CELESTINA'S POV
I quickly took a cab to Adrian's house. He called me saying it was a situation between life and death and everything that happens all depends on my decision. "Ma'am ma'am."
I turned to look at the driver. "We're here."
"How much for the fair?"
"$30." The driver quoted.
I paid and got out of the cab. I want toward the building and rang the doorbell twice and in no time Adrian answered the door.
He just pulled me in and drag me towards a door what was inside I hope he isn't one of Maxwells tricks. "What's going on?"
I turned and ask him. "It's Maxwell he's locked himself in"
"So what if he's being childish, what does that have to do with me."
I turned to leave but Adrian stopped me.
"Look I don't know what you've done to him but I've not seen him like this since your break up."
I started to feel guilty I know I gave him hope of being together but I crushed it all.
"So what do you want me to do?" I questioned him.
"He's been in there since yesterday drinking his heart out."
I looked at Adrian shocked by what I just heard.
I started to hit the door shouting Maxwell's name. In five minutes he opened the door,sitting by the bedside holding a bottle of whiskey chunking it down
AUTHORS POV
She looked around the room and saw it was in this order. She answered and saw cans, broken bottles plus the room reeked of alcohol.
She noticed Maxwell turn to look at her. He thought it was just a fragment of his imagination. He got up and walked towards her.
"Celeste you are here."He said and hugged her.
She felt so sorry so she let him hug him.
Immediately he released her she gently took the whiskey bottle from his hand. He placed both hands on her cheek and looked at her with twinkling eyes.
"You aren't going to leave me right?"She looked at the guy she wants liked and was now broken because of her and she couldn't bring herself to say no.
"Yes I will be staying."
"Really?" He acts like a kid who wanted to open his new presents
"yes".
I turn to look at Adrian asking for his help for him to get some Maxwell.
"Hey Maxwell listen I'm going to clean your room and prepare some of your favorite dishes like old times."
"Just like old times."
Then Adrian helped Maxwell to the bathroom in another room while she cleans his room from packing all broken bottles to arranging his closet and his bed, she did it all in less than 30 minutes.
She then walked to the kitchen and placed some beef casserole on fire, she also prepared some shrimp fried rice, fried finger eggs with garlic sauce and for dessert just some chocolate cookies.
By 4:30 PM she was done and set everything on the table please the desserts in the fridge to cool a little. She called both Adrian and Max were down
After the shower Maxwell had sobered up. It was the Adrian noticed why Maxwell fell for her, she was smart, intelligent, beautiful, hard-working she could cook, all in all she was perfect.
Her husband will be so lucky to have a talk to himself. By 5:30 they were eating. She placed the leftovers that's could be eaten later into the fridge and turned look at Adrian.
She wanted to leave but Adrian beat her to it. "Celestina could you please take a look at in Maxwell"
"Why?"
Because she didn't want to remain alone in Maxwell.
" something serious just came up."
"Ok"
"Thanks" And she felt she was gonna regret agreeing to this.
Looking at the door just shut and
back Maxwell. Being alone with your ex used to like really isn't easy especially when you're married.
" OK, let's go watch some movies."
Celestine at least it's on monster kdrama series. she was watching then all of a sudden the TV just turned dark.
She turned to stare at Maxwell with a questioning gaze who held the remote.
" let's talk."
" about what?"
She asked back.
" about us."
" Maxwell there is no us we broke up and I'm married why don't you just get it."
" Fuck what do you mean we broke up you never even gave me a reason why we ended our relationship all of a sudden you're just married and you expect me to take that shit no hell no."
"Maxwell why are you making this so hard for the both of us. I told you already that I didn't feel the connection I didn't think we were meant to be why is it so hard to accept ?"
Maxwell pulled her to him and she stuck right to his chest and stared at him.
" I don't believe you."
" leave me Maxwell." She struggled.
" no, I won't so tell me the truth now."
" so you want the truth."
" yes, I do."
