Her Sweet Vengeance

Chapter 11 (Apology)

CHAPTER 11 (Apology)

The whole cottage was shocked when Jinny shouted ‘what’. Even I, was taken aback. Her reaction is so violent. What’s the matter with her? It is not as if she was the one who’s been betrayed.

“What happened? What’s the matter?” asked the confused Mariah. Jim also stood up and went beside us – I mean, both of them.

“You won’t believe me when I say that our darling baby here is heart broken and yet we are partying our asses out.”

I signalled Jinny to stop but hard headed as she is, she never listened to me.

“What heart broken are you talikng about Jinny?”

“Guys, this is serious. Miracle here is single now. She caught her boyfriend having a great fvck of his life with another woman on the kitchen of his boyfriend’s condo unit and then poof! She appeared and broke her poor heart because her boyfriend is cheating on her over some unidentified alien species.”

“What the hell! You never told us Miracle! Do you want something? Uhmm… you can cry. Right, you can cry now. I’ll lend you my shoulder. Go on.” Mariah looked tensed and shocked. She even held her shoulder while suggesting that I should cry.

“I’m fine Mariah. I am still breathing. Relax guys and continue what you were doing earlier. Don’t mind me. I’m okay.”

“What a fat liar. A broken hearted will never be okay. That ‘I’m okay’ phrase is just so stupid and a most common lie in the world. I bet hundreds or more like thousands said that today but the feel the other way around.”

Mariah was right. I am not okay but I’m fine. Can you catch the point? I’m not okay because I am heart broken. But I am fine because despite the heartache I am feeling as of the moment, I am perfectly healthy. I’m still sane.

“Don’t look at me with pity. I’m fine guys. It’s not as if I was the one who cheated. I was grateful that I have known it earlier. It’s a waste of time to hold on to something that can break you.”

“So, what’s your plan?” asked Jinny. She held my hand and concern was present in her eyes.

“I don’t know anymore. Maybe I’ll move out from that place I am currently staying at. It belongs to him and I don’t want anything that will remind me of him. I’m graduating in a few months time so I guess, everything will go smoothly.”

“Miracle, do you want to stay on my pad? I have an extra room there and I feel lonely when I’m alone. Just move in there tomorrow. I will help you to move your things out. My schedule is free tomorrow because I have no photo shoot and you moving in to my place will not create an issue because you’re a girl.”

“Thanks Jinny. I’ll consider doing that because…”

“No considering. No more because, maybe, or, and but. Just move in. I want you to move in and totally forget about that scumbag that I don’t want to name. This is all I can do for a good friend like you.” I sighed. Maybe Jinny is right too. I need to move out soonest and then forget about him.

“Okay. You help me to move out tomorrow then. Anyway guys, let’s not dwell on the problem that we have right now. We all need a break and so let’s celebrate.”

I picked up a beer from the table and drank the content. I admit, I am not really into alcoholic beverages. It tastes bitter but when I was already around half of the mug’s content, it tasted better. I tried to eat too so that my stomach will not be full of alcohol only. The spirit of a happy party went back again and with Jinny beside me, my attention was diverted for a moment.

“Hey Miracle. I’ll let you come with me on one of my workshops. I’ll introduce you to my manager.”

“For what purpose?”

“I’m sure she will like you.”

My face contorted in confusion but Jinny just smiled sweetly and never said a word to clarify anything. The night ended when Mariah was already drunk and so her ever loving fiancee carried her to their room. Me and Jinny headed to our rooms as well. When I was already inside the room all my energy left from my body. I sat on the edge of the bed, still thinking of the roller coaster of events that happened today. It’s such a wonder how things can turn tollay 360 degrees in just a split second. Truly, life is really unpredictable. My body feels so heavy and so I decided to sleep already. As the swirling thoughts and emotions never left me, the overwhelming darkness consumed me.

I woke up with a head-splitting headache. Fvck this hangover! I slightly massaged my temple as I squinted my eyes because the light from the sun that’s peeking on the window was blinding me. I sighed and silently promised to myself and swore that I will never ever ever drink alcoholic bevarages. It never makes my problems go away instead, it adds more problems because you’ll be troubled the next day after you drank your heads off.

There was a light knocking on the door. I groaned in annoyance as I still need to get up and open the door because someone is waiting on the other side of it. Walking slowly, I reached for the knob and twisted it. A smiling Jinny greeted me.

