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This is the continuation...
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Mitch had just transferred to our school and she became my classmate. We became friends but not really that closed. One lunchtime, when Josh and I was just eating together, he suddenly asked about my new classmate which is Mitch. I told him that she was a transferee from the other school. After that, we just continue eating and never talked about her again.
Eventually, my family found out about Josh and warned me that if I don’t cut what we have as of the moment, even if we are not really dating, they would make me stop from studying. I got scared because I don’t want to stop studying. I didn’t tell Josh about it. I don’t know if he noticed the changes in my actions but I don’t mind it anymore. I don’t eat with him anymore and sometimes I even hide whenever I see him. I’ve been avoiding him and eventually noticed it. He confronted me about my actions and I just told him that I am busy that’s why I couldn’t catch up with him and promised that I would make it up to him.
We were eating lunch together, despite of my family’s threat to me, when I noticed that he keeps on looking at Mitch from the other table. I just remained calm even if I am dying to ask him. My family found out that I am still seeing Josh and warned me for one last time. That leads me to do the things I know that would definitely crushed my heart into pieces.
We were just hanging around the forest park in our campus when I caught Josh again throwing some glances to Mitch. I looked at Mitch and I must say that she is really pretty. She has a white complexion and pointed nose. I mean, they would look good together if ever. I took the paper out of my skirt’s pocket and handed it to Josh. He looks confused but still accepted and opened it. He’s brows meet when he realizes that it was Mitch number written on that paper. I just smiled at him and told him that I’ve caught him many times throwing some glances to Mitch. He looks upset and guilty and was about to explain his side when I shushed him off.
“It’s okay. I understand. Besides, I don’t wanna be selfish with you Josh. You deserved someone else better and that’s not me. I am not yet ready for any relationship and I want to focus to my study without any distractions. I want you to be happy and I think Mitch can make it happen. It’s okay. I am okay. I am now setting you free even if there’s no really us from the very start.”
I cut everything between us that day. Days later, I have discovered that Josh and Mitch are already exchanging text messages and they are really getting along well. There’s even a moment that Mitch would have asked me about the things that Josh likes about a girl. Of course, she doesn’t know about our past because we keep it as a secret. There are also times that Mitch would go to me and asked for advice everytime they’ll have a lover’s quarrel.
There was no night that I wouldn’t cry myself to sleep for the first one month. Especially, the moments where I would see them both happily chatting with each other. I felt like a million of knives stab my heart repeatedly. It almost took me 6 months before I moved on and finally able to watch them together without shedding a tear. I just focused my attention to my study since it is really the main reason why I gave up the person I value the most.
I graduated as the valedictorian of our batch and sadly, Mitch wasn’t able to graduate since sge got pregnant by Josh. I never view it as a karma, because they didn’t betrayed me. It was my decision.
Regardless of being a parent at their very young age, I can still see that they really don’t have any regrets about it. And that reaction of them, made me think that I really made the right decision back then. They are each other’s soul mate and maybe, the destiny just used me to be their bridged.
“Mary!” I smiled when I saw both of them walking towards me carrying their cute little angel.
“We are so glad that you made it here!” I snatched their kid from them and carry it.
“Of course! Anything for my goddaughter” I said and we all laughed.
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Life is full of ups and downs, as well as unexpected turn of events. There are people that you would meet along the way and shared the same path for a while, then got separated again. Because just like you, they have different path to take to reach their destination, and be with the people that would be their permanent companion for the rest of their lives.
Choices are part of our being and it is really necessary to keep our life in balance. You gotta know your priorities and always bear in mind that every decision or actions always have a corresponding consequences. Make sure to choose wisely and try to be happy with your choices despite of its outcome. Remember, happiness can never be found, it should be created.
Heyaaaa! Thanks for reading till the end pals ❤
God bless you!
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karma ;) Great little story, well done!