CHAPTER 93
Category:
Romance
Author:
Judith O.Words:2503Update time:25/05/26 18:11:59
"Lisa and I used to eat here a lot," Miranda told me as the waiter brought our orders and laid them before us on the table. My nose savoured the aroma of the opened roasted turkey and potatoes. She had called me just this evening and asked that we could have dinner together at an Asian restaurant. It had been a while since we had seen what happened the last time we had dinner at her place.
"Have the shrimps. They have the best shrimp porridge you can find in the whole of this city."
She said, pushing the plate of shrimp before me. I smiled in gratitude and had a bite with the chopstick.
It tasted so divine.
I caught on Miranda watching me with a smile on her face. I slowed down my eating pace, wondering if the way I was eating was weird.
"How did you learn to use chopsticks?" She asked me as she resumed digging into her food.
I laughed a small laugh. "A lot of people know how to use chopsticks these days, Miranda."
I noticed how she slowed her eating and her smile weakened. She did not spare me a glance.
"You know..., I cannot wait for the day you'll call me mom. Eomeoni."
Eomeoni.
I smiled to myself but stopped again, feeling suddenly bad that I was the reason she longed for something in her heart. But I could not promise her I could fill that long. I really couldn't.
"Suzy and I will be returning to Seoul permanently." She changed the topic thankfully. "Would you like to come with us?"
I looked at her now. It was the same thing Suzy had told me the other night. If I would like to come to Korea with them. Back then, the thought didn't seem like a serious idea to me but now, it looked a lot bleaker.
"I don't know, Miranda," I replied honestly. "I don't know what I want anymore."
"I know. It's okay to feel lost sometimes. We all feel lost sometimes."
I sighed. "I want to come with you. I want to come with you to Korea. But then again, I am scared of making a mistake I would regret."
"What mistakes?" She asked curiously but I kept silent, afraid of saying anything that would involve someone else further.
"Would you excuse me a minute? Let me use the restroom." I rose from my seat and she nodded and smiled at me.
As I strode to the bathroom, I tried to catch my breath. As soon as I reached the bathroom, I placed my hands on the sink to support my frame. I tried my best not to look at the reflection of myself in the mirror because I was afraid that when I do that, I would see the confused, weak and vulnerable version of myself.
I had never been this confused in my entire life. It was as though I was caught between the red devil and the blue seas. The options were laid in my palms, as clear as crystal water.
Option one: stay with the only man who made my heart beat, have his child and risk my baby's life, Jojo's life and mine.
Option two: leave with Miranda to Korea where Jojo and my child would be safe but where I would live with a broken heart for the rest of my life.
The door of the restroom opened and I turned my head to see a familiar bob-haired lady walk in. She mirrored my surprised stare and composed herself again before walking over to the other twin sink. I tried to ignore her presence and I on the sink and began washing my hands.
She mirrored my action.
"Fancy meeting you here, Kenz. I had plans of meeting up with you." She had her sweet innocent tone on again but it does not affect me. I was sure she knows this too and was only acting this way to provoke me further.
"Great." I only said.
"There are rumours about your pregnancy." She added and I stopped. How did she know about it? "And I cannot help but believe they aren't merely rumoured."
I kept silent and did not reply to her. Instead, I turned off the water again and dried my hands with the tissue.
"Tell me...do you plan on keeping to the end of the deal and leaving now that you're pregnant or do you still plan on keeping your pretty face around and stealing my man?"
It was so scary how she was able to keep a calm face and sweet tone even when her words were cut as sharp as a sword.
"I don't have time for this, Tory." I made to leave and her words come after me.
"You want me to be the bad guy, Kenz? Great. Then I guess I would be the bad guy."
...............
When I got home, Connor was not in the living room and I figured he was up in his room probably making business calls or sleeping. I smiled at myself at the fact that I knew his routine more than I knew mine.
Tiredly, I dragged my feet upstairs and when I got to my room, I was surprised the door was slightly ajar.
I frowned at the sight. I was sure I had locked the door before leaving.
Cautiously, I pushed it open and my heart beat a little at how dark it was. I never leave my switch off because of my fear of the dark. Why was it off now?
Just as I was about to panic and turn my back on the room again, the light turned on and brightness instantly flooded into the room. My hand flew to my mouth as I gasped and my eyes widened at the sight before me.
The bed was covered in red roses decorated with a love symbol and other white roses wrote:
Be My Girlfriend.
My eyes watered and warm gentle hands came from behind me, sniffing my hair and pressing its hard warm body against my back.
"Why did you take so long?" His voice was deep and gentle at the same time and his familiar cologne greeted my nose.
I tried to sniff the tears on my face back but it was a lame attempt as my tears fell on my cheeks and a drop landed on his hand. He turned me around to face him, smoothly and carefully. I met his hazel grey eyes and his curious worried eyes.
"Babe. Why are you crying?"
I shook my head and he pressed his forehead against mine and swiped his thumb over my tears.
"Sure?"
I nodded gently.
"Was all this too emotional to handle?"
This time, I laughed a small laugh and he laughed too. I am aware of our faces were too close that if we moved an inch, our lips would meet.
"I love you, Connor," I told him, meaning every letter of the word. Feeling both the joy and pain of those words.
"I love you more." He planted a gentle kiss on my forehead and pulled me in a hug. His arms wrapped protectively against me and I wished we could stay this way forever and never have to part from each other.
But yet, I know it was only wishful thinking. This moment was real. But there was no future for us. Not for Connor and me.