UNTIL I MET YOU : CHAPTER 271 – 280
I wait patiently and ring again. The door opens, revealing Hazel. She smiles at me and ushers me in. I smile back at her and walk inside. I look around the familiar apartment, and it’s weird—it looks different.
“Hi, Ariel,” Hazel greets behind me.
I turn to look at her and smile. “Hi.”
“You look pretty. Leslie is in the baby’s nursery.”
“Alright.”
She walks me down the hallway and stops in front of my old room. Just as I had expected. She opens the door, and we enter. Leslie looks up from her baby girl and flashes me a smile.
“Ariel.”
“Hi.”
She smiles at me and looks down at my baby bump.
“You look hot,” she says as she looks back at her baby.
“Thank you.”
I walk to her and look down at the tiny baby. “She’s beautiful,” I say.
“Thanks. Even if I actually hated my life when I got her, I feel happy. Like, really happy. She brought me happiness,” Leslie says.
“What’s her name?”
“Harmony.”
“Wow. That’s really cute.” I smile at her.
The baby opens her eyes, and they meet mine. Her eyes are brown, really cute with her blonde hair. She smiles at me and begins to make baby noises.
“You wanna carry her?” Leslie asks me.
I shrug and nod. “Yeah.”
I take Harmony from her, and she giggles.
“She’s really beautiful.”
“I’m just gonna leave you guys and go check out the kitchen,” Hazel says and leaves.
I stare at the baby for what feels like an eternity as Leslie clears her throat. I look up at her, and her eyes hold a hint of sadness.
“I’m really sorry about Gray,” she starts.
I smile and nod. I hate thinking about the fact that Gray is missing—that he’s not here to give me foot massages and back rubs when I need them. Being pregnant sucks. It’s clearly stressful, and it’s not been easy.
“And I’m sorry about what I did to you last year. I was stupid and jealous. You’ve always been the star of high school without even noticing. I got envious of that. I wanted that. And then you got Freddie, and I was a stupid teenager. I badly wanted Freddie. It was stupid. I was stupid.” She sighs and looks at her baby.
“I advised him to take advantage of you because that would stop you from going to the convent and all that. Made sure Mom hated you so that I could be the best child. Look, I’m sorry. I regretted everything. I understand now that all of this—jealousy and envy—was nothing. I was just hating on myself without even knowing. I’m really sorry,” she pleads.
I smile at her and nod. “It’s fine. I forgive you.”
“Thank you.” She wraps her arms around me and hugs me gently.
“Thank you very much, Ariel. I’m so glad you’re my sister. And we’re still family, and we’ll always be sisters. I will never see you as a cousin, though.” She giggles and pulls away.
“Yeah. It’s okay.”
“Thank you.”
I nod at her and smile.
UNTIL I MET YOU : CHAPTER 271 – 280
I spent a lot of time with Leslie and Hazel as we talked and laughed. Later in the evening, I went home.
I remove my shoes and breathe in. This is too stressful. I throw my bag on the couch and take off my clothes to shower. I take my bath and dry myself. I get dressed in my nightdress and go to the kitchen to make something to eat.
Alexa isn’t around. Just me. She said she was going to spend the night with Reid. I turn on the TV and make pasta. When it’s ready, I serve myself and go to the living room, sitting on the couch opposite the TV.
A romance movie plays on the screen, and I actually zone out when the male lead tells the girl how much he feels about her.
I switch off the TV when I finish eating. I put the plate in the sink, switch off the light, and go to my bedroom. I lay down and imagine Gray lying next to me. This sucks. I cry and cuddle myself.
I hate the fact that I took him out to have dinner with my dad. Maybe I shouldn’t have. I should have let him rest and heal. I wasn’t thinking when I invited him out.
I close my eyes and fall asleep.
UNTIL I MET YOU : CHAPTER 271 – 280
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