Chapter 8

Lais was a big liar, always jealous of my boyfriend with Brian, only this time she was really telling the truth. I tried to connect with him, but his cell phone was off and no message was coming. I couldn't believe he did this to me, he didn't even say goodbye, he was like a dog, he ate and left.

- Lais, I can't believe it, last night here in this room he swore that he would never leave me, much less change me!

- Ana, did you really believe that? I'm sorry, you were stupid and I told you this would happen.

- Now if he really just wanted to have sex with me, he got the hang of it and try to forget about it because I feel like I will never see him again!

It was horrible, I spent days and nights crying because of this son of a bitch who shouldn't even have the courage to say goodbye or a goodbye soon. Well, my mother said that men only brought misfortune, only hurt us, and that is the absolute truth. Now I had to try to forget him and remember some good moments like my night of love with him.

My father had changed a lot with me since I had been growing up and it became harder and harder to believe that Brian was gone for good. I then tried to live my life as best I could, but it was as if something was still missing for my complete happiness. And the worst of it all was putting up with my annoying mother trying to control me from the other side of the world, even more so because my father told her that I had gotten lost.

She then freaked out and wanted to drop everything to come and get me, but I gave my opinion and with great difficulty she accepted my decision. And so the years went by and I never heard anything more about Brian, who disappeared from the world without explanation.

I'll tell you, woman and even dumb because after everything he did to me I still imagined my life with him, even knowing that it would be completely impossible. In the end things were settling down and I could see that my life was more than anything and that I shouldn't let myself get discouraged, my life would go on and soon I would be going to college to live our radical experiences much better than the ones I had with Brian.

One fine day out of the blue Brian's mother showed up and handed me a letter that I should have read a long time ago, but it had been lost and fallen into oblivion and only remembered because she tidied up everything that was stored in the box and found the letter.

In it it said a lot about Brian's reasons for leaving, but I confess that nothing was convincing and clarified, it was just the bummiest excuse anyone could have heard. My world was about him and all my dreams included him, but that was only in my dreams and not in his, obviously.

Time passed and I was finally the owner of my own nose, I was already 18 years old and going to dental school, but I never got over the abandonment of Brian and many times I caught myself thinking about what had happened to him and where he was, because I never heard from him again.

I still lived with my father who, after all these years had passed, decided to take a new direction in his life and remarried. I confess that it surprised me because my father was with a different woman every day of the week and this was the one that really changed him.

My mother, on the other hand, was still finishing medical school and it was rare the day that I talked to her, because after our terrible fight that we had about me losing my virginity we were not the same, many things were thrown in my face and for me talking to her was something that did not interest me much at this time of my life.

Everything was new now until my new friends except for Lais who never left my life, the rest was all new, but never managed to get involved with someone who could have a serious relationship in all I wanted Brian and that was bad because it certainly was a past that stuck me even knowing that this would never be resolved because I did not even know if he was still alive.

But anyway life goes on with or without love today would be my first day of college I was super excited to meet everyone and make new friends. I woke up very early and there were 10 messages from mom wanting to know everything and something made me too curious that I decided to answer her eleventh call.

- Mom, tell me what happened besides wanting to know about my life - Daughter, I'm coming back in a few weeks and I'm not going alone!

- I called you a few days ago, I sent you a message and you didn't even answer or read it, I wanted you to come to my wedding, it was something very simple, but it happened and I fell in love.

- Mom, you got married - Yes, I told you, but you didn't give me much importance - Yes, I did, I just didn't read your messages to the one you married - That will be a surprise when I get there you will know!

- I don't believe it, why don't you tell me??- Because you will be slack-jawed!

I hung up my phone angrily because I couldn't believe he didn't tell me before and wouldn't even tell me who my father at least knew who he was with and why didn't he tell me? I bet he was too embarrassed to tell me! But today it's normal, I was only upset because I didn't go to his wedding anymore, but it was my fault for not giving enough importance to his calls and messages when he sent them.

But now I was going to have a stepfather and I hope he can be nice and really love her, she deserves that she doesn't have to think about me but about her and her happiness. In a short time I would soon have my freedom and independence and I couldn't live with her forever, even more now that I am married? I only wish that he would be a good person for her and respect her, the rest I would get used to!

As sad as I was, I was a new person and I learned a lot from my pains and I couldn't really demand anything from my mother but I could respect her. I finished getting ready and went to college, that was what was important, not my mother's wedding.

- Dad, good morning! Did you talk to mom these days? Good morning, daughter, not yet, why? - I think you better talk to her because she has some not so good news!

- I will call her as soon as I have some more, but otherwise, do you want me to take you? Of course not, Dad, I'm not your baby anymore, what an idea!