Broken Dreams Stories

Chapter 81

“Hey. Ray! What’s up!” Evelyn asked the moment the call connected.

“Evelyn! You will not believe what just happened!” Rayna’s voice came through loud and high–pitched, nearly causing Evelyn to pull the phone away from her ear.

Evelyn’s smile faded as she heard the strain in Rayna’s voice. “What happened? Are you okay?

Rayna’s breath was coming out in gasps, like she had been running or maybe just talking a mile a minute. “I wish the ground would just open up

and swallow me,”

“Calm down, Ray. What’s wrong?” Evelyn asked, concerned.

“I ran into him. Evelyn, ran you believe it? I ran into the guy from the club again?””

ere did you meet him?”

Evelyn’s eyes widened. “Wait, you mean Ethan‘ The guy you called a pervert last night? Where

“He came to the bakery! Can you believe that?” Hayna’s words tumbled out, her excitement palpable. “You should have seen his face He was so angry when he realized I baked the muffins he ate, Evelyn. If looks could set someone ablaze, he would have set me and the Bakery ablaze. And then-”

“Kayna, slow down,” Evelyn intermapted, trying to keep up with her friend’s rapid speech. “He was at the bakery, and he recognized you. What did you say to him?”

Rayna’s voice dropped slightly, tinged with a hint of frustration. “I didn’t even get a chance to say anything! He stormed out before I could explain or apologize. Can you believe that? He just walked out Evelyn!”

“I mean, he probably needs time to cool off. But

have done the same in my shoes,” Rayna said

Derek if he could set up a meeting or something? You know, just so you can

I think I might run into him again. I’m starting to think this

“Fair”

I mean, what are the odds of running into him again! First, we met at

corrected, but Rayna continued as if she had not

at the bakery

brother?”

talk about him but I’ve never seen him. If this were a movie or one of those romance web novels I love,

stop watching so many kdramas and reading those silly romance novels. They’re getting to your

What if this is fate? What if I

into him again. What then? Are you just going to

was a brief passe on the other end of the

d then

I mean, why not! Every romane almost see

maybe what happened at

herself. “You’re unbelievable, Rayna. I wish you good luck with asking a guy you’ve already called a pervert to

could work.” Kayna shot back, her tone playful.

you that he told you you ser en’t his type?” Evelyn

weren‘

her head towards the kitchen, the stuell od scaunching