71: C71 Chapter 71

C71 Chapter 71

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What did I do to her? I did not consume alcohol, but someone had put a sleeping pill into my juice. Why was I so careless? It happened while I was in the toilet. The bartender argued he did not see anyone putting something into my drink though I had known who the suspect was. It was Alice. That man turned his blind eye. Alice bribed that bartender. Someone in the pub revealed. He was another bartender there.

I was convinced that Alice did it on purpose. She did not look shocked when she woke up and found me with her in the same room this morning. That girl smiled, instead. I tottered wearing my pants and t-shirt after rolling out of bed. Staying on the bed with her head leaning against the backrest, she studied me from head to toe.

"Thank you for last night. You are such a great man!" she teased me while licking her lips.

"Nothing happened last night!" I contended. "I didn't do anything to you."

"No worries. I won't ask you to marry me." I barged out of the room, not interested in hearing that shitty thing. I could not remember anything no matter how hard I tried.

I was disappointed and disgusted with myself, how foolish I was. I should not have come to that place just because of my situation. I had messed everything. What if Ilana found out that I had slept with that girl? She might not care. But, I did. Ilana might have wiped me out of her mind, I would not. I ruffled my hair, regretting my mistake.

The ticket to Jakarta had been booked. The flight would be next week. Today, I had to deal with another issue. Alice said whatever happened she would not let me go. It annoyed me. That girl had ruined my day. Alice's and Ilana's faces came alternately afterward. It only created more contrition in my heart.

Dialing with the situation I had no idea how to cope with, I decided to go to the gym. It had been a week after the last time I did the workout. Normally, I went to the gym twice a week but because of taking care of many things before departure to Indonesia, I had no time to go there.

Only in few minutes, I had been ready. The gym was only two blocks from my apartment so I walked there on foot. With my long steps, I got there in less than ten minutes. The place was crowded like it was always. Proceeding in to the spot where I usually did, I greeted one of the men standing next to me. It was Mike. Due to our routine, doing the workout together, we had become friends ever since. I was prepared to do warming up when he began the talks. What irritated me was that he talked about Alice.

"A girl saw me. She was about 5.7”, pretty and sexy. She just went out five minutes before you arrived." I just silenced.. "I didn't have time to ask her name. I guess she was your girlfriend or your fan since she kept asking about you. Maybe, she is your fan. I mean if she was your girl, it was weird that she doesn't know anything about you." I always kept my privacy off of her. What she only knew about me was that I was an Indonesian. We just met two months ago, she directly expressed that she liked me and wanted me to be her boyfriend. She was a straightforward person, indeed. But, the bad thing was she would do anything to get whatever she wanted.

"What did you tell her about me?"

"Why do you expect? I know nothing about you."

"That's good." I had stood on the treadmill for a minute and run following the rhythm. Every step I took moved with the thought of Ilana and the trouble I was trying to handle. Being here did not resolve my problem yet solace my heart. By doing exercise, I could let things go for a while.

"Is she you girl?" Mike was still curious about Alice.

"No," I just replied in a short answer," just a friend of mine." The fact, she was my ex. That was not something I could be proud of. Tapping the screen, I boosted the speed so that my feet ran faster following the rhythm.

"I was wondering why you don't date that pretty girl," he turned to me.

"She was just not my type."

"What's your type?" I decreased the speed and slowly stopped the treadmill. I took my tumbler and gulped the water.

"I like a modest girl," I answered casually after finishing my drink. He did not comment on my response. He just resumed his workout.

After one hour, I was done with my workout. I was going to eat lunch in the cafe around here. After changing my cloth, I walked out. Taking a stroll, I stopped by a cafe and took a seat in the corner. A waitress came with a menu. Choosing the menu for my lunch, I idly waited for my order while enjoying the music. The music could not heal the pain in my heart yet it made me forget what I was suffering from. I closed my eyes and listened to the tone of the ballad song.

Someone tapped on my shoulder all of a sudden. I thought it was the waitress with my food. I did not expect that it was Alice smiling at me, winking her eyes. What was this girl doing here? She was like a stalker.

"So, you are here." She took a seat across me.

"If it is about what happened last night..." She put her forefinger on her lips to hush me from saying anything.

"It's too bad that you don't remember at all what we did last night," she frowned. I lost the memory of last night. But, I sure did nothing. This girl kept pursuing to intimidate me. I had to handle this before I came back to Indonesia next week.

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