Lorena couldn’t say anything at that time other than that she gave in to Alberto so that he would immediately end the conversation. She really didn’t want to talk to Alberto anymore. In fact, she didn’t think she could ever meet Alberto again.
“Okay. See you later! Don’t think about that again!” asked Alberto.
“Okay.” Then, she put her head on the pillow and laid down on the bed like she was laying all her problems and sorrows on the bed.
Then she left her phone beside her. Then she covered her face with a pillow.
She didn’t want anyone to know that she was crying. She just wanted a pillow that would be a witness to her tears and her sadness.
Her heart felt very sad. She really didn’t expect that her relationship with Alberto would be destroyed so quickly and would be replaced by the relationship between Alberto and Professor Vega, which she has to witness every day on campus. Unconsciously, tears streamed down her face.
“Goodbye, Alberto! Don’t find me again in your life! I will disappear and go as far from your life as possible!” Lorena said to herself in her heart that she was saying goodbye to Alberto.
She cried for a moment. She really loves Alberto with all her heart.
Because of that, she wants to have sex with Alberto. Indeed, she admitted her mistake because she couldn’t have sex with Alberto at any time when he asked. But she also felt that she should focus on her studies.
She used to think that Alberto would understand the situation, but in fact, she didn’t. It was only through his mouth alone that Alberto understood Lorena’s plight.
“Indeed, I have to go through this. This is for my future. There’s no way I ruin my future just because of Alberto,” Lorena said calmly in her heart.
After that, she wiped her tears. She tried to divert her mind and cheer her heart by looking at social media.
She immediately took her phone. Then, she saw a lot of messages from her best friends. There was a screenshot of Lorena’s comment sent by Bonita.
“Lorena, why do you say that?” Bonita complained.
“Yes, why do you say that? Don’t we want to destroy Professor Vega’s feelings together? Why do you say so?” Olivia complained.
Seeing that, Lorena chose not to answer their questions. She was sure that her friends would be furious at her if she said that she wanted to cancel their plans.
She felt pity for Professor Vega. Lorena agreed with her mother’s words that she must end her relationship with Alberto. Remembering that, she was reminded of the moment when she had dinner with his family in the dining room earlier.
***
Earlier, Lorena was very surprised when she saw a post about a photo of Alberto and Professor Vega wearing a wedding dress on Martin Lucas’s social media account. Her eyes bulged.
Her face was pale. Her fingers and toes were cold.
Unknowingly, Lorena’s mouth opened wide, and after that, she froze for a while. Seeing this, Lorena’s mother immediately asked, “Why, Lorena? Is that any matter?”
Lorena immediately tried to put the phone gently on the table, but her hands were shaking so that she couldn’t put it down properly, and after that it made a slamming sound. She doesn’t understand why she did that.
After that, she looked at her mother. She tried to calm her mind so her hands wouldn’t shake again, but her hands were still shaking.
“It’s okay.” Lorena tried to answer calmly, though her hands were still shaking. Lorena’s mother immediately took Lorena’s phone and saw a photo of Alberto wearing a wedding uniform and Professor Vega wearing a wedding dress.
Lorena’s mother also felt very shocked and couldn’t believe that all these things would happen. Her eyes bulged. Her face went pale.
“That’s Alberto, right, Lorena?” Lorena’s mother confirmed that the person in the photo is Alberto.
“Yes, Mom.” Lorena confirmed her mother’s words.
“Why is he there with someone else?” Lorena’s mother wrinkled her forehead because she felt confused. Lorena was silent. She really couldn’t answer her mother’s question because her tongue was shaking.
“Does he get married with someone else?” Lorena’s mother confirmed it again. Lorena froze.
Lorena’s father immediately stood up from his chair, and after that, he stood to the left of Lorena. Then he tried to calm Lorena. “Be relaxed, Lorena! Just tell me what really happened! We are here for you!”
“Yes, Mom, Dad. He is forced to get married with Professor Vega.” Lorena answered curtly before tears fell from her eyes.
“You must break up with Alberto!” Lorena’s mother ordered.
“Why should I break up? Professor Vega is forcing Alberto, Mom!” Lorena felt disapproving of her mother’s words.
“But, Alberto prefers Professor Vega over you, right?” Lorena’s mother inquired.
“He chooses me, but he is forced by Professor Vega.” He can’t do anything except obey Professor Vega’s orders.
“But he wants to get married with Professor Vega, right?”
