Chapter 8
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Romance
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I didn't want to face Alistair, so I stayed late at the office. As the clock neared 10 p.m., I felt restless.
My mind alternated between images of our argument from the afternoon and the thought of Alistair waiting for me every day. I struggled internally, torn in a hundred directions, before finally picking up my keys and heading downstairs.
But it wasn't because I was worried about Alistair waiting for me. I was just tired and needed to get some rest.
The house was unnaturally dark.
I couldn't help but laugh at myself for thinking I was being overly sentimental, thinking Alistair was still waiting for me. As I walked inside, I began to notice something was off.
For example, the ugly tree root ornament Alistair had placed was nowhere to be found. The books in the study, which always sparked a quiet rage in me, had all disappeared.
In the other room, all of his personal items were gone.
If it weren't for the cold food left on the table, I would've almost thought everything was just a dream.
That night, Alistair didn't appear unexpectedly.
The next day, he didn't insist on moving in, nor did he stubbornly wait for me to come home and tidy up my scattered clothes and bags.
Alastair had burst in unexpectedly, and just as quickly, he left before anyone else.
It was like that summer during our senior year of high school, when we had planned to travel together. I eagerly went to find him to discuss our plans, only to be met with an empty house.
Alastair's mother said he had gone abroad.
During that time, Alastair Langley wouldn't answer my calls or messages.
Later, we both applied to completely different universities.
After graduation, I took over the family business, and he continued his studies.
I thought we would have no more interactions, but then he suddenly gave up his position at Q University and returned here.
He was living only 3.5 kilometers away.
Now, this scene felt like a reenactment of the abrupt separation from eight years ago, without any proper goodbye. I couldn't exactly describe the feeling. I had wanted him to move out so badly before. Now that my wish was fulfilled, I only felt emptiness and coldness. My finger hovered over his familiar number for a long time, but I eventually pulled it back.
Maybe it's better this way. Perhaps we both need some time to cool off.