" OK I'll tell you. My dad threatened to kill you if I didn't break up with you and you know you mean the world to me aside from my grandmom you are the only one who actually believed in me and even if we couldn't be together I want to us to remain friends and I didn't want you to lose your life for something so meaningless."
" so that's why."
He whispered.
" yes I did it even though I didn't want to break your heart I had to because it was the only way it was either our relationship or your life what do you think I would choose?"
" so what about your marriage then?"
" yeah I was forced to marry him because I would never marry someone I didn't know nor love but that doesn't change the fact I'm married."
" so you don't love him."
" why are you asking me this Maxwell, even if I don't love him we still want to be together you already know my principles and my values Maxwell so please don't ask this."
" it's not like you love him."
He shouted.
"You know I can't cheat and I will not cheat on my husband because of the principles instilled in me that is who I am and I'm going to be loyal cause that's what I was taught so don't ask me to do otherwise Maxwell."
"Then what about divorcing him?"
"MAXWELL!!"
" this charade ends now please don't let us destroy this friendship that we hold now, don't ask me to leave him, don't ask me to divorce him because I don't love him love can't be created I won't do it so please don't ask that of me."
She knew she couldn't let him build up his hopes so she had to crush it up now before it becomes even stronger.
" so it's really over between us"
" it's really is and it already was you just need to accept it."
She said forcefully even though it hurt her to say that.
" hey could I ask for a favor?"
Maxwell grimace.
" what do you want to ask?"
He turned to look at the girl he fell in love with her behavior and actions made anyone drawn to her.
" can you give me a head massage while I sing to you your favorite song."
"Max you know ...…."
He cut her off before she could continue.
"Please just this last time in our debts will be settled. I would just be like old times I will never disturb you ever again after this."
" OK OK I get it you can go in and bring the oil now."
Before she could even finish what she was saying he had already rush away and came back holding a bottle of Jasmin oil.
She couldn't believe it that he still had this oil because we never do it together and she used to massages that he will complain endlessly. She looked at him and at the bottle of oil some things were better left unspoken.
The boots that's on the couch and he plays his head on his as she massaged him and he started to sing. It was a save his voice was that of a siren and it brought back endless of memories, memories that were meant to be forgotten.
She noticed the voice had stopped and he was sleeping silently she stared at him and just shook her head to make all those crazy thoughts that were just flashing through disappear. Adrian looked at the two and wondered if fate was playing a game against them and if it was the it was a very cruel game.
" oh you're back"
She said when she noticed Adrian standing there.
" I could use some help."
She said referring to Maxwell. Adrian nodded and helped her take Maxwell off her lap. He always liked her but Max liked first so he kept his feelings waiting for it to fade away but it never did but just grew stronger.
" hey you ok."
Celestina asked him when she felt his look to be strange. It was that of longing but longing for who, her impossible she thought to herself.
He held her hand to pull it up so that he could switch her with a pillow when he did that she hit his chest and he swapped the pillow immediately.
She googled and looked at Adrian while thanking him. He looked lost in his thoughts when she noticed he hadn't released her and she felt awkward.
" hey you lost"
She asked him breaking out of his thoughts.
" yeah I'm fine. You're going to stay or should I drop you home?"
" no it looks late I will just take a cab plus you look so tired you should rest."
He saw her refusing so he continue to stress on.
" look Maxwell wouldn't want you to go home alone"
" yeah he wouldn't I'll go with you"
He was happy she agreed but winced in his heart that she only agreed because of Maxwell. Can you he'll never mean more than Maxwell and today was a fine example.
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" thanks for dropping me home."
She said to Adrian as she got down from the car.
" no problem but thanks for what you did today I wouldn't know what to do if you hadn't really come."
" there's no need to say anything if you need my help I'm just a call away."
She said as she got out from the car and walked into the mansion. She watched Adrian drive away and open the door but she failed to see Zavid standing there watching everything with crazy ideas running through his head.