Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 47: Remember
Abby

In the dimly lit café, surrounded by the soft murmur of conversations and the aroma of fresh coffee, I sit

with my friends, watching their eyes widen in disbelief as I relay the events of the past few days.

“You broke up with Adam?” Leah, with her ever-present surprise, always finds a way to make her eyes

bulge out in an almost comical manner.

“Sort of,” I reply, stirring my iced coffee absentmindedly. I don’t want to ‘out’ Adam for his orientation, so

I decide to leave that part out. Around the restaurant, the clinking of the ice cubes and the soft sound of

voices meld together to create a soft jingle that feels oddly comforting when I need it the most. “It

was… more of a mutual thing.”

Chloe gives me a sharp glance, her red lipstick making her pouty lips seem even more pronounced.

“Mutual?” she asks. “Mutual how?”

I shake my head. “I don’t wanna get too into it,” I reply. “But I’ll just say this: it was never gonna work

out. Not in a million years.”

Both Chloe and Leah shoot me a sideways glance. Even though I’m staring down at the frothy

cappuccino sitting in front of me, I can see them look at each other in my peripherals and mouth some

silent words to each other. I pretend not to notice.

“You don’t seem too heartbroken, Abby,” Chloe finally says.

Shrugging, I admit, “I’m sad, yes, but not heartbroken. More like… hopeful.”

It’s the truth, too. Adam’s confession did make me sad; I spent the first three nights crying and cursing

the Moon Goddess. But it’s been a week now, and I feel surprisingly good. I feel free. Like a weight has

been lifted off of my shoulders. Like a whole host of opportunities lay before me, waiting to be plucked.

“Hopeful?” Rebecca repeats, arching an eyebrow. “For what?”

“For the future,” I say, smiling softly. “For new opportunities, new beginnings.”

reading my wistful expression instantly. She’s always

as one of

web of feelings I have for Karl without sounding

I’ll absolutely never, ever, not in a million years, admit that

about it. “But he was there for me, Chloe. When Adam wasn’t.

know. He played the knight in shining armor,

you during the hospital visit. I’ve heard the

insist. “He showed me a side of him that I had forgotten existed. And honestly, I

changed, too. For the

“Both of

when you see a familiar face during

in, her voice dripping with sarcasm, “especially when

the wedding bells rang. And then turned into a totally different

after.”

deep breath, feeling the weight of Chloe’s words. She’s not completely wrong.

wedding changed Karl all those years ago; that was when he started getting jealous

controlling.

the doubt. That was years

emotional toll that such a commitment can

mind.

that Karl has changed, Chloe,” I murmur. “At

in the

shirt being ‘too revealing’? Or the way he still speaks about

need to be kept in their

change overnight, Abby.”

way he had commented about

all scrunched up in disdain when I confronted him about it. His old

perceptions.

Leah reaches across the table,

different now, he should prove

everyday life. And from what I’ve seen and heard, he hasn’t quite done that.

least.”

I know you’re both

not sure if I can ever trust him

spirit. And hey, who’s to say you need a man right

finally start focusing

up from my chest. “And since when did Miss Chloe

implying her history with

entertaining a

smirk in place. “You

with all the drama.”