The Billionaire's Love Conquest [UNEDITED]

Chapter 13: Moment of Truth

"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down." — Oprah Winfrey

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NIKKI POV

Morrison High

It's been a month after that party. I avoided him and his friends like a plague. Even Lilian and Mara noticed it, but they never questioned me which I'm grateful about.

I saw them once with Annabel's group. I know his eyes was following me but I care less. I saw then once in my peripheral vision that they were kissing and Annabel. It was the most painful sight. I didn't finish my food and left the canteen at once.

I stopped going to the tree as well. I decided to stay in the library on my break time or anytime I'm free instead of wandering around the campus where I could see them both lip locking.

I'm glad Cheng gave me a schedule already. Every Saturday 5-7 PM. For the past month, I race once only, and of course, I won again. Since then, Gregory never called me for another race.

As the days passed by I have never felt so empty. I was crying at night. I was thinking to go back home. I missed my mom so much.

I was walking to the library thinking to read another book. As I look around, and to the beautiful color of the leaves, screaming of fall. The gust of breeze blows, chilling the air and blowing the trees. I clutch my cardigan tighter as I felt the cold biting into my skin. I was wearing tight black skinny jeans paired with a white tank top and gray cardigan. My hair was blowing freely around my shoulder and back.

I was already close to the Library entrance door when I saw Alex and his friends with Annabel and Kelly laughing as they are exiting the door. It's too late to retreat since he already saw me. I stop and for a second, our eyes locked.

I pulled myself together and look away avoiding his hot gaze. I saw them stop and looked at me for a moment, from my peripheral vision as I passed by, ignoring them. I held my head high showing them I wasn't affected with their presence.

They have been mocking me on my behind, I heard them many times. And I won't show them I'm weak because I'm not.

I felt relieved when I was a meter away from them. I heard their voices leaving but on my next step. "Nicki!" Alexander's hurtful voice calling me.

I stop. Never looking behind me. I stood there for a few good minutes, with my heart racing rapidly. It really pisses me the fact that even after what he did, my heart still longs for him. It still him my heart, beats. When I heard nothing I continued walking.

I wanted to turn around, but if I do that I know I will launch myself onto him and just hug him and never leave him. I missed him terribly, that's for sure. I felt the tears prickling around my eyelid.

I can't cry here. I can't.

I exhaled and inhaled trying to relax. My heads are scrambling in confusion and the strong urge to run onto him. I held the tears as I tried to reminisce the words he told me, that night.

I don't deserve him.

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ALEX POV

I planned to talk to her quite many times but she's damn avoiding me. I called her almost every night, using different numbers, but she always declined my call. I went to the willow tree almost every day like a fool trying to catch a glimpse of her, but I failed miserably. For the whole month, my life has been a mess. I really missed her terribly.