Chapter 80 - Have Some Decency (1/2)

After eating we went to a club, the idea wasn't mine but Evelyn's. I never liked clubs much but if I was with the right company any place would do.

We sat at a table and ordered three cosmopolitan.

”Look at that guy on the table next to ours. He looks like Car....”

The guy turned around right at that exact moment. That guy didn't look like Carl, that guy was Carl.

How many chances were there that out of all the men in the entire world I would meet him?

Well, at least he saw I hung out and I wasn't as boring as he thought. His face morphed in a sad one and he stared at me for some instant.

I turned around to look at Joanna, pretending I didn't see him even if it was obvious I did.

Joanna understood my call for help and soon intervened starting to speak about something random.

I nodded to her pretending I was interested and following her speech while with the corner of my eye I checked if he was still looking at me.

He did for a fraction of a second then he turned around.

I took a breath of relief.

”Do you want to leave?” Evelyn whispered.

The drinks came to our table and I shook my head, ”no, it's fine until he doesn't talk to me.” I whispered back taking a loud sigh and then sipping from my drink.

Alcohol always helped when you need a boost of confidence so I was glad my sister ordered me a real drink this time.

I spotted him turning around a few times to check on me and stare at my drink for a few seconds only to turn around once again.

I could read through his gaze that he was dying to come to talk to me, but I was glad that for once he respected me enough and understood my need to remain alone.

We ordered another round of drinks but when the waiter brought them to our table he said those were offered by another table. He pointed at a table on the left and three men waved at us.

Carl turned around again, he was probably eavesdropping on our conversation.

Evelyn waved at the guy's back, the situation was embarrassing but a little side of me was glad that he heard that too.

At that gesture, the three men pulled their chairs next to our table and introduced them to us.

”Are you three taken?” One of them -clearly a little too much dizzy- asked after we introduced.

”She is seeing someone,” Joanna said pointing at me, then she gestured to Evelyn ”she is taken.”

Evelyn intruded ”she is the only one on the market.” She winked and the three of us laughed.

Carl's face turned even sadder when he heard I was seeing someone but once again I ignored his facial expressions.

It was crazy how a person can turn in a stranger in a matter of a few seconds. How someone I had dated for seven years can automatically become someone that I ignore and I felt so emotionally reluctant in his regards.