“Good morning my friend! Come on now! The lovers already flew away. Joke! They already left us. They are still preparing for their wedding. Come on. Don’t sulk in the corner and let’s start to pack your things. My pad is excited to meet you.” Her voice was full of enthusiasm. Isn’t she drunk to have a hangover like me? Or maybe I have a poor tolerance on alcohols.

“Is it really your pad? Or you want me there so that I can look after your pad when you’re away?”

“Both plus I want you to be with me.”

“Fine. Let me take a bath first…”

“No. Come on now. We need to hurry. Let’s just bath later on my jacuzzi. It’s a stress reliever. Trust me.” She really is a stubborn girl. I closed my eyes and sighed.

“Okay. Let’s go then.”

Jinny squealed like and excited child. She was the one who grabbed my bag and pulled me towards the exit of the place. Oh! Did I told you that she has her own car now? Well, she have so she drove to my rented place and in no time, we were already there. She helped me to pack my things which never took hours because I have minimal number of them.

“Alright, let’s go now housemate.”

Jinny was happily chatting but my attention is not on her. I know it is offensive but I can’t help it. I don’t know what will I do now. I can’t forever hide from the both of them. I mean, we are schoolmates. For sure I will meet them by chance on the school grounds. I don’t want to act cool because whenever I see them, I can remember their betrayal.

“Hey, you are not listening,” commented Jinny. She looked at me then back to the road.

“I’m sorry. My mind is occupied with something else Jin. It is still hard to stay and act cool when your heart is bleeding to death.”

“I’m sorry too. I was just trying to distract you from the pain. I don’t want to be a hypocrite and say that you need not to think about him. When my boyfriend cheated on me ages ago, it was hard to accept it. I felt like the world turned it’s back from me. I know that the level of pain you have now is higher and much worse than what I felt before. You witness the act first hand. All I can say is that, I’m here for you. You can cry on me. I’ll lend you my hanky to dry your tears up.” Now I realized that I still need to be grateful. I have true friends who are with me in my ups and downs to support me – a treasure that can’t be bought even with all the gold and diamonds in the world combined.

“Thank you so much Jinny. I don’t know how to repay your kindness.”

“Just be okay and everything will be fine.”

Minutes later, she parked the car in front of a tall building. So, she leaves here in the famous Royal Tower of East. I bet it costs millions just to get a place here. No wonder about it though, her international photoshoots will give her a lot of bucks to splurge on buying things and pampering herself. She went to the underground parking of the place and my jaw almost dropped when I saw that there were chandeliers all over the place to give light on it. There were uniformed guards with hhigh calibre arms roving around. Woah! This exclusive place is a haven.

“I will register you under my room too. It is one of the protocols here and you need an access card to my pad. It’s not all the time that you need to stay inside, most especially that you need to go to the university to settle things out.”

“Thanl you so much Jinny. Don’t worry, I promise you that I will move out soonest from your pad when I already found a place for myself.”

“Don’t say that silly. We are sisters, not by blood but by bond. You can use everything at home. But you know what, I think I can get you a great job too.”

“What job?”

“It’s for me to know and for you to find out. Now come on.”

Jinny went out from her car so I have no choice but to do the same as well. She went straight to the reception area on the ground floor and she talked to the lady in-charge about me moving into her pad. She asked for another magnetic key card and she happily dragged me to the elevator again.

“Do you know how to cook?” she asked.

“Yes, why? Do I need to cook now?”

“Yep! Help me cook bean sprout soup and munchkins.”

“That’s a weird combination,” I muttered.

“That munchkins is for my manager and that bean sprout soup is for my partner. I think he’s got a hangover. He texted me earlier this morning.”

“Wait… you said he. Boyfriend?”

“Nope. More of a friend. I don’t dare have boyfriends now since it will affect my career.”

“But you have feelings for him?”

“Don’t know. Anyway, is it alright?”

“Yes. That’s the least I can do for you too. Which will you make? Munchkins or bean sprout soup.”

“I actually don’t know how to cook those. I mean, I’m a great barista but cooking is not for me.”

I chuckled lightly. She looks flustered about being unable to cook. She’s right, she really is the best barista I’ve known. When we arrived at her pad, she opened the doo and we went inside the spacious room. The walls were plain white and the curtains are light purple – more of thistle colored. I let my eyes roamed around the place where she lives. I guess she seldomly comes here. Not much adornments, no big furnitures. That afternoon, I made munchkins and cooked bean sprout soup. We bath on her jacuzzi which was big by the way and then she lend me her dress that I am not comfortable of wearing. She says that I need to do it so that I will not be out of place later. She put on a light makeup on my face and smiled in satisfaction as if I am her masterpiece.