110 Endurance (1/2)

Chapter 110

KAILEEN ANDY LEWIS

I heavily treaded the path to my car, biting my lips as I tried to hold the crumbling feeling inside.

Reaching my car, I stamped the gas without any destination in mind.

I drove, gripping the steering wheel hard, letting my frustration out as I cried.

I cried and I cried and I cried —

I was biting my lips, choked at the burning sensation on my throat and my eyes went flooded with tears, impairing my vision but still I pushed to drive.

My chest was hurting, I can't even almost breath.

The next thing I know, I was knocking at Donna's front door.

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I woke up next morning feeling beat. My body was so heavy as well as my eyelids.

I was so sure that I opened my eyes fully but I can't damn see a thing.

I rested for a couple of minutes stretching my eyes. I realized that they were just swollen due to my crying last night.

Then after many stretching and blinking, I headed to the kitchen where Donna pitifully smiled at me and handed me a mug of coffee.

Right, I poured my heart out to her last night to the listening ears of my bestfriend and I felt better now— just a little though.

”I suggest, if you could still put up a face then bear with it a little more,” Donna said when she sensed I'm not gonna be talking.

I knitted my brows behind the mug as I sipped my coffee.

”Final examination is a week from now, don't let Erika be distracted and miserably fail because of your fight,” she explained.

'shit'

I haven't thought about it.

”And if you could still bear another more week until graduation ceremony, then please do.”

”Let her atleast enjoy the bliss of wearing the black robe without worries in mind—”

”… then you can do whatever you want after that; shout, fight, argue with her or whatsoever.”

'ugh'

I just stared at my friend, unable to say anything 'cause she has a point.

”Are you saying I'm going to pretend that everything is fine?”

”Yes, atleast until graduation ceremony is over.”

'ugh'

'I'm sinking'

I stayed at Donna's place that entire day in my solitude— thinking.

By evening, I decided to go back home: home for me is where Erika is.

'damn'