Chapter 3- Life loves me exactly like how Hitler loved Jews.
“Jesus! I think I might have to find some extra space in Mars to fit all this junk.” I complained to Tango, who was busy chewing. his toy bone to give even bother about me. Even Tango gave up on me and my rants.
I sighed. I could feel Tango’s reprimanding gaze on me, I bet he must be thinking-
Get over your whiny Bella Swan attitude woman, and come toss a ball to mel
Never mind. I secured the tape on the last box and slid to the floor exhaling, rubbing Tango’s head, feeling the soft fur brush against my finger’s, and the spoiled baby snuggled closer to me, obviously loving to be pampered.
I looked around the room and exhaled again.
T
Ten boxes. Yep. Ten boxes filled with Ryan’s trash in my house.
Yes, I was amazing at setting boundaries. But on the other hand it was not like I got Ryan with a ‘Cheater’ tag on his head instead, I got him in a package filled with hot looks, toe curling kisses and sexy stares.
But that’s how all heartbreaker’s come right?
My phone rang and I saw Austin’s caller ID and I felt a small smile tug at my mouth almost involuntarily.
It was almost three weeks now, Austin and I were friends now, I guess?
We talked almost every day. Did that classify as friends?
I received his call, with a smile but my mood was still down in the dumps, rotting with my broken heart.
“Hey..” I greeted and I immediately winced at how off I sounded..
I heard Austin chuckle.
“Well. Aren’t you a ray of sunshine?”
“Yeah, I could put the Sun to shame with my brightness” I clipped.
I could practically feel his frown at the other end.
“What got your panties in a bunch, cupcake?”
My mouth formed a lopsided grin at the mention of my nick name, as I felt my mood lighten.
“Oh, nothing much. I’m peachy..er, I mean I’m fine.” I lied.
“You know half the time girl’s say ‘Tm fine‘ they are lying. So what have you got to hide cupcake?”
I pouted.
“First of all, I am not a cupcake and second, I’m fine.”
“Not
“Please, I can practically feel the nonsense drip from your words, and are you trying to get me sick? Because I am allergic to bull
crap.”
I sighed, if there was something I learnt about Austin in three weeks then he is as stubborn as a mule.
“Fine, I’m not riding over rainbows on unicorns, because I am stuck packing Ryan’s stuff on a bloody weekend. And each item is like a dagger to my poor heart and it bugs me that Ryan is not the least bothered about his stuff and that he hasn’t even got the decency to give me a call and at the least apologize, but then what can I expect from a son of a s**t who cheated on me on our a nniversary?” I fumed, letting out a breath.
I should really stop venting to Austin, I wonder why he bothers to talk to me. I act like a hissy child about to throw a tantrum.
“Okay, wow, you are really angry. First of all I’m not an advice guru. I might be the last person too who should give an advice on these things but all I would say is that, calm down, get yourself together woman.”
I rolled my eyes. “Wow Austin, great advice.” I sassed.
Austin sighed.
“You’re right, that sucked. But I barely know who you and Ryan were like and am no one to judge. But if I had to go by the impression you gave me then Ryan is a useless maggot who really needs to get his ass set back in place and you need to forget him and move on,”
Easy for you to say
“Alright, it’s not easy, but you have to try right? You had a life before him and you need to focus on that, there is a person out there meant for you. Look and listen, he might be really close, you would be overlooking.”
I smiled to no one in particular. How could he be so sweet? Sweet guys don’t exist. Atleast not in my world. Hot, dangerous, bad boy’s who play girl’s exist. Is Austin real? His might be a different specie. Perhaps he had flaws, who knew?
“Thank you. But you sure your not good with advice? Because you sound like some relationship expert.”
Austin chuckled, his deep, honey like voice making me smile wider.
“No, seriously, no.”
“Why not?”
“Eh, that’s a long story, which included drunk girls, a high school party and a bad ‘never forget kick that landed where the sun
doesn’t shine.”
