Chapter 26

Shopping is dull, as always, I hate shopping. I detest a lot of girly stuff. Just give me a blanket and a movie, and I am happy—shopping, nails, hair, all that; however, I just can’t find myself doing it. Getting home, the flat is quiet, too quiet in fact. It feels so surreal; I haven't been alone for weeks now. Things have changed so much, and there is no going back now. There is no way I can go back to being the person I used to be. Walking about the flat, I can't help but smile seeing the kitchen, the kitchen that changed so much in one night. Even so, I still feel a sense of doom, the feeling never leaving, no matter what I do. My birthday was a night that changed so much.

My phone begins to ring. Looking at it, I see Daz's name. My eyes look at the time. I am meant to be there now, meeting him.

“Sorry, Daz, I'm on my way now. Oh, I forgot to ask, what's your girlfriend's name?” Grabbing my coat, I leave the apartment.

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