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.”

snorts, reading my wistful expression instantly. She’s always been good at that. “Don’t tell

as one of

I explain the complex web of feelings

I lie, knowing that I’ll absolutely never, ever, not in

there for me,

played the knight in shining armor, jumped in

you during the hospital visit. I’ve heard

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

changed, too. For

the mediator, finally speaks up. “Both of

when you see a

Chloe chimes in, her voice dripping with sarcasm, “especially when the

the wedding bells rang. And then turned

after.”

breath, feeling the weight of

wedding changed Karl all those years ago; that was when

controlling.

him the benefit of the doubt.

weren’t prepared for the emotional toll that such a commitment

mind.

Karl has changed, Chloe,”

looks me dead in the eye. “Remember

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

ts who need to be kept in their

change overnight, Abby.”

way he had commented

all scrunched up in disdain when I

perceptions.

reaches across the table, placing a comforting

is truly different now, he should prove it, not just with

And from what I’ve seen and heard, he hasn’t quite

least.”

around Leah’s. “I know. I know you’re both right. And even if

completely, I’m not sure if I can ever trust

to say you need a man right

It’s about time you finally start focusing on you and what

“And since when did Miss Chloe become

tease, implying her history with men. She’s never had a long-term

be entertaining a different man every

always,” Chloe retorts, her smirk in place. “You just didn’t

with all the drama.”