!I've been here all along!

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Chaper : Mystakes

In the middle of new York city,Arnold just came back from work, he had calledLila's name but no one had answered. He had figured that she was in their room. When he walked in the room he didn't see her. He saw a note on the bed. He picked it up slowly, and started to read thinking that it was a note she left to tell him where she was.

So tell me what you've understood from what I told you. Probably nothing , because you never listen to me. It feels like my words have no meaning to you, but the questions that burns out my brain is, do I mean something to you? I always believe that I did. Now that I've really thought about it, I was fooled. It had never happened in the past before, why did I let it happen now. I'm the type of person that visualize and analyze every aspect before acting. I don't know why I didn't act upon those tactics like I did in the past. It's too late to even try to fix the mistakes that I've done, on second thoughts , the mistakes you've done. I'm so sorry to tell you to take distance from me this way, but it's the only I can come up with so we both wont get hurt in this so called love relationship.

Yours truly

Lila

When he had finished reading the letter, he was in disbelief, he couldn't understand why she would walk away like that. He wondered what mistakes that he had done. Was is because he couldn't really give her his full attention lately, after that he could not think of another reason why she would leave him so brutally like that. Why did she leave."Lila I can't believe that you did this to me" he decides to call her on her cell phone to see that she was still in New-York. He dials her phone number, a few moments later someone picked up the phone.

"Hello"Arnold was surprised because a man answered the phone.

"Hi , isLila there"

'Lila she's busy right now. Can I take a message"

"Yes, can you tell her to call me back as soon as possible. I to talk to her."

"Can I have your name please."

"Arnold, she knows who I am"

In the backArnold heard a voice. It sounded likeLila's voice.

"Honey, who are you talking too"Lila said.

"A a man named Arnold"

Lilagrabbed the phone and said

"Arnold, why are you calling me"

"I want to talk about the note you left I want you to explain everything to me, and why did you call that man honey?"

"Don't you get it, it's over between you and me"

"How long have been going out with this man"

"Over 8 months"

"I can't believe you Lila, you had me going like a blind fool"

"I'm sorry ok"

"No you're not, because if you were you wouldn't do such thing to me. If it's over like you said than I don't ever want to see your face again"

Arnoldhung up the phone, he finally realized what's been going on.Lila have been cheating on him all this time. Those were the mistakes that she'd done. It felt like all the tree years that they were together meant nothing to her.Arnold lovedLila deeply, but now he believed that love makes you blind.

He walked to the stereo to put some music to change the mood that he was in.

" Lila, I can't believe you" he whispered to himself . "You played me nicely, how am I going to tell Abby about this one".

Helgawas Arnold 's best-friend of all times, they grew up together in the big apple. He would always tell her the problems thatLila would cause him.Arnold decided to call Helga.

"Hello" said Helga

"Hey Helga, how you doing"

"Hi Arnold, I'm doing good, I just finished work"

"Are you busy tonight?"

"No, did you want to do something"

"Yeah, do you want to meet me at LIFE JOINTS in like half and hour."

"Yeah sure"

"Thanks, bye babe"

"Bye Arnold"

Life joints, was a night club, where Arnold andHelga would go too one in while when they had nothing to do. TonightArnold felt like he was in need of a drink, he still couldn't digest what Lila did to him. He went into the bathroom and took a quick shower, than got dress. He had 15 minutes to get to Life Joints. He took the elevator, went to the parking lot went inside his car and drove away. He got there before Helga, he decided to pay for both of them. When he got inside he went straight to the bar and ordered a tequila forHelga and a few shooters for him.

"HeyArnold sorry I'm late"

"hey Helga"

Helgasaw something was wrong because he would normally only take not more than two or tree shooters. There was about 10 of them

"Hum,Arnold are you ok"

" I got you a tequila"

"thanks. But are you ok? Did something happened between you and Lila?"

"Lila who is Lila"

"OkArnold tell me what happened"

" Lila left me"

"Oh I'm so sorry Arnold, but did she tell you why she left?"
"she cheated on me over 8 months."

"Arnold are you going to be ok"

"I'll be fine, I just need one more shooter."

"No I think that you had more than enough. I'm driving you back home right now"

"I don't want to go. Too many memories, do you mind if I stay at your place instead"

"Of course not, you can stay there until you feel better ok"

"Thanks a million Helga"

"What friends are for"

HelgabrothArnold to her Car, she would come and get his after. She drove to her apartment , she got Arnold out of the car, took the elevator and got to her condo. She slowly putted the key into to the door knob, and gently turned the key. She open the door and let Arnold in. He made his way to the couch and sat down, the expression on his face madeHelga feel sad. She knew that Lila could be really cruel with Arnold not to this point, but most of all she could not believe that she left him like that after 3 years and to top it with a cherry, she cheated on him. She could not take the way Arnold was look she went and sat down next to him.

"Arnold, I'm so sorry, I don't know what to say"

"It ok Helgait's not your fault ok, I should've known that she would do this after all the other things she did."

"Arnold don't blame this on your self ok, it's not your fault. Anyways it's her lost I know plenty of other women who would kill to be with you"

"Really name me five than I'll believe you"

"They are out there somewhere you just need to look a bit "

"I can't, I still love her"

Helgacould not believe that he just said that, he still loved her. It pinched Helga's heart, she looked away not trying to make any eye contact with him, sometimes only sometimes she wishes that Arnold would see the way she felt, and how it broke her down every time that he said he loved Lila. It's not like she loved him yesterday, but over the years that she knew him. When she was going to confess to him he broth her the news that he was going out with a girl name Lila.

"Helga are you ok" He asked.

If he would've looked a bit closer he could've seen that tears were on the border of Helga's eyes.

"Yes I'm fine" she said with a forced laugh and smile "yeah just fine".

The tears made their way down on he cheeks.

"not you're not" he said when he saw the tears "What's wrong he said while wiping the tears away.

"I just feel real bad for you"

"It's ok you don't have to shed tears for me ok, I can do that on my own" he said with a smile.

"Yeah I know, but your pain is my pain"

"I don't deserve a friend like you"

"I know"

" you're not helping. So do I get the couch or the bed"

"What do you think"

"The bed"

"Keep dreaming Gab, the couch is waiting for you"

"Unless…"

"Unless what"

"Unless we share the bed "

"No"

"But come on we can both be comfortable" he said with pleading eyes

"No"

"Please, I need a soft bed to mend my broken heart"

"Fine, you can sleep with me, it's not because I want too it's because I want you to feel better and move on."

"thanks a million"

"you'll have to pay me a million"

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