Milena (COMPLETE)

CHAPTER XV: Vindication

I wanted her back in my life. But not as a friend.

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We reached our house after almost two hours of not talking to each other. I opened the car door for her and I just watched her reaction as she admired her surroundings.

“Wow! Your place is so amazing!”

Our location is very secluded. You can enjoy the scenic view without noisy cars or neighbors. It has two levels. On the ground level, you will see the dining, living and kitchen areas. We have a double garage, a laundry room, a porch, and an open space if we want to grill meats and have picnic under the sky. There’s also a master bedroom, two guest rooms and a mini office area designed for me. On the lower level, they set up the game room, the music room, and three additional rooms for the guests.

“Yeah. I love this place. Sometimes I stay here if I wanted to relax my mind while working at home.”

I unlocked the front door and welcomed her in. She sat on one of the couches in the living area. I went to our refrigerator to grab some drinks, a soda in can for her and a bottle of beer for me. I also grabbed some chips. I am not an alcoholic anymore, but times like this, I needed a strong drink.

I sat beside her and deeply sighed. Time for proper closure. I handed her the soda and she raised an eyebrow when she saw the drink I am holding.

“You really drink alcohol now, huh? I saw your pictures with different bottles of alcoholic drinks, but I thought it was just for fun.”

“How come you’re still updated with my life?”

“I have my ways and reliable sources. That’s why I knew you’ll watch the movie earlier. I went to the mall, hoping I could get a glimpse of you. It just happened that were on the same cinema and I got the chance to sit beside you. Honestly, I really wanted to talk to you a long time ago. But you blocked me on your social media accounts and I cannot reach your mobile or home number. You literally blocked me off your life for years! And I got the news that you are so busy flirting with boys and girls, so I waited for you to be done playing with them.”

“You’re the one who flirted with boys first! You got your first boyfriend before our graduation, right? After you cornered me at the library and talked nonsense explanations, the next day, you flaunted your boy drama to everyone!”

“I said I have reasons. That ‘boy’ is part of my plan to cover up our exposed relationship! Someone caught us and told my parents. I needed to show them that we’re not lovers. That I have a boyfriend. I don’t want them to hate me.”

“You covered up yourself! But how about me? Don’t you know how your pretentious friends ridiculed me? You don’t want your parents to hate you, but you make me hate you in return! I am still your friend, Eliza. But you avoided me like I will infect you with something!”

“Hey excuse me! I tried to fix us! I tried talking to you that day at the library, but you’re so mean to me! You never listened to me when I said I missed you and that I was sorry. You just left me without looking back!”

“That’s only one time, Eliza! Do you think I’ll forgive you easily just because you said you missed me and you’re sorry? Real effort is trying several times. Like what I did! Stupidly following you around after you started ignoring me! I looked like an i***t in front of your friends! They mocked me for being head-over-heels in love with you! I instantly became their laughing stock!”

“I waited for you on our graduation day, but you don’t know that because you avoided me that day!”

“So, it’s my fault, then? Wow, Eliza! Should I always be the first to beg for your forgiveness? To cry and kneel in front of you so you’ll never let go? Am I always being the one to accept all the pain? You and your friends cause too much damage that I wanted to end everything related to you at all cost!”

“It was not my intention to hurt you that much, Mi. I love you and I still love you up until now. I am so sorry for all the pain I’ve caused you. I don’t know how to make it up to you. I know that you’re hurt, and it hurts me too.”

And there she was again! Crying like a baby! That’s what she always do so you can easily give in and forgive her! She knew I can’t handle girls crying because of me! This is so unfair!

I don’t want to see her crying, so I ran off to my room. I opened my mini fridge and drank all the bottle of beers inside. My mind and heart were in dispute again. My mind says I must not give in and forgive her just because she cried. The latter says I should listen to her and stop her from crying. I got myself drunk so I can sleep and forget just this night. The girl I’m longing for was right here. She returned to my life in an unexpected time.