It’s getting harder to update and I blame me for stepping away from it when the vibe was great for writing it. I’m sorry if it’s trash. I’ll do better.

Soon, it was time for her date with Michael and she was so nervous. Maybe Josh was right about her just staying away from him. But her stupid philosophy that everyone deserves a second chance pushed her into getting dressed to meet up with Michael for their date. She put on a midnight blue mid-length dress she’d had forever but had actually never worn. she paired it with a pair of nude pumps and went minimal on the jewellery. She let her hair down and completed her look with red lipstick.

For someone trying to lay low, she looked really great. She wasn’t in the mood to drive so she’d requested for an uber and according to her map, it was barely a minute away. She needed to get downstairs immediately. Just as she was nearing the curb, she saw the car park and hence began the ride to her doom not that she knew.

She got to the restaurant just in time. She met up with Michael at the entrance. He seemed to be waiting for her. She didn’t know how to act.

“Hi,” he said shyly

“Hi” she responded

“Thank you for coming, let’s head inside. Our table is ready”

“Sure, lead the way”

Their table was at the back of the restaurant, a little bit isolated enough to grant them the privacy they needed for the conversation they were about to have. He helped her get seated before he sat down.

“Such a gentleman,” she thought

Once they were seated, their waitress, who introduced herself as Linda, approached them with a menu so she could take their orders. She wasn’t really in the mood to eat anything so she ordered a salad and he chose to have what she was having.

After Linda left, there was an uncomfortable silence at the table. After a few minutes, Michael cleared his throat.

“I am very thankful that you honoured the invitation”

“Everyone deserves to tell their story”

“I am still thankful. First and foremost, Jane, I am deeply sorry for how I behaved that day. You did nothing to warrant such harsh treatment from me. I ask that you forgive me.”

“Seriously, though, what made you think that behaviour was acceptable?”

“I don’t have any excuse for my behaviour. It was completely out of character. It’s just that moment brought on so many bad memories for me that take me to a bad place and unfortunately for both of us, that was the action it elicited.”

“What kind of memories?”

“Yes! I knew that was going to work”

“It’s a long story. I’d rather not get into it”

“No, sir, I got smacked because of that story. You are definitely telling it. I have all the time in the world for this.”

With a sigh, he began to tell a story that never took place.

“I had a girlfriend, Shelly, she was very close to her neighbour, Sam. I found their closeness quite odd considering we were in a relationship. They were way too friendly. I spoke to her about it and she assured me it was nothing I should worry about and so since relationships lacking trust barely worked out, I chose to trust her because I needed us to work out. I later found out that my trust was greatly misplaced. In the initial stages, Shelly only considered Sam as her friend but as they spent an insane amount of time together, she developed such strong feelings for him that ended up with me finding her on top of him. I had spoken to her earlier that I would be leaving on a business trip with my father. She was very displeased considering we had already made some plans to take a trip to relax. She said she was at work so, I decided that before I left, I would leave a gift in her apartment to cheer her up when she came back from work. I had a spare key so, I used my key and went into her place. The plan was to leave my surprise in the living room because that would be the first place she encountered. I, however, heard some noises coming from the bedroom and thought she was being robbed. No one except them was supposed to be around so, the room wasn’t locked just closed hence the muffled sounds that caught my attention. I stealthily opened the door so as not to alert the “assailants” only to be met with my naked girlfriend on top of a man who wasn’t me. My shock couldn’t be sustained which led to me gasping so loudly that it caught their attention. You should have seen them, they looked like deer caught in headlights. I walked out and never looked back. So, that’s how that ended.”

“Wow!”

“Crazy, right? If I didn’t live it, I wouldn’t believe it either.”

“So, she never reached out? Never tried to explain herself or apologise?” “She tried to contact me but I never gave her the time of day.”

“Wow, I understand you well but you never had closure and you need that”

“And, I agree because when I saw that scene, I thought it was the same thing over again and my actions proved that I hadn’t completely dealt with the betrayal so I decided to get some professional help to deal with it”

“Nicely done. I hear you and I forgive you but you can never do that again”

“Thank you for forgiving me. And I won’t do it ever again. Trust me.”

With a sigh, “I’ll take your word for it and you need to believe me when I say that Josh is just my friend”

“I do, baby. I am sorry for distrusting you”

“That’s alright. Now, where is this food we ordered? I need to add more to my order. My appetite suddenly came back”

He laughed. He was very happy with himself. Things turned out much better than he thought.

“This is going to be much easier than I anticipated”