In the cozy and familiar cafe, Soraya was having dinner with friends. Jane, the cafe's owner and Soraya's bestie, with a petite build, dark green eyes and auburn hair; Linsay, with honey coloured eyes and light brown hair; Meghan with her brown eyes and dark blond hair.
-Is Liam coming?-Jane asked.
-He can't come tonight. He has work to handle. Sorry, Soraya.
-Don't sweat it, Meghan. Work is work.
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-So you're twenty-five already - said Linsay.
-Aha. One year more-said Jane.
-But you're still single, Soraya. Since you dumped that stupid-ashole-shit-like-head Robert -said Meghan.
-Say, how many years have passed since then?-Said Linsay.
-Five years.
-So you've got it clear.
-Do you want me to tell Liam to introduce you to someone?
-I don't know. These years I haven't met anyone good.
-Do you believed he cursed you or something?
-Who knows.
That's right. I, Soraya Quinn have had a shitty luck with men for the last three years. But all this started five years ago when I wanted to surprise my boyfriend of two years, Robert.
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December twenty fourth, five years ago.
Robert and I were going to celebrate our second aniversary, so I prepared a surprise party for him.
That morning, I felt that something bad was gonna happen. But I quickly drove out those awful thoughts.
'All is going to be alright'
Or at least that was what I wanted to believe.
That day, Robert who was another student of my university and two years my senior was working part-time. He would be late for dinner. So of course I told him to meet later that night. One hour before our appointed meeting, I went with my friends to his apartment to prepare for a romantic dinner and decorate a little.
All four of us went there with bags filled with food and others.
All was fine until we arrive before the apartment's door.
Then we could heard some strange noises.
My hands trembled while I was turning the key in the keyhole.
The door opened, or my friends looked at each other and decisively pushed the door instead of the frozen me.
Nothing could have prepared us for what we saw in there.
The noises stopped. The movements stopped.
Inside the apartment there were some people in pairs, triads or more, completely naked, having sex. Robert was was in that group too.
He was banging a girl.
At that moment, time froze for all of us.
The bags fell to the cold floor.
All of us were in shock. I was looking straight at Robert. He was over a girl who was atop the coffe table. Others were on the sofa, against the walls, over the floor... It was an orgy.
My brain was not working. My eyes showed me that but I couldn't understand it. Or maybe I didn't want to understand.
Our eyes met. First there was shock, surprise, alarm.
-You...you...son of a ...-Jane was pointing at him.
-Have you got no shame, you bast#rd - said Lindsay.
-How dare you!! -Meghan ran towards Robert and his naked pair. She was really really angry. And she can be really scary when she's mad.
The others naked people sensed the danger and some began to put on their clothes and run away from the apartment. There were at least fifteen to twenty people in there.
Robert finally reacted when he saw an angry Meghan running towards him. His partner separated from him and ran outside like the others.
The girl in her twenties gave me a apologetic glance when she passed beside me at the door.
Meghan grabbed him by the neck and was tossing him.
Finally the apartment was empty of outsiders so we made our way in.
Jane and Lindsay were silent, as I was.
He recovered and freed himself from Meghan. I was looking at him straight. And he did too.
-Meghan step aside - said Jane.
I finally found my voice.
-What were you doing?
He was surprised. I felt it was silly of me to ask that after what I had seen. I knew it too. I was fighting against myself to not allow any tears to stain my eyes. Not at that moment. Not in front of him.
-Then...why were you doing that? Having an f#king orgy in our anniversary?!!
I was angry, hurt...I didn't even know what I was feeling. I only felt my nails bitting into my hands, until they drew out blood and my stinging eyes.
Hahahahaha....
-You dare...to laugh in a situation like this, your bast#rd?!!
-Meghan stop...
-But Lindsay, that ###### is laughing in front of our faces.
-I was thinking that this situation is truly hilarious. I was going to break up with you soon anyway.
-Why? Then why didn't you just break up with me sooner?
- I just like to hang around like this sometimes. I told you some time ago, if you wanted to try it. But you didn't want to.
-Then you should have just broken up with me. Why do this while we're still together? And today out of all days? On our second anniversary?
-You should have come later. I was about to finish.
-Is that the real problem now?!
-Well, the real problem...should be you. You don't like when we're having sex. And you make me hate doing it with you even more. Some say sex compatibility is the real thing in couples.
-You are a ########
-And you are a frigid, boring, two faced ######. Do you think you are that great? I admit that you are a little pretty but that's all you have. The only guys who can be interested in you are after your body. When they know you a little they will disappear from your life. You won't be able to find a good man.
-I heard enough of his bullsh#t.
-Meghan stop...!
Crack.
Robert fell after Meghan crushed his balls. He looked at us with hate.
-You...mark my words... Soraya. You... won't find a good man interested in you. You're as cold as ice. You'll die alone!
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After that, in these five years, Robert's words seemed to be true. I tried to meet other guys but neither of them were good.
Number one. He tried to touch under my clothes five minutes after we were seated together to make a proyect.
Number two. He had a mummy's obsession I ran away the moment I saw his room walls' plastered with his mom's photos.
Number three. He was a narcissistic and self-centered ash#le. He didn't ask me anything and just made decisions for me in all kind of situations.
So, Robert's words became Robert's curse.