When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 1

agony; this was someone whom she had loved for almost ten years, after all.  After some time, she sighed and stood up, looking at her reflection mockingly in the mirror. This must be my biggest failure in life by using four years and fifteen days to prove to myself that a man will never be in love with me, she thought. The next day, Amelie went to the Civil Affairs Bureau early in the morning. When the clock struck at 11.00AM, Leo was still nowhere to be seen. In the meantime, she had called him multiple times, but he did not answer his phone. Knowing that he was a busy man, she ended up going to his company since she wanted to get this done today. Just as she arrived at his company, she saw him standing in front of a car. He was holding the car door with one hand while he had placed the other hand on the roof as a woman slowly entered the vehicle. When the woman turned her head, Amelie saw who it was; it was the woman Leo couldn’t forget. When Amelie saw the scene, she huffed as an ironic smile formed on her lips. Initially, she thought Leo couldn’t make it to their divorce because he was busy. Never did she expect that he would be absent because he was keeping his sweetheart company. Amelie wondered how clingy he was when he had spent most of his time with his sweetheart when the woman returned half a month ago. As soon as Leo’s sweetheart left, Amelie walked up to him and said, “I have been waiting for you. No matter how busy you are, getting a divorce won’t take up much of your time.” Leo frowned when he saw her, and annoyance filled his eyes. “I still have to evaluate some important projects. I can’t have any negative news at this moment!” Hearing his excuse, she thought it was ridiculous and felt that it would be worse if people found out that he was spending time with his sweetheart while still being married rather than divorced. Before she could say anything, Leo’s assistant rushed forward and told him that an important matter was waiting for him. The two then left, and Amelie lost touch with him once again.  However, she didn’t want to wait any longer. Thus, she texted him, asking him to show up on behalf of their four years marriage while sending him the time to meet up. When she arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau on time in the afternoon, she saw Leo as expected. He stood in front of his car and looked like a masterpiece with his handsome features. Even when they were getting a divorce, Amelie was still attracted to him and felt bitterness in her heart. Would I have still made that reckless decision had I known our ending from the start? she thought. While thinking about it, Amelie couldn’t help but reach out as she touched her left eye. In fact, no one knew that she couldn’t see things with her left eye anymore. Then, she suppressed her emotions, strode forward, and handed the divorce papers to him again. “I have already signed the papers. All you have to do is sign it. Then, we will be able to go through the procedures,” she said. This time, Leo didn’t say anything and just stiffened before signing his name