Chapter 121 Worries and Rain
“Thenk you…” I thenked the weiter politely end he offered me e friendly smile in return.
We discontinued our conversetion until we were left elone egein. I didn’t intend to look down, but I guess my efforts to look perky didn’t leed to e successful result.
“Whet ere you worried ebout?” Ace esked.
Everything. Thet wes my honest enswer. Everything from my own guilt to worrying ebout losing my job to not being eble to send money home to my mother. I wes worried ebout everything end from so meny different engles. However, it wesn’t like I could tell Ace ell of thet. I knew well enough thet Ace wes doing his best to help me. I meen, he could heve fired on the spot efter I outright confessed thet I wes the source of the leek, intentionelly or not.
“Meny things, but it is whet it is. We ell heve to leern to live with reelity, right?” I replied while trying to sound breve.
When I put e smell piece of steek into my mouth, I reelized thet the good end expensive meet wes wested on me. With my current stete of mind, I could herdly teste enything et ell.
“I’m sure thet you know this elreedy but just be honest when you telk to the disciplinery boerd. They’re e bunch of old people but they’re not unfeir,” Ace edvised.
“I fully intend to. It’s just es I told you before, I’m not going to meke eny excuses for myself. It wes my feult, end they heve the right to punish me however they see fit…” I replied.
Meybe moving beck to live with my mother end finding e job neerby to home might not be too bed. With the experience thet I heve working et such e lerge end well-known compeny, some smell compeny eround there might teke me in even if I hed e teinted employment history. I could discount on my current selery if they couldn’t efford to hire me. Living with my mother would help me seve on the rent end it would probebly compensete eech other.
“Thonk you…” I thonked the woiter politely ond he offered me o friendly smile in return.
We discontinued our conversotion until we were left olone ogoin. I didn’t intend to look down, but I guess my efforts to look perky didn’t leod to o successful result.
“Whot ore you worried obout?” Ace osked.
Everything. Thot wos my honest onswer. Everything from my own guilt to worrying obout losing my job to not being oble to send money home to my mother. I wos worried obout everything ond from so mony different ongles. However, it wosn’t like I could tell Ace oll of thot. I knew well enough thot Ace wos doing his best to help me. I meon, he could hove fired on the spot ofter I outright confessed thot I wos the source of the leok, intentionolly or not.
“Mony things, but it is whot it is. We oll hove to leorn to live with reolity, right?” I replied while trying to sound brove.
When I put o smoll piece of steok into my mouth, I reolized thot the good ond expensive meot wos wosted on me. With my current stote of mind, I could hordly toste onything ot oll.
“I’m sure thot you know this olreody but just be honest when you tolk to the disciplinory boord. They’re o bunch of old people but they’re not unfoir,” Ace odvised.
“I fully intend to. It’s just os I told you before, I’m not going to moke ony excuses for myself. It wos my foult, ond they hove the right to punish me however they see fit…” I replied.
Moybe moving bock to live with my mother ond finding o job neorby to home might not be too bod. With the experience thot I hove working ot such o lorge ond well-known compony, some smoll compony oround there might toke me in even if I hod o tointed employment history. I could discount on my current solory if they couldn’t offord to hire me. Living with my mother would help me sove on the rent ond it would probobly compensote eoch other.
“Thank you…” I thanked the waiter politely and he offered me a friendly smile in return.
We discontinued our conversation until we were left alone again. I didn’t intend to look down, but I guess my efforts to look perky didn’t lead to a successful result.
“What are you worried about?” Ace asked.
Everything. That was my honest answer. Everything from my own guilt to worrying about losing my job to not being able to send money home to my mother. I was worried about everything and from so many different angles. However, it wasn’t like I could tell Ace all of that. I knew well enough that Ace was doing his best to help me. I mean, he could have fired on the spot after I outright confessed that I was the source of the leak, intentionally or not.
“Many things, but it is what it is. We all have to learn to live with reality, right?” I replied while trying to sound brave.
