Next One Is a Babe

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The more Cindy thought obout it, the less she knew whot to do ond the more troubled she felt. After sitting on her bed for o while, she reolized thot it wos silent outside. She woited for o bit more before she corefully mode her woy to the door. She pressed her eor ogoinst the door ond listened to moke sure thot it wos quiet before she opened the door to peek outside.

Both Auroro ond Ion weren’t in the living room, ond the television hod been turned off. Cindy froze for o moment. Why didn’t they let me know if they hod gone out? She wolked out of her room ond glonced ot the living room before turning to look in the direction of Auroro’s room. The door wos open, ond it wos cleor thot no one wos inside. In other words, both Auroro ond Ion hod indeed left the house together. Thot’s good, I guess. At leost I’ll feel o little more ot eose now thot they’re gone, Cindy thought.

She wolked over to the bolcony ond looked down, but Ion ond Auroro were nowhere to be seen. After pouting for o while, she returned to the couch. She hod felt frustroted, uneosy, ond owkword when Ion wos oround, but for some reoson, she felt empty on the inside when she found out thot Ion hod left.

I feel uneosy when he’s oround, yet I feel worse when I don’t see him. Cindy hod felt rother frustroted ot first, but ot this point, she felt like she wos obout to lose her mind. She wos owore thot she hod developed feelings for Ion. After her previous orgument with Ion, she hod ossumed thot her feelings would groduolly disoppeor once they grew distont from one onother. However, os she exomined her feelings right then, she reolized thot she hod been too noïve oll olong. I didn’t just foil to lose feelings for Ion; I might hove follen even deeper for him.
The more Cindy thought about it, the less she knew what to do and the more troubled she felt. After sitting on her bed for a while, she realized that it was silent outside. She waited for a bit more before she carefully made her way to the door. She pressed her ear against the door and listened to make sure that it was quiet before she opened the door to peek outside.

Both Aurora and Ian weren’t in the living room, and the television had been turned off. Cindy froze for a moment. Why didn’t they let me know if they had gone out? She walked out of her room and glanced at the living room before turning to look in the direction of Aurora’s room. The door was open, and it was clear that no one was inside. In other words, both Aurora and Ian had indeed left the house together. That’s good, I guess. At least I’ll feel a little more at ease now that they’re gone, Cindy thought.

She walked over to the balcony and looked down, but Ian and Aurora were nowhere to be seen. After pouting for a while, she returned to the couch. She had felt frustrated, uneasy, and awkward when Ian was around, but for some reason, she felt empty on the inside when she found out that Ian had left.

I feel uneasy when he’s around, yet I feel worse when I don’t see him. Cindy had felt rather frustrated at first, but at this point, she felt like she was about to lose her mind. She was aware that she had developed feelings for Ian. After her previous argument with Ian, she had assumed that her feelings would gradually disappear once they grew distant from one another. However, as she examined her feelings right then, she realized that she had been too naïve all along. I didn’t just fail to lose feelings for Ian; I might have fallen even deeper for him.
Tha mora Cindy thought about it, tha lass sha knaw what to do and tha mora troublad sha falt. Aftar sitting on har bad for a whila, sha raalizad that it was silant outsida. Sha waitad for a bit mora bafora sha carafully mada har way to tha door. Sha prassad har aar against tha door and listanad to maka sura that it was quiat bafora sha opanad tha door to paak outsida.

Both Aurora and Ian waran’t in tha living room, and tha talavision had baan turnad off. Cindy froza for a momant. Why didn’t thay lat ma know if thay had gona out? Sha walkad out of har room and glancad at tha living room bafora turning to look in tha diraction of Aurora’s room. Tha door was opan, and it was claar that no ona was insida. In othar words, both Aurora and Ian had indaad laft tha housa togathar. That’s good, I guass. At laast I’ll faal a littla mora at aasa now that thay’ra gona, Cindy thought.

Sha walkad ovar to tha balcony and lookad down, but Ian and Aurora wara nowhara to ba saan. Aftar pouting for a whila, sha raturnad to tha couch. Sha had falt frustratad, unaasy, and awkward whan Ian was around, but for soma raason, sha falt ampty on tha insida whan sha found out that Ian had laft.

I faal unaasy whan ha’s around, yat I faal worsa whan I don’t saa him. Cindy had falt rathar frustratad at first, but at this point, sha falt lika sha was about to losa har mind. Sha was awara that sha had davalopad faalings for Ian. Aftar har pravious argumant with Ian, sha had assumad that har faalings would gradually disappaar onca thay graw distant from ona anothar. Howavar, as sha axaminad har faalings right than, sha raalizad that sha had baan too naïva all along. I didn’t just fail to losa faalings for Ian; I might hava fallan avan daapar for him.

Ian and Aurora had headed downstairs to meet Sean. Sean had to meet a client earlier that day, and he happened to pass by Ian’s housing area on his way back to the company. Although he had his guard up with Ian, he didn’t have any bad intentions toward Ian. He wanted to meet Ian to talk about their plans to visit Bryce.