“You just let her go like that?” Max asked Axel as they both sat in the living room.
“Yeah.” Axel replied and picked up his phone.
“Really?”
“What was I supposed to do?” Axel asked as he went through his phone.
“Why does she want to leave by the way? Are you guys on good terms?” Max asked Axel and he looked up at him.
“She found out about the main reason why we went to Hawaii and she got mad.” Axel replied and Max frowned. He might not be so close to Lily, but he knew Lily cant be so mad because of that, to the point of leaving the house. Axel must have done something else or said something wrong to her.
“Is that the only reason why she got mad?” Max asked.
“We need to talk about how to feel our goods in the new warehouse.” Axel replied. He changed the topic and Max decided not to push the conversation further.
*******
“We are going to have so much fun.” Nora said as they both walked out of her car, Lily smiled a little.
She stared at Nora’s house and sighed, it was a mansion too but it wasn’t as huge as the Blackwells.
Lily couldn’t help but feel sad, she thought about how life was so unfair to some people and fair to others.
At a young age, Nora was already comfortable and had a lot of achievements. She hasn’t even figured out what to do with her life yet, she is stuck with Axel for a year.
Lily felt a little jealous and heartbroken. She doesn’t even know what will be ahead of her after a year runs out.
“Lily.” Nora called and nudged her with her shoulder, she snapped out of her thoughts and blinked rapidly before turning to Nora.
“Are you okay?” Nora asked and she hurriedly nodded in response with a smile.
“Sorry, I got a little bit carried away.” She apologised and Nora smiled at her.
“Don’t worry. With me, you won’t have to think about anything. The few days you will be spending with me will be the best days of your life!” Nora said with a wide smile and cheered.
Lily laughed and shook her head, she carried her bag and they both walked into the house.
******
Nora and Lily laughed loudly as they were watching a comedy series. They decided to spend the rest of the day indoors.
During the day, they both talked about random things while they baked cookies. When it was starting to get late, Nora suggested they watch a movie till they were both tired.
After a few more hours of watching, Nora got exhausted and decided to go up to her room. She told Lily ‘goodnight’ and made her way into her room.
Lily continued with the series till she was bored, she got tired of watching it and decided to sleep. She switched off the television and headed up to her room.
She got to her room and lay on the bed, she was about to close her eyes when she thought of Axel.
She recalled he told her to always call him but she wasn’t sure if she was supposed to call him when she was about to sleep.
Calling him will make him think she misses him, even though she does a little. She kept doubting if she should, he doesn’t care about her or anything she does.
The reason why she came to Nora’s place was to not think about Axel, would it be right to call him?
After giving it so much thought, she decided to send him a text instead of calling.
She sat up and picked up her phone, she unlocked it and clicked on his contact. His number was saved with his name.
She exhaled heavily and typed ‘hi’ then sent it. She kept staring at it and waiting for a reply. She was about to drop her phone when she noticed he was typing, she anticipated the response but out of the blue, he stopped typing.
Lily waited for a minute more but still nothing came. Tears slowly welled up in her eyes and she sniffed, she had no idea why every little thing Axel did hurt her. All she wants from him is his care and attention.
She was about to lay properly on the bed when her phone rang, she hurriedly wiped her tears when she saw Axel was the caller.
Her heart raced in excitement as she picked up the call and placed the phone on her ear. She was expecting him to say something so she kept mute and waited for him to talk.
“Lily.” He called and she felt her heart flutter, the way her name sounded from him was so soothing to her.
“Hi, Axel.” She replied with a low voice and sniffed.
“Are you crying?” He asked.
“No.” She replied.
“Okay, are you sleeping already?” He asked.
“No. I wanted to tell you that I was about to sleep. You said I should call you every time.” She answered and played with the strands of her hair.
“Okay, you can go to sleep then. Goodnight.”
“Night, Axel.” She replied and he ended the call.
She smiled happily and dropped her phone. She was confused about why she couldn’t stay mad at him. What he said to her back in Hawaii was really hurtful, he didn’t apologise to her, nor did he feel remorseful for what he did. Just by talking to him, she was letting it all go and was happy.
With a smile on her face, Lily lay on the bed and slept peacefully.
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MORNING
“Here you go.” Lily muttered as she stretched the burger she made to Nora.
“Thank you.” Nora replied and took a bite out of it.
“Do you like it?” Lily asked with a smile and Nora nodded in response with a moan.
“This is so good.” She groaned and Lily chuckled at her reaction. They were both in the kitchen and they were making breakfast.
“You should hurry up with that. We will be hanging out with Malia. She will be here in twenty minutes.” Nora said and Lily froze.
“What?”