Chapter 18

I don't know what my reaction will be. Will I be happy? Annoyed? Tearful? Do not know! I don't know, even with my own feelings I am confused.


I saw Annika wearing those smiles that seemed to say 'AJ and I are really happy.
' When I saw those smiles, it was like something pinched in my heart.


Could it be that?
I still haven't forgotten AJ.


"Oh, Sorry, We're late...
" Annika happily said to the staff. They were all smiling but I wasn't. I don't know if I'm still jealous of him or I'm just jealous because he's with AJ now and I can see they're happy.


"It's okay Annika...
" and they continued their conversation. I don't want anymore. I need to get out of here. So I talked to the people who were doing photoshop during the shots earlier and I asked him if I could go home, he agreed so I'm just going to leave.


What am I going to do here?
It's gone, right? If I stay, maybe the past will come back one by one and I fear it will happen.


So I turned around and was about to leave when I suddenly bumped into something I didn't expect.
Reason for all their attention to be transferred to me. I winced. Annoying! Even now I have become clumsy when I need to leave. Annoying!


//Subtitle to the conversation//


"Oh, Ria, what happened?
Are you okay?" asked one of our photographers. I just faked a smile and nodded. I said goodbye to them too, but fate seemed to be teasing me because everything seemed to go into slow motion when AJ was opposite me.


Seriously!
What does this fate really want to release? AJ and I don't have anything. It's all over. He has Annika, I have Mistue. He loves Annika and I love Mitsue.


Oh?
Isn't it? Do you love Mitsue? When? Did I think you still love AJ? Annoying! Even I can't fool myself. Well, who am I kidding? YES, I admit that I still love him.


"C-clare...
" AJ uttered weakly. I don't know why I looked at him. It's like even if you don't want to look back, it's your head that wants to look back.


"Ahh...
" I was about to speak because our main photographer was ahead of me.


"Oh!
Sir AJ, Sorry, but I think you're mistaken that's not Clare. She's Ria a supermodel from Japan..." and our main photographer said a lot more. Right, thank you. It should be like this. I should really forget the past.


"No.
You're kidding, right? She's not Ria, she's my ex--" I suddenly froze at what he said. Don't tell me, you will tell him. To them?


Gosh!
Please no!


"You're what?
" our main photographer suddenly frowned. Oh no! How is it? Then if fate is really teasing, our staff will be confused. What is this? Do they really need to mess around? Oh! Please.


"She's my ex --" AJ couldn't finish what he was saying because suddenly Annika's phone rang which turned everyone's attention.
Thank goodness! I breathed a sigh of relief.


"What?
What happened to the baby? Oh! Gosh! Let's go with AJ." I was suddenly shocked by what I heard. B-baby? Do they have a child? Do they have a child with AJ?


Terrible!
Could this day get any worse?


"Guys, sorry but as you can see our daughter needs her mom and dad.
Sorry, we have to go" the staff agreed. AJ has also left but why is that? Why can't I move? Why does it seem like ... It still hurts? Why do I feel like crying?


"Ria, are you okay?
" I immediately turned to the staff who was talking to me. I immediately wiped my tears that were about to fall and I pretended nothing happened.


"Yeah!
I'm fine. Alright, I'm leaving" I said goodbye to everyone and left. With every step I take, the past seems to come back one by one, the past that I wanted to forget for a long time. As for Aj, I also want to forget but why does fate seem to be still teasing me?


It's annoying!


"Miss, are you okay?
" I didn't notice that I bumped into someone. I just shook my head and then I left. Maybe because I was so sad or hurt so much that I just didn't speak.


I continued my walk until I felt small raindrops fall one by one.
But instead of running, I stayed there until the rain got stronger. Is there anything wrong if I get hurt even now and let the pain out?

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