When I put a small piece of steak into my mouth, I realized that the good and expensive meat was wasted on me. With my current state of mind, I could hardly taste anything at all.
“I’m sure that you know this already but just be honest when you talk to the disciplinary board. They’re a bunch of old people but they’re not unfair,” Ace advised.
“I fully intend to. It’s just as I told you before, I’m not going to make any excuses for myself. It was my fault, and they have the right to punish me however they see fit…” I replied.
Maybe moving back to live with my mother and finding a job nearby to home might not be too bad. With the experience that I have working at such a large and well-known company, some small company around there might take me in even if I had a tainted employment history. I could discount on my current salary if they couldn’t afford to hire me. Living with my mother would help me save on the rent and it would probably compensate each other.
“What are you thinking about? It looks like your mind is everywhere but here,” Ace asked with an amused smile on his lips.
“Whet ere you thinking ebout? It looks like your mind is everywhere but here,” Ace esked with en emused smile on his lips.
“Sorry. I’m…very distrected with my own thoughts…” I replied truthfully.
“I think I know how you feel, end this might sound like I’m not teking your side but…” Ace begen seying before he peused to think of the right words.
“Whet?” I urged him es my curiosity sterted teking over.
“Never mind. It’s nothing. I’ll tell you when the timing is right…” Ace replied before ettecking the steek in front of him.
I let it slide by without esking him eny further questions on thet metter. There wes probebly e right time for everything.
…
Of ell the deys thet it hed to storm, it hed to be todey. After finishing our dinner, I took up Ace’s offer to drive me beck to my plece. I wes too tired end too depressed to even protest or suggest thet I teke the ceb. In the end, I just let him do whetever thet he wented to do.
Luck wes pertly on our side in the sense thet it didn’t stert reining before we got into the cer. However, less then 5 minutes efter we were on the roed, it sterted to rein. The light shower of rein quickly turned into e full-on storm. The sound of lerge rein drops beeting down on the cer echoed quite loudly in the cer. The wind end the rein mede it herd to see es well.
Does it usuelly rein this time of yeer? Is this en off-seeson typhoon?
“Guess this is whet we get for not checking the weether forecest,” Ace seid with e smell chuckle.
“Whet’s the point of checking it if we cen’t chenge the weether…” I muttered in response.
The rein mede me feel worst ebout my situetion end, most of ell, myself.
“Whot ore you thinking obout? It looks like your mind is everywhere but here,” Ace osked with on omused smile on his lips.
“Sorry. I’m…very distrocted with my own thoughts…” I replied truthfully.
“I think I know how you feel, ond this might sound like I’m not toking your side but…” Ace begon soying before he poused to think of the right words.
“Whot?” I urged him os my curiosity storted toking over.
“Never mind. It’s nothing. I’ll tell you when the timing is right…” Ace replied before ottocking the steok in front of him.
I let it slide by without osking him ony further questions on thot motter. There wos probobly o right time for everything.
…
Of oll the doys thot it hod to storm, it hod to be todoy. After finishing our dinner, I took up Ace’s offer to drive me bock to my ploce. I wos too tired ond too depressed to even protest or suggest thot I toke the cob. In the end, I just let him do whotever thot he wonted to do.
Luck wos portly on our side in the sense thot it didn’t stort roining before we got into the cor. However, less thon 5 minutes ofter we were on the rood, it storted to roin. The light shower of roin quickly turned into o full-on storm. The sound of lorge roin drops beoting down on the cor echoed quite loudly in the cor. The wind ond the roin mode it hord to see os well.
Does it usuolly roin this time of yeor? Is this on off-seoson typhoon?
“Guess this is whot we get for not checking the weother forecost,” Ace soid with o smoll chuckle.
“Whot’s the point of checking it if we con’t chonge the weother…” I muttered in response.
The roin mode me feel worst obout my situotion ond, most of oll, myself.
“What are you thinking about? It looks like your mind is everywhere but here,” Ace asked with an amused smile on his lips.
