BROKEN ALPHA'S WITCH MATE

Chapter 30: Get Used to it

Lynn

The rays of the sun splashed on my face, bringing with them warmth from outside followed by a cold breeze of wind that threatened to blow away my eye lashes. It was morning, finally. My head was still heavy from a heavy alcohol binge and staying awake and my belly was upset. Since I didn't have Kai I thought how about having a party of one? And trust me it was awesome, just dancing to some loud music and serving myself drinks, eating ribs I ordered online.

I groaned lazily covering my face and ears with a pillow trying to buy myself a few minutes of sleep. But no, my head wouldn't let me. I needed something to calm down my hangover so I rolled off the bed and slid into my sandals. Like a zombie I gyrated around the room with my eyes shut knocking the bed and the stool looking for a way to the bathroom, while rubbing sleep from my eyes. My legs took me to the shower, a splash of freezing cold tap water on my face jam started my heart and body. After brushing and taking a piss I strolled to the kitchen with my eyes wide open.

"Argh!" I groaned and yawned looking around for something to replenish my body's weird crave for electrolytes.

Lucky for me there was a banana, some broccoli and ginger. I peeled the banana and chopped it into tiny pieces inside the blender then added ginger and broccoli with a half glass of water. In two to three minutes the mixture was ready and I galloped it down my throat after which I sat there in the kitchen lying with my head on the dining table.

When I woke up half an hour later my head was still pounding me but less vicious than it previously did. And I was super thirsty, three glasses of water did the trick. I cleaned the kitchen and washed the few utensils then prepared a breakfast of eggs, bread, honey and peppermint tea. My memories were slowly coming back and I just found myself smiling with a cup of tea at hand.

"You can be happy on your own, get used to it!" I said sipping tea slowly.

Being alone was not a strange thing to me. For the record, I had been alone all my life despite having people around me both at home and school. At home my mum being very overprotective made me rebel opening up to her and at School even those I considered friends assumed Lynn didn't need anyone as much as people needed her. And if people walked away from me new ones always came. Well, there was no new Kai coming.

It was clear I did not live up to his expectations or maybe I was very stubborn and he wanted control or he was just going through some stuff that required him to be alone. It could be any of that but am not stupid, I knew if someone was avoiding me. After breakfast I took a quick shower that made me feel even better, called mum and dad, they were happy to hear from me and of course they wanted me to visit them. I was in total agreement, ski city was starting to suck really and a getaway could help. Moments after speaking to mum Mona called.

"Good morning Lilly"

"Don't call me that, can't you get a fun nickname like the one I have for you"

"You have a nickname for me? How come I don't know about this?"

"Because there is none"

"You called me yesterday when you were drunk. I don't want to say this...."

"Don't say it, I was just having fun it had been long and it won't happen again in the near future. Case closed!"

"Good now let's go swimming. Since I know your size I already have matching swim suits for us, some sun screen and a credit card for drinks and snacks now"

"I don't know if I can..."

"b***h I didn't drive all the way here to get that"

"Where are you?"

"Look through your living room window"

Like a mad woman I quickly ran to the living room and rolled the curtain. At the parking lot, Mona waved at me smiling.

"Get down here, I don't wanna get you!"

"Coming"

As I waited for that getaway to home, it was clear I could use a weekend getaway. Thank God for Mona I was not going to sit all alone in my apartment feeling bored and wondering what I had done to push Kai away. I quickly changed into a black cape dress and light blue platform shoes, tied my hair into two pigtails and carried a bikini and fresh panties just in case I wasn't going to come back.

"That was quick" Said Mona hugging me.

"I had taken a shower already, where we going?"

"Sit back, relax and let me show you some beautiful places in this city" she said swerving her Cadillac around, we both put on a pair of sun glasses and she played some gangster old school hip hop hits.

"Boss bitches baby!" I shouted happily as she hit the road.

Mona was a good and somehow reckless driver. She wanted to scare the hell out of me with her stunts, overtaking vehicles at high speed and taking corners like a stunt performer. That jolt of adrenaline in my body every time she did something risky felt really good and she had me thinking what else she was apart from a beautiful, single and rich psychiatrist.

