A delivery
A delivery
The first thing she did was to check her phone for any missed calls and surprsingly, she had two missed calls. She looked at Leo's name on the screen with mixed feelings. How come he was suddenly calling her now? Was it by chance because Cherry had spoken with her and he was aware?
She wasn't so eager to call back. She also noticed a text message and was reluctant to open it. One part of her mind told her she wouldn't like content of the message.
Instead, she went to the bathroom to brush her teeth as well as to shower. When she was done, she left her room and went to the kitchen to get a bottle of water and found Chloe making some french toast.
"Good morning!" Chloe greeted over her shoulder before returning her gaze to the pan on the fire. "How do you feel now?"
"Good. Thanks." Mia assured her before going to take a bottle of water from the refrigerator.
"Where is Jeremy?" Mia asked.
Chloe turned the stove off and when she turned around, Mia swore she could make out a faint blush from her cheeks as she answered, "He left early. He went to pick up Ellie from Mrs Wesley's place."
Mia didn't think much of it. She wanted to leave the kitchen but Chloe stopped her.
"I made breakfast for two. Let's eat together."
Mia gave her a strange look. It was weird to see Chloe being all friendly when she knew how the girl normally was.
Her stomach took that moment to grumble so she didn't fight it and sat down while watching Chloe serve them.
Chloe sat beside her and ate slowly without saying a word but Mia could tell she had something she wanted to say to her.
"You can say whatever you want to say." Mia permitted her.
Chloe wanted to deny she didn't have anything to say to her, but she didn't.
"Look, I am not the best person to console a person, neither do I usually care about what is going on in other people's lives, but I worry about you.... a lot." She added. Mia raised her head and the two girls locked eyes.
"And it's not because you studied with me during the exams and made my grades go up, but because I have taken you as a friend. You are Jeremy's friend, and also my brother's girlfriend and I have never seen him care about anyone else like he cares about you."
'Not even Cherry?' Mia wanted to ask.
How come he hadn't told her Cherry was with him? How come he didn't mention it had been her phone he called her with the first time?
How long have they been together? Was she the reason he called her less lately?
"You also make Jeremy worry about you."
"I am sorry." She said while looking down at her plate.
"I just... have been going through a lot lately." It has been back to back heartache for her.
From realizing her mother and sister sold her off to marry their creditor's sick son, to finding out her sister hadn't been missing all along but she had been bearing all the trouble, to realizing she wasn't their biological family, to finding out her real mother was dead and her father sold himself off and was also dead. And now, her boyfriend was in the same space with his ex girlfriend. It was a miracle she hadn't committed suicide from everything already.
"I know you have been going through a lot. I noticed it." Chloe assured her. "I overheard Louis talking to a therapist and I guess it's for you. I think you should consider it." Chloe suggested.
"We are graduates now. We need to start our lives for real. You cannot keep hiding yourself inside. If it's about the money —"
"I can afford a therapist." Mia cut in. She didn't have much money left but she didn't want to worry anyone with her affairs, especially one from the King's family. She had rejected their mother's offer and swore she was going to rise on her own. She couldn't ask for their help now.
"It may be expensive, but I think it's worth it." Chloe said with a small smile. Since she had never had a younger one, she felt like a big sister.
"Thanks."
The two left the kitchen when they finished breakfast. Just as Mia was about to enter her room, the doorbell rang.
"Are you expecting anyone?" Chloe asked Mia since she didn't think it was Jeremy.
When Mia shook her head, Chloe went to check who was at the door and opened it.
It was a delivery man who mentioned he was looking for Miss Mia Lucas.
Mia frowned in confusion. She hadn't ordered for anything.
She approached the man who gave her a small box and after she signed, she took it with her inside her room, ignoring Chloe's curious eyes.
When she unwrapped the parcel, she saw a CD plate. She wouldn't get any answer if she continued to look at it while wondering what it was unless she played it. So she reached for her laptop and slot the disc in.
She placed the laptop on her bed and sat down there as she waited for it to play.
When it started, the first thing she saw was a video of herself. It was of the night she had stayed in the cottage by the beach with Leo. He had asked her to say hello to the camera.
She looked at herself. She remembered how happy she was then.
When she disappeared from the screen, a song started to play in the background. It was Justin Bieber's "Anyone".
Leo appeared on the screen. He was smiling at her as he spoke, "Hey babe! I'm sure you're watching this without me. I really wanted to make sure this video was properly edited before letting you watch it..." He looked like he didn't know what else to say and burst into laughter.