Chapter 28: Fake smiles

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Kevin's POV

Four months later.

"Sir"

"Sir...Mr. Diaz"

"Yes Jenna I heard you the first time but let me remind you that I asked you not to disturb me for sometime" I said calmly with my eyes still closed and head leaning against my chair.

"Yes Mr. Diaz I do remember your instructions but it's urgent" Jenna replied as I sighed opening my eyes because I know what this 'urgent' thing might be.

"What is it" I asked.

"Sir it's your dad he called for the fifth time and Mrs. Lewis also called a couple of times now...I think you should call..." She replied but stopped as I interrupted her.

"Okay you may leave now" I said politely though.

"Sure" she murmured nodding her head before leaving.

"God! Why can't just people leave me alone for a while" I murmured to myself before picking my phone from the table and calling Emily as she quickly picked up on the second ring.

"Kevin! Where are you...I went to your place but the maids told me that you haven't been there since like almost a week now" she said with concern lacing through her words.

"Yeah I just...I was on a business trip since last few days and than I directly came to my office you know there's a lot of work pressure and..." I replied but was interrupted by her.

"Kevin, dear you don't have to lie to me I know you since you were a little kid, you are like a son to me. I know what's troubling you and I also know why you are keeping yourself so busy in work" she said but than suddenly sighed and paused.

"I just don't know how can my own daughter be so stupid to leave you...I don't know what was going through her head at that time but all I can say is that it's her loss. I can tell how much you love her...she can never find a better person than you. But son there are other people too who truly love you and care for you, your dad is worried about you...we all are so please come home tonight for dinner, your dad will be there too...he'll be happy to see his son" she continued and I can tell that she was trying to hold herself from crying and that made me feel kind of guilty because I haven't seen any of my family members since like two months or maybe even more I don't remember. Yeah I have talked to them on phone a few times but nothing more than that.

"Yeah I-I'll be there and don't worry too much about me I'm really fine" I replied before quickly hanging up.

I'm fine.

That's the biggest lie I have been telling since four months...to people who ask me how I'm doing and also to myself.

I know I have been hurting the people who truly care for me...but I just don't know what else to do. I can't have family lunches and dinners with them and pretend like I'm all happy...like everything's fine...because nothing is really fine.

Nothing will ever be fine until I find her and bring her back...I'll do whatever it takes to bring her back. And even if she doesn't wants to come back than I won't hesitate to drag her back into our lives...into my life.

But at this moment I should be worried about this dinner and trust me I'm because again there will be questions like where have you been, forget her, forget whatever happened blah blah blah.

But anyways I have to go because I just can't keep hurting my own family just because my own life is messed up at this moment.

I have to face everyone some day so I'll just go to this damn dinner and get it over with as soon as possible.

And the rest of the day went by just like that while doing some paperwork and getting a few more calls from my dad which I still didn't receive because I just didn't feel like talking to anyone but yet I just left him a message that I'll be there tonight at the dinner and than he didn't call me again. And soon it was time to go back home.

I'm going back home after a week.

Home.

Though I don't know if I should call it a home anymore or not because it just doesn't feel like home anymore...I just go there by late night, try to sleep and than get up again and come back to work. Sometimes I just avoid going there, just like I did this entire week.

That's my life.

Anyways soon I reached and went straight to my room which still gives me the feeling like she is here...like she never left...this room still feels so...so Ashley kinda room, her clothes are still hanging in the closet, her perfumes, her shoes everything is still in their respective places...except her.

I shook my head to clear off my gloomy thoughts and took a quick shower and soon got ready and left for Ashley's parents place before the memories of this room could hold me back.

"Kevin son, it's so good to see you" Emily said hugging me as soon as I walked into the living room.

"Kevin, it feels like I haven't seen you in ages" Uncle James said as he too came and hugged me.

I looked at my father who sat on the couch looking totally relaxed. It's strange that just this afternoon he just couldn't stop calling me and now here he is sitting as if I'm invisible to him.

"Hey, dad how are you" I asked settling down on the couch and so did everyone else.

"Oh so you still remember that you do have a father" he replied sarcastically as I just rolled my eyes at him.

"Dad stop acting like a mom" I joked just to lighten up everyone's mood while faking a smile.

Well all my smiles are fake these days.

But I guess my joke didn't work well as my father and also the others just glared at me.

"Okay fine I'm sorry...I just needed some time alone that's why I was avoiding you all" I said suddenly feeling bad for abandoning them like this.

"Anyways guys let's have dinner I'm really hungry" I added quickly though it was a lie because I just wanted to skip the part where all three of them lecture me.

"Yeah but we are waiting for Kelly she's on her way, she must be here any minute now" Emily said before walking towards the dining room leaving the three of us alone.

And then when I thought that I was going to be lectured by these two, they both started talking about some football team and than I too joined them when the topic shifted from sports to business.

And to my surprise even when Emily came back she didn't ask me anything and she didn't even talk about anything related to Ashley and not only her but also dad and uncle James never even once mentioned about her.

I can see what they are doing.

And I'm kind of glad about it.

Soon Kelly arrived and greeted me and everyone else before we all moved to the dining room to have dinner.

And the dinner also went by smoothly.

I have to admit that I actually missed all this but still I have this incomplete...empty kind of feeling inside me.

I sighed.

After the dinner we all just sat in the living room talking about random stuff.

"...And than you know...Kelly where are you lost" Emily was saying something but paused seeing that Kelly was lost in her own world and asked her what was wrong.

"Huh...nothing I'm just a little tired" she replied quickly and excused herself as her phone started ringing.

I frowned as I saw her walking towards the backyard while talking on the phone.
She's never like this. I have been noticing her since she walked in, she was a little surprised to see me as if she didn't expect me being here. And the whole time when everyone was talking she was just sitting there quietly, which is very weird because usually she's the one to talk. She seemed like she was lost in her own thoughts the whole time.

Something is wrong but anyways it was getting late so I just decided to leave instead of poking my nose into someone else's business.

I said bye to everyone and was on my way towards where my car was parked but stopped in my tracks when I heard Kelly's voice. I think she's still on the phone call but that's not what stopped me in my tracks rather it's what she was talking about stopped me.

"...he doesn't look fine" she said over the phone.

I guess she's talking about me but with whom and why, thinking so I walked towards her and just then she turned around and saw me and she again looked surprised.

Like I have caught her red handed doing something bad.

"Oh my god! Kevin you scared me" she said and quickly hung up without saying anything else to the person on the other end.

"Sorry I didn't mean to scare you but who was on the phone call I mean I thought you were talking about me" I replied.

"Actually you know what never mind I shouldn't intrude in someone's life like this" I added feeling stupid because why on earth would she be talking about me to anyone.

"No actually yeah I was talking about you only...um to my boyfriend" she said hesitantly.

"Oh but why" I asked confused.

"I just needed someone to talk to...inside everyone is avoiding Ashley's topic like she doesn't even exist and I know that's because they don't want to hurt you but avoiding is not the solution right and I was also worried about you so..." She trailed off as I just stood there not knowing what to say.

"I never thought you would be like this...I mean all broken and lost just because of some girl, boy's are usually not like this...they just move on..." She spoke after a while but I interrupted her.

"She's not just some girl...I love her and I always will. I didn't expect you to say this but anyways it's not your fault after all everyone thinks that boys don't have any emotions, boys can never love truly, boys don't cry and stuff" I replied smiling sarcastically shaking my head.

"But in these four months I have learned something and that is when you lose someone close to your heart, it hurts...badly. Doesn't matter if you are a girl or a boy...it hurts the same way" I added sighing before walking back towards my car and driving away. 

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Hey guys,

First of all so sorry for the late update.

And secondly my final exams are coming up next month so I don't know when I'll be able to update next.

But just for you guys I'll try to update as soon as I can.

And what do you think about Kelly and Kevin's conversation?

Do you agree with Kelly's thinking about boys?

Or do you sense some new twist coming up?

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