You Lied.

Chapter 3

Keith Jace Carter’s POV

After what I saw at the bar, I decided to went to Shanly’s House after I

Drive Tristan back to his own house but before it, I stopped over at a

Convenience store and bought a lot of beers.

I have a spare key to Shanly’s house that’s why it’s easy for me to

Enter.

I slowly walked towards her room and plopped myself down in her

Soft bed with my face first.

I inhaled her sweet scent that was always making me relax before

But now, It’ll only make my heart clenched a bit more. I couldn’t

Breath normally due the pain I had inside.

I harshly went up again and reached for the canned beers I’ve

Bought and opened one of them then chugged it’s content in one go.

The bitter and burning sensation coated my throat but it does

Nothing to the pain I have in my heart. I opened another can and

Does the same to its content.

After I finished countless number of canned beers, my eye fell on

The picture on her bedside table.

My hands unconsciously went for the framed photo and bore my

Eyes to it.

It was me and Shanly on our college graduation. Both of us had this

Wide smile on our faces and we both look so happy and contented in

There. Like no one or nothing could ever make us apart.

What went wrong, Shan?

One by one, my tears fall from my eyes as I stroke the picture with

My trembling hands. The pain in my heart escalated as the vision of

That man kissing Shanly and how she laughs with him flashbacks on

My mind.

I didn’t have to question it, I’m not that dumb towards everything. I can clearly see and understand that Shanly is cheating on me with that man.

Shanly being so distant from me for a month now finally dawned in me.

The reasons for her ‘emergency meetings’ and ‘overtimes’

Finally made sense to me now.

What I couldn’t really understand is how the hell she managed to do

This to me? I gave her everything I have, my whole attention, time,

And effort, everything.

“You could not give her everything.”

A little voice echoed in my mind.

Ah, Yeah. I couldn’t give her everything.

As my tears continued to fall from my eyes, my grip on the picture

Frame slowly loosen. I watched as it fell on the floor and the glass

Shattered into tiny pieces.

Just like my heart.

I then heard the door creaking open.

My gaze then shifted to the door from the floor.

I saw the only woman that is capable in making me feel heaven and

Hell at the same time.

She was so busy with her phone while struggling to strip off her

Heels, that's why she didn’t notice me right away.

I didn’t do anything to make her notice me, I just watched her every

Movement.

I could feel my heartbeat faster than unusual, just like every time I get

To see her.

Damn, she still have the same impact on me despite of what she did

To me.

And when she finally noticed me, I heard a gasp on surprise,

Placing her hand over her chest.

“Gosh! Keith, you startled me!” She exclaimed.

I didn’t say anything, I just continued on looking at her.

How could this angelic woman break my heart into pieces?

“Hey, Keith. Are you listening to me? And what kind of mess is this?

Are you drunk? Gosh! I’m already tired from the meeting at the office

And you're making me clean all this mess? Hayss!” I heard Shanly ranted

As she picks up the empty can of the beer on her floor.

I’m still fine and not drunk, I can totally understand and

Comprehend everything that she just said but it feels like my body

Has it’s mind of its own that demands me not to do anything and

Just stare at her.

When Shanly finally reached in front of me, ready to pick up the

Broken glass from the shattered picture frame, I abruptly held her.

Hamd.

“Why Shanly?” I asked her with a broken voice as I looked down into

Her eyes, New tears threatening to fall from my own.

I saw how shock flicker in her eyes but quickly covered it with

Confusion as she furrowed her eyebrows.

“What are you talking about, huh Keith? You’re really drunk, you

Should go home now.” She then said as she shoved my hold on her

Hand and stood up to reach for the broom and dustpan to sweep of

The broken glass and picked the picture then crumpled it and put it

All in the trash bin.

My heart sank at what she did.

I abruptly went to the trash bin thought my legs are wobbling and

Stumbled on my way there.

Ignoring the pieces of the broken glass piercing my hand, I looked

For the crumpled picture and when I did, I lay it on the floor and

Straighten it with all my might with my hands full of blood from the

Wounds I have.

“No, no.” I repeatedly said as I continued to straighten the crumpled

Picture. I didn’t know that my tears were flowing like a waterfall from

My eyes, blurring my sight.

“Keith, your hands were bleeding, stop that!” Shanly exclaimed as she

Tried to snatch the picture away and get a hold of my hand.

And when she finally succeeded on keeping me still by holding both

Of me bleeding hands on her one hand and my shoulder on the

She looks at me with a furry gaze.

“It was just a picture, Keith! You honestly went over the trash just for

That?!” Shanly exclaimed at me.

I was silent for about a minute, just looking directly at her eyes with

Tears continuously cascading down from my eyes and pain visible on

It.

“It was you and me, Shan. You and me.” I utter slowly and painfully

While still looking deeply on her eyes before my vision turned to

Black and passed out.

Crumpled picture, broken us, Shanly.

TBC....