"Why did you do that?" I asked when she finally

"To make you feel free and relaxed" she said slowing down to a beach hotel, I had never been there.

"Relaxed? Girl you had my heart thudding in my chest down to my belly!"

"That's it, am glad it worked"

"i***t"

"I love you too Lynn, come on let's have fun. Am sure you can swim"

"You don't know this but I got a medal for it"

"It's a good thing I have several, let's get to see who's is legit"

"You don't want to challenge me" I said staring down at her and now we looked like a couple of shabbily dressed UFC fighters ready to exchange blows.

"Ladies!" A gentleman in a white shirt, red half coat and black trousers with shiny red shoes came to separate us. He was an instructor, "We can settle this in a ring"

"No need we are just kidding around"

"I know you two are friends, so, what do you ladies want today. A massage, a swim, we also have food, golf, manicure, pedicure, a salon and a rage room"

The last one made us chuckle a bit. I could have used one, in the near future.

"We will need a drink and a pool please" Mona said.

"Follow me" he showed us the way.

First we had to register at the reception before we were allowed to get in. We chose to use the pool as an appetizer before hitting the ocean and also to bring to life that swimming competition. Two best friends dressed in matching blue swim suits with a pair of goggles. The guy who brought us in agreed to be a moderator.

"You ready looser?" I asked with feigned disdain standing in the water.

Instead of replying she splashed a handful of water in my face.

"Intimidation won't help you win this" I said wiping water off my face.

"Watch me win this" she said.

"You guys ready!" Our moderator asked, "Am hoping the outcome of this competition won't ruin your friendship"

"Don't worry, nothing can come between us. None of us is a terrible loser" I assured.

The signal to go was a clap of his hands. Before we got all competitive we had forgotten a tiny fact. That we used to swim back then and none of us had done it in years. While I struggled with freestyle I could see Mona having a hard time with breast stroke. We both ran out energy midway and we were just laughing out heads off.

"You thinking what am thinking?" Mona asked amid laughter.

"Yeah, we getting old b***h. We need to practice"

"Thought I could do this without even practicing"

"So did I" I said swimming to the edge of the pool. She joined me there and we sat drying out bodies in the sun as we sipped on our drinks, dangling our feet in the water. Chatting happily about our experiences.

Later on we joined the others at the ocean. It was lively with people floating on water like debris being swept away by floods, the ocean guards on Baywatch standing alert with life jackets ready to rescue non swimmers. Children splashing water in each other happily, running from one direction to another, their parents watching from a distance. After having our fill we went by the beach beds to relax and drink, under the shade of umbrellas.

"Thank you" I mumbled sipping from my water bottle.

"You're welcome, you didn't have anything planned for today didn't you?"

"Yap, nothing at all"

"You were just planning to sit there in your baggy tee, eat all day and complain why Kai is ghosting you?"

A glare from me send her zipping her lips. She was annoying, in a good way though. Mona was a package deal, serving annoyance and joy, fun at the time when it's needed or most of the times when it's not needed.

"Get out of my head, am not thinking about him"

"It's good to accept reality you know. This billionaire boys think more about money than love am surprised you got him hanging by your side that long"

"Can we talk about something else, I really don't want to talk about Kai"

"Okay, no more Kai talk. You're welcome by the way"

The more the assurance that I wasn't thinking about him the more he couldn't leave my mind alone. Like why was he doing that to me? He hadn't called or texted me since morning and I didn't because unlike him I was committed to helping him, my loyalty to what we had was unequivocal. For Christ’s sake he had me thinking about happiness since like forever and all of a sudden he just decided to cut the fun short. No explanation whatsoever. And I couldn't ask him.

"Don't sweat it, you two were not that serious right?"

"I thought we agreed no more Kai talk?"

"Technically I mention his name, you did"

"You suck!" I shouted giving her a finger on my way back to the water.

Fear was starting to set in, fear of the sad reality, my reality. That I was never going to be good enough for anyone, I couldn't even keep a friend's with benefits relationship. I was giving him until evening to reach out. If he didn't, I was taking the next plane out of ski city for a few days. After all, my mum said she was never going to get tired of collecting what was left of me. At least this time it wasn't brokenness, it was disappointment.