Rainbow and Star

Chloe has long been staring blankly at the cellphone in her hand. A call she just received made her mindless for minutes. "Chloe, Mark just visited me. He was asking about you."  The call was from Cherry, one of her friends since her teen years. "I told him you went abroad already." A knock from the door got Chloe back to her colorful yet cold office.  "Ma'am, a parent wanted to see you.", her sophisticated-looking school clerk, Ruby informed her. ***   “Cherry, help me contact Chloe.”, Mark was looking pale and thin. Cherry was looking at her with sympathetic eyes. She was thinking to herself, “Is this really Mark?” She was looking even for a trace of charm and appeal – but she failed.   Mark used to be so stunning and attractive, cheerful and charming. Many girls their age back then used to swoon over him. His tantalizing eyes and wit can cast a magic spell to any person he talks with. The sense of humor he has can make everybody laugh. It is short to say how he made a room lit with his amiable presence. “Mark, Chloe left two years ago already. We barely even hear from her.” “I am sure you have a way – her number? Email?”, Mark persisted. “I am sorry but why do you need to be in touch with her? You cannot even imagine what she went through after you two totally parted ways.”, Cherry bit her lip as she was trying to control her agony towards this man who. Mark was dumbfounded. He tried to find words to explain how desperate he was to see Chloe again. But Cherry was right. He may not know the exact details of what happened to Chloe, but he knows she had been through a lot. He left Cherry’s house without saying a word, head stooped low and with a heavy shoulders as his heart seemed to halt a beat.