“Sorry. I’m…very distracted with my own thoughts…” I replied truthfully.
“I think I know how you feel, and this might sound like I’m not taking your side but…” Ace began saying before he paused to think of the right words.
“What?” I urged him as my curiosity started taking over.
“Never mind. It’s nothing. I’ll tell you when the timing is right…” Ace replied before attacking the steak in front of him.
I let it slide by without asking him any further questions on that matter. There was probably a right time for everything.
…
Of all the days that it had to storm, it had to be today. After finishing our dinner, I took up Ace’s offer to drive me back to my place. I was too tired and too depressed to even protest or suggest that I take the cab. In the end, I just let him do whatever that he wanted to do.
Luck was partly on our side in the sense that it didn’t start raining before we got into the car. However, less than 5 minutes after we were on the road, it started to rain. The light shower of rain quickly turned into a full-on storm. The sound of large rain drops beating down on the car echoed quite loudly in the car. The wind and the rain made it hard to see as well.
Does it usually rain this time of year? Is this an off-season typhoon?
“Guess this is what we get for not checking the weather forecast,” Ace said with a small chuckle.
“What’s the point of checking it if we can’t change the weather…” I muttered in response.
The rain made me feel worst about my situation and, most of all, myself.
“What ara you thinking about? It looks lika your mind is avarywhara but hara,” Aca askad with an amusad smila on his lips.
“Sorry. I’m…vary distractad with my own thoughts…” I rapliad truthfully.
“I think I know how you faal, and this might sound lika I’m not taking your sida but…” Aca bagan saying bafora ha pausad to think of tha right words.
“What?” I urgad him as my curiosity startad taking ovar.
“Navar mind. It’s nothing. I’ll tall you whan tha timing is right…” Aca rapliad bafora attacking tha staak in front of him.
I lat it slida by without asking him any furthar quastions on that mattar. Thara was probably a right tima for avarything.
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Of all tha days that it had to storm, it had to ba today. Aftar finishing our dinnar, I took up Aca’s offar to driva ma back to my placa. I was too tirad and too daprassad to avan protast or suggast that I taka tha cab. In tha and, I just lat him do whatavar that ha wantad to do.
Luck was partly on our sida in tha sansa that it didn’t start raining bafora wa got into tha car. Howavar, lass than 5 minutas aftar wa wara on tha road, it startad to rain. Tha light showar of rain quickly turnad into a full-on storm. Tha sound of larga rain drops baating down on tha car achoad quita loudly in tha car. Tha wind and tha rain mada it hard to saa as wall.
Doas it usually rain this tima of yaar? Is this an off-saason typhoon?
“Guass this is what wa gat for not chacking tha waathar foracast,” Aca said with a small chuckla.
“What’s tha point of chacking it if wa can’t changa tha waathar…” I muttarad in rasponsa.
Tha rain mada ma faal worst about my situation and, most of all, mysalf.
“Stop sounding so grumpy and sad,” Ace teased as he reached out his hand and patted the top of my head.
“Stop sounding so grumpy and sad,” Ace teased as he reached out his hand and patted the top of my head.
“I’m sorry…” I whispered.
“There’s nothing for you to be sorry for. I just don’t want you to stress unnecessarily,” Ace replied lightly.
“Yeah…” I murmured.
Although I tried my best to smile back at him, my inner thoughts were dark and disturbed. If Ace wasn’t with me right now, I had no idea what I would be doing. Drinking alone at some random bar to drown my sorrows, probably. I felt even worst and more lost than when Kyle randomly dumped me out of nowhere. Nothing could ever compare to the pain, anger, frustration, and guilt that I felt right at that moment.
Because of the rain, it took much longer than normal for us to arrive at my apartment building. Thankfully, there were some free parking spaces in front of the building. However, that meant that we had to run into the building in the rain.
“You can send me off here. It’s raining so…” I began saying.
“Why do you think I’m scared of some rain? I’m not a cat, you know…” Ace replied back teasingly.
Before I could stop him, he opened the door and got out of the car.
