When There Is Nothing Left But Love

For a moment, there was a rumbling in my mind. My heart skipped a beat. Eventually, I took a deep breath and asked the unthinkable, “Did something happened to Macy?”

She did not reply me. There was a moment of silence before she stressed again, “Just come here. You’ll see!”

“Fine!”

Right after I hung up the phone, I booked an air ticket to J City. I was lucky because there was still time. There was a flight from K City to J City in an hour.

When that was done, I started the car again. It was then I saw Joe exit the White Corporation office building. He jogged towards me, arms waving.

His appearance surprised me. I stopped the car and peered at him. “What now?”

“Scarlett, Ashton’s booked a table at a Western restaurant in South Metro. Do you want to join us?” He extended an invitation to me with a broad grin on his face.

Wait, South Metro? Where young folks in K City like to go to hang out at night? The most lavish place to enjoy nightlife?

I looked at the time. I could barely make it to the airport in under one hour if I set out now. I did not have time for lunch.

Ashton also walked out of the building to join us, his face still void of emotions.

and turned to Joe. “Sorry, Mr. Quinn. I won’t be able to join you. I have other things to do

know why Ashton booked a table at a Western restaurant in South

my lips as time ticked away. I looked at Ashton standing by the door, then at Joe, and said stiffly, “Mr. Quinn, I thank you for making the effort to help Ashton and I sort things out. And I appreciate Ashton’s kindness. But, please tell him this. Since we can’t go on

sped off onto the road,

that I refused to ease the relationship between us, but

fine. I was off to J City, where I

at K City airport every day, in

found my seat and sat down, finally relieved.

up your tray table, buckle your safety belts, and kindly turn off your phone or set it to airplane

was about to turn it off when I was notified of the dozen of missed

quickly, I merely scanned through them. The first one asked

taking off. There was no time for me to reply,

barely slept last night so, not long after

woke up, the plane had landed. I turned on

already there to pick me up when I

fallen. Stacey was wrapped in a thick padded jacket. She chuckled when she saw that I came with only one bag and nothing else. “Did you come directly after

said, “Yes. Take me there right

pause, she spoke, “Let’s get something to eat