The next morning, I was still asleep when my
brother started banging on the door.
“Riley, come out! I have a very important
question!”
When I opened the door, I saw Jake and my brother.
I wanted to close the door, but my brother stopped me.
“Riley, Jake told me everything, do you have anything to say?”
“I don’t, we are just adopted siblings.”
“But he said you two dated for five years!
What’s going on?”
When I heard this I laughed.
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“Okay, we dated for 5 years, do you have any
proof, bro?”
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Jake was speechless.
Five years, and he didn’t have one post about
- me.
Even if he did post, it was our three–person picture.
Five years, our gifts were always about food, and he never wanted to leave anything behind in case people found out.
I had doubts, and I was also hurt, but he said I was too young, and my family would be against
- it.
But I was not young.
I had dated him since I was 18, I was 23 now.
It was so sad that Jake didn’t have any proof.
He suddenly remembered something.
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“You have pictures on your phone, show him!”
I did, but all the pictures we had were deleted.
Only the ones with us three remained.
My brother started to question it.
He started to wonder if Jake had a mental
problem.
“If you dated for 5 years, even if everyone
didn’t know.”
“How come you don’t have any evidence? Are
you even dating my sister?”
“How can a relationship be like this? Are you
even a man?”
Seeing Jake still trying to defend himself, my
brother was tired.
“Riley, explain to him! I dated him for 5 years.”
“Riley, have you forgotten everything I told you?
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You forgot that you loved me?”
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Hearing what Jake said made me feel
nauseous.
“Bro, I think he’s still drunk, take him away.”
After that, I blocked him everywhere.
I made it clear enough, any more contact was
harassment.
Jake came to my house a couple of times, and
my parents found out. They had to use a broom
to push him out.
They found it strange, “He is a nice guy, but why is he having mental issues.”
“Is he having problems with Sarah, and trying to
replace her with Riley?”
After my brother kept asking me, I told him the
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truth about the last 5 years.
He didn’t scold me.
He just felt sad.
“You are such an idiot, why didn’t you tell me?”
“If I knew Jake was like this, I would have cut
him off.”
“Riley, remember, any guy that hurts you, just forget about them. Just walk away,
understand?”
I nodded.
After the holiday, I went back to work.
I heard that a new doctor arrived at the clinic.
He was tall and handsome, and he graduated
from a very famous university.
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When they said the doctor’s name was David, I
was shocked.
But I thought, it was just a coincidence.
But when I went to work the next day, there
was a banner and they even had a ceremony.
I knew the new doctor was David.
In the middle of the clapping, he saw me, and
he smiled.
The smile lasted for a long time. Long enough
for people to look at me.
The colleague next to me pushed me, “Do you
know each other?”
I lied, “No, it’s my first time meeting him.”
As I was speaking, David walked towards me.
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“Riley, how coincidental.”
He reached out his hand.
Everyone was whispering.
One month later, everyone in the clinic knew
that David was chasing me.
He waited for me after work, and he bought
food when I worked the night shift.
I even gained two pounds.
Our relationship was becoming more and more
flirty.
But I didn’t expect to see Jake at the clinic.
It had been more than 2 months since I saw
him. And he was with a girl.
The girl looked kinda similar to me
The girl looked kinda similar to me.
Jake noticed me, and he was surprised and
started walking towards me.
I tried to move through the crowd, wanting to
get away from him.
I didn’t realize I had bumped into someone.
David didn’t push me away, he held me tight.
A very flirty move.
People turned to look at us.
I turned my head, the elevator was about to
close.
I saw Jake’s lonely expression in that closing
gap.
I felt nothing.
Goodbye, Jake.
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My world will be without you from now on.
(The End)
