My Online May December Love Affair

chapter 5

It's late in the evening and Scarlett went to her father's house to celebrate his mom's birthday. I feel nervous being alone at the house and hence decided to stay at the restaurant and wait for Scarlett to return.

As I cleaning all the tables, I heard a loud noise outside. I quickly stared outside from the glass door without opening it. I was scared when I saw a man outside my restaurant and tried to quickly grab something strong just in case the person tried to enter. As the man approached the door I noticed, a familiar face and wondered who that was? To my surprise, it was my ex-husband Dennylaine.
What the hell is he doing here?! I thought they're celebrating his mom's birthday. Without opening the door, I waited for him. He then knocked on the door and I had to open it with hesitation. As I opened, I could sense him being drunk and could smell it as well. He approached me calmly saying "Summer I missed you". His words made me feel uncomfortable,
I gathered all my strength and replied back. "How are you? Where's Scarlett? Trying not to sound harsh. He replied " I left her at my mom. They are having fun there, why didn't you come?"
In reality, I was also invited but I decided to stay here because I didn't want some more issues".
So I replied, " I'm really sorry. I'll greet her tomorrow, promise" and smiled at him.

None of us were talking, the room has devoured by silence. No one wants to talk. Then I cleared my voice then broke the silence. "I think you should get going now, it's already late they probably looking for you now." I stared at him as I was speaking. I can see tears about to fall. This starts to make me feel uncomfortable.

I always asked myself, what was happened to us? In our early years when were together, we were deeply in love with each other. I even defied my family twice just to be with him. As years have passed we became familiar with each other, too much familiarity can also be intoxicating in one relationship, the sparks have long gone.

It's getting late but he's still here playing games on his phone. I can't comprehend his true motive of coming here. Then he began to speak, "Summer I know you have a boyfriend online. Scarlett told me, where did you meet him?" I was startled when I hear his words, though his focus was on his game, I can sense irritability in his tone. I fixed my hair and answered him back "I met him in a chat app, he's very kind, gentle, responsible and hardworking too"  as he heard my answer he stopped playing and stares at me, " do you really love him?" his question made me feel uneasy. I can't describe him my feelings for Noelle for I still searching for words to describe our relationship " I don't know, I'm really not sure but all I know is were both happy talking to each other and were relying on each other and that's what matters to me now." his eyes frowned and still looking at me. "how can you say your in love to someone whom you haven't met yet, are you nuts? Is this what you really do nowadays? Engaging your self into the cyber world and neglecting your real-world in which your daughter is part of that."  his words are like a slap onto my face. I tried to calm myself and remained my posture "firstly I'm not engaging myself into the cyber world, you should ask that to yourself instead, secondly, I am not neglecting my world especially scarlet, for all you know she's my life, my reason to live and thirdly all these things doesn't concern you because were already through. " as I finished my words I can sense his angrily, just as he is about to speak, his phone rang, it was his mom, she was asking his whereabouts. "yes mom, I'm going back now" when they finished talking he put his phone in his pocket and leave without looking back at me. I was relieved when I saw him leaving.