I lost, You Win
1543 Words
Arriane was in a daze looking at the mirror while holding the pregnancy test
She still can't believe that she went back back into the past and now that she think about it, Arriane now had a chance to choose what is right.
She took a deep breathe and started to plan on how to take care of her son alone in the future, away from this city.
She decided to tell her bestfriend about her pregnancy. Previously, when her best friend found out about her plan to make Gabriel the father of her child, she tried hard to convince Arriane to find the real father. She was the first to object about her evil plans and because of her bestfriends objections and Arriane's stubbornness, their friendship was destroyed and lost contact with each other.
Arriane just smiled and dialed the familiar number on her smartphone.
[Hello?]
"Hanna" Arriane weakly called her name
[Ria? Why did you call?]
"I have something to tell you"
[What is it?]
"I'm pregnant"
[Huh? Wait a minute, I feel like I have turned deaf for a second there. Can you repeat what you just said?]
"Hanna, I'm pregnant"
[.....]
"Hanna?"
[Bessy...]
"Hmm?"
[For real?]
"Yeah"
[What?!!!! Who's the father?!!! Wait! Did your parents know??!]
"That's why I told you first because I didn't know what to do"
[Wait, I'm on the way ] she hurriedly said and ended the call
Arriane can even hear her bestfriend's curses on the other line before she ended the call
Arriane only smiled and looked at her belly which was still not bulging. She gently stroked it and looked up at the blue sky. She arranged her belongings and she also ordered the necessities for the pregnancy.
While waiting for Hanna she thought of cooking first. This is her passion that no one knows about because she kept it a secret from people. Actually, Arriane graduated with a Business Management course but she also studied HRM.
She saw that there were ingredients in the refrigerator so she thought of cooking a simple dish first because she was already hungry waiting for her bestfriend.
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Right after she finished cooking, the doorbell rang so she immediately came out with an apron on. Shee meet her bestfriend at the door who's obviously still confused of the situation but stopped by what she saw.
"Ria, why are you wearing an apron?" Arriane just raised her eyebrow by her bestfriend's question
"What? Is there something wrong with it? I'm just cooking"
"Cooking? of what? Instant Noodles?" She jokingly said
"It's just a simple dish, come in and eat. I'm hungry"
A few minutes later, the two of us were just quiet while eating until Hanna couldn’t bear to ask me about what had happened. She dropped the spoon on the now empty plate and stared at me.
"Ria, tell me the truth. What happened to you? Who is the father of the child? And how did that happen?" she asked one after another
"It was an accident" I simply said and continue eating
"That's it? That's all you have to say to me?"
"What do you want me to say?" I said my munching my foods
"Everything"
"It's better if you don't know anything"
"What do you mean by that? Are you in trouble?" she asked nervously
"Yes, that's why we should keep it a secret. The father is a bit..." I paused
I looked at her first who was obviously nervous. I want to laugh from her face now. Her eyes widened and she held on tightly to the spoon and fork. She was so tense that she seemed to have diarrhea, but of course I stopped the laughter from coming out of my mouth because she might explode in anger if I did that.
"*ahem* so the father is a bit---- nevermind, it's better if you don't know"
"What?! Ria, I was waiting for that moment and you suddenly say that? What the heck?!" she shouted in frustration
"You'll know soon. Don't worry" I said as I put away the dishes
"So, what's your plan? Now that you have a baby and a single mother, you should've thought of a plan right?"
"Actually, I thought of using this opportunity to marry Gab"
Hanna stopped and looked at me, she couldn't believe what she just heard.
"But, I guess that this baby is a blessing for me. It's weird that I suddenly lost all of my affection for Gab, maybe because I realized that he will never love me and that he loves someone else"
Hanna breathed a sigh of relief and looked at me like a proud mother.
"That's a great news, maybe you should talk to Gab about this so that he won't think of you as a b***h and a villain again?"
"Nah, its better if we don't. I don't really feel like it and I'm not ready to face him right now. I need time" I smiled sadly and maybe Hanna noticed that too so she just smiled too and approached me
"Don't worry Ria, I'll be by your side. I will support you in every step of the way as long as it's not a bad thing"
"Alright, I'll expect that from you "I smiled at her and continued washing the dishes.
This is the right choice, I don't want to be a reason for Gab and his girlfriend's life to be miserable again. I also feel that I will not gain anything if I continue my stupidity.
But, I think I should contact the girl. To let her know that I'm giving up, or better that I tell Gab too?
I just smiled at what I thought.
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Time passed by quickly and over a month have passed. I'm already three months pregnant, I still don't have a baby bump and nothing weird is happening to me yet like being sensitive or something.
I drove to a cafe, because Gab's girlfriend and I are going to meet today. I arrived at my destination and I saw her immediately, I sat straight in front of her.
I could see the nervousness on her prettt face, she was even a little surprised when she saw me. I just smiled at her and ordered snacks and milk.
"Hi, Crisha." I smiled and greeted her warmly
Se hesitated to smile at me but she did it anyway and couldn't help but look around.
Crisha is a type of morena beauty with a cute curly brown hair. A type of beauty which is actually quite common here in the Philippines but I can definitely say that she's a beauty.
"Hi" she said
"You might be surprised that I invited you to meet me. I mean, who wouldn't? We were enemies and rivals, we loved the same man but... unfortunately for me, he doesn't love me" I started as she only smiled back in response
"You may be wondering why I want to talk to you today " she nodded in response.
"I just want to ask you a question. Do you really love Gabriel?" I asked, she seemed surprised at the question and I could see astonishment in her eyes and its rapid disappearance and was immediately replaced by joy.
"Yes, I really love him."
Silence prevailed between the two of us and I smiled at her answer, as expected. She's really a fake, that's why I hated her but now, I don't know why but I feel refreshed. Maybe because I know that my life won't be messed up after this? She's also obsessed with Gab, that she's willing to do anything to let him stay with her. Whatever happens I will ignore these two and just continue on with my life.
"I see"
I wanted to be free this time. I surrendered all my love, I gave everything I have in my past life and I wanted to choose my own happiness now, with my baby.
"I guess it's my loss now, I give up" when I said those words she quickly looked at me.
In my past life, I tried to do everything in my power to make Gabriel mine, but I have a baby to protect and I decided to put all my time and love to this baby
"What?" she asked in surprise
"I said, I give up. You win, he's yours and I lost"
"What are you saying?"
"I want to give up fighting over him. I wanted to live my life happily without fighting, I wanted to be free from all of this" I said
"So, you're giving him to me now?"
I laughed at her reaction as I looked at her as if I'm seeing an i***t.
"What do you mean by that? He's yours from the start, he loves you and choose you. You are his girlfriend" I smiled and sipped my drink.
"Oh" that's the only thing she said as if she's disappointed.
I laughed seeing that face.
"You should be happy you know? He's completely yours so let us live on our own from now on and not see each other anymore. Goodbye Crisha" I said as I stand up on my seat and walk away.
I smiled as I put my sunglasses on and drive home.
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