Maybe It Was

Chapter 2

“I’ve given it some thought and I think we should get back together again.”

I picked up my glass and drank some water. The way he said those words made me think. Three years ago, when he decided to end it with us, he had the same tone. I looked at him and I see a man that I don’t know anymore.

I smirked and then remembered the time when he decided to end our relationship.

“I don’t think its gonna work between us. I think its best to end it now.”

It was one sunny afternoon. We were having a picnic and he decided to just drop those words. I stopped sketching and turned to looked at him. He was lying down on the picnic mat while I was sitting. He had his face on his palm. I tried to laugh it off.

“Don’t joke around like that. You almost got me.” I said and continued sketching.

“No, I’m serious.” He sat up.

I looked at him again, this time puzzled. Why is he saying this all of a sudden? It was a nice day, it wasn’t cloudy nor too hot. We were having a picnic and all he have to say is that it won’t work between us?

I put down my sketchbook and my pencil and gave him all my attention.

“Why are you suddenly being like this?” I asked him, slowly getting angry.

“Well, its not technically sudden. Lately, I’ve been thinking that we don’t have time for each other anymore.” Well, thats because we just graduated and we were both trying to build our own career. He was busy running the firm his father own and I was trying to make the brand, that I made in college, be known to more people.

I ended up agreeing to us breaking up. The conversation flowed the way he wanted it. As we were talking about it, I slowly realized that he already made up his mind to end things between us that day. He wasn’t asking me but rather informing me that we were gonna end things. After ‘we’ decided that it would be better to end us that time, he just stood up and said it was nice being with me. He also said that he hopes the best for me. He left me there and didn’t even drop me home.

Thinking about it again was making me furious. But what now? He want us back together again? He must be delusional if he thinks I would want to date him again. I realized then that he was someone that wouldn’t hesitate to end things if it would benefit him. He wouldn’t be concern about how the other people would feel. For him, he just had to inform the other person and that person should accept it right away.

“We agreed on things well that time, remember? It just that it wasn’t the right time. This time I’m sure that things would work between us better.” He said as he tried to reach for my hand across the table.

I moved my hand and put it on my lap.

“Breaking up with you that time was indeed the right choice.”

He smiled at me, he seems to think that I’m complimenting the choice that he made for us.

“I realized that I didn’t love you enough to even begged for you to stay that time even when clearly you were the one who really wanted that break up. I agreed to end things because you were not the person I thought you were. We were busy that time but instead of compromising with our time you instead thought of ending things between us.”

He frowned. It might be something he did not expect me to say.

“ I won’t get back with you again.” I took the napkin that was on my lap, folded it and put it on the table.

“No, you don’t mean that. Think about it for now, you don’t have to answer me right now.”

I stood up from my seat and held my bag. “Excuse me, but I don’t think I can eat dinner with you right now.”

I walked away from him. I didn’t look back and I didn’t heard his chair creak. In the end, he just let me walk away like that.

I got out of the restaurant and I decided to just go home. My condo was a 10 minute drive from the restaurant. I got in and turn on the lights. I headed straight to the kitchen to see if there was something I could eat. On the way home, my stomach was already protesting for the lack of food. Luckily, there was some bread and a jar of strawberry jam.

After eating, I showered and then laid down on my bed. I recalled what happened in the restaurant and couldn’t help but snickered at the way he said those words lightly. What? We agreed on things that time? I ended up agreeing because it wasn’t a proposal in the first place but rather an announcement.

I put my arm above my eyes and just laughed to myself. I couldn’t believe that I even dated him. I was very naive when I was in college.

The next day, I went to the office and it wasn’t as hectic as yesterday. Probably because it was hectic in the warehouse and not here. I should go there later after lunch to see if the delivery is being handled well.

I went to my office and I didn’t see Cynthia. She must be in another department doing something. I opened the door and she was there. She was not alone though. There was a woman and a man inside too. First, I greeted them good morning and went to my chair.

The woman was an influencer mom named Selena. She have a kid, a boy. A lot of netizens were swooning with her child and how sweet he is. She also share tips about fashion and home interior. And the man next to her is her brother. In one of her videos, she mentioned she have an engineer brother that was why she knows some things about home interior.

I met Selena when I was in still in College. She was already and influencer that time but she didn’t have a kid yet so her posts was mostly about clothes. I asked her once to be my model. She agreed right away and even praised my designs. I even attended her wedding.

“Sorry for dropping by unannounced. By the way, this is my brother, Sebastian. I don’t think I have introduced him properly to you.” Selena said and tapped his shoulder. He was reading a magazine and he just looked up to nod at me then continued looking at the magazine. Rude.

“Hello, Sebastian, nice to meet you.” I said to him even though he was not looking. Yes, he was rude. He’s handsome but rude.