Chapter 16
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Joel Cesborn
"Where do you think you're going?" I caught her wrist and she turned to me trying to let my grip go. I pulled her towards me making her body bumped to mine.
"Joel!" She hissed and I circled my arms around her small waist securing her tightly.
"How are you?" I asked and she kept trying to wiggle out from my grip. I took out my phone and called Elijah.
"Joel!" She tried to let my grip go but still can't. I'm holding her with one hand and she still can't wiggle out.
"Yo! Elijah.. Find out who's paying Irene's rent." I said.
"It was you." He answered.
"Find him."
"You idiot.. it was you!" He bursted and I ended the call.
"Joel.. I lied.. no one paid the rent." Irene said and I knew she was preventing me from being mad. I wanted to laugh so bad. I never knew it would lure her to come.
"Nah.. I want to find the guy.. I want to kill him" I said in a cold tone and she looked up to me.
"You're crazy!"
"Do you miss me? Or did you like it so you have a reason to come here?"
"Miss you? I will never miss you!"
"I know Irene.. I know you miss me. You're blushing.." I smirked and leaned my head down closer to her.
"Stop trying.. Irene." I said and she glared at me hard.
"Let me go please.." She said sweetly but her eyes were glaring at me.
"Have lunch with me.." I said as I took a quick glance to the clock.
"No."
"How about we eat a chicken sandwich.. your favorite?" I asked and suddenly her eyes caught something. I looked down and again she discovered my necklace. It was the couple ring that she gave me.
I bet she unconsciously reached for it and looked at it. I let her reach for it. She looked at it intensely and then she sighed.
"You hate this.." She said and her eyes still stuck.
"I never hate it.." I said and she pushed me away. I let her go and she looked away.
"Sorry about earlier.. I thought it was you so.." It was me.. of course. I just played the roll so you won't be mad at me. I want to help you and just support you in every way. I know New York's rent price is crazy and I know you're struggling with it too.
"I'm going to find that guy and kill him.. I'll pay the rent instead." I said.
"No!" She bursted immediately.
"Okay fine.. I know you hate that kind of thing." She was like that when we were dating.
"Sorry and.."
"Let's have lunch." I said and she looked up to me.
"Come on.. Irene. It's been 6 months." I begged and she sighed.
"No.. I'm sorry Joel. I don't w-"
"As a friend?" I asked and she sighed.
"I don't think we can be friends too."
"Let's start over."
"Joel, we've talked about this."
"But still.."
"Okay fine.. Let's have lunch." That made my eyes widen. I found myself smiling.
"One last time.." She added and I frowned.
"Joel!!!!" Suddenly someone bursted the door and I found Sharon running towards me and hugged me.
"I miss you Joeyyyy."
"Miss you too Sharon.." I said and Sharon turned to the side. She realized that there's someone else. She smiled sweetly at Irene.
"I better go.. I'm interrupting you gu-"
"Oh don't be jealous.. I'm Joel's cousin, Sharon Sierra." Sharon took Irene's hand and shook it. I chuckled.
"I'm not jealous.." Irene said unconsciously.
"You are.. you're ready to kill me earlier." Way to go, Sharon. Thankyou for letting me know that this girl still cares.
"I'm not... oh my gosh what am I saying.. I'm Irene." Irene just got back to her sense.
"You were jealous?" I asked and Irene turned to me.
"In your dreams."
"Oh!!! You're Irene??" Sharon squealed suddenly and I turned to her weirdly.
"The Irene?"
"This guy loves you so much.." Sharon pointed at me and Irene looked at me dumb found.
"Sharon.. Why do you alw-" I turned to the door and found my other cousin, Benedick Sierra.
"I better go.. I think I'm-"
"No.. We're going somewhere else first before hanging out with this guy." Sharon pointed at me and I raised my eyebrows. She walked to the door and dragged Ben too.
"We'll come back later." They walked out and I pulled her wrist again pulling her towards me.
"You still care for me huh? You were jealous." I stated and she scoffed.
"Jealous my ass.. I'm moving on."
"Ohh.. did you just decide it now?" I raised my eyebrows and she glared.
"Let me go.."
"Have lunch with me.."
"No." She said and I decided to let her go. She looked at me with a really unreadable expression.
"You can go." I said and she looked up to me. She walked backwards and then she turned her body around when she got to the door. She walked out and I sighed.
Giving her time was the hardest thing in my life. It's a struggle that I never want to pass but I have to. I love her and I need to wait. I hurted her.. I deserve to be treated like this.
I walked out from my office and saw Irene still waiting for the lift. I decided to walk to her and just stood beside her without saying anything. She turned to me and looked at me weirdly.
"What are you doing?" She asked.
"Just want to make sure you get down safe."
"That's ridiculous." She said and I just looked straight to the lift door waiting too. The door lift opened and we both walked into it. I pressed L and scanned my gold card.
"I really want to move on." She stated.
"You can.." I answered.
"I can?"
"I won't stop you." I said even though it hurt.
"I think something's wrong with me.." She suddenly said in a really sarcastic tone and that made me turn to her.
"What?"
"Nothing.." She said at the same time as the door lift opens.
"Bye." I said as she walked out from the lift. She turned to me.
"Yeah.. Bye."
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