"Are you thinking of breaking up on me?"
I smiled. "I'm imagining. What would life give us if we stayed
together?"
"So, tell me, what you've imagined, is it something worth the fight?"
"It's more of, there would be 2 sides of the story: a breakup or a breakthrough."
He looked at her in deep thought. "I can't guarantee you a peaceful
life, only," he paused. "Only my persistence."
"Do you think that would be enough?"
"Hmmm. No. But it will sustain this relationship until we find a way
out."
"The way out. What if it gives us 2 separate doors?"
"Maybe, I'd make sure I'd find a connecting path. I'd search every door
that will lead me back to you."
"You have such arrogance on how you compose your speech Max." She said.
"Enough to make you stay my Carli? Maybe consider holding on to the word
us?"
Carli knows love only exist in fairytale. Maybe for some they found
their soulmate, but that rare thing doesn't exist in the world where she is
into. A world where only power can make you rule and love is only a weakness.
We're in a middle of a quiet café far from the busy district. I like
peace and quiet places. Far from a reality I am building. I din't really want
my family to know what I am like. I tell them I like wild things. That I party
every day and that I like drinking so much.
"When can I see you again?" He asked.
"Do you really want to see me again?" I laughed.
"Of course. Why not?"
I stood up. "I know you're not into serious relationship. You don't even
have to deny all your lovey-dovey things you do in bar Max."
"Are you jealous?" He's suppressing his smile. "Where's the wild Carli I
met a year ago?"
"Gone, with the wind." I stood up. I felt his hands. He grabbed me and
made me sit on his lap.
This guy would really want to get physical every damn time he can get
to. "What, don't tell me I'll pay for the coffee and cookies?"
He looked at my lips. I know, he's been restraining his own need. We
went to this café because I wanted to be away from any noise. My life seems so
crowded and with all the chaos, all I want is to be calm. If only he's really
falling for me, I'd surely want to keep him.
I kissed him and smiled. He's my boyfriend right now. If one day he gets
so bored, might as well get a taste of what I have. I looked at him, now he's
smiling. "That smack won't satisfy me you know that."
When we met in an island a year ago, I was trying to give myself a proper
vacation before I go back to our family business. Though I thought, a party
goer slash happy drinker girl will disappoint whoever they pair me up. I didn't
want to be part of our company and be married off to someone that benefits
everyone else but me. Like in this era, who still believe that merger thru
marriage is very much convenient! I can build my own.