Her mind drifted back as she walked to the pathway to her home apartment taking the metro.
Nichole, her ex boyfriend they met in High School.
They both sit next to each other on their first day in High School
"Hey, Nichole
"Hi Evelyn,
"You can call me Nic"
"You can call me Eve"
Their friendship started from there. Without realising both started to fall for each other. One day they confess their feelings. The friendship changed into a relationship.
After they graduated from Highschool, they went to the same university for different academics for higher studies. She took her degree in physics while he was in business administration and management. There she met Georgie, who soon became her close friend. She introduced Georgie to her boyfriend so that they can be friends.
Evelyn, Georgie, Nichole and Aaron used to meet after their classes. They all used to handout together
When Evelyn was in her first year, her dad died by an accident. Which destroyed her completely. After two months, her mother also died leaving her all alone. Before her father died. life was very simple for her. They would do everything for her. Everything she wanted they would give her. Even after her father died her mother took care of her. But after two weeks of her fathers death her mothers health diminished. She became so weak mentally and physically. After two months of her suffering she also left her.
Evelyn was all alone after they left her. She had only a little knowledge about the outside world. They had always protected her from everything. Now she was all alone. That time Nic was always with her. He gave her his shoulder to lean. He used to sit with her in silence as he knew that would give her comfort.
Her father had saved money for her, but that was not even enough for her tuition fees. So she started having part time jobs to keep her ends meet. She used to attend class and afterward went to different jobs.
She didn't have the time to spend with her boyfriend. They could only meet on weekends for an hour or two. But as she enquired he was okay with it, as long as she was happy. He never even complained once about her that she didn't get enough time with her. He could always comfort her and be with her.
At his 20th birthday, she planned a surprise for him. She arranged all the arrangements with the help of Aaron for the surprise.
And she said to Nichole that she wouldn't meet him as she was busy with work and academics. She acted like she forgot his birthday.
At night, by seven Aaron picked Evelyn to his apartment, and they brought the cake from a nearby cafe that they had pre ordered. It was one of his favourite flavours, chocolate cake. He also brought a gift for him, a watch. The watch was expensive. It was something he has always talked about that he wanted to have one day. For six months Evelyn had saved a small amount from her wage so that by the time of his birthday she could gift him.
But she didn't know he wasn't worth any of it.
As they reached the apartment, both went inside as Evelyn had an additional key to his apartment that Nic had given her. Her heart was rising when she went inside, a small smile was on her face as she thought of different ways he would react. But she stopped in her tracks, her smile fading as he heard the moans from his bedroom. Her heart started to rise in fear.
'It's not what you think'
'He wouldn't do that to me'
'He had said me that he loves me with all his heart'
She used hollow words to comfort herself. Her grip on the plate that holded chocolate cake tightened. She felt a hand gripping her shoulder telling her not to go there indirectly. But avoiding it she went to open the door.
As she opened the door, she felt her heart stop. The chocolate cake from her hands fell to the floor. She felt her head spinning. She felt a hand on her waist supporting her weight. If not for the hand she would have been on the floor by now. She felt another hand came and cover her eyes. Till they were in their own world.
But her brain shows the image over and over as if it was in front of her. Her boyfriend cheating with her best friend Georgie. She would hear their groans, moans. Her heart felt like it had been ripped apart.
She felt Aaron dragging her away, she just let him do it. But before they would leave the door, she stopped, making Aaron turn towards her
She had now decided on what to do.