“Yes, Mom.” Lorena could only say that because it’s a fact.
“That means he doesn’t choose you! He prefers Professor Vega over you! He loves Professor Vega!” Lorena’s mother mentioned her thoughts.
“He chooses me! Therefore, I want to snatch him. In fact, he is mine!” Lorena got mad.
After that, Lorena’s mother immediately slapped Lorena’s cheek.
“How many times have I told you? Don’t ever be a mistress, Lorena! That’s so embarrassing! Poor, Professor Vega! You love him, but he belongs to Professor Vega. If he really doesn’t want to get married to Professor Vega, he should fight! Even if he can’t, he must find a way at all costs until he can! It’s all just lies made up by him,” said Lorena’s mother.
“Yes, Mom.” Lorena nodded her head and hid her tears.
“Anyway, if you take Alberto away from Professor Vega, you won’t be considered a child by me! You have to get out of here! If you want to marry Alberto, I will never agree to whatever the reason is!” Lorena’s mother’s orders made Lorena only accept her mother’s words.
***
Lorena continued to cry. After that, she tried to smile.
She has to be strong and live her life, no matter what her problems are. No one will care about her feelings for Alberto.
No matter how big her love for Alberto is, she will not be able to be with him. It’s all over.
Her love story with Alberto has ended. She can only live her new life without Alberto. After that, Lorena determined that she did not want to marry or have a romantic relationship with any man again.
“Why does she like that? I’m so fed up with her!” Bonita complained.
“Hey! Answer it!” Bonita ordered.
“Are you okay?” Paul asked how Lorena was because he was sure that she was devastated.
“Are you all right, Lorena? You are okay, right?” Paul made sure Lorena was okay because she didn’t answer their messages.
He had waited for Lorena’s reply to their messages, or at least for Lorena to be online. But it’s been thirty minutes, and Lorena’s status is offline.
In fact, usually, Lorena is online. Paul was very afraid that Lorena would commit suicide because she couldn’t accept the truth. Paul knows that Lorena loves Alberto so much that she wants to have sex with him.
“Guys, how come Lorena doesn’t answer our questions? I’m afraid there is a big problem with her that she tried to hide from us.” Paul explained.
“What do you mean, Paul? She’s fine. It’s just that she’s busy now. Just wait for her until she’s online and answering our messages,” commented Bonita.
“It doesn’t usually happen that she is offline at seven at night. It’s been half an hour, you know! She disappears and doesn’t reply to our messages! I’m afraid she’s not strong enough to live! I know that this is very hard for her, especially since her parents are very hard on her. I’m afraid she chose to kill herself.” Paul mentioned her concerns.
“Yes. That’s right!” Bonita just realized this.
Because of that, Bonita immediately tried to call Lorena repeatedly, which made Lorena realize her daydream. After that, Lorena immediately opened her social media accounts. She saw many messages from her best friends.
“I’m okay. Don’t be afraid of me! Everything is okay!” Lorena replied to Paul’s message.
“No way! Why are you gone if you’re fine? Where have you been missing all this time?” Paul complained.
“Come on, Paul! Maybe she’s all right and she was just busy.” Olivia asked Paul to end his behavior.
“Yes, it’s really hard, especially when my parents forced me to break up with Alberto.” Lorena explained what had happened.
“Whoa! Why did they say that to you?” Bonita was shocked and couldn’t believe it.
“Yes. Why did they do that?” Olivia was also in complete shock and disbelief. After that, Lorena told me what happened.
“Oh, my god! Be patient, Lorena! I’m so sorry to hear that. I know your condition is really hard. It becomes so hard when it’s like that. We do this because we want Alberto to be yours again.” Olivia understood Lorena’s condition.
“But you can’t just do that! You have to keep getting revenge. Professor Vega has done so much for you, Lorena! I’m so upset to see that!” Bonita was very upset.
“I don’t know. I want to calm my feelings first. Obviously, I’m fine.” Lorena told them.
“How come you say that you don’t know?” Bonita was confused as to why Lorena didn’t know.
“I don’t know, Bonita! The point is, I’m not going to get Alberto no matter what,” Lorena complained.
“That’s enough! Just forget about it! The point is, we have to do just that.” Bonita tried to make Lorena forget about it.
“Yes.” Lorena was forced to agree with Bonita’s words because she was too lazy to argue with Bonita in her very broken mood. Then, Lorena turned off her phone.