I perked up. “Sounds interesting! I’m all ears!”
I could feel Austin rolling his eyes.
“Okay. So story time! Once upon a time a guy went to his first high school party with the girl he was dating. He got drunk till he couldn’t tell his own name and then went to play spin the bottle and kissed the wrong girl then got his balls kicked. The end.”
I puffed out my cheeks and snorted unattractively before bursting into peals of laughter.
“Yeah, alright, very funny, Haha. Austin is an amazing joker dude. Now, shut up.”
I laughed harder.
“So did it hurt?”
“Hurt?”
“Did it hurt to get your balls kicked?”
“No s**t, Sherlock. I actually thought I lost my nuts, I wept like a baby too. And trunk crying in a room full of teenagers doesn’t really do the best thing for someone’s high school reputation.”
I laughed again. This guy was one funny dude.
“Atleast I made you laugh.” I heard him mutter and immediately felt butterflies as a red tinge coated my cheeks.
I quickly brushed it off, knowing I’d sound like a retard if I even dared to gush.
“So, what’s your story Austin?”
Austin pretended to think with exaggerated “umms” and “hmms”
“My story…hmm.. so I live in Los Angeles obviously same district code, I grew up in Minnesota. I have three sister’s, mum and dad live in Chicago. My sister’s are all married, they persuade me too settle down too, but my life is too busy for that. I was a footy player back in university then came up here in LA and opened a restaurant and now I own a chain of hotel’s and
restaurant’s. Quite boring.”
I rolled my eyes.
how old are you
“Who in the right mind would call that boring Mr. Rich pants? Anyway, I repeated.
Austin let out a deep throaty laugh that for some stupid reason made my stomach flutter. I need to get my head examined soon.
“You won’t let that one question slide, would you?”
“Nope.” I said popping the’p“.
“Fine, I’ll reveal my age, if you tell me your story”
I bit my lip. Mine wasn’t great.
“Well um…there’s nothing much to hear though.”
“No way. I reject that right of the bat, a girl like you ought to have a long tale.”
I blushed. A long, embarrassing tale.
Fine, so it goes like this.. I was born in California. Sun and beach and all I was a mistake, my parent’s really never expected me. As I grew my parent’s became a dysfunctional mess, they divorced when I was just eight. They used to meet for the useless family reunions‘ I kept but they hate each other’s guts.. and after a while I gave up. I haven’t seen my mother for years, she left. and my dad calls once in while, he has his own family with my step mother who isn’t fond of me. I finished my graduation with a literature major and high school was an awkward mess. Trish, my best friend got married and moved to LA and I kind of followed her later and ended up becoming an editor at Crossword. That’s pretty much it.”
“Well…I’m sorry about your parent’s.”
“Don’t be. It’s fine, really. Anyway, now time to reveal your age, you age less creeper.”
Austin laughed.
“I’m twenty six, be scared, I’m an old enough to be a pedo.”
“Please like you would be a pedophile. And don’t worry about being a pedo, I’m twenty five myself.”
“I never asked for your age.”
“I just revealed it because you told me yours it only seemed fair.”
Austin laughed again. “You seriously are something else.”
I smiled but when my sight landed on those boxes my smile dropped reminding me that life loved me exactly like Hitler loved
Jews. Of effin course. I had to return Ryan his s**t back.
“Alright Austin. I’ll talk to you later. I need to finish dumping Ryan’s junk.”
“Good luck cupcake.
“I’m not.. never mind. Good bye Mr. Rich pants.” With that I ended the call.
I had called Alex to load all the boxes in the car, and help me drop them back at Ryan’s because god knew I would lose my nerve
if I went there alone.
I heard the door bell ring, I knew it was Alex.
I took a deep breath.
This was it. I had to go face the heartbreaking bastard again.
May the odds be ever in my favor.
Yeah right, like they ever were.
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