A Second Chance

Chapter 41

Nicola's POV

It's been six months without seeing or hearing from Gabriel. My heart feels really heavy, and I am tired from dragging it around each day.

I don't know whether I should be waiting for Gabriel or trying to move on as I had originally planned to.

I hate that Gabriel had held me back and told me what was in his heart, making it harder and more confusing.

I sighed, watching the rain splattering on the ground as I sat at a table near the window in a cafe. It looked gloomy, suiting my mood exactly.

"Hey," I heard someone say, making me drag my eyes away from the gloomy scene outside the window and look up at the person calling me.

"Hey." I responded quietly. It was Danny, my neighbor. He had recently moved into the house next door to mine, and now I keep running into him everywhere.

Today, I was feeling especially down, and I just wasn't in the mood for pleasantries. But I still forced myself to smile as he gave me a cute, dimpled smile of his own. He asked to sit down, and I nodded. He instantly started chatting while I just kept nodding while my mind kept wondering to a certain someone who had completely ignored me for six months.

I inwardly groaned. Danny was very handsome, and he had made it very clear to me from the start that he was very interested. But here I am, stuck on a man who is emotionally unavailable and has no interest in pursuing a relationship with me.

I did tell Danny that I was not looking for a relationship, but he had said he hoped to be around when I do start looking.

All I wanted was to be left alone to think clearly and to make a solid decision in my life. I swear I am losing my mind living like this.

Thank god my phone started ringing, and I gave an excuse to Danny about forgetting to meet someone and fled.

The call had been from Simon.

To catch you up to date, Simon was actually getting engaged. It was to his high school sweetheart.

They had broken up when they graduated, since they wanted to live life and have lots of adventures before being tied down. I guess by age 28, they have had their fill of adventures and were now ready to settle down.

They had met again a couple of months ago and started dating each other again, and now they were madly in love and were pasted to each other 24/7.

It did not suit my gloomy, miserable, sick of love moods, so I was quite tired of seeing those lovey dovies all the time and have been avoiding them. And I mean them because, if I want to see Simon, an additional she came along with him.

Seriously, I have become a bitter, loveless spinster already because Ally, Simon's girlfriend, was actually a sweetheart, and anyone who met her would love her. I love her too, just a bit physically separated from Simon, that's all.

Anyway, back to today, Simon's engagement ceremony was tomorrow night. The whole thing had to be a formal arrangement as they were the heirs of business partners, and this was an auspicious occasion that the parents wanted to share with everyone.

I was very happy and very excited for them and ofcause I would be their to support them. Just not today. Today I am going home and I am going to bed. I know it's only afternoon, but who cares.

I have no work I need to be doing, no man to keep company, no friends I wanna spend time with. All I have is a bed calling my name, and I can't wait until I meet it and can lie down on it. So I raced home, threw on my pajamas, and went happily to sleep.