Between Us

making partner at the firm. I honestly looked forward to living or at least enjoying my stay here. Besides, those plans may not exactly look

Had no dog yet but still had plans to get a pretty female dog when I settled in–if I should.

est of the world so she got me a therapist. I protested that I didn'

nused buckets of paints I had gotten earlier. I didn't know how to paint

though. I just hadn't known

the living room. My eyes drooped shut with every step towards the couch. I dropped on the co

ved in that I was fully going to h

still little time left for me to find a painter or I could just take my time and hire on

o my kitchen at the same time. I had nothing in my kitchen yet, not even a snack. I

could retrieve my phone from under me. I scrolled through the tons of work emails and messages from my firm and sighed. I texted my mo

ion popped up and I tapped on it. It graceful

breathe for a few seconds. I couldn't say how long it was but I he

gaged to someone else? How long had the two of them been together? I was wit

th his mom and mine was the last time I saw him u

an amazing guy to me and the rest of the people I loved but while I was maki

woman looked so much younger. Like she was barely 18. I c

hone back on the couch

ise. I never cried when we broke up and I wasn't going to cry

erything behind just for a man who clearly didn't deserve me. So, I found a perfect excuse to leave. Working for a

w people at work and maybe my neighbours knew that I w

where it sat in front of me and went to dump it into my empty s

n of ordering food online. At this point, I had no choice but to order my food online. I was too tir

y, she had seen the post made by Fred. My sister and I had a lot o

d you to stop asking me that. Hell!!" But she

th saw his proposal video online" then, she paused and I said not

u I'm fine. I don't care about Fred. Not anymore at least. So, please stop asking me

o, I don't". If I saw him again wouldn't I wish he hugged me? Well, I didn't kno

elf that I was. Even though I knew that was

hurt you in a way you didn't imagine. For me, and for a long time I didn't know how to feel about Fred's break up with me. My family thought I

dered if she had known what her son was up to. But then again I doubted

. Coz that guy is a complete idiot" my sister's voice sounded in my ea

id I was fine, I wasn't actually fine. I just made up the words to get my mom out of my house and e

I won't have any reason to run into him

hone to my ears. I was going to sit and start watching a movie while I

sister in the whole world" She breathed out and I nodded my h

stairs when I heard a noise. I instantly went quiet a

oice for a few seconds. Hell, I was trying to understand t

laimed in a v

ister asked, her voi

n into my apartment" I whispere

ked. As if I was supposed

go find a tool to fight the in

ad of actually talking. But if only I didn't have a bigger issue at hand. I tiptoed back to my room and grabbed one o

turned around and started ti

She was still whispering. I didn't even know

d the heel out in front of me ready to strike. I tiptoed down the stairs and made my way towards the direction I hea

ter whispered but I ignored her an

got to t

chen holding out the shoe in my hand–making the pointy heel facing out properly. And when I caught