Midnight Date I’ve imagined a million times what it would be like when we meet again. Maybe at our family gathering, maybe at a friend’s party, or maybe even at my wedding in the future.

But I’ve never thought about this, with him sitting there with his beautiful new girlfriend, and me standing there all embarrassed like a clow

This can’t be any NOTIC

But unlike me, he doesn’t seem surprised at all. lle simply looks at me calmly, as if we just saw cach other this morning

“Babe,” lis girlfriend pouts. “This is the stupid waitress I was talking about. She ruined the outfit you got me and –”

Hocuts her off, “Natalia.”

He isn’t pretending that he doesn’t know me, as I thought he would be.

But he used to call me “Nat” and not “Natalia.”

Then he stands up from his seat and leans forward, giving me a gentle hug. I can smell his scent, the familiar scent of mint and woods, but this hug feels very strange. His hug used to be full of passion and energy, but now it’s polite and aloos.

“It’s been a long time,” he rises up and smiles at me. “How have you been?”

How have I been?

I have been terrible. For the first year we parted, I would think of him every single day and would relive all those happy and heartbreaking memories again and again. Every day was like hell And then when I finally managed to move on, I have lost the ability to love again,

I thought it would be hard for him too.

But now he proves me wrong He seems perfectly fine with seeing me again, as if he has already forgotten all our past. And that makes me like a fool trying to avoid him all these times. I don’t know how to react. So I can reply lowly,”…fine, I guess.”

His girlfriend seerns even more surprised than I am, “Wait Eason, do you know her?”

But Eatson simply ignores her and keeps staring at me, “You’ve lost some weight. I heard that you are studying at NYU now, then why are you working here?

Really? Chut chat?

I can’t do this with him

“…I have to make a living Non all of us wis born with a silver sin.” Ilonce out a smile. ” Now please excuse me Miss, here’s the blanket you asked for.”

I shove her the blanket and turn around to leave I can feel his gaze following me behind my back, but I don’t dare to look back

I flee all the way back to the changing room and find a quiet corner to calm down. My heart is thumbing so wildly in my chest that I think I’m going to throw up the next second.

I really wasn’t prepared for this. First my landlord showed up hunting me for rent, then I missed my bus and was late for work, and I ran into him with his new girlfriend, Bad things just keep coining at me like a rolling snowball. I let out a frustrated low groan. God, I don’t want to go back out there and face them.

Suddenly, the door to the changing room flies open and another waitress walks inside. She seems surprised seeing me crouching down at the corner, “Natalia? What are you doing here?” “Nothing. Just taking a short break,” I reply dryly. “OK…but don’t let Lori find you. She is a total nutcase today.”

ask her, “Hey can I switch table with you? Just for this one time and I’ll cover your shift later if

want me

going to happen

“Guess I’ll have to face

myself together, I go back waitressing. I put on my poker face and bring up their food, introduce their dishes and make my exit as quickly as possible. Eason sits there quietly the entire time, though I can feel his girlfriend’s hostile

serve their main course, his girlfriend finally

we have your

his stepsister?” she cuts me off, defiantly. “How come I never met you

tenses. She won’t let me have

up and look down at her before saying, “I AM his stepbrother, present

how long have you been dating again? I don’t know you, so

hand and snaps, “Is this how you treat your customer?

stepbrother’s girlfriend. Well, if you are only a customer,

out, “Babe. Aren’t you going to say something?” I hold my breath involuntarily. Is he going to scold me for offending his girlfriend? Feeling nervous, I take a quick peek at him and find him staring at me intently, his green eyes glearning under the lights beautifully. He doesn’t

missed my bus and was late for work, and I ran into him with luis new girlfriend. Bad

I don’t want

She seenis surprised seeing

Just taking a short break,” I

let Lori find you.

for a while and ask her, “Hey can I switch table with you? Just for this one time and I’ll cover your shift

a look of disbelief, “You want me to

then. “…Never mind,” I smile bitterly. “Guess I’ll have to face it

back waitressing. I put on my poker face and bring up their food, introduce their dishes and make my exit as quickly

course, his girlfriend finally can’t help it

miss. So here we have your main course, a Dry-aged

his stepsister?” she cuts me off, defiantly. “How come I never met you

won’t let

straighten up and look down at her before saying, “I AM liis stepbrother, present tense. My mom is still

before she loses it, “And how long have you been dating again? I don’t know you, so I

the table hard with her hand and snaps, “Is this how you treat your customer? First ruined my dress and then

Well, if you are only a customer, I won’t disturb

she wants to stab me in the heart. Then she snaps her head around to Eason and grits out, “Babe

his girlfriend? Feeling nervous, I take a quick peek at him and find him staring at me intently, his green eyes gleaming under the lights beautifully. He doesn’t

yet Natalia?” I’m stunned. Then I quickly bite down my

but feel a triumph feeling fill up my heart. From a

“Not yet,” I say.

as if every word he says weighs a ton.” Maybe…I can take you out for

that is my wake-up

He has already walked out of my life and is currently sitting here with his hot girlfriend. What makes him think that

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