Chapter 2 - NEW APPEARANCE

Because from the start they went together, and now they have broken up, Becca was forced to relent by taking a taxi.

But before she could call a taxi, Tommy touched her, holding her until Becca let him go violently.

"Don't touch me!" Becca confessed a little.

"Come home with me," said Tommy.

"No. I have things I need to do," Becca lied.

Tommy noticed the look on Becca's face and sighed. He knew Becca was lying to avoid him.

"I'll take you. As usual." And Tommy still insisted that Becca shared the car with him.

But Becca also insisted on refusing. "No, Tom. I want to be alone."

And the last part of the pronunciation made Tommy realize. He couldn't hold it in anymore and forced her. He let Becca who went straight to say those words to the taxi.

Getting into the taxi, Becca casually mentioned the name of an unusual coffee cafe that was always aloof that even Tommy didn't know.

Not only coffee was sold, but delicious and classy drinks were also sold. Usually, Becca only ordered white wine which made her already dizzy. And if she was dizzy, then she can eliminate the problem.

But she wasn't in the mood for the drink. She really would only drink coffee because she didn't want to get drunk. More precisely, the apartment was in a state of waking up naked and getting out of bed according to the circumstances, because it made her want to make love to Tommy.

"Hey, Ashley... Do I look ugly to you? Or Harry... Do I look ugly to men?" Becca asked them as the bartender at the cafe.

Ashley and Harry looked at each other. They didn't understand why their loyal customer would suddenly ask such an important tone.

"You're beautiful, Bec. Who said you weren't pretty?" Harry asked.

"He didn't specifically say I was ugly, but he said I wasn't pretty as time went on. Then he got bored and finally found out he was cheating on me with my best friend. You know Paige, right? Well, she's his mistress," Becca explained.

Ashley's fists clenched tightly as she pounded the table. "You mean Tommy?!"

Becca nodded weakly. And this time her tears spilled in front of them. They were the places of her lamentations when no one could understand her.

"Oh, Honey... you don't deserve to feel that way. You're beautiful!" said Ashley. She shifted position and took Becca in her arms.

There was no sound in Becca's cries. She just cried with tears that kept flowing. Anyone would feel hurt by the betrayal of a loved one. Moreover, it was based on clear evidence.

"Stop crying because he doesn't deserve your tears," Ashley said, comforting.

"Ah... I'm not crying. Who's crying?" Becca said as she quickly wiped the tears from her eyes. Suddenly she felt like she was actually shedding tears for a man named Tommy.

The two of her friends couldn't say anything seeing Becca's mood which was always changing rapidly.

"I'm going to the salon, pulling my hair a little shorter and changing the color into a brunette," Becca said firmly.

She took out a few bills at them with a smile. "Thank you for always being there for me. I will beautify myself!"

***

Tommy struggled a bit when it was a few hours without Becca. Becca always prepared anything, now he had to prepare everything himself. Like dinner, all he could do was heat up leftovers in the fridge, and make his own drinks.

Usually, it was Becca who always prepared things like this. But the breakup of their relationship did change the situation a little. Becca didn't even want to go home together but in a taxi. He didn't even want to be touched by him, though Tommy knew enough that Becca loved his every touch.

Moreover, the silence of the apartment made the atmosphere even clearer.

Tommy put his fork and knife on the plate. He had no desire to eat. He was even worried about Becca who had not yet returned from her solitary place.

Yeah, actually Tommy knew where Becca's habit of being alone was. But out of respect for the girl he loved, he never wanted to disturb her. He knew that everyone had privacy and that they didn't want to be disturbed.

He felt proud to contact Becca. He chose to wait and also take a shower. He hoped that after the shower, maybe Becca would be back.

He looked at himself in the bathroom mirror. He saw that he had hurt his girlfriend just because he was bored and Becca was less beautiful. Though it should be normal, but everything has happened.

"Ah... bed. Are we still going to sleep together tonight?" Tommy asked quietly.

"Shit! I have an appointment at Paige's apartment!" he said later as he remembered his promise.

Tommy came out of the bathroom and put on his body supplies like perfume and deodorant. He didn't see Becca back and he wondered what had happened to her that she came back so late.

"I'll wait and then go to Paige's apartment after she comes," he said later.

The things they often did together made Tommy reminisce about that moment. Everything felt so full of love because Becca treated him with love. But sadly, he betrayed her.

The apartment bell rang while Tommy was daydreaming. He was still wrapped in a towel from the waist down and without clothes on, he immediately walked towards the door.

He opened it and was surprised by someone in front of him with a new appearance. His body was petrified and his heart was beating fast. His eyes didn't even blink. She even acted normal and even walked in.

"Are you going to Paige's apartment?" Becca asked in a normal tone.

But Tommy did not immediately answer.

"You cut your hair ... and changed the color. Why didn't you ask my permission first?" asked Tommy.

"We have no relationship anymore, Tommy. So I don't have to ask your permission. I'm free to do what I want to do."