New Year's Kiss by Unoma Nwankwor

Author:Unoma Nwankwor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unoma Nwankwor

CHAPTER 2

Jasmine Bowman

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Twirling the contents of my wine glass, I looked out into the ocean. The whispers of the waves provided some peace from my chaotic day. Too bad it could do nothing for my life, which was officially pathetic. The melody of “The Rest of My Life” by Brain McKnight from the wedding I’d just worked, floated through the air. From the gazebo, I had a perfect view of the ocean and the wedding reception canopy. I took a sip of wine and leaned back in my chair. The floral arrangement from the wedding had been broken down. All I had left was the reception area. Since it was an exclusive celebrity wedding, I expected the reception to last well into the wee hours of the morning. I’d already informed the wedding planner and resort management that my team and I would break down the arrangements then.

Now that the madness was over, my mind had calmed down, giving me time to reflect on the text I still couldn’t wrap my head around.

I even have the thing memorized.

This is all me. I think we need to step back and re-evaluate what we want.

My boyfriend of two years thought it was a good idea to break up with me over a text. I’d seen it in movies but never in this lifetime did I think that I’d be the recipient of such a text.

A freaking cliché Dear John text.

I had tried calling Derrick since I got it, but his phone was either switched off or he blocked me. It wasn’t my fault my boss tossed me this job last minute. Granted we were supposed to have plans for New Year’s Day, but I was this close to my promotion. I’ve worked too hard as an assistant floral designer not to be given the lead designer position. I wasn’t about to do anything to jeopardize my chances. We talked right before I boarded, and he seemed fine. Anger rose within me as I remembered turning my phone back on when I landed and his text being the first one that popped up. How cruel could he be?

I lifted my drink to my lips and took another sip. An hour to midnight and I’d be ushering in the new year alone. Pitiful. This wasn’t the way my life was supposed to go. How did I let it get so out of control? My mental search for answers was interrupted when my phone rang. I contemplated on whether I should put my best friend, Aubree, out of her misery. But then again, I didn’t know if I could handle her glass is half full behind right now. ‘Bree was always bent on pointing out the silver lining in terrible situations. I didn’t wanna hear it. All I wanted, was to be tipsy enough to forget I was dumped via text and worked a job where I was underappreciated. The sad realization was that I contributed to letting Derrick and my boss think it was okay to treat me with little or no regard.

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