my love, my love why have you gone so far away? my love, sweet love, you promised to stay. the tingle from your lips a moment away.., too soon i shal say, i crave your comforting touch.
my vision clouds over & all i want to do at this moment is to get out. i catch a worrying glimpse of abel's face as recognition settles in. he knows kendall from the photos. i see my mother's face cave in, this far from the reaction she actually expected from me. well, if only she knew the can of worms she has just opened.
i run out from the VIP section, entering the public side of the resturant. plates & cutlery clashes & the familiar sound of chatter fills the air. as i race out i dont care who is looking at me & what they are probably thinking of me, all i want now is out.
back at the VIP section kendall makes a move to go after adia but abel suggests no with his hand & goes himself.
as my back comes into contect with the wall outside i just slowly breathe in & out. i push every bad thought out of my head, i will deal with this once i get home. right now i just need to calm down.
the restuarant doors fling open the closed which means that somebody is coming out. i dont need symphathy at this moment. the only people in that restuarant that knows about me & kendall is himself & abel which means that one of them has come out.
i lift my eyes, relieved that its abel. i cant possibly face kendall at this moment.
"sissy, come in with us please. you can just pretend that you & kendall arent familiar with one another", abel pleads.
i take another swift breath of air then say, "youre right, lets just get tonight over with."
as the we enter the restuarant everyone can sense the the tension that i bring with me. kendall looks down at the table & he doesnt meet my eyes. well, there i lost another important person, whats new life?
"adia, i apologize if me dating again is bringing you this much distress. if i knew i would have announced this at home rather", my mother says to me. i dont say anything instead i introduce myself half heartedly & apologise for the abrupt rush to get out.
his father tells me his name is richard merk.
the evening is sombre, the meals are delicious but i hardly touch the rest of my food. everybody tries to make conversation which i hardly engage in & i learn why kendall was alone at home that day as well as why we can afford this VIP spot in the red dragon. well turns out that mr.merk is the owner & so is kendall, although kendall has a small portion of shares to the business.
though somehow i cant place my finger on why i despise this man so much. mr.merk, what skeletons do you have?
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the forbidden strangers
Cerita Pendekadia feels like she is never bound to fall in love. when a hot stranger comes to her rescue at the club, will she see him again? & why shouldn't they be together. follow adia's journey in the forbidden strangers.
