting like this." I looked up and saw Irene, standing there with a bright red smile on her face. She still looked the same, her hair up now rather than down. "Irene. Hi. Nice seeing you here." I said, giving her a fake smile. "What brings you here?" I asked. She let out a small laugh. "To eat of course. Or am I not allowed?" I shook my head, noticing only a few people looking at us. "No. Not a crime. Just didn't think I would be seeing you." Her smile widens, a few her teeth showing through her lips. " didn't think so either. Do you mind?" She asks, her hand motioning towards the empty chair in front of me. I looked at it for a while, debating whether or not to let her sit. But I also didn't want to make her feel bad. "Yeah. Sit down. I don't mind at all." I said.