Unexpected

• Chapter Sixty-Six •

"Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime." ~ Mineko Iwasak

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A week before school starts again, Abel is completely absent. My texts and calls go unanswered and I still haven't been able to see him.

All kinds of thoughts swirl around my mind; has he been hurt? Is he okay? Has something happened to him?

I'm consumed with worry and concern and that's why I decide to finally pay him a long overdue visit. It's time to get some answers.

"Mum, I'm going to see Abel." I say as I walk into the kitchen.

My mum scrunches her brows a little bit which admittedly is a strange reaction coming from her. She loves him almost as much as I do.

"Are you sure honey? You did mention he's been acting strange lately."

"And that's exactly why I have to go and see him. I'll be back later don't worry."

With that, I spin on my heel and walk out the front door. Abel doesn't exactly live next door to me so it's going to take a while for me to get there. But I think that's what I need; I need to get my thoughts in order, to know what I'm going to say to him and just to think about how odd he's been. This fresh air will do me some good.

About half an hour later, I finally make it to Abel's house. Normally, there's always at least one car in the driveway but today, all of them are gone.

Ignoring that small detail, I make my way up the path and to his front door to knock. I don't get a response.

I try again and wait a bit longer but still don't get a response.

I try the handle and find that it's unlocked so I make my way inside. Unlike usual, the whole place is deadly silent. Tristan and Tatiana aren't running around and no shouts are ringing around the house. My heart starts pounding rapidly as fear crawls through my chest.

I make my way through every room quickly, searching and hoping for something. Anything.

I leave Abel's room for last and enter it tentatively. What used to be filled with trophies, pictures and everything that represented him has gone. I check all the drawers but it's like he's just disappeared. All trace of him and his family are no longer there. It's like they never existed.

That's when I fall apart. I slide down the wall and onto the ground before wrapping my arms tightly around my knees and rock towards and backwards. The first few drops escape my eyes and once those tears broke free, the rest followed in an unbroken stream. Not able to control the intensity of it all, I bent forward from where I sat on the floor and placed my hands against the ground and began to cry with the force of a person vomiting on all fours.

My whole body starts shaking, almost like I am in withdrawal. It's ironic though; Abel was my drug and now he's gone. He left me alone, sad and devastated without a word. More tears continue leaving my body until I can longer hold myself up anymore. I lay down on the ground and wrap my arms tightly around my stomach as if trying to protect myself from any more pain. But it's too late for that. I don't know if I'll ever forget this feeling of hopelessness and despair. My heart feels like it's completely shattered leaving nothing but a hollow emptiness.

It all explains Abel's cryptic behaviour and constant avoidance. He knew he was leaving and he didn't tell me. Everything he ever said to me was a lie wasn't it? He didn't love me. He wouldn't have tossed me to the side like this if he did. But then again, only a lover can cause you such pain. Not only did I give him the chance to love me, but I also gave him the power to destroy me and that's what he's done.

What do I even do now?

After completely draining myself of tears, I drag my body outside and to the next door neighbour to see if they know anything.

Knocking on the house to the left, I wait for a second when a middle aged looking woman opens up.

"Hello dear. Are you alright?" She asks worriedly.

My eyes are probably red and still wet from the crying. My clothes are rumpled from where I've been laying on them and I just know that I look drained. But nevertheless, I plaster on a fake smile.

"Yes I'm fine thank you. I just wanted to know if you knew anything about the family that used to live next door?" I wonder.

"Oh the Dellasandros? They were lovely people. Sadly, they moved about a week ago. Where to I have no idea but I get the feeling it was abrupt."

My ears start ringing. Abel left a week ago and I didn't even know? How is that even possible?

I murmur a quick thanks to the lady and start walking away.

I keep moving but everything seems to pass by in a blur. At this point, my legs are dragging me unconsciously further and further away from the place that I used to love and filled with the person that I still love.

The feeling of sadness flowed through my veins and deadened my mind killing off any other emotion until it was the only one that remained. It was as if a black mist had settled upon me and refused to shift dragging me into nothing but darkness. My throat feels like it's clogged up; as if an invisible cord is wrapped around it pulling tighter and tighter until breathing no longer feels like first nature.

I stumble ungracefully to my front door and bang loudly while dry racking sobs force their way out of my body.

The door opens up to reveal my mum.

"Hello Kez-. What happened?" She asks in concern.

"He- He's gone."

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A/N:
This made me sad. 😔
Did anyone see this coming? Any speculations to the reason behind it?

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