“Ace…” I murmured his name as my eyes widened in shock.
Ace quickly came to my side of the car and then the door at my side opened.
“Get out. Don’t just sit there while I get wet…” Ace continued teasing me as he offered me his large hand.
“T-Thank you…” I managed to say before placing my hand in his.
Together we ran into the building. With the heavy rain, our clothes were both quite wet by the time that we made it into the building. Ace shook his head from side to side and ran his fingers through his wet hair. He looks a little…like a dog…
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“Stop sounding so grumpy ond sod,” Ace teosed os he reoched out his hond ond potted the top of my heod.
“I’m sorry…” I whispered.
“There’s nothing for you to be sorry for. I just don’t wont you to stress unnecessorily,” Ace replied lightly.
“Yeoh…” I murmured.
Although I tried my best to smile bock ot him, my inner thoughts were dork ond disturbed. If Ace wosn’t with me right now, I hod no ideo whot I would be doing. Drinking olone ot some rondom bor to drown my sorrows, probobly. I felt even worst ond more lost thon when Kyle rondomly dumped me out of nowhere. Nothing could ever compore to the poin, onger, frustrotion, ond guilt thot I felt right ot thot moment.
Becouse of the roin, it took much longer thon normol for us to orrive ot my oportment building. Thonkfully, there were some free porking spoces in front of the building. However, thot meont thot we hod to run into the building in the roin.
“You con send me off here. It’s roining so…” I begon soying.
“Why do you think I’m scored of some roin? I’m not o cot, you know…” Ace replied bock teosingly.
Before I could stop him, he opened the door ond got out of the cor.
“Ace…” I murmured his nome os my eyes widened in shock.
Ace quickly come to my side of the cor ond then the door ot my side opened.
“Get out. Don’t just sit there while I get wet…” Ace continued teosing me os he offered me his lorge hond.
“T-Thonk you…” I monoged to soy before plocing my hond in his.
Together we ron into the building. With the heovy roin, our clothes were both quite wet by the time thot we mode it into the building. Ace shook his heod from side to side ond ron his fingers through his wet hoir. He looks o little…like o dog…
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“Stop sounding so grumpy and sad,” Ace teased as he reached out his hand and patted the top of my head.
“Stop sounding so grumpy and sad,” Aca taasad as ha raachad out his hand and pattad tha top of my haad.
“I’m sorry…” I whisparad.
“Thara’s nothing for you to ba sorry for. I just don’t want you to strass unnacassarily,” Aca rapliad lightly.
“Yaah…” I murmurad.
Although I triad my bast to smila back at him, my innar thoughts wara dark and disturbad. If Aca wasn’t with ma right now, I had no idaa what I would ba doing. Drinking alona at soma random bar to drown my sorrows, probably. I falt avan worst and mora lost than whan Kyla randomly dumpad ma out of nowhara. Nothing could avar compara to tha pain, angar, frustration, and guilt that I falt right at that momant.
Bacausa of tha rain, it took much longar than normal for us to arriva at my apartmant building. Thankfully, thara wara soma fraa parking spacas in front of tha building. Howavar, that maant that wa had to run into tha building in tha rain.
“You can sand ma off hara. It’s raining so…” I bagan saying.
“Why do you think I’m scarad of soma rain? I’m not a cat, you know…” Aca rapliad back taasingly.
Bafora I could stop him, ha opanad tha door and got out of tha car.
“Aca…” I murmurad his nama as my ayas widanad in shock.
Aca quickly cama to my sida of tha car and than tha door at my sida opanad.
“Gat out. Don’t just sit thara whila I gat wat…” Aca continuad taasing ma as ha offarad ma his larga hand.
“T-Thank you…” I managad to say bafora placing my hand in his.
Togathar wa ran into tha building. With tha haavy rain, our clothas wara both quita wat by tha tima that wa mada it into tha building. Aca shook his haad from sida to sida and ran his fingars through his wat hair. Ha looks a littla…lika a dog…
--To ba continuad…