AFTER HOURS ✔

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I run towards him and grab his wrist

" Felix " I scream frustrated.

" So Simon?" He asks.

" Is someone jealous?" I ask him while I smirk at him.

Wait why would he be jealous in the first place.

He comes closer to me and I take a step back

" Jealous?" He asks raising his eyebrow cockily

I gulp down whatever was in my throat.

" Me? " he says, exactly whatever I thought.

Loren, you are making a fool out of yourself.

I am feeling second-hand embarrassment.

"Maybe," he says in a low voice.

And my eyes widen and I look up at him.

He checks the dresses and was astonished.

" You are good at this," he says and bows down.

Wow, I so did not expect that.

And this is amazing.

I did not want to hide what I did earlier so I told him.

" I followed you earlier, " I say to him and I don't know what to expect him to reply.

" What did you say? " he asks a little too surprised.

" And who do you think you are to do that? " he says.

And I could feel my eyes moist.

My nails were digging onto my palm trying not to cry in front of him.

He throws the paper bag that he had with him and walks out.

This is it.

He and I can never be normal.

He walks out and I sit down on the floor, crying.

The worst part is I don't even know what I am crying for.

I see packets of m&m on the floor which had fallen out of the paper bag.

I smile at it then continue to sob louder than before.

After my session, I wake up, walk to the washroom and wash my face.

Gather my hair tie to a ponytail, smiling at my glowing reflection.

I take a deep breath, feeling a different kind of pain and hurt in my chest.

I go out, eat the m&m and burgers.

Well, they are delicious.

My mind wanders when we first had our burgers while we were going towards his art studio.

And then how m&m word came out.

That night in his studio having our painting session.

I see a few cookies, the wish cookies in the box.

There were two of them.

I closed my eyes and just picked one and closed the box keeping it in the bag.

I break the cookie and my heart was beating wildly.

Why is this even a big deal?

' The consequence of what you do to me help me to name it '

I read this and my eyes widen at it

I'm speechless.

I go back, falling back to the chair pushing it a little back in the process.

I know this one.

I've heard this one from a song before.

I let my head process this for a very long time and it was getting late and I decided to head home.

I locked the studio and grabbed my car keys.

I stopped by a florist shop and customised my bouquet.

I take them with me along with the takeaway food I brought from one of the local cafes that I loved.

I reach the parking lot, park my car, and grab everything in my hand.

I place the bouquet down, with the cookie box which had one left cookie and the parcel that I just brought.

I rang the bell and left before he could open the door.

I reached my condo and go in, I decide to have a hot tub bubble bath and stay there for a long time.

As songs play I soak myself in water and my emotions whatever it was.

I am not able to name it.

I could not help but think what message his cookie would have for him.

Then I walk out changing into comfortable pyjamas.

I walk to the terrace and sit down looking at the skyline and play songs.

After a while, I let my leg down in the pool

It was not long before I could hear footsteps approaching me but there I don't have to look behind to find it was.

It was Felix.

He sits down a little bit far from me letting his leg down in the pool.

Watching the skyline.

My head starts to say the words from the cookie earlier like a broken record.

Which is not helping me now with him beside me.

I think I should have known my boundaries.

Its just I assume too much and I decide to do things.

I close my eyes, letting myself feel the breeze.

I did not want to leave the place even though it began to feel cold.

We both were silent but it was a comfortable one.

Its like I was afraid that I would be alone if I had to leave now.

So I did not wanted to go.

I felt warmth at his mere presence.

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