Second Chance by Ong Xiong

Author:Ong Xiong [Xiong, Ong]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-08-22T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 27

“What do you think of Michael?” Katie asked Sue when they were trying on their dresses for the final fitting. Katie had witnessed their brief kiss outside the dress shop.

“Why are you asking?” Sue replied, taking off her clothes in the dressing room.

“Just curious. The way you were flirting with him, well, I naturally thought you are, you know, interested in him.”

Sue paused. “I was flirting?”

“You mean you weren’t flirting?”

Sue shook her head. “No. Oh, Katie, is that what it looks like?”

Katie nodded. “What did you think you were doing, if not flirting?”

“Talking to him.”

“Talking? I call it kissing, flirting.”

“I call it…oh, I don’t know.” Sue smiled wearily. “He is wonderful. You know that already.”

“What happened yesterday? I know you claim to be okay, but honey, you can hide from the world but not from me. You know my ears are always open for you and my shoulders are always available. I don’t need to tell you that, but lately…what are you afraid of? It’s okay to move on, you know.”

“I know,” Sue answered quietly.

“So what happened after the party? Tony was naughty and gave you too much to drink.” Katie sat down on the ottoman and nudged her friend. “What happened, hon?”

“I hit Michael, accusing him of taking my innocence and breaking my heart. I yelled and cried and I believe I tried to bite him at some point; I’m not entirely clear on that. We came close to making love, Katie.” Sue laid her head on Katie’s shoulder and continued. “And I think we would have if I didn’t accuse him of breaking my heart again. I think I told him more than he needed to know, then again, I was probably incoherently screaming by then. The poor man. He had to endure me calling him Jae throughout my psychotic, alcohol-induced rage. He lived to tell me about it, but I think I might have scarred him for life.”

They chuckled. Sue continued, detailing the morning after and her meeting with Jae.

“Does that mean you are not interested in Michael then?” Katie asked softly.

“The question is, is Michael interested in me? I don’t think Michael likes me very much.”

“What makes you think that?” Katie asked with surprise.

“I think he would rather strangle me than anything else. Today at the park, we came across this pro-life display and I practically talked him to boredom.”

“And you think he doesn’t like you because of that?”

“I think, he doesn’t deserve someone like me, Katie. He deserves better. He deserves someone who…who is not so…damaged.”

“You think you are damaged? Just because of some minor mistakes you think you might have made and you think you are damaged?”

“Damaged beyond repair. And it wasn’t just some minor mistakes, Katie. It was a huge mistake! I allowed myself to be manipulated, used and abused, however you decide to put it, the end result was the same. I...” She sighed. “I just don’t want a repeat. Michael…” Sue trailed off. Michael was… She really didn’t know, didn’t want to know.

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