Chapter 75: Build him up first
I whipped my head around in an instant, my eyes darting around as I searched for the source of the voice. I found myself staring into a pair of unfamiliar eyes and my brows were knitted together.
The woman looked around my age, maybe slightly older than I am, only by a couple of years though. She had long straight blonde hair which made her light blue eyes pop. She was clad in a long black semi-formal dress that accentuated her figure.
I turned to see that Xavier’s eyes flashed with recognition and he immediately broke into a smile.
"Sarah?" Her name left his lips as his voice was laced with surprise. He stood up from his seat and their eyes met. He leaned forward to give her a friendly hug and I chided myself for feeling even an ounce of jealousy. I quickly shook the thought off my head. "It’s been so long since I last saw you."
The woman smiled. "Indeed," she agreed. "I haven’t seen you in ages, but you still look the same," she teased while I remained seated in my seat quietly, tapping my feet against the ground as feelings of awkwardness washed over me.
At this moment, he turned around and placed his hand to rest on my shoulder and I felt myself relaxed, my posture no longer stiff and rigid. "This is my wife, Aurelia," he introduced proudly with a smile etched on his face. Immediately, I looked up and stood up from my seat too.
I smiled. "Hi, Sarah, it’s nice to meet you."
I extended my arm and she gave it a firm shake as she nodded her head lightly.
"Likewise," she said, returning the smile. She then turned to pat him on his back. "Well, it was nice seeing you, but I have to go. I have been really busy with this movie we are shooting. We should catch up again some time though," she suggested in a hurry before spinning on her heels to leave.
Just as she was about to step away, it suddenly clicked inside my head. It was as if all the puzzle pieces that were once scattered around the entire place now came together to form the perfect completed image. I found myself calling out to her on impulse.
"Sarah, wait!" The words rolled off the tip of my tongue before I knew it and I couldn’t take back my words anymore. She snapped her head around to look at me and we locked eyes.