Chapter 2

Brielle who had noticed the prying eyes around, some pulling their phones and others whispering became shy.She felt so humiliated.

"You're kidding me."She forced the words out trying so hard to believe it was a joke, but a part of her knew it wasn't.

"You're not worth it!"She said slamming her fist angrily on the table."Pack your bags ..and leave my house."She spoke with tears welling up in her eyes.She couldn't flood the cafe with her tears and she couldn't let people know she was in pain so she mustered her courage and walked out on him.

He wasn't following her.What an idiot! She thought he would..at least chase her to save her from the prying eyes but he didn't.

Walking by the roadside with a crushed down fairytale relationship,she wondered why her life was gray.There was never a colour of happiness.Were most people unhappy in life like she was?Were there people who were depressed like she was?Were there people who wanted so bad to disappear in life like she wanted to? She thought about killing herself several times,but had to spare her family's reputation.It was really hard being a girl,she thought.

She checked her phone to see messages from her bestie,who was asking for a meetup at an ice cream shop.Brielle made it her aim to ditch her but it seemed useless and she had no choice.Her best friend had a poignant tone that could make one rush to wherever she was.She knew that,yet she didn't want to face her with the failures.As she walked forward,she kept on contemplating whether she was to go or not.

"Baby Brielle!"She heard someone call her name.It was her best friend who was always on time and had her watch turned backwards.

"Ari!!"She rushed to embrace her friend,who might have dated billions,dug millions of gold and married one .

"How's Ernest doing?"Brielle asked her best friend after she handed over an oreo milkshake to her.

"Guess what Brielle.Am engaged." She waved her hand like a careless sheep trying to show off the diamond ring which was neatly placed on the A and E initials with golden colours mixed together. She mumbled something which Ari couldn't hear.Deep inside she felt jealous,sad and depressed.

Why was the world so cruel to her?What had she done wrong to deserve this? Wasn't she meant to get married? Wasn't she meant to fall in love with someone? And why the hell did someone who changed men as fast as she did to her shopping bags get engaged?

Tears found its way into her monolid shaped eyes.

"You survived another break-up?" Ari placed her right hand on her thighs inviting her over for a hug.

"You shouldn't be shedding tears over nincompoops.You know your great sister returned today and wouldn't be happy seeing her younger sister shed tears"

Brielle's eyes lit up.Her elderly sister,whom she had waited decades to see had returned. 

"We should go over to her house right now, don't you think?" She let out a tumultuous groan standing up on her high heels.

All the way to Kiya's house she seemed down.She was probably thinking of what to say had her sister asked of Luca.Lucawas the only person out of her 27 failed relationships who had stayed for 2 years with her now and she just lost him in a café just like that.

"We're here."She heard Ari say and pull the door by its handle letting herself in. The door was unexpectedly open something she knew Kiya would never do.

"Are you sure sister's home?" Brielle asked, perplexed.Who would leave her door open like that?Was she expecting visitors?

"I'll go to her bedroom to check up on her.She must have had a very long flight." 

"Ok!"Ari let herself fall into the comfortable sofa and turned on the TV with crackers full in her mouth. "Let her know I'm back."She yelled.

Brielle walked quietly to her sister's bedroom with bouquet of flowers she had found on her kitchen floor firmly in her hand.

As she reached the door her heart seemed to race so fast that it could fall out anytime.Something in her was telling her to stop,turn away and leave but the curiosity in her forced her to go inside.

"Surprise!!!"She said throwing the flowers on the bed expecting to see something she wished to see but fate had another package for her.