Drowning

-12-

"Hello, this is-"

"Dominic from Heaven's Bakery. How may I help you?"

Olivia giggled as she mocked Dominic.

"Ollie!"

"Ollie?"

"Yeah. I came up with the nickname."

"Lucky for you, I also came up with a nickname."

"What is it?"

"Domi."

"Domi?"

"Unless you prefer Nicki."

"Domi it is."

"I knew it."

"Ollie, what did your dad do?"

"He just threw a few plates and cups onto the floor. He didn't want me talking to you."

"Maybe you should call a police department. It's about time your dad gets put behind bars."

"Yeah..."

"Love, what else have you been hiding from me?"

"He hits me."

"What?"

He was speechless.

"He abuses me both physically and emotionally."

"Where do you live?"

"Domi, that's private info."

"I know... At least give me your digits."

And so they exchanged their numbers.

"Hold on, my girlfriend is here."

"Sure."

"Babe, I missed you."

"I know. I missed you too, but I needed to increase my shift."

"Why? Your family clearly has more than enough money."

"I need to earn for myself too, Megan. I can't rely on them forever. I'll take a day off this Sunday and we can go on a date."

"Finally! I thought that you'd turn into a workaholic with the amount of hours you spend in this old place."

"Damn, someone's in a bad mood."

"She's normally like this."

"Nic, who are you talking to?"

"A friend."

"What's his name?"

"I never said it was a guy, Meg."

"I-It's a girl?"

"Mhmm."

"Who is she? Let me speak to her."

"Her name is Olivia."

Uttering her name brought a small smile to Dominic's face.

"Why didn't you tell me you had a friend that was a girl?"

"She's a friend, I didn't know I had to report things like that to you."

"Don't piss me off, Nic."

"I'm not, maybe you should being manipulative, Megan."

"What did she do to you, Dominic? You changed."

"She didn't do anything."

"You and I both know that isn't true. If you don't stop talking to her, then it's over. It's either me or her, Nic. Choose your side."

Dominic exhales deeply, feeling troubled by the current situation.

"Meg, sweetheart, calm down."

"No, I want you to choose."

"Meg-"

"I said that I want you to choose."

"Olivia. I'm choosing Olivia."

Deep inside, Dominic knew he made the right decision. Something tells him that he's better off with Olivia than Megan.

"You're horrible."

"I didn't want to choose, Meg. You forced me to. I treasured you."

"Don't call me that."

"I'm sorry, Megan."

"Goodbye, Dominic. I don't know what went wrong with our relationship, or why someone like her could easily replace me, but I wish you the best."

"Megan, I never replaced you. She's just a friend, and you-"

"I don't want to hear it."

"Goodbye, Megan. I wish you the best."

"I'm sorry. It's my fault you two broke up. I should've stopped calling this bakery."

"Ollie, no. It's not like that."

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

"Olivia, I knew this was going to happen sooner or later. Megan acted like that everytime I had female friends. It was only a matter of time until I get tired of her behavior."

"But it's still my fault you broke up. You loved her."

"It isn't your fault. I don't love her. I don't think I ever did."

"Goodbye, Dominic."