Begin Again

Chapter 2

Drake's POV

There she was, standing in front of the boxes right in front of me. I haven't seen her for a very long time, maybe two years from now. She was my girl but I'm such an idiot that I let her go. She is more beautiful than before.
I've seen her in magazines and newspapers but it's pretty different from seeing her in person.

She's more natural, but I wonder if she'll going to forgive me for being the shitty person I am. I swear to the love of potatoes, now that I finally found her again, I'm going to win her back and do whatever it takes just to be with her forever.

"Tori!" I called out.

God, I don't even know why I called her name. Fuck. Screw this!

She looked at me with curiousity in her face. Doesn't she recognize me?

"Who are you?" she asked.

I couldn't find a word to say. I felt my heart fell down. Words stuck in my throat. How come she doesn't recognize me?

"Drake Evans." I finally said.

Her eyes widened. I can't tell if she's surprised to see me or if she's angry because I ditch her in our wedding. It's hard to read by just looking at her.

"Oh! Drake. Right. It's so nice to see you again." She responded in a happy tone.

I have this doubt whether she is lying in my face or not.

"I'm so happy to see you to. How are you?" I questioned.

"Oh, you know. Busy girl with her busy company."

We laughed a little bit then silence wrapped around us. It's so obvious that this re-united stuff is really awkward. "Hey, Tori. Uhm... I was just wondering if you're free to get a coffee with me."

I can tell that she's thinking. The way she curl her hair with her finger. "When?" she finally asked.

"Right. Now." I respond back.

She grabbed her phone in her pocket and dialled somebody.

"Yeah. Well, you have my credit card. I'll just go home later. Okay. Bye." Whn she finished calling, she put her phone back in her pocket and smiled at me. "I guess I'm free."

Great! Oh my God! Thank you so much! I smiled so wide that made my cheeks with a shade of red. "Okay. So, we better go." I said but my smile never fade away.

We exited the supermarket and went to the coffee shop. We were quiet when we were walking. I didn't really know what I felt awhile back. The butterflies in my stomach came back and it feels like they lots of them, like battalion. I only got this abnormal feelings when I'm with her.

"Earth to Drake." Tori snapped.

I might have been dreaming in a long time. I chuckled a bit and she was now more confuse. "What was that? Sorry. I was just thinking."

"Whatever that is, I don't care." She said. Same old Tori. Old habits die hard, as they say. "What are you going to get?"

I took a glance at her for a minute and she was smiling so bubbly. "You do know what I want, Tori."

She laughed at me before she turned her back to me and went to the cashier. "Excuse me, Larry. Could I get two hazelnut cappucino. Thank you."

"It's better if you take a picture. It'll last long." She said. I was confuse but then I realize that I was staring at her all this time. I wasn't fantasizing about her, am I?

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to." I smiled apologetically. I figured that I'm turning to red because of embarrasment.

We headed to one of the tables and we seated across to each other. The smile on my face couldn't get off my face. She might've wonder why, that's when I know that I have to keep my cool.

"So," I stated. I really don't know how to start a conversation with this girl. "How are you?" I finally asked.

"I already told you. I'm the bu-" she said but I instantly cut her off.

"No. I mean, how are you after, you know, the incident?" I said, feeling uncomfortable and idiot of asking.

"Oh. That." She said in an amused yet surprised tone of hers. "I guess, I'm grand." She smiled proudly.

There's this part of me whether I should be happy because of it or that Feeling where I got my heart breaks into pieces of what I heard she said. I mean, is she really happy without my presence?

"How about you, Drake? How are you?" she asked.

I'm broken, Tori. The moment I left you at the altar, every single day, I always got my karma with me. I regret all the fucking things I did. I never shoul've left you. Maybe, what happens to me every day is my karma of what happened to us. I regret every single moment of leaving you. Of not marrying you.

But words stuck in my throat and I didn't have the guts to tell her. I'm just so naive. "So?" she asked again.

I turned back from my thoughts and instead of telling her how I really felt, I blurted something out.

"I guess, I'm okay." She was about to open her mouth again but one of the waitress came with our coffee.

"Here's your order." She placed our coffee on our tables before she bid her goodbye. "Enjoy, you two lovely couple."

I froze in her statement.

Couple?

Used to be.

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