Cindy zoned out thinking about how different her day was till Matthew snapped his finger in front of her face.
Matthew: Aren't you gonna order? The waiter is here.
Cindy: oh I'm sorry, I'd like a steak with side fries, and a caesar salad. For kids, two kids special steak with sauteed mushrooms.Thank you.
Waiter: okay mam your order will be ready in 20 minutes.
Cindy: okay.
Cindy pour a glass of wine as it is saturday tomorrow, so there wouldn't be any problem if she drank tonight.
Matthew: what's going on in your pretty mind?
Matthew asked curiously.
Cindy: huh...oh... I met someone today...
Matthew: So someone was talented enough to bewitch our little Cindy and make her get lost in her thoughts.
Matthew's smile showed the disappointment he was feeling right now. His heart ached. 'Why couldn't I live in her mind like that?'
Cindy: I can't even stand in a place if that guy's shadow was there.
Her mind got filled with hatred and past memories. She chucked in the wine and poured in more. 'How can someone be this cold-hearted?'
Matthew: Was it Alexander?
Matthew felt a lump in his throat as he hoped she said no.
Cindy:hmm
'Maybe she still loves him', Matthew thought, 'Loves him so much that she wanted to drink after 6 years to forget him.' Matthew's mind was filled with questions so he kept throwing one by one.
Matthew: How did you bump into him? Like, for 8 years you didn't see him. Does he know you have kids now?
Cindy: oh hell no, I'm not gonna tell him about my precious little babies but I do wonder how he will react.
Matthew: he will probably wonder how you made them with your delicate nature.
Cindy smiled and thought 'only he knows that I'm totally opposite of delicate and it's not surprising for me to give birth to twin. After all there was a time, when I used to save him from bullies. He exactly knows my nature.'
Cindy chucked in another glass and poured some more.
Cindy: let him figure it out.
Matthew: Is it because of him that you wanna get drunk after not touching alcohol for 6 years?
Cindy: what? I'm not trying to get drunk.. tsk I just wanted to remember the taste of wine.
She chucked in the fifth glass and wanted to pour another but Matthew stopped her.
Matthew: Enough you can't get drunk, we got kids with us.
Matthew said strictly.
Cindy: right.. I forgot.
Waiter: Here's your food sir and madam, hope you enjoy.
Olivia and Owen rushed here as soon as they saw the waiter bringing food to their table.
Olivia: it looks so delicious!!
Cindy: this used to be mom's favorite as a kid!
Olivia slowly cut a piece and took a bite.
Olivia: mmm it tastes so goood
Owen: yess mommy!!
Cindy: ok now you two eat slowly or else you'll choke.
Owen: Olivia try this.
Olivia: it tastes so good.
Cindy: it's been so long since we came here.
Matthew: hmm I missed this place.
After finishing the dinner, they all rested and Cindy drank 2 more glasses of wine.
Owen: mommy, I need to go to the washroom.
Cindy: ok honey, let's go and Olivia-
Olivia: don't bother uncle Matthew
Cindy: yes good girl.
Cindy patted her head and took Owen's little hand and walked toward the washroom.
She was feeling a bit dizzy but it was controllable.
Cindy: ok honey I'll wait here, you go in ok?
Owen:ok mommy
Suddenly she felt someone was behind her when she saw a shadow on the wall in front of her. 'Who is it?'