Hide And Seek - S01 E11

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Hide And Seek - S01 E11

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 11

She was silent for a little while but responded later on. I was worried that she would refuse my request, but I am thankful that she agreed to chat with me after the tedious operation she did. She told me to wait for her at the café around this area. I let Liam bring the car with him and go home first after he dropped me off in front of the café.

The café is not that big, it is not that small either. It has an orange and brown theme exterior, they added green bushes in front of the large glass panel to complement the colors. When I got inside, the guard cheerfully welcomed me while some of the crew were smiling brightly at me. This place has a positive vibe that everyone will surely love.

I sat down next to the large glass panel so I could see her quickly. Not so long, when a black car pulled up in front of the café, she got out of the car and locked it before she proceeded inside. Just like what the guard did to me, he cheerfully welcomed her and chatted a little with her, they seemed to know each other. The other crew members did the same and smiled brightly at her. She looked around the café until she found me, she walked gracefully in my direction and smiled.

"Thank you for waiting," she said as she sat down opposite mine, "No, it's fine, I didn't wait that long," she looked different from the time I last saw her, she looked more womanly now compared to before, "You've changed," my stupid mouth runs on its own.

She looked surprised at my comment but instead of hitting me with all her might, she said "Thanks," after so many years of not seeing each other I should have expected our conversation to be awkward. "Do you want something to eat or to drink?" she asked, breaking the awkward silence surrounding us. She called one of the crews to present a menu, "Thanks John," "No worries, Ma'am," the crew said and winked playfully at her before he went and entertained the other customers.

"Do you know him?" I asked out of curiosity, "You could say that," she said smiling at me. She handed me the menu with some familiar snacks and drinks from our hometown. "This is," "Yeah, they are from our hometown, I added our favorite drinks and snacks here," her statement made me confused which seems obvious in my expression. "I own this café, Kyle," she confirmed, smiling brightly. After those years, she became this successful all by herself, while, I just slack off and wasted my time torturing myself.

"You're a big time now, huh?" I didn't mean to say it that way, I'm not myself today. Maybe because I'm still surprised and happy that I finally saw her. It's awkwardly silent again, I don't know where to start. Should I ask her why she left before?

"I know you have too many questions for me," she said, sensing how tense I am, women's sixth sense is scary, "but I would like to ask you first, how are you, Kyle?" I don't know which part of me she is referring to. Is it me after she left? Or is it my relationship with Stephanie?

"I'm doing great, thanks for asking," when I looked at her, she was wearing this 'not me' expression. "That's the truth! I'm fine, promise," she arched her eyebrow even more. Her parents must have told her about me, that's why she's making this expression. She wants to hear it from me.

I sigh heavily, knowing that I don't have any escape from her suspicions, she didn't forget me after those years. "I went to a university in town, to the university we dreamt of before. I took a business administration course while she took fine arts," I'm sure she noticed the way I refer to Stephanie, I also did this when we first broke up. "We're doing great at that time except for the fact that I'm ... a little depressed."

She looked down at the glass of orange juice in her hand, she might be blaming herself. "But despite that, I managed to overcome it and graduated on time then moved out of the city for better opportunities. I was hired by a big company from the next city, and I'm currently working as a department manager," it feels like I am answering interview questions instead of talking to a friend. She grins upon realizing the same thing.