CARMELA'S POV
Sometimes it feels like you've reached your happily ever after and everything has started to feel alright and in place but it's at that moment things start to fall apart, crumble.
I thought what we had was special, I thought we were meant to be. It felt so right, he made me feel special.
"Bad day?" I heard a male voice grumble beside me. He wasn't facing me but it felt like he was talking to me. I looked around us just to be sure he was talking to me. There was no one around. So he's definitely talking to me.
He finally looked up and faced me. I pointed at myself, the gesture asking if he was talking to me. Stupid move. He nodded.
"Yeah. Shitty day" I replied and I stared down at my glass realizing the glass was empty. When did I just fill this up?.
I waved down the bartender. He came over and filled up my glass once again. This should be my sixth glass, I think. I looked over to my side again staring at the man beside me, drinking his night away with a scowl on his face.
"Looks like you had a pretty shitty day too" I said twisting the glass of vodka in my hand.
He chuckled. "That obvious?" Not sure if that was a question but I answered anyway.
"You are practically wearing a scowl on your face" I said earning a chuckle. "How bad was it?" What pushed me to ask that question I don't know but I still asked anyway.
"hmm?" He asked. Staring at me lost for a moment. "Oh. My day. Yeah, it was pretty bad" He said. "My girlfriend rejected my marriage proposal" He added with a bitter smile.
What? Do ladies actually reject proposals from men like this? I mean he looks rich and he's also handsome.
"Exactly. I thought this was every lady standard. Rich, handsome, and lovable" He said and I was confused for a moment.
"Wait did I say that out loud?" I asked eyes wide open in shock. He nodded with a smirk. I cringed. Hard.
"Sorry" I said. Not sure what I was sorry for actually, his girlfriend rejecting him or what I said aloud.
"Don't be" He said dismissing it. "What about you?" He asked. "What made your day so terrible?"
"Well it's also a relationship problem." "Just came back from the states. Caught my boyfriend confessing his undying love to my best friend in our shared apartment while intertwined in our bed" I said making a hand gesture at the word intertwined. I let a sad sigh.
"I think you just won the award for the best shitty day" He said and I laughed.
"Didn't realize this was a competition" I said with a grin.
"Ryan" He said out of the blue. I processed it and I realized, oh his name.
"Carmela"
"Nice name" He said and I smiled.
I checked my wristwatch, which I wore on my left hand. Wow, time really flew by. I grabbed my coat and my purse.
"It was nice meeting you Ryan." "I have to go." I said with a smile. I stood up.
"It was really nice meeting you too" He said also smiling.
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I settled into my apartment immediately I got back. I was so glad I didn't meet Theo at the apartment. I need to find a solution and leave this place immediately, but that's a thought for tomorrow not today, I need a lot of rest now.
I took a cold shower. Now I'm standing in 'our' room in front of 'our' bed, clad in nothing but an oversized shirt and panties drying my hair with a small white towel.
Staring at the bed with disgust, I couldn't bring myself to lie on it. It irritated me, brought back unpleasant memories from earlier today.
I stared at the apartment building with a grin. The taxi driver helped with my luggage and placed it at my foot.
My hands tightened around the flowers I was holding. I'm so nervous, I haven't seen Theo in a month and I really missed him.
I looked back and I realized the taxi driver has left, when did he leave? I grabbed my luggage with my other hand, and I went inside the building heading towards apartment 025.
I was about to knock when the door pushed open. Oh its not locked. I went in. Theo must be in the room. I headed towards it. Weird noises. What's going on? I picked up the pace.
"Say it. Tell me how much you love me, not that cunt" I heard a female voice. I pushed open the room door. I gasped.
They didn't notice me, they were so lost in their world. "I do love you. You are my everything " Theo said panting and groaning, and everything in me shattered.
I didn't cry, I never did, not now, and never will I. I didn't even realize when the flower I was squeezing with my hand slipped andfell. Their heads snapped to me. I was so focused on Theo that I didn't pay attention to the girl. My eyes turned to the girl.
Wait, Is that Nyla? If I thought I had a broken heart before I was so wrong there was nothing compared to what I was feeling now.
"Shit, shit, shit" Theo muttered scrambling in bed. He tried to stand up and reach for me but he fell back down onthe bed. I think he realized he wasn't wearing anything.
He started searching around with his eyes. I took my eyes of him and I looked at Nyla. I couldn't even find a trace of guilt in her expression. I saw hatred instead. I smirked and walked out not even sparing Theo a glance.
Any time I stared at the bed my mind went back. It ricked of filth. I stormedto the closet grabbed a clean duvet, went to the living room cleaned up the couch and I laid there, I was really exhausted that I didn't realize when I blacked out.
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I steered awake. Then I heard it again. The banging. I groaned. I reached out to my phone on the coffee table. I grabbed it and I checked the time.
"What the fuck? Its three in the morning. Who the hell is that?" I murmured.
I stood up from the couch. Slipped my leg into my home slippers. It can't be Theo. Can it? I'm almost tempted to go back to sleep, but the urgency in that knock won't let me. I stood up and walked towards the door. I yanked the door open, before I could even look up to see who it is, I was pushed in. The person locked the door and slam my back to it, I was about to scream when he used his palm to cover my mouth.
I couldn't make out his features because everywhere was dark, but his eyes, I couldn't miss it, ocean blue, very attractive, the way he stared at me gave me goosebumps all over.
I was lost for a moment before reality dawned on me. Wait. What the hell is happening? I tried to wiggle out from his embrace. But his hold on me is really strong.
"Listen carefully. There are some guys out there heading towards this apartment right now. They are going to ask about me entering this particular apartment. You are going to tell them off, and send them away." He ordered.
"Who the hell do you think you are to order me around?" I yelled but it came out as a muffled sound cause of the hand on my mouth.
"See those guys out there, if they somehow find out that I'm in here. You could kiss your precious life goodbye" My eyes widened at his words. What! I don't want to die.
"So, are you going to do as I said or you're still going to put up a fight?" he asked, I gulped.
Just in time we heard a knock on my door. He released my mouth and turned me around. I opened the door, he quickly hid behind the door.
I feigned a dull expression and acted like I just got out of bed. "How can I help you?" I asked with a yawn, staring at the two men standing at my door.
"Sorry for the disturbance. We were wondering if you've seen a tall dude. I think I saw him entering this apartment." The one on the right said trying to look past my head into the apartment.
"As you can see I'm just getting up from bed. I have no idea who you are talking about." I said impatiently still looking tired.
"Are you sure you didn't see anyone enter into your apartment. He could have entered without your knowledge and be around somewhere inside. We could take a look for you" The other guy said.
"See, I would really love to help but I can't let you in my apartment. I have no idea who you are, and I can assure you no one came in" "I don't have the strength for this. I just want to rest. So you can leave on your own accord or I go in and call the police, which would you prefer?" I threatened.
"We'll leave" The first guy that spoke said. I went back in and slammed the door in their faces acting all grumpy. I heard retreating footsteps. Till it faded.
"Wow nice acting. You deserve an Oscar" My intruder said with a wide grin. His face still wasn't visible.
"Now they are gone. Can you leave?" I asked rudely.
"Oh no. For all I know they could be around the corner waiting for me to come out." "And that could be the end of our lives." "All I'm asking is for you to let me stay till day break" I was speechless. I couldn't even refuse him, what the hell was I thinking letting him in here the first place.
I opened my mouth to say something but I shut it, since my words refused failed me. I walked to the couch and laid down to go back to sleep hoping that by the time I wake up tomorrow morning this would all be a terrible dream.