Chapter 7 : My pain...
The conference meeting went smoothly, as usual, with her, being showered with all kinds of praises, her ears had gotten used to. But, it meant nothing to her. She was physically there, but her mind wasnt. It was somewhere, drifting, hoping for a dream to come true.
The comittee held a special lunch for all the conference attendees in a classic french cuisine. The aroma filling the restaurant's air, was enough to fill you hunger. The nostalgic ambience created by the lightings and the interior designs, enhanced by contemporary artworks, of the restaurant gave her the feeling of coziness, making her mind wander off more. They were lead into a private business dining suite, reserved only for them. the fanciful chandeliers light the room lazily, with their fancy light being reflected by the mirrored walls. Exquisite paintings add color to the already lively suite, along with elegant tables and seats.
A lighthearted red wine was served to them, as the other politicians, settled themselves in, with her, pretending to be at least paying attention. She unconsciously played her Boulangerie,as an ederly politician tried to engaged her in a boring topic. About the history of Naturals.
She was bale to bear with the old man's droning for a while, until Nature steps in and intervene. She excused herself, and headed out to the ladies' room.
It was located across the other dining halls, at the end of the expansive hallway. It was there, she saw something that made her stop in her tracks. And made her blood rush toher head in both anger and intense anxiety.
There, in one of the dining booths, was Athrun and his fiancee, the red-haired Meyrin, dining in numbing sweetness, enough for the ants to dawdle at them. She wasted no time and turned her heels back to the conference hall, excused herself from her colleagues and rushed back to her hotel.
During her ride back to her hotel, she tried so hard to hold back the tears that were dying to come out. The scene she saw earlier kept on playing on her mind, torturing her already worn out mind, killing her already dying heart slowly in pure agony. Her whole body shook with pain, and immense sadness. With each fiber of her being trembling. Reality was something she had been running from for a long time now, and with her seeing that scene, well, it literally shooked her to the core, back to the reality she had been desperately escaping from.
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Meyrin called him about their change of plans. Some of the chinawares they had ordered couldnt make it, so they have to move the date of the engagement party.
"Why dont you just go order another one? If those freakin' wares cant make it, then go order another one."
I dont give a damn about this anymore...
"But Athrun, it's not that easy! Chinawares has to be ordered and reserved at least 2 months before the date! It's not that easy!"
"Do what you wish.. You are well aware that I dont have a slightest clue about these things."
"That's what I though" Meyrin grumbled. She can see that he wasnt a bit least interested in what she was saying. Compared to him, Zala, was a complete Mr. Freeze when it comes to this matters. But him..well, he's the most romantic guy ever.
He was getting sick of this conversation now. He just want to go out, look for Cagalli and talk to her. But here he is, stuck in the last person he wanna be with, the wasting precious time of his.
"So is there anything more you wish to discuss?"
"Uhm..Wait.." She fumbled at her purse, looking for her planner. After an unbearable minutes of watching her clumsily search for her planner, she found it. But it wasnt the end. She started to scan each pade, loudly reading what each day's plans were, still searching for the page she had scribbled on.
"Ugh! I know its somewhere here though..where is it!"
This is getting on my nerves..
"Meyrin, listen, I need to go..if you still have something to discuss, well, just call me. And make sure you already prepared them. I got to go now. Bye."
He gave him a cold, chaste brush of lips, sending goosebumps all over his skin. Meyrin, however just closed her eyes, as if she was bracing herself for something. Something he has no plans on finding. All that matters now is to find Cagalli..
