Do You Still Love Me? (Sequel)

Chapter 8

I stared at my reflection in the mirror and saw a pitiful girl looking back at me. My eyes had bags under them and my nose was red because of all the crying. I genuinely need to get over Adam. Three years is sufficient enough to get over a douchebag like him but I still can't get myself to do it. To distract myself from his thoughts, I started cleaning my cupboard but ended up finding a gift from Adam. It was a plain silver necklace with a star in the middle. He had gifted me this after a few weeks of our dating. It was more like a promise to me, he had vowed that one day he'll replace the necklace with a ring. But it's funny how he ended up giving my ring and my place in his life to someone else.

Why didn't you throw the necklace yet Adaline? Because you are still hoping for him to come back to you, my subconscious answered. Maybe it's time for me to return this to him. Maybe it's time for me to finally move on.

A small knock on the door jerked me out of my thoughts. "Hey, can I come in?" Sienna asked with a sweet smile on her face. The moment she saw my face she realised something was wrong because she instantly barged in and gave me a bear hug. "Were you crying Ad?"

I wish I could lie to her but my face was way too expressive to reveal the truth. "Umm..just for a while," I confessed and hugged her back. This is all I need at the moment. Hugs, lots and lots of hugs. It somehow helps me calm a lot.

"I want to kick Adam in his balls. He's such an asshole." Sienna's face was boiling with anger. Her resentment towards Adam was rational yet I didn't want her to act on it. After everything that I have been through, I still care for him. My stupid heart still longs for him.

"Let's not talk about him, please. How about we go downstairs and cook something together?" I said to change the subject. I have cried enough thinking about him, I can't continue to do that for the rest of the day. I really needed a distraction.

"Okay. Time to make some cupcakes together!" Sienna cheered which made me giggle.  I'm so blessed to have a sister like her, she's literally the best.

We went downstairs and started working on our cupcake recipe. Sienna proceeded with rummaging all the ingredients from the shelf one by one, whereas I searched for all the utensils - two bowls, one whisk and one spatula.

"Wow! What are you girls up to?" Alex asked entering the kitchen

Sienna gave him a big smile and said, "We are making cupcakes for everyone."

"That's amazing," he said and gave her a kiss on the cheeks. These guys are the cutest. I wanted to compliment them but instead, I just stuck my tongue out for Alex. He responded to it by pinching my nose. "Ouch. That hurts Alex." I yell at him.

"This is for not telling me about you and Eric." He pinches me again but I'm too confused to react this time. How did he find out? I glance at Sienna but she mirrored my confused look, which clearly meant she wasn't the one to break this news to Alex. Who was it then?

"If you are wondering who told me about it...let me tell you that it was Eric," Alex replied with a smile. 

I couldn't grasp why Eric told my brother about this. Now that Alex knows, this fake relationship has become official. "I'm sorry for not telling you," I say in a low tone.

"It's fine Ad. I'm happy as long as my sister is happy," he said and gave me a hug. "Honestly I was a little mad when you broke up with Adam. But now that you both are happy in your respective lives, I'm relieved."

Sienna made an ugly face the moment she heard Alex say that. Happy in our respective lives? You are wrong Alex. Adam is the only one who's happy, I wish I could tell you the truth but it's better for you to not know.