13 Chapter 13: The gues (2/2)

BAM!!!

Novie slammed the door closed after seeing her ex-fiance standing by the door. Her heart bursts while her eyes widened.

”Novie, why did you slammed the door,” her mother asked and opened the door. Novie wants to stop her, she wants to run away and disappear but she has nowhere else to go.

(Oh my god! What is he doing here?) she was screaming inside.

”Hi, you must be Anders friend. I am Mary McSalter, please excuse my daughter, she usually acts like that when she sees a handsome man” her mother said jokingly while Novie's body turned statue.

”Nice to meet you Mrs McSalter, I am Ken Chu” the man introduces and gave Novie a meaningful look.

Seeing his grey eyes, Novie's spirit wanted to escape from her body.

”This is my daughter Novie, and that's my son Brent and my husband Angelo, Come in,” Mary said and dragged Ken's body to the dining room.

Ken shook Brent and Angelo's hands when it was Novie's turned, she extended her shaking hands.

”Hi Mr Chu” she stuttered after she felt his warm hand, her heart was beating like a hummingbird wings

”Call me Ken” the man smiled widely and her mind blows.

”Ok, mama, papa I am… I have a lesson to prepare, I will leave first” without waiting for her parent's reply, Novie ran upstairs. She slammed the door to her room and hide under the blanket.

(What the f*ck is happening) she felt dizzy after seeing her ex. She felt as if she was a mouse trapped in the cat's house.

She tried to focus on her lesson but her mind was floating in the universe.

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The next day.

Novie parked her motorcycle in front of the church, she finished her class earlier and excused herself.

It was Tuesday Afternoon, but the sky was dark as ink as if it was portraying the distraught in her heart.

Novie folded her umbrella and entered the church. Outside, the street was in chaos while inside it was peaceful and the only thing she can hear was the birds singing around and the gust of wind.

She entered the confession cubicle and kneel down, she wanted to tell someone about her feelings, the pain and confusion that's been tormenting her heart.

Minutes later, the opposite cubicle opened and Novie saw a man in a priest clothing sat down and folded his hands.

”Father I am here to confess my sin” she started and lowered her head.

”What is your sin?” The priest asked.

Novie sighed, ”Five years ago, I hurt a man, I left him the next day he proposed” her voice cracked down, remembering the past

”Whoa! That was harsh!” the priest murmured silently, but she heard it.

Before the priest could give his response, she speaks up him.

”I was also hurt but I know that if I stay with him, my family will suffer, so I left. For five years Father I carried the guilt of leaving and hurting him. I mean what I did was right, right? it's for my family” she blurted out without letting the priest talk.

”I think -”

”It's not like I have a choice or anything” she continued and interrupted him.

”We all have a choice, I don't know your reason for leaving him but there must be a reason why after five years you decided to come and confess”

Novie gulped by his words, unsure of what to say next.

”Well?” the priest asked, waiting for her answer.

”What made you confess now, you said you left him five years ago, why now?”

Novie's eyes went round while her heart palpitate.

”Because...” she shut her eyes and exhaled.

”Hmm?” the priest waited for her response.

”Because my ex-fiance is moving next door, and I don't know what to do!, my parents didn't know that I was engaged to him before”

”Are you here to confess your sin or to ask for advice?” the priest asked.

Novie, with her eyes closed, twitched her lips.

”What's the difference, father?”

The priest cleared his throat and replied.

”Well, relationship coach get paid per hour while us, we accept donation” Novie's face flattened by his response.

She wanted to continue, but the priest stood up and opens the door.

”states some prayer and I will pray for you. Good luck!” the priest said and closed the door.

Novie was speechless. ”I need to donate?” she widened her eyes when she thought of the priest. ”What did just happened?” she asked herself with disbelief.

Novie had decided to leave, she's still confused and nervous. She took her umbrella and walks to the door. She was about to open her umbrella when she saw Ken waving at her.

Seeing his smile, she remembered the dinner last night.