Day 43: Tales Of Going Into Hiding And Coming Out The Relationship Winner
Day 43 Of How To Move On From A Man — 1LD
“Thank you for letting me pick your boyfriend’s brain yesterday. I hope you didn’t miss the spa time too much.”
James had been secretly brooding at me ever since I knocked on his door. Though he couldn’t be too annoyed; he also loved the ongoing saga between me and my ex. It was another twist in what should have been a very simple breakup.
It was far from simple, of course. And I was beginning to wonder if it was all on me, if I was solely responsible for this mess.
Or was this a taste of reality?
Was this what it was like to break up with a rich, eligible bachelor?
James corrected me. “Christopher is not my boyfriend. He’s not anything. We’re hooking up, having sex, that’s all.”
I knew this, by the way. Yet, it was too easy to rile James up about him.
“Whatever the label, he had some good advice. But do you really think I should vanish for a while?”
It turned out Christopher was in PR. When we met him as one of the suppliers for our business, he was working with the supplier as a consultant, helping to build the brand. And hopefully, land some new clients.
His strength was PR, which explained why his pitch about working with them wasn’t mind-blowing. His press management advice, however, was the stuff of legends.
Christopher couldn’t tell me the names he had managed in the past, but he referenced their scandals. One of them was a story I knew well. He had handled the secret and covered-up affair of an influencer we all knew; Annabelle Anderson.
Everyone in our social circle knew about her husband’s affair. But it didn’t make the press, thanks to Christoper. What was his secret at to surviving the moment?
Go low. Go invisible. Go unnoticed. Become a nonentity. Don’t post on social media. Don’t go to events. Don’t make any big bold decisions that will mean all would be on you.
Now, it’s not like I’m famous.
I wasn’t exactly walking red carpets every night.
“Well,” said Christopher, “You showed up at his office unannounced. That’s showing your face in public. You can’t risk a run-in with him anytime soon. Not until you know how you feel, and what you want post break up.”
When he spoke, Christopher made these glorious gestures with his hands. You couldn’t help but take his advice.
“Return to the surface once you’ve realised how fabulous you are without him.”
I was taking his advice literally. Last night I ordered a spin bike so I wouldn’t need to go to the gym. And I reactivated my Uber Eats app so I wouldn’t need to go out for dinner.
I would hide.
And I would get through this.
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