Hacking The Relationship Code

Chapter 23: Chaos

Adrian's POV

Off late Ginna was acting weird. I got a vibe which screamed something's not quite right. Her texts were getting less frequent than usual and she didn't hang out with me after college either. When I asked her to come over to my apartment, she declined my offer too. I should really dig into what's up with her. Maybe I'll ask her tomorrow after college.

Our study leaves began from day after. I couldn't believe we were already done with the trimester and our exams were scheduled around the corner. After having lunch, I settled on studying for the mock tests which were scheduled for tomorrow. I hadn't been doing that much apart from meeting assignment deadlines.

I was kind of caught up in exploring my newfound freedom along with my newfound girlfriend which kept me pretty distracted. I already had like three months of hectic schedule and now that I was finally a free bird, I wanted to let loose. I missed Ginna terribly while she was at work and I mostly hung out with Logan to pass my time. I would always try to pick her up after her shift so she wouldn't reach late for our afternoon lecture. She was an amazing girlfriend and so damn attractive. I was proud to have her. I wish we would have gotten together much earlier than we did.

Before the test today, I wished everyone luck. The rest of the crowd was going gung-ho on the test but I didn't understand what was the fuss all about. Ginna and I got together for lunch before she had to leave for work. I took her fancy restaurant today since I wanted to make her feel happy and comfortable before I bought up the touchy issue about her avoiding me.

"So how was your test?", I asked her.

"It was good. I had pulled an all-nighter yesterday. It had to be good. How was yours?"

"Good. So did you apply for some time off work to prepare for tests?", I asked.

"Ohh yeah.. I forgot to tell you. Mrs. Stillman approved to reduce my hours and I start my leave right from when our tests begin till New Year's"

"That's great. So what are your plans today?"

"I'll probably sleep for some time and then meet Mia and Andy."

"You'll will be studying together?"

"Yeah.", she said trivially.

"I thought we could meet up and study together.", I whined.

She didn't answer right through. It seemed as if she was unsure about what she was going to speak next, her face was emanating her hesitance as she stared right into my eyes.

"Adrian, I have been wanting to tell you something.", she broke out.

"About time you did."

Just then her phone started to ring and she picked it up.

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Ginna's POV

I picked up Andy's call.

"Hello"

"Ginna, it's Mia. She has been puking her gut out all morning. Can you come home? Her manager sent her home."

"What? When did that happen? And why didn't she call me?"

"You come home at once. We will discuss that later."

"I am coming."

He hung up and I sprinted from my seat.

"Mia's not well. I need to go."

"Okay. Let's go."

We caught a cab to the apartment and hurried upstairs. I unlocked the door and rushed inside. I barged into Mia's room. Andy was limping outside the toilet and Mia was bent over the bowl. I rushed inside the toilet and rubbed her back. The room was smelling of puke and Mia wasn't looking great either. The short strands of her hair were gelled by a little puke. I bought a clip from her dresser and tied her hair so she could easily resume puking without any discomfort. Her nose was flowing and she had some saliva running across her chin. All in all, Mia was in a hideous state.