I could not believe it. It was him who broke my heart eight months ago. My first crush, my first boyfriend.
"H... hey Lynn," he said shyly. "Aren't you going to invite me in or something?"
"Do I have a choice?"
"No, actually you don't," he replied in that familiar arrogance.
Rachel ushered him in. No, it was not just that. She hooked her arms around his, and brought him in. I could not believe what I saw. To be honest, my heart fell. To be more dramatic, I even thought I heard the sound of glass break.
"Hey Lynn, Dexter and I are together now. Sorry for not telling you earlier, it only happened one week ago," she said sheepishly, with her tongue stuck in between her lips.
Why was I so shocked? In fact, Rachel had been talking endlessly about Dexter these few days. From the way he ate to the way he burped. Why was I so sad to know the news? Had I not forgotten about the hurt?
"Sorry, need to pee urgently," I rushed into the bathroom.
I looked at my reflection in the mirror. I saw the water in my eyes.
No, Lynn, you cannot cry. Your makeup will be destroyed. They will know.
Despite my great effort to stop the tears from flowing, they still gave way to gravity. I had never been this heartbroken after my breakup with Dexter. No, this was worse. I felt like staying in the bathroom forever, I did not want to let people see me.
I could not deny I still thought of Dexter every now and then. I missed the way he ate, I missed the way he burped (it amused me so much that I spat food out of my mouth because I laughed too hard).
God, just let me cry for him for the last three minnutes...
I washed my face and redid my makeup hastily. I tilted my face from left to right, vice versa and decided that it was okay. My hand landed on the door knob of my bathroom, and finally decided to face the world once again.
I opened the door and saw Benji sitting on my bed. He smiled at me and gave me a big hug.
"Baby you look so gorgeous today," he patted my head and smiled at me.
Yes, I had found my strength to face the world again.
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