Chapter 23

GABRIELA

All the time I felt Alex's gaze on me and I catch a glimpse of him from time to time. He looked almost better than the most handsome model in the world there leaning against the door frame with a glass in hand. Carlota had left a couple of seconds ago to get more drink and I don't know what else she said and to my surprise when she arrives, a boy comes with her, he approaches us and I notice that boy's gaze fixed on me, I must admit I didn't like anything. 

"Gabriela, this is Carlos, a cute boy with a lot of personality." Those simple words already made me think Carlota wanted to introduce him to me on purpose, I just hoped it wasn't so we would have a one-night stand or something like that with him or at some point he would be my partner. I hope it wasn't one of those, because then it would really make me angry and it wouldn't be good for anyone present. 

"Glad to meet you, I don't know if what your friend says is true." He said with a smile would practically make any girl fall in love "It's Carlota's stuff." I replied curtly "Well, I'll let you talk for a while alone." 

And with that, she left us alone. I had no idea what to do and he apparently didn't either, so we stared at each other for a while until I looked away to look in the direction Alex was facing and he looked somewhat tense. 

"Well, what they say about you is true." he said and I started to focus my gaze on him again, because I have no idea what he was talking about "What says who and what?" I asked "Everyone at the party won't stop talking about you and how beautiful you are." 

"It's not a big deal." I responded for the millionth time at the party "Yes, yes, it is." He said with a smile planted on his face "I think not, but tell me about yourself. How do you know Carlota?" I asked trying to avoid the subject "Carlota in a classmate and well, I met her...." 

At that moment I disconnected and stared at Alex. That look always made me hooked and couldn't take my eyes off him. I smile and it automatically makes me do it. I loved seeing him like this, happy and all. 

I don't really know how long we've been looking at each other until I feel someone grab my arm, which makes me look away from Alex. To my surprise it wasn't the boy I was with a moment ago, but it was Carlota and she had a pissed off face. 

"Can you tell what you look at so much you don't even pay attention to Carlos?" she asked annoyed "He's not here, what does it matter to you what I look at?" I asked irritably "I do care, you need to get that guy out of your head." 

"I get whoever I want out of my head, and you can be sure if Alex is the one, I want to have in my head, I'm going to do it and no one will be able to prevent me from doing it." I assured her and she rolled her eyes. "Now do you admit you're in love with him?" she snorted. "Is something wrong if I am? You knew I liked him and you had a suspicion I was in love with him and yet you go looking for guys so I have something with them. " 

"GABRIELA, HE HURT YOU, DO YOU REALLY PRETEND TO BE HIS PARTNER?" she yelled and it was the straw that broke the camel's back "WHETHER I INTEND IT OR NOT, IF WE WANT IT, YOU CAN BE SURE WE WILL. DON'T MESS IN MY LIFE SO MUCH CARLOTA BECAUSE WHO DECIDES HOW I WILL LIVE IT IS ME, NO ONE ELSE. IT'S TIME FOR ME TO DECIDE HOW I WANT TO LIVE IT WITHOUT ANYONE TELLING ME HOW I HAVE TO DO IT." 

At that moment, Marcos arrives and grabs me so I don't throw myself at Carlota, because it's not that I was going to do anything to her, but it seems when I get angry, I don't really know what I'm doing, according to them. I know I control myself wonderfully. 

"Can I know why you are arguing? The whole party is watching." he asked us, "I don't care about that, Marcos, tell her not to try to do what she's always been doing for eight years, because I'm not going to let her go beyond that, if that's what I want, I'll do it, period." 

"I'm not understanding anything Gabriela, explain it to me and calm down." he asked, but I let go of him "I better go, I don't want to keep arguing and say something I'm going to regret." With that, I turn and walk out of the party and start walking down the sidewalk. I don't really know how long I had been walking when I heard someone call me, but I don't have to turn around to know who is calling me. 

"Hey Gabriela, you should stop. Please wait for me a moment." I ignored him and kept walking towards I don't know where until from one moment to another he quickened his pace and gently grabbed me by the arm. 

"Hey, wait. Don't go away so angry." he said and I snorted, because I didn't need anyone to remind me "I'm just mad Alex, and now leave me, I want to be alone." I answered and started walking again "But I'm not going to leave you alone, you should know that." 

"Well, do what you want, but I'm not going to listen to you." I kept walking and he was by my side at all times looking at me, but at least without speaking until it seems he got tired of doing so. "Will you tell me now why you are so angry?" he asked and I denied, because I didn't want to talk about it right now "My stuff Alex, things you don't care about." 

"Everything that has to do with you matters to me, really. I just want you to be okay." he assured, causing me to quickly turn in his direction. "Do you just want me to be okay?" I asked "Sure beautiful, it's all I want." He replied and I could see it was true "Don't call me that again, and if that's what you want, leave me alone and go." I said "I'm not going to do it and you know it." 

"Well, I tell you one thing and that is I don't care exactly the same if you say you love me and the only thing you want is for me to be okay, because I've already suffered for a lifetime because of you. YOU DO NOTHING OTHER THAN CONFUSE ME AND HURT ME ALEX, SO YOU CAN LEAVE ME ALONE AND GO WHERE YOU DON'T BOTHER ME." Now I know I went too far with what I told him, but I really needed to be alone. I felt worse than I did after the argument with Carlota, because it was at Alex who had said those horrible things to. 

To him who showed me he loved me and I, like an asshole, told him that to hurt him and see if he would leave me alone. I kept walking while he stood in the middle of the sidewalk, until I heard him scream. 

"BE CAREFUL GABRIELA!!!!!!!!" Alex yelled and that's when I see the lights of a car in front of me and how someone grabs me from behind to get me out of their way, and of course, that person is Alex.