NOVA
My brain replays events of yet another breakup like a broken record. This is the 4th relationship this year, am I that bad, do I repel men?
I dust off my skirt and start walking, I was with William for 3 months, three months of trying to live with the fact that he is a raging egotistical moron that can't stand the fact that a woman earns more than him, this was supposed to be a dinner to celebrate my promotion, he took me on his own volition, turns out the bastard was just using this as a ploy to dump me and drive away in his bumpy pigeot.
My phone rings in my bag and I scan my surroundings before taking it out of my bag and holding it up to my ear.
"Yello-" I'm cut off by the shrill yet calming voice of my mother
"I had to hear of your promotion from Adrian
...poor shame honey" I laugh and try to continue walking as I hold my bag tight to my body and hold my phone up to my ear, who knows what junkie roams around this time of night
"Oh come on mum, you exaggerate, I was going to tell you in my defense" I can practically hear her rolling her eyes at the other end of the phone and I concede and resort to begging "Okay okay I'm sorry, but I just got it and I was going to tell you, loud mouth Adrian just called first" Mum giggles when she hears the name I called my older brother Adrian
"I believe you plum, I'm just joshing with you...I can't believe my baby has made senior editor, the whole neighborhood will hear of this" I facepalm when I hear that, mum has this habit of oversharing, that woman is an open book which is why she currently lives with Adrian, she has been kidnapped twice already. I mean I love her but she's too trusting for her good
"Momma-
"I know I know, it will just be Miss Pepper from across the street, you know the one with the delicious scones" I grin "So...has William proposed yet" I visibly deflate at the reminder of my situation, here I am, clutching my bag and phone while I navigate a seedy neighbourhood...can't tell her that so I just exhale and tell her
"Oh no, we decided to mutually end it and stay friends" She probably sees through my lies because let's face it, she's Miranda Harper, I'm not sure anything gets past that woman
"He dumped you didn't he" I wince...ever so blunt
"Yeah, but I was gonna do it. He just spared me the trouble" I look at the sky as it gets darker with no cabs in sight "Hey mum, I'll call you back I'm kind of on the move right now" she sighs
"My beautiful daughter, when will they see what I see" Her tone is melancholic and I have the urge to hug her but I can't
"I don't know ma, talk to you later" she hums and says a quick 'love you' before ending the call
I open my Uber app and book a ride since I practically have no choice, it's already 6 pm, and cross the road.
I'd already booked the ride when a message came in from my roommate Ashlyn
Ashlyn đ
I am so so sorry
That was all it said, what was she sorry about, before I could call to question my ride was here and I had to get in.
The ride back to my house was not long, but the annoying questions of the Uber driver made it longer than it was supposed to be finally, I was home and I could kick off my shoes, throw on my pajamas and drink till I couldn't feel anymore.
As I climb up the stairs to the 6th floor, I make a mental note to talk to the landlord about fixing the elevator, it's been down for a year now and I am so sick of taking the stairs.
Closer and closer to my door and I started to feel like something was off, I could always tell when something had gone wrong, like a gut feeling or something.
With my keys in hand, I put them in the lock and I open and my eyes are immediately blessed with the view of this hot tall nerd invading my fridge
"Hey Ash, why do you have bottles and bottles of vodka in here" The man says without turning, and that voice...my God I'm melting already, this is probably why I've had 4 relationships in this year alone.
"No Ash here" I try to say in my most calm put together voice because as much as I want to climb this man like a tree I don't know who he is to Ashlyn.
He turns, startled obviously, and backs into the fridge with a blush, cute
"You're not Ash" he chokes out
"No I'm not...but she'll probably be back soon, she didn't tell me her latest conquest was staying over" he choked some more and I tried not to laugh as I made my way into the kitchen
"Oh no, I'm not- it's not what you think...I'm not sleeping with her" he says hastily and from here I can see how pretty his eyes are and how he looks like he's trying not to gag, thinking of him and Ash together, so who is he then...
"No?" I murmur and he shakes his head
"I'm her brother" he says, confirming my suspicions...ughhhh dang it!