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Chapter 20 She's Not For Me

Life happens, and when it does, we should only move forward, because what is ahead is better than what is behind, even if it is much better.
The final season for the interns began and my hopes were high for a good life.

It was a very good day, the sky was illuminated by the warm yellow sun, which made the air crisp. And the blue and white clouds hung in different shapes and sizes adoring the sky.
I stood with my two hands aside, as the atmosphere influenced my feeling ducts, causing a stretch from my lips on my face. I felt the smile, and was so happy.
I took the elevator to the Interns block, everyone was happy and it felt good.
However, many things changed, And there were new faces of course because once we were done, another session would continue for new interns.
I didn't see some of my friends, I learned that they got a pass.
****
It was mid-day already, I wasn't really looking for Halen, well, I saw her. But like I said, everything was different, she didn't even act like she knew me so much before, like we were in a relationship. It was my fault though. But shouldn't she have gotten over it?
I kept blaming myself when she was actually the bitch, but I had gotten too attached.
I stepped out of the office as usual to visit my old place, and while I was walking down the hallway with my hands fixed in my pocket, I met Halen, coming my way. I smiled, and she smiled back, which was absolutely awesome.
We walked close to each other and happiness couldn't help but keep hovering around our hearts.
"Hey, glad to see you again," I said.
"Aww me too" she blushed, and we backed up on one side, against the wall.
"I miss you so much" I said in a soft tone.
She smiled and rolled her eyes shyly, oh that her angelic smile!
But she didn't say it back.
"Well, see you around" she said, and walked away with some of her friends.
I wasn't expecting that meeting to be so short. I shrugged it off and hoped it would get better with time.
The day wasn't a long one at all, but a happy one, except the thing with Halen, it was like there was a connection cord that was removed between us, it just didn't feel right. And throughout the day I was also thinking about Pascal.
It's been three months already, and I haven't seen him. Honestly, nothing felt right without him. It was like a cold, and empty place in my heart. He sent his address anyway. And I hated myself for not visiting him. But I was glad, the holiday was finally over!
It was lonely and getting sad for me, I got moody and there was no one to hold me up.
I thought about Kale, I couldn't spot him anywhere, I felt that something must had been wrong, but what could be wrong? It was just the first week of the last Interns season.
The day went down without a fight and home was soon reached.
****
Even after a few days had gone, it wasn't still going well with me and Halen, and I didn't want it to seem like I was chasing her or something. I was really going crazy, but fortunately for me, I had a crazy friend who pulled me through, even though she was more of a jerk.
However, Halen started missing some days, I thought it was just some new pattern at first. I needed to discuss about our future with her— not knowing I hadn't any.
I didn't see Halen that much anymore, and I became the one who didn't even want to talk to her again. But I knew for a fact that it wouldn't stay like that for long, I never thought it would go so far.
For weeks, I and Halen never saw each other, I didn't regard her anymore, but there was a void in my heart that she once occupied, and each day, I cried that she may fill it in and complete me again.
I know I made a mistake, and I was sorry, but I saw that It didn't matter that much.
It might seem at first, that the lake wouldn't be too deep, until we put our legs inside. But only a fool would put in two legs at once.
I was a fool, I put my whole self in trying to get Halen back. I thought it would be as easy as talking to her. It wasn't, and as a matter of fact, she didn't even give me the chance to talk to her.
She somewhat took me as an enemy, and it felt like she hated me, just like before.
It went on like this until I decided to try the old way, to write her a letter.
And once again, I tore out a piece of paper from my book, and wrote…
“We are not enemies. Let's stop acting like one. Please, I miss you, and sorry for any wrong I have done. Please would you accept my apology and give me another chance? Since you left, my heart has been so empty and cold, I'm at lonely cross roads, please let's mend things between us, I can't live without you, I'll do better, I promise.”
I found a way to drop it for her where she would see it, even though I hadn't seen her in weeks. I just thought that maybe, she came around when everyone or just me was gone. I put my faith in the letter, hoping it would bring forth good news.
We were already taking our exams for the last Interns season and we were studying.
I was studying with a group of three, at the back of the interns hall on the second floor, when someone walked over and dropped a piece of paper, and hastened her legs away.
I didn't know what it was about, but just as curiosity's wind blew, I was just as nervous.
I opened the paper, and when I read the content, I was literally frozen. The letter read…
“I'm sorry Arianne, but somethings are meant to happen for a reason, I wish you find someone better. Also, I've left town, please do not look for me. I wish you have a great life, and good luck to all your future endeavors, my only regret is that I wouldn't be spending all my Tomorrows with you, I'm sorry that things turned out this way, but for what it's worth, I've made sure you will be fine, no matter what happens, I hope you someday bring yourself to forgive me.”
And at the bottom of the paper, she wrote. “when you get this letter, it means that Matt Jones is back, and trust me, you don't want to deal with that asshole again. Please run, run as far as you can. I wish you all the best. Love, Halen”
And the date? It's been weeks since she wrote the letter. My breathe failed me, a thousand times over in a minute, it felt like something worst than death.
What the fuck was she talking about? Matt Jones? Run far away? Forgive her?
I didn't know what to feel, do or say, my mind was running helter skelter around the fact that Halen had just broken up with me.
I had never experienced heartbreak like this before, though I constantly lived with it from Matt Jones and my mother, but until that day, it was different. I felt the world was against me, my heart wept, it stinged.
I excused myself from the group and walked to the rooftop, I threw the paper away and watched it get carried away by the air, and as I watched it disappear into thin air, I felt tears roll down my cheeks.
I stayed at the rooftop crying, trying to find a comfort of some sort, I knew that I was never going to get healed from it, I was never going to get over it. I was lost forever, I stayed there until work was done for the day and I was the only one left. It took me time before I could even walk out of the company building, and when I did, I journeyed like a snail, to home.
On the roads I passed through, my head was fixed on the ground, and my mind was fixed on the breakup, my body was weakened, and I felt this immense fear I haven't felt before, seeing the words cross my mind over and over again “run as far as you can… I hope you someday get to forgive me” what had she done?
And when I thought about Matt Jones coming back, a black, tinted glass SUV pulled before me, the door was slid open immediately and in the blinking of an eye, two masked men rushed at me and threw me inside, I couldn't fight because I was sedated.

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    Ling Caayaman Dagasdas Ranises

    Nice

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    nice story

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    Jan Ryl Cos

    literal na liget

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