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42. Two years later
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Love, lies and, secrets 43. The party is just starting
ANNAMy entire evening has been painfully tiring and the only thing I wanted right now was for the party to be over so that I can go home and get some rest. No matter what the occasion was, I just couldn't bring myself to get used to parties and I'm always quick to get tired and bored of it. I already informed Alice that I wanted to go home already because I was feeling tired but she wouldn't let me go because according to her, she was yet to give me her gift and it made me wonder whose idea the after-party was. I have been trying very hard to avoid Alejandro's eyes but sometimes, I end up letting my guard down and our eyes would suddenly meet and I'd get so caught up in staring that I wouldn't even realise for the first few seconds. It was almost as though he had been staring at me all through the evening because every time I happened to look in his direction, our eyes would immediately meet and like a magnetic attraction, I'm instantly pulled toward him. "Aren't you having fun?
Love, lies and, secrets 44. The last graduation gift
"Why do I feel you are avoiding me?" a voice said from behind me as I made my way to where I could get water. As soon as I heard the voice, I immediately recognised who it belonged to and I felt a cold shiver run down my spine. Alejandro moved from behind me and appeared in front of me but he had made sure to leave a reasonable distance between us. I was very happy that he knew that I was avoiding him but when I couldn't understand was why he wasn't doing the same thing since he knew."No offence Alejandro but since you already know that I'm avoiding you, why don't you just take a hint and do the same thing," I said to him, trying not to sound too impatient even though I was. "Sorry about that Anna but the thing is, I'm not very good at taking hints especially not from someone who has been stealing glances at me all through the evening," he said and I almost choked on my tongue. "Stealing glances at you? Are you kidding me?" I scoffed."You're unbelievable Alejandro. What makes yo
Love, lies and, secrets 45. Disagreement
ANNAAfter what felt like forever, the party finally came to an end and everybody had already left except myself, Alice, and Alejandro, who was having a conversation over the phone but I made up my mind not to pay any attention to him because I could honestly care less and all I wanted to do was talk with my sister. "You really shouldn't have bothered to go this far for me Alice. I mean, I appreciate it but I just feel so bad you had to go this far and it's making me uncomfortable," I told her honestly. "I genuinely don't understand you, Anna. What exactly is so wrong with what I did and how does it make you uncomfortable? Instead of saying all of this, just say thank you and let's end it there," she replied and I let out a frustrated sigh. I wasn't surprised that she responded to me this way because I didn't expect her to understand why I wasn't comfortable with her gift. I honestly just wished she could be more open-minded to understand where I was coming from even though I had
Love, lies and, secrets 46. Standing firm
I knew that she was making sense and I knew that she wanted the best for me but all of this was only making me feel even more like a terrible person. The fact that I still harboured feelings for Alejandro was making me feel very angry with myself because it's been over two years now and I expected to have gotten over it. Alejandro didn't even bother to be subtle with his staring and every time I caught his eye, it almost felt like he was indirectly trying to tell me to come to the room that he had asked me to come to earlier. I couldn't get my mind off the fact that he had invited me into that room because my feelings for him were still very strong and I was very curious to know what he had to say to me. At the same time, I was also aware of the fact that going in there wasn't the best idea especially since I knew that should anything happen between us while we are in that room, I wouldn't be able to control myself and I would end up finding myself in the same situation that I was i
Love, lies and, secrets 47. A chat in the kitchen (1)
ANNAI didn't even realise it when I let out a frustrated sigh as soon as I tilted my head and saw Alejandro coming into the kitchen.I quickly rinse off my hands, wanting to leave so that it doesn't get the opportunity to speak to me and so that I wouldn't have to deal with him but, he was quick to stop me just when I was about to leave. "What do you want from me now, Alejandro?" I asked, folding my arms across my chest."I'm going, to be honest with you, Anna, I'm very surprised you know," he said suddenly and I frowned slightly, wondering what he was going on about. "You're surprised? Care to tell me what exactly is making you surprised?" I asked."Can you not guess why I would be surprised concerning anything that relates to you? Well if you can't guess, the reason behind my surprise is because I wasn't expecting you to agree to work with me and also live in the same space with me," he replied and I scoffed."So what exactly am I supposed to do with this information? What is it
Love, lies and, secrets 48. A chat in the kitchen (2)
ANNA I was trying hard not to feel frustrated but I couldn't help but be frustrated by the fact that he was doing something like this to me and was saying things like this to me even after I tried so hard to stop thinking about him and get myself together again. I also couldn't help but wonder if he didn't feel any sort of guilt toward Alice because I was currently feeling so guilty that I was in this position with him but he seemed to be very nonchalant about it. "For goodness sake Alejandro, you are a married man. You really shouldn't be here saying things like this to me especially when you're married to someone else already," I said to him, hoping that you would realise that he was a married man and that doing something like this to my sister was very unfair on his part."You're making it seem like I just got married yesterday Anna. I've been married for a while now but that didn't stop us from being together, did it? Why don't you just give yourself a chance to be happy by ac
Love, lies and, secrets 49. First day
ANNAI could barely get any sleep. I tossed and turned on the bed restlessly, trying hard to find sleep but I couldn't get any because my eyes didn't feel tired and my mind was too heavy for me to get any sleep at all. I recalled my conversation with Alice a few days ago after she had seen Alejandro and I together and it dawned on me again that Alice completely trusted me, especially since she immediately believed what I said without even bothering to ask me any questions at all. I honestly felt like I didn't deserve to have a sister like her and nothing I did was helping my guilt go away. I tried shutting my eyes again hoping that I would be able to fall asleep but as soon as I did that, I was reminded of Alejandro's face again and I couldn't help but groan in frustration. I had to remind myself several times that I needed to get some sleep especially since I was resuming work tomorrow morning but the sleep just wasn't coming and it was making me feel very frustrated. I honestly
Love, lies and, secrets 50. Envy
ANNA "I sincerely hope you understand me and I hope that you treat me just like you would treat any other employee because that is what is going to make me feel very comfortable and happy at work," I said to Alejandro, hoping that he would get it. "I know I should be used to you by now but sometimes you just amaze me with the things that you do and say and I can't help but notice how very different we both are. If I were in your shoes, I would be more than grateful for the favours that I'm receiving and even though I agree that you don't want to be known for being Alejandro's sister-in-law, I still see no reason why you can't accept a ride to work," Alice said and I rolled my eyes at her. "Like you just said, Alice, you and I are not the same and we can't think the same," I replied."I respect the way you think, Anna," Alejandro said, wearing a proud smile on his face and I couldn't help but be uncomfortable with the look on his face. "I know it's weird that I'm insisting but I do
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