I was lost.
Both mentally and physically. I was thrown into a busy lobby filled with snobby looking New Yorkers all barking into their phones why their assistants had booked them for a 3 o'clock lunch meeting and 7 o'clock dinner with the boss on the opposite side of town.
It felt like everybody knew what they were doing. Except me.
All the memories I had with Sam were all fake. Every kiss every touch. Fake.
The lack if trust I subsided in Ashley was indescribable. What type of family member would do something like that. This explains why Kian was upset. That poor guy. He was having soo much fun until that beats ruined it for him.
What was I even supposed to do? Wait around until a time machine came so I could redo everything?
I hated this all of it. Everything seemed fake.
Like I was a player in this game I was bound to lose.
My phone started buzzing and I saw Kians name flashing on screen, as much as I loved him I couldn't bear to deal with anything right now.
You could say I was overreacting but I just didn't want to go back knowing that I would probably run into Ashley or Sam.
I declined the call before shooting him a quick text.
"Sorry can't talk right now, I'll be back later."
I didn't know where I was going but I just walked straight out of the building. I needed time to myself.
I wandered the streets of New York. It was actually quite pleasant, to see soo many different faces, all with different stories behind them. I passed Central Park, dozens of cute artsy boutiques , cupcake shops, etc.
I walked until my feet absolutely couldn't anymore and settled for a cozy lit coffee shop.
I ordered a hot chocolate and found a seat in the quiet part of the cafe.
It remained still and quiet for a few minutes before a large group of teenage looking boys flooded, causing a ruckus of shouts and things being knocked down.
I took one last sip before deciding to get up and leave, I figured I could walk a little more and call a taxi.
I glanced down at my phone as I walked to see it flooded with texts from Sam, Ashley,Kian and Chris.
I was abruptly stopped when I crushed into a hard, warm chest that smelled of clean cologne.
"Sorry." The boys voice bellowed into my ears. I looked up to meet his deep chocolate brown eyes. The guy was attractive to say the least. I could tell he wasn't a local from his tan skin.
He had brunette hair and was pretty tall. I smiled.
"Don't worry about it, my bad." I blurted.
"Uh are you from here?" He asked with a confident grin.
"Nope, just visiting from California." I answered back. His friends were all looking over at the two of us and whispering to each other.
"Really? I'm from there. I'm Cameron by the way." He stated, sticking his hand out for me to shake. Ooh a gentlemen, I like.
"What a coincidence, I'm lauren." I said shaking his hand.
"Well it's very nice to meet you Lauren. You're very beautiful." He smoothly said. This guy was bold.
"Thanks, you're not too bad yourself," I replied. His friends were still looking over at us as they waited for their orders.
"Thank you, do you wanna stay and chill with us?" He asked, referring I his friends. It was getting kind of late and I didn't want to be wandering the streets by myself so I figured I should start heading back anyways. Bummer because this guy was really attractive.
"I'd love to but I should probably get back to my hotel, don't want to be wandering these sus streets at night ya know? " I answered.
"By yourself? It's dark out?!" He exclaimed.
"Yeah, but hey have a little faith in me I think I might be able to get back without dying." I laughed.
"I can't a pretty girl like you walk alone at night, I'll walk you." He offered. Damn how could I turn that down.
"You really don't have to do that."
"But I want to."
"Are you sure? I don't want to ruin your night with your friends." I did feel bad.
"If anything you'll make my night better, and besides I'm around those guys basically 24/7 so I don't think a little time apart would hurt." Cameron flirted. I agreed and we headed out. I googled the hotel and realized it was actually pretty far away. We had contemplated getting a taxi but realized the walk would be much more fun.
Plus I just wanted to spend more time with Cameron.
He made me forget and that's just what I needed.
