I huffed. “I took a day off because my best friend broke up with her boyfriend, and I need time to make sure she’s doing alright, okay?”

I couldn’t help but wonder whether Michael was trying to start an argument on purpose.

 

Michael grew quiet. After a few seconds, I heard him hang up on me.

“What the hell?” I stared at my phone with a deadpan expression. He’s been acting weirdly irritating these past few days.

Deciding not to pay it much mind, I bought takeaway food for breakfast and went back to Natalie’s place. When I first got dumped, she had been there for me all throughout my healing process; now, it was my turn to do the same for her.

 

Natalie was already awake when I got back, her legs drawn up to her chest as she hugged them and stared off into space.

I set the food down on the dining table and approached her.

“Why didn’t you sleep for a while longer?”

 

“I can’t. Every time I close my eyes, the memory of him with that girl resurfaces in my mind.” She gave me a sidelong glance, her eyes starting to grow watery again.

sighed and sat down beside her to wrap my arms around her, feeling slightly at a loss for what to do. “This is all going to pass. Look at me; I’m doing pretty good right now! You’ll be able to forget him eventually;

 

whenever I thought about Justin again, but the memory of

You really

move on too. Getting sad over a*sholes like

I’ve lost everything without him with me. What

there’s nothing you can do to change that! None of this was your fault. He would never appreciate you and cherish you

who doesn’t deserve her love and attention? Does she still hope to get him

lift from her eyes, and her shoulder slumped.

thought of her being this sad over

down Natalie’s face, but I offered no more words of comfort, instead opting to pull her to sit down at the

a man,” I

hung her head and kept her gaze fixed on the table as she slowly nibbled on the

word. Worried that she might do something

to look at me, saying quietly, “You don’t have to stay,

I don’t have to work tomorrow either. I might as

I just abandon her when she’s in

Don’t worry about me. I won’t hurt myself over someone

the day. She still looked like a

I’ll be

Knowing this, I

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