LAW OF ATTRACTION

CHAPTER 35 : 'I THINK I REMEMBER THOSE EYES...'

I bring back some songs to include in the chapter and set the mood, I know you guys like it! ;)

So for this chapter, we have 'DJ got us fallin' in love' by Usher

and 'Problem' by Ariana Grande, go listen to them while reading! :)

"Moose is here." My Mom enters my room, her tone clearly not overjoyed, but I don't raise.

I focus on putting the finishing touches on my red lips and checking my appearance in the mirror as my eyes automatically fall on the scar along my jaw. It's like my gaze is always drawn to this detail, the same way it is attracted to Alex, almost as if it was part of him. It's healing nicely though, and soon, there will only be a discreet red mark left. Too bad that I can't say the same for my heart; the deep cut is still there, painfully open, and I don't know if it will ever heal.

My Mom sighs as I turn to her. "Are you sure about this?"

"Yeah." I try to offer her an assured smile to reassure her, yet the worry dripping from her clear eyes lets me know she doesn't buy it.

"Don't you think it's a little too soon?" she asks carefully, almost tiptoeing, like afraid of twisting the knife in the wound and reopen it, though the wound is still raw and open. "I mean, it's been what–"

"Two weeks," I reply quickly. The memories of that day are still vivid as if it has happened today, yet the time since then is ticking like an eternity.

She comes closer, looking at me gently. "I don't know exactly what has happened." Her gaze slides down to my scar, reviving a light burn there.

I haven't explained to her what has happened exactly that day – actually, I haven't told anyone. I've only sworn to her that it hasn't been Alex who has done that to me, but unfortunately, the cut he's done in my heart is so much worse.

"I see you're heartbroken and you're trying to move on. But come on, I know you don't like Moose, and I don't think this is a good idea... I'm worried–"

"Don't worry, I won't hurt little Moose's heart!" I try playfully.

"It's not about Moose that I'm worried! He is a selfish moron," she states as if she was saying the sky is blue – well maybe it's kinda as obvious.

"I'm worried about you." She strokes my cheek gently. "I know what you had with... Alex," she pronounces his name quietly and carefully, as she must see the hurt on my face every time I hear his name. "... was special, and you can't forget it like that."

"Not as 'special' as I thought," I whisper bitterly.

"Once again, I don't know what has happened."

I avoid her inquisitive look. No matter how many times I replay every second of this awful day, the words can never get out of the distressing flames inside my chest.

"But I saw how you looked at each other." she adds in her 'Mom that knows it all' tone.

I hate that my heart skips a beat in hope that my Mom, who indeed always knows it all, is right, and the broken pieces of my heart crack a little bit more as the memories of when I've introduced him to my Mom come flooding me.

*FLASHBACK*

"Just be yourself!"

"I don't know if it's a good idea..." Alex gives me a lopsided grin.

"Is 'the baddest bad boy' scared?" I smirk, throwing a sideways glance and watching 'the baddest bad boy' with his usual confident gait, his leather jacket, and his dark aura. Though today, there is an unusual crease between his eyebrows.