Day 107: Tales Of City Confrontations And Telling Off An Ex
Day 107 Of How To Move On From A Man — 1LD
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I’m Andie and my ex, Douglas, dumped me. This is my break-up, so to speak. Douglas is a power player in Melbourne, worth more than I could ever comprehend.
I have no idea why we broke up.
I work and live at 1 Lovelock Drive. There, my best friend James and I are building Highway, our unisex clothing line. Our two other best friends, GG and Sophia, are investors.
GG is dating Douglas’ brother, Taylor. Awkward.
I’ve recently discovered my ex has bought a controlling stake in our business. But I had to find that out the hard way!
The rain was coming down, the sheets of rain pelting the city concrete with resounding thuds.
When I left home, the sun was peeking through the light cloud cover. Now, it was as if winter was well and truly here.
And it was only May.
Not that I was surprised, but it was entertaining to watch the smattering of tourists come to grips with Melbourne weather.
And as the rain paused, I watched James exit a Collins Street skyscraper. As expected, his appointment with lawyers was at the same listed address as Black River Holdings.
Once I knew the name, it was easy to figure out where James would be and who he would be with. I felt like a fool for having not figured it out sooner. I could have caught his lies a long time ago.
Sauntering from the building, I noticed James wasn’t alone.
There was Douglas by his side, intently talking to him, gesturing with his hands as he dominated their conversation. James could do nothing else but listen, gazing at the businessman with awe and wonder.
It made me sick.
Here was my best friend idolising a manipulator, a vengeful lover with an agenda to purely serve him. Though you needed a little grit to survive and thrive in business, you didn’t need to trample on ex-girlfriends.
I powered over to them.
I could feel Douglas spotting me first, but I didn’t care. My attention was fixed on James. Right now, that was who I had the problem with. James was the one who was hurting me, betraying my trust. I couldn’t give two shits about my ex right now.
As I made each step, I thought about what to say. Something witty, something cutting to make sure James knew he had been caught. What I came out with didn’t quite have the impact.
“What the actual fuck?”
James hadn’t seen me, but as my cursing echoed under the awning of the building, he quickly knew I was there.
“Andie,” he screeched.
“I’m surprised you even know my name. I thought you would call me chump behind my back now. That way you could talk about me without me knowing too, right?”
James looked at me and then at Douglas then back at me. “I just bumped into Douglas in the lobby.”
More like fucking in the toilets, I thought. How dumb do they think I am? That’s where trust got you nowadays. You’re the idiot for trusting people.
“You’re my roommate. You’re my best friend. Well, you were my best friend. You should know better than to lie to me.”
Douglas opened his mouth. “Andie, you have no idea what you’re saying.”
I turned to my ex. “Shut the fuck up. For once in your miserable life, stay